Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-03-29
OLIVER PERRY MORTON.
Presentation Of the Statue Of the
lllustious Indisnian to
the Nation.
70 STAND IN rHt NALL or sIATuARv.
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Washington. Manrh During the
ression Of the rrnst. Mr.. Fairhsnhs
nnd.l presented r~sulaiion accept.
frcrn the state ot Indiana. he sI.,,ks
In par, a. follows
The senate .ot tn. tnitrd state
psuscs ~ th~ consolidation ~ the inn.
Purtani ROUTINE husinrss nf the conn.
try tc accept \ tributs frcn, the state
of Indiana statue ~ oliver Perry
Merton
That statue is 20 stand IN yuusisr
Vcnerahl. hall Of Representatives. now
'cnnnic,i by the mute image. of the
chiefssi jrw~l- of the republic.
Thr stat. 80 Indiana has an ample
roll Of distinguished statesmen who
have served her we'll. of soldiers wha
won imi-rishshl- r~uown npon the
hottl"iclds of th-tr country. of tha-.
who have attained high places IN the
world Of letters. hut without int tidiau.
Discriminate she matss her present
and first contribution io Statuary hall.
oliver Perry Morton wis unr 80 the
commanding hRur~s Of the United
states during the meet heroic p-r.s.l
~ her history. lie impr' sod himself
upon his state aud nation l., the force
II his commanding gcnius. aud the
historN of neither stat. nor nast,n
would ~ complete without the story
~ his life and wors''
Mr.. Fairbanks then with h,id ,nd
sweeping. but definite aud eNlc, hnrs.
dr,w a striking worI picture of Go,.
Morton. He pictured his -srly life. HI.
struggles Tor an education. the saeri.
hc~~ he made IN shake his passionate
thirst for knowledge. and the power a.
a lawyer and Judge. which he rarly ~.
tanned 10y reason 81 his brilliant quail.
icn'ioi.s. Then h- told In ,igurou,
wo-ls the stirring st"rN ~ Norton.
entrance into political lif- aud of hi.
l'"r"n'ing the governor of his NATIVE
state. AT the ihrr ,hold 81 a mighty
crisis"
Mr Fairbanks then sucrinctlv r..
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the soldiers and an impcrishable rrpu-
ta'son at the sam. time Next he told
how the distinguished statesman. NJ.
ready in the grip Of a deadly di..a~...
cam. to Washington NJ SENATOR
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Their arr .oll.a,u..s ~ NJ ~,
ton i'm th, s.na,. ,,ho ,,.,,.,,,tu.r
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III. senator was harm. in,, ~ -,
her in his ehnir and how, A.. 1,.,;,..,,l
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ilIustrions pul,li. s.r,,,, nj. l,t,,,
faa 90 i'm
the presidential election ~ t--s
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and rapi,II, annr,.,hi,,. "a. ..,.I 50.
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IN, eomu,issian ,h,. ,.r..,i,.,, :, -.
n. had an,a,oni,.J II. h.1 - 4,
lifted into bis sen, d,rin, en-. .i,,i.n.
q, In, commission ,h.r, r.u,,,i,,i'.,.
into the long, drrary hours of tn.
night. iirelcss among the tired. press
ing on where strong men gave way.
he presents q picture that NAV w~lIr<.
cit. our wonder and challenge our ad-
miration. and for which history fur
nishes mo- eNampl-"
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