The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-03-02
N GILD The GODDESS.
,rvoROUS DEBATE IN THE SEN
DATE OVER THE LADY.

p. Covered With Gold. Anus
ing Features of the Discussion
of the Resolution.
rtbe house will agree to resolution
rbcb has passed the senate by vote of
mo % the Statue of Liberty on the
40 of the capital dome at Washington
riIl b. covered with gold.
I The consideration of the resolution,
which was presented by Senator Morrill,,
HAS accompanied by some amusing feat
,res-so amusing, IN fact, that the sol
pmp Mr.. Pettus, the Confucius of the
senate, arose to protest against any more
Nesting on the subject which had been
Droposed by the venerable and dist;n-
pnisbed Mr.. Morrill,. The introduction
hi the resolution was accompanied by
Mr., Morrill, with brief statement to the
fleet that, while the statue ought to be
apparently work of art, it was, in fact,
bO better than lump Of coal. "The on
Y possible remedy is to have it gilded,"
laid Mr. Morrill,, and he added that the
bost of the necessary gold would be So
bO0
As soon as the world gold fell from
Senator Morrili's lips the alert Stewart
4 Ot Nevada, / who is silver saturated, was
On bis feet. There was ripple of laugh
Ter in the chamber as Mr.. Stewart began
It, talk. Under ordinary circum-
Stances, " said he, cit would be quite APP
spropriate to gild the Goddess of Liberty
with gold, but just now it is particularly
appropriate, inasmuch as a portion of
|the American people haYe become fetch
|worshippers of gold. IL is the custom
|Ot fetch worshippers, both ancient and
modern, to exhibit in every possible
form the god they adore. The gods of
THE ancients were emblazoned on m0nu-
ments or engraved on works of art. As
I'VE have no other god now but gold let
ft be blazoned on the dome Of the capt.
t.l, where all can see whom we worship
aud let every one understand that we
worship nothing else.'
Mr.. Stewart was Sc evidently in earnest
that the laughter increased as he pro-
crossed with his speech and grew to gen
eral merriment when Mr.. Chandler sug-
geSted that the statue ought to be striped
with gold and silver, about half and halt
- given bimetallic decoration" as he
expressed it.
"Why not replace the Godd SIS Of
Liberty with a atue of the elder
Rothschild?" asked Mr.. Allen of Nebras-
za.
"No," replied Mr. Stewart, TO whom
the question had been addressed. 'If [
had my way | would go further back. I
would put calf there to represent the
oiginaI arrangements
1t was at this point that Mr.. Pettus en-
tered his protest against such levity. and
Mr. Hawley gave the discussion serious
turn by asking if anybody had ever heard
Vi golden statue. 81 have never even
heard, " said he, "of taking splendid
Oronze statne and covering it with gold
Leaf Bronze is appropriate and durable,
and in every way the right metal for a
atue. should he very sorry to see a
gazing gold Statue on the dome of the
''plto'. [ think it is bad taste"
DO you think" asked MIR. Spooner,
mat by gliding this statue with gold or
even with silver the Goddess of Liberty
would look any the less ike aa Indian
Than she does now?'
Before Mr., Hawley had time to give
aS opinion of the bronze lady Mr.. Nor
'II made anolber appeal for the trans
0rmaton OF the statue from its coal-like
appearance This led Mr.. GRAY to ask.
"'' 90Iioush's S., what the ngure repre-
Sented.
Ills intended to represent liberty,
'eSponded Mr.. Morrill,.
Some think it is an Indian chief or an
'Odlan sqaaw," said Mr.. Gray. 81 did
|pO' know what it did represent"
senator Allen then came forward with
proposition to rebronze the statue and
1oS restore 1t to its original appearance
out there was some question as to wheth-
inns could be done. 81 think it could
~ sn FURNISHED IN some ways" said Mr..
a pa5 and thus save the expense of the
why not take a liberal dose of scan
S uu sand?' asked Senator Hawley, 'aI-
Ill., 5iSu8n l am in favor of voting the whole
@a,,ng down"
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