The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-08

u ilbSi ~ WiiIcn nau Deen Klnuied in
the hearts of the people and which had
swept like a monster confederation
through every town and hamlet from
Massachusetts to Georgia.
But all of his efforts were in vain
With magnificent armies and powerful
fleets, and backed by the resources of
the mightiest empire in the world. he
opposed the unframed and undjsci-
pinned and Impoverished bands of po
trlots, which composed the American
army, only to meet with most inglor-
1oqs and ignominious defeat. George
III was not omnipotent and tie sacred
cause of human liberty was triumph
ant.
When General Washington and
lls victorious army entered
e'le Guy of'New York, after the evacu-
atioh OF that city by the British, Nov.
@otE, lea, 1t was discovered. that the
s9idlers Of the king, before their de-
parture. had nailed the standard of the
BRUSH crown to the top Of the liberty
poe An American sailor quickly
'unlped the pole, tore down the hated
sSH1Doi el tyranny and threw it to the
ground, and from that day until tho
present time no flag, nor symbol, nor
lHVnuHfthL- nor memorial in honor ~.
the Bfltlsh l1ingship has been permit
Yea 10 nave a permanent place in any
city or town within the limits OF tnis
1ree and independent republic and so
Iaf as can learn the proposition now
mace by the British Jubilee Memorial
Assoela'iell tn erect a memorial to the
queen of Great Britain, is the only in
stance to be found in the history Of the
people OF the United States of even an
attempt t. glorify and to perpetuate
IN an enduring form that system of
government which was uprooted and
overthrown and forever banished from
tie land by the fathers and founders
of this nation.
History tells us that the erection of
monuments and memorials to comment
crate the fame and greatness of ma
tionA heroes is one of the most time
honored and universally observed Gus
tens Of the nations Of the world.
In our own country the observance
Of this popular custom has been gener-
ally and generously favored and hon
ored. In many OF our American cities
the public squares and parks are dec
GRATED with statues and arches and
memorials dedicated to the perpetual
ton OF our national institutions or to
the conmemUration of the great men
whose genius oT patriotism have added
honor and glory to our common coun-
try, and in every such Instance. without
exception, these statues and arches and
memorials are invested with some ma
tional or patriotic signifcation.
Can it be said that the proposed me-
mortal to Victoria, queen of Great
Britain and empress of India, would be
an honor TO American greatness or a
tribute to American Institutions?
AS queen and empress, Victoria
stands fol and represents the British
idea of monarchy. as opposed to the
America1t idea or democracy.
In d ren1al kable speech delivered by
Senator George f. Hoar in Mechanics
Hall. few evenings ago, our distin-
guished fellow townsman said: THE in
stitutinns q England are founded on the
doctrine of inequality and our institu-
tions are founded on the doctrine Of
equality.
are founded on the doctrine of equality
Is the central park of Worcester, the
heart of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, a suitable and proper place
for the location of a memorial to a
monarch whose power and majesty are
based upon institutions which are alb
solutely antagonistic to our own?
When the news reached New York that
the Declaration of Independence had
been adopted by the congress- the peo-
pie of that patriotic city assembled
upon the green, and, crying out, Down
with the kingl" they pulled the image
of George 1T from its horse and mould
ed its leaden body into bullets with
which to drive the king and his armies
and his doctrines of inequality frctn
the land. and shall the people of the
city of Worcester be the first in our
glorious country to set him up again
and to stoop again in servile and sub
jectiNe generation to the king? No,
can not think So It may be urged that
this proposed gift is not intended to be
a monument or a memorial to the Brit
ish system of monarchy. but that it is
to be primarily a drinking fountain,
and that its reference to the queen is
merely an incident of little or no con-
sequence.
In answer to this suggestion, let us
produce the record and analyze the
facts and the conditions attached to
the proposed gift. In the first place.
submit that it is fair to infer from the
name British Jubilee Memorial Assoc
citation that the donors of this
gift to the city We're organized for the
express and special purpose of cele-
brating and commemorative the jubilee
of the British queen, and it may not
be unfair also TO infer that one method
at least Of their celebration should take
the form Of a gift to the city.
AS to the character and purpose OF
that gift there can be no question or
doubt The record plainly and clearly
states in language that can not be mis-
taken. that the proposed gift of the
British Jubilee Memorial Association isl
to be memorial to Victoria, queen Of
Great Britain and empress of India.
and that il should testify to her queen
~ worth as a woman during the sol
years she had reigned over the British
empire.
Is there anything equivocal or uncer-
tain about that statement of their in
tention? No. Its terms are plain and
positive, and the only conclusion
that logically can be drawn from