The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-01-12
Will TEST
The FEELING
Of the North Toward the
South.
Suggestions made that Statues
ofLincoln and Davis
be Placed.


ton that s.atutcs OF Abraham Lincoln
and Jefferson Davis be placed side
by side in Statuaiy Hall, the nation
Hall of Fame, Is now b.ing seriously
lrged. 1t Is expected to awaken vivid
flh moaies of the war of lS61-65, with
perhaps trace oft least of bhe rancor
and bitterness of that conflict, and
to d mons.nafe whceher or mot the
rstinicn of the two sections OF the
country Is complee in spirit and SEN
umcnt, as well as in name.
Under a Federal STATUTE, passed
many years ago, the old hall of ahe
House of Repres' NATIVES in this Cap
itol Is set aside as a statuary hall,
or hall of fame, wherein nre 10 be
gathered the status Of distinguish. d
sons of all ;he Stah s. each S-nr5c be-
ing invited to contribute two sthme,s
The statues are to b. exacuted by
sculptors TO be chosen by the Sta.es
and the emtire cost Is 10 be mdt from
State appropriations. Thine ar1s no
instructions in The Fed raj law on the
choice nj the S aies. Men dmnne
in all hnas of human edrd,avor are
represented in marble and bnonza
Statues of Statesmen preiominafc,
blu. there ar. .ffigies OF invslI ore,
cl,Tgymen, warriors, elc., md one
woman-Fnmoss Willard, placed There
by ahe S1a,s of limos.
Ksar;uclxy is ons OF the very f,w
S.aes that have mo-. GiKed the inches
sst aside for them. With all III its
onl.n,nt sons TO choose from, tho
Bluegrass State IS without rspn s a.
tation in Statuary Hail. The States
surrounding Kentucky have uheir full
quotas.
Ths kentucky Legislature Is moot
ing this month. and thare is a STRONG
feelings among public mem of that
S1ahe that the Legislature should
make provision for two STATUTES that
win put kanucky on an equality
with other Salts in Soa,uary Hall.
As means of proving chat ''0he
war spirit is buried forever as one
Kan:Hcky Repr sentative in Congress
ezpprass ID At, it is now being proposed
that Kentncliy place STATUES of Abra-
ham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis sid :
by side dn.the Hall of Fame.
The rival Prsidants of the civil
war area-Iinoo'n of the United
States and Davis of the Confed suacy
--wsro both born and cradld in KEN
tncky.
That tn liz statues, side by side in
Statuary Hall, might symbolic 10 flu
ture generations the i'd a of re-
unibcd country, is the sentiment that
prompts the suggestion now baing
made.
1t is too early to pnadlct how the
suggestion will b. necoved Throughout
the country. but it will not b. surpris-
ing IL there is a storm of protest fror
Grand Army posts. especially. There
Is no statue OF Jefferson Davis in the
Capitol building or in Washington, but
one of the mast apieces on eXhibiItilon
in Statuary Hall is statue i'm bronaa
of Gen. Robalt Il. Lee, tho COM
mander-in-ch6ef of the OOnfadelate
forces. showing him i'm the full uni
form OF a Major General.
As a work OF art Vt is easily ONE of
the best figurJs in the Han of Fame
perhaps being outclassed only by the
WONDERFUL life-lise marble efhigy Of
Robat Fulton. the steamboat Inventor
The Lac statue lis contribution of
the Commonwealth Of Virginia. which
also has famous old statue ut Gssn.
Washington in the hall.
Ths presem alton OF tine Lac statue
creaaad q TEMPEST throughout the
country and Congress was floOded
with RESOLUTIONS Of Grand Army posts
and prohests from individuals I'm the
'<Nosth demanding that THE statue be
excluded from the hall.
II was pnclncaiy impossible for
Congress TO do anything. howavsr. n
the invitation 70 the States TO snd In
sntues has no atning kisd 10 IT, The
aocspkancs Of the statues by Oonp,e'
u not nacasaarv. although 4 y
formula tha& 10 usually gone Through