The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
BRING IT HOME.
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Recent events have led ingalls, to
believe that the national hall of fame
is not accorded the reverence and re-
specr that properly belongs to the col
lection of statues of the nations great
men. He realized this fact when ne
read Speaker Champ Clarks recent
speech in which he took an oratorlcaI
fver at the statuary hall. Then Ingalls,
read in a recent newspaper publcatlon
that all evidence and indication or
reverence was being removed from
the sanctuary by the jocular references
of capitol guides in Washington VINO
referred to the statues of distinguished
men as guys.
Disrespect for Great Men.
IT was in 1901 that an appropriation
of $4,000 was made for placing the
statue of James ]. ingalls,, father OF
the present lieutenant governor, IN the
hall of fame. The Ingalls, statue was
the first niche in the capitofs hall OF
fame which was accorded to Kansas
and the son felt the natural pride that
accompanies the recognition by tne
state of the distinguished senators
greatness and popularity with the peo-
pie of Kansas. So when he read that
all evidence of reverence and respect
for the denizens of statuary hall is be-
ing lost, ingalls, conceived the idea that
Kansas should establish her own hail
of fame and he will urge that his faith
ers' statue be placed in the rotunda OF
the state house at Topeka.
Only last winter the state legislature
$4,000 for a statue
Click and this statue was to occupy
niche in the hall of fame alongside
that of ingalls,. While Sheffield In
gals will not insist that the CLICK
statue be withheld from the famous
hall in Washington, yet he believes
that it would be a wise plan II 1t TOO,
were placed in the state house In To-
peka.
Following out Ingalls, plan for the
removal of his own fathers statue to |
Kansas, the lieutenant governor favors |
the erection of other statues of prom |
inent men and women of the state to |
be placed in a states hall of fame In |
Topeka Other states will sooner or |
later follow out this same plan, In |
gals believes, and the Atchison man
is confident that many states OF the |
union will rebel in their support of the
national statuary hall as a result OF
have hurled at the adjunct to the |
national capitol.
As ingalls, Sees 1t.
IT have been noticing from time to
newspaper comments of a humorous
character directed at Statuary Hall in
the national capitol at Washington,
commonly called, the Hall of Fame,
said Mr.. Ingalls,. cit appears to me
that there is a growing sentiment in
This country that this hall is a use
ess adjunct to the capitol at Wash
ngton.
1.-THE original idea of permitting the
-arious states of the union to contri-
quite statues of two of their illus
rious public men to this hall, was con-
,eived in patriotic impulse. For some
.eason however, it is looked upon by
eading artists and public men of this
lay. as a chamber of horrors Last
winter Speaker Clark in one of his
lighter veins took an oratorical shot at
t and in the news columns of yes
erday, I read a story from Wash
ngton about the installation of a
tatue of lack Chandler of Michigan.
n which it was made to appear that
Ill reverence for this national sane
uary had completely disappeared. 1t
las become a joke among the capital
,uides who are quoted as referring to
he distinguished denizens therein as
guys Under such circumstances 1t
quite naturally follows that in a very
,rief course of time, the citizens of the
-arious states who have contributed
tatues to this hall will rebel.
ct feel that it is opportune to say
hat it would be wise move on the
part of Kansas to take steps to return
is contribution to this hall. I am in
avor of asking the next legislature in
Kansas to request congress to return
he statue of John J. ingalls, and if
he request is granted, to install it in
he rotunda of the state capitol at
Topeka. We can start a Hall of Fame
# our own; and while l do not pre- ,
ume to speak for those who are in ,
crested in placing a statue of the late
Governor Click in Statuary hall, 1
should like to see it placed in the state