The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05
WHO ARE HOLSTERS.


Because a reader IN the indianapolis
Star has suggested the name Of Capt.
Eads for Indianas niche In the Statu-
airy hall, the Washington Herald is in
clined 10 treat this with levity, for the
reason that Capt. Eads has not lived
in this state all his life. In answer
the Star says
The Washington Herald wakes merry
over the fact that Capt Eads is claim
ed as a Hoosier by some OF the Star
voters, which it thinks will doubtless
surprise many persons, who know that
this great engineer achieved all Of his
fame only after he had left Indiana.
1t states that there is a good old prin-
cIple in Indiana which lays down the
rule that once a Hoosier always
Hoosier,' and IT is probably on this
principle that Eads Is being considered
And pray, why not? A Hoosier is
either native or a resident of Indiana,
according TO all the dictionaries and
ancient usage. A man once born in
Indiana can never be born anywhere
else He is a Hoosier per Sc. If man
who has the misfortune to be born
elsewhere realizes his unhappy lot and
comes to this state. Indiana accepts
his repentance and he becomes
Hoosier by adoption.
But the Herald is rather late with
its theory. If 1t were applied now
there would have to be some removals
from Statuary hall. For example,
Pennsylvania has a statue of Robert
Fulton, and her claim to Fulton is not
as strong as Indianas claim TO Eads
Eads was not only born in Indiana
but also received all the schooling he
ever had in Indiana, and had shown
his taste for mechanical invention be-
fore he left the state. Fulton left
Pennsylvania as a youth to study art
in England, and was turned to me-
chanical pursuits later. He never re-
turned to Pennsylvania to reside, but
settled IN New York, and died there.
New Hampshire has given a statue
Of Daniel Webster as one Of it's sons
but Webster's fame was made after he
had removed to Massachusetts. But
New Hampshire is entitled to him be
cause his early life and education form
ed his character and developed his
ability. Mere birth may be considered
an incident, but so may mere resi-
dence, What locality is entitled to a
credit for a mans greatness, the one
that produced him, or the one where
he happens TO locate 1NnOOS lSIdIO
sends a statue of Roger Williams
but it did not make Roger Williams
though he did something toward maxi
ing Rhode Island after he came over
from Wales. John Winthrop was ~
years old when he came to Massa-
ohusetts. but Massachusetts sends in
his statue
IF the Herald will look a little deep
er 1t may find cause for surprise in
Statuary hall. The law calls for stat
ues of deceased persons who have
been citizens thereof (the several states)
and are illustrious for their heroic re-
nown, or from distinguished civic or
military service New Jersey has a
statue of Phil Kearny, who was born
in New York. and was a citizen of the
world. He was never citizen of New
Jersey, but commanded the First Bril-
gade Of New Jersey troops in the civil
war until he was killed at Chantilly in
1882. wisconsin has a statue of Faith
er Marquette, who was never q citizen
of that state. Its only claim to him
is that he passed through the region
where the state is with Joliet. and
spent a winter at the mission on Green
Bay, because he was sick and could
not get away Indiana has as much
claim to La Sale or Abraham Lincoln
as wisconsin has TO Marquette"