Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01

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by Governor Shepherd in rebuilding the
! capital city Of the steadfa stness OF his pur-
pose and Of the indomitable will Which ena-
| b1ed him to overcome the greatest OF Cd
| stacles and related several instances Wnlch
Illustrated different characteristics OF the
| man.
He also related briefly the work that the
| governor did in Mexico after he had leit
| WASHINGTON to carve out for hfmselI ana
| family a fortune in distant lana. ne
spoke Of the fact that originally Governor
| Shepherd took charge OF one mine, put ina.
| he gradually acquired new properties ana
| finally consolidated them under one neao
| of the improvements that he made there
| to make the properties more Valuaple, anu
of the care he took that his laoorers were
not feeced by too greedy bankers, and ne
related a story Of the establishment Oh
| store at the mines, because his certihcates
were heavily discounted by the bankers
when presented by the company empl3yes,
| This store was kept up until the bankers
begged that he would discontinue 1t, prom
Using to accept the certificates at par MI:
Mattingly said that the governor had JUST
got the properties in such condition that
| he could leave the details to the manage.
ment of others, and was looking forward
| to a return to Washington, the city ne
loved so well and which he had done SO
here when he was stricken by the mana OF
death.
During the Shepherd regime, Mr.. Mat
| tingly said, 500, 100000 were expended Tor
| public improvements. When this regime
| was over Governor Shepherd had to turn 70
| an allen land, poor man. The city ne nao
| left behind, however, had benented, ana an
| earnest appeal was made by the speaker, In
| conclusion, to the citizens Of Washington to
show the appreciation for what had been
| done>by the erection of monument to the
memory of the man to whom credlt was
| hinhr
| a fitting testimonial for him, but a credit to
| art and to the District.
DR.. Howe Elected Secretary.
| Mr.. F. L. siddons suggested that a per-
manent organization should be perfected,
| and Dr. Franklin T. Howe was unanimously
elected secretary Of the committee. DR..
| Howe was called on by Chairman Warner
| az having been intimately associated with
Governor Shepherd. to say few words re-
| garding the inside history Of his work. DR..
Howe dwelt briefly on tho sterling personal
| qualities and steadfastness of purpose of
| Governor Shepherd.
| Dr. Howe knew personally of the way
in which Governor Shepherd handled the
| finances at his disposal, and he testified
| to the scrupulous honesty Of the governor
| in all his dealings. notwithstanding the
charges Of Irregularities which were made
| at the time. When Governor Shepherd left
| Washington, DIR. Howe said, he had not one
| penny Of his own.
Resolutions Adopted.
Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker was next intro
| duced as the son Of a man who was very
bitterly opposed to Governor Shepherd dur
ing his official career in Washington. Mr..
Shoemaker said he had lived to see the
beneficial results Of what Governor Shep-
herd had done for the city, and with this
knowledge he realized the injustice that
1Nno TO ha nd
| ing Mr.. Shoemaker offered series of reso-
lutions which were unanimously adopted by
the committee. The resolutions were to
| the effect that
| "AlI WashinRtonians have learned Of the
| death Of Alexander r. Shepherd with a
deep feeling Of regret because he was gen.
orally recognized as public benefactor OF
| this city.
His active sphere Of life came at a criti-
cal period In the history of our District, a
time when Washington could hardly have
been called a city.
HE found 1t without adequate public i'm
| provements, practically without water,
| sewer, light and street facilities.
1.-The result Of his labor has not only
made Washington beautiful and what IT 10
today, the pride Of all our countrymen, but
it has forever set aside the agitation Of es-
tablishing the capital OF our great country
elsewhere.
| And whereas, the District Of Columbia
and not merely the old city of Washington,
| Is the home, of our government under the
Constitution Of the United States, and it
becomes the duty of the present generation
| to continue the great work which Shepherd
| inaugurated and make the new and greater
Washington. as well as the old, credit not
| only to his inspiration. capacity and genius,
| but the admiration Of the world.
| Therefore the citizens Of the District or
| Columbia in public meeting assembled, this
| SOth day of September 1902, stand pledged
by popular subscription to construct suit
| able monument to his memory.
Movement Heartily Favored.
DR.. A. p Pardon, who was a member OF
the city council when Governor Shepherd was
| president of the board of aldermen. and later
paymaster under Governor Shepherd when
he held the office of governor of the District
of Columbia, was heartily in favor Of the
movement, and said that while it took 100
ought not to take that many weeks to build
a memorial to Alexander R. Shepherd.
| Mr. Simon Wolf followed with hearty
Endorsement Of the plan and also sugges-
tion that the Shepherd monument be erect
| ed in front Of the new public library. which
ne said was the site of one Of Governor
| Shepherds most famous explots-the de-
| struction of the old Northern Liberty Mar
| ket house.
The suggestion for working committee
| of fifteen was made at this point by MI
Henry e. Davis The work OF raising
| committee, which could also have charge
| of carrying out the explicit terms of the
| Shoemaker resolution. The suggestion was
adopted and the personnel OF this committee
| will be announced by Chairman Warner
upon it's completion.
Before making this suggestion Mr.. Davis
related two incidents In his acquaintance
with Gov. Shepherd which were very effec-
| lively told and which illustrated the tender
heart Of the man Notwithstanding hts
| brusque manner and his indomitab1e per-
| severance and energy. He said that the
present generation could better Judge Of
the effect and the value of the great work
| performed by Gov. Shepherd IN the District
/ than could those who were closely associat-
| ed with the governor at the time the work
was being done, and that 1t was their Judg-
i ment, as It was that Of every enlightened
i man who visited Washington, that the city
owes debt Of gratitude to Gov. Shepherd
| and that now was the time to pay that
debt.
Mr.. Barry Buckley. secretary Of the BUSH