The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-19
| STATUE OF DANIEL WEBSTER
Unveiled in Neutrality-suspicious.
Longs EIOauent Aceeptance.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-A distinguished
gathering of public officials. including
President Mckinley and his entire cab
met, representatives OF the senate and
house of representatives, the judiciary
Of the United States supreme court, and
other branches Of public life, participant
ed today in the exercises attending the
unwilling Of the statue Of Daniel Web
ster. executed by the Italian sculptor
Trentanove and presented 70 the United
States by Mr.. Stillson HutChings Of this
city. The statue occupies a position on
Scott Circle, but prior TO the actual IN
yelling the ceremonies Of presentation
and acceptance were held at the Lafay-
cite opera house. Secretary Losg. in ac-
cepting the statue in behalf OF the Unit
ed States, said:
ITO George Washington and his associ-
ates who I'm 1881 framed the federal con-
sitution. We owe that great paper. i
bound the thirteen Independent colonies
into a union and cretaed the United
States Of America. In Il they gave Us
the ample letter asd frame Of govern
ment To the Overwhelming arguments.
nearly half a century later. Of Daniel
Webster in the senate. and the luminous
judgments Of John Marshall on the bench
we owe its development by Interpretation
and construction into the great charter
Of powers which now constitute the ma
tional authority. Tael Illuminated it,
letter WITH the national sT1rit. They
breathed into its frame the life Of "a
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debate in which az that time they partic-
ipated. ever the measure Of its grant %
power-a debate Of giants-the issue was
between A Limitation OF the ore hand
which would have narrowed the growth
OF the young republic and endangered the
union. and OF the other. an expansion
which insured the indestructs5illty % the
union and let free the republic = IFS
largest Developments As they prevailed.
so they made the republic tndiss0luole b.
internal CONFUSION ard equal 70 the
emergencies OF the future which con-
fronted them. OF which coafronts rs. TIE
statue o. one. the great 5u-ist. IN the
serene dignity q his high Office. already
adorns the froat % The Capitol To-Day.
on Massachusetts avenue name dear -
nm - Dis At-7-- ~ NLAf
and n the chief Justice. Ne dedicate the
statue OF the other. tas great eIpoun5-
CT OF the constitution ard defender - the
union. and the foremost LAWYER. orator
ami statesman. whose words. irnbe1ded
in The common political literature . his
c5unt-y--ren. come - RE tongue ike
passages from the poets Or the psalms.
I an deputed ~ the president 70 speak
his acceptance of the B,sn & c3rnze-n-
crates. and 81 tbe ct tsxrs adde5 10 the
reproductions i1 enduring a-onza = thase
70 whom she has said Wen 8ane'"
Secretary Longs remarks were ws--uIr
apulzu5ed ard the7z. ani8 another oat-
burst II enthusiasm senzr9- Ledge 81
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CONFUSION ~ 5he formal oeremo7ie~ the
president ard r1ost q tns 9ths- siS.a-
esfsaea ruests p-oce=6sd - sc7-: Circle.
who're a. = o-clo-k re staras Ear IT.
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grandson % wetsste-. assisted ~ Ms
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