The sun., 1900-10-06
DOWN WITH THE LION AND UNICORN.
Boston Alderman Grows Eloquent Over the
Removal Of the Old state House Emblem.

Boston. Oct. 5-Councilman Frank l.. Line
han Of Ward is. who last night offered the order
In the lower branch OF the city government
for the removal of the British Lion and Unicorn
on the old state House. awoke this morning
10 find himself almost ~ famous az the Council
man who tried TO get a resolution through last
winter asking Secretary Of the Navy Long for
a warship 10 convey a committee OF Aldermen
and Councilmen to the Paris Exposition The
members Of the various organizations composed
Of descendants Of the first settlers OF Massa-
chnsetts are not pleased with Mr.. lhnehan's
order and IA the Mayor has had It referred
90 him. doubtless he will keep II pigeon-holed
as long as possible, for there is no telling what
the Democratic Council might do with II II IL
comes before It's members again.
Councilman iinohan's order was: Ordered.
That the Superintendent Of Public Buildings
be instructed and hereby Is instructed through
his Honor. the Mayor. To remove the Lion and
Unicorn from the old state House and cause
10 be erected in their place an emblem typtfying
American liberty"
Mr. Linehan made an address in support Of his
measure lie said. according 10 the steno-
graphic report Of the Councils proceedings:
The motive that prompted me in introduo-
ing that order this evening occurred but
short time ago. The disputed territory In
AllShd, territory over Niltn liltTt mus Dffll
considerable dispute for the last few years has
| Sec been handed over TO the British Govern
meat. and the other day when an American
citizen attempted to hoist the stars and Stripes
I'm that disputed territory, he was requested
by the British officials TO haul them down.
Now, Mr.. President, the question Is simple
IL will apply In Boston. We have the old state
House. representing the old Town HAL the
forum Of the old Colonial people. IN which was
debated the subject Of liberty and the lion
and the unicorn are erected above the platform,
or the vcranda. on which stood Hancock when
he first read the Declaration OF Independence
10 tho free men OF Boston. Directly Ia front
of the old state House, and marked by some
Of our patriotic citizens, Is the spot where was
first shed the blood of the American RevOlu-
ON that spot Mr. President, liberty was
frat born and baptized by the blood OF the
hat as'G9 Il Is dSrans sn p"a ,hat em6Sm M Of bary
which should be- an inspiration 10 all men and
IL Is dasecratiug the old state House 10 have
that emblem remain there, because. II We stop
,o consider we viii realize one Thing very
forChly, that IL, when the lion and the unicorn
We're removed from the old state House the
people Of Boston believed that England was
wrong Now tho question To be decided i
was England right or was she wrong II she
was wrong then We should remove hem II she
was right; then lot them stay there. But |
dispute any mans right to say that England
WAS right, because ! maintain and otis main
tanned, Hancock maintdined. Adams main-
tanned. and brave Gen. Warren maintained
that she was wrong and II she was wrong
then We are wrong now In allowing them 10
stav there What is wrong cannot be right
what il right cannot be wrong and when the
old settlers ~ Boston succeeded IN hurting
hRck the hordes Of the H"ssinns who mounted
Bunker Hill' when the people who stood be-
hind lack 4on met the British al New Orleans:
when the mon who fought through the rcvolu-
ton from Bunker Hill to Yorktown bHttled
against them. thev believed England was
wrong and We, American citizens by adop-
ton believe that she was wrong, Then |
maintain that II she was wrong, these en-
blems have no right there"
The order was referred To the Mayor.