Oakland sunshine., 1915-09-25

) With Music and spssohss BY Emlnsns
Man. Public Turns Out En- Masss o
II Witness Event Of National intCrss*.
W. Monroe Trottsr spsaks Fer Our
Race.
II Boston. A few minutes before 9
o'clock on the afternoon Of July s the
veil fell from the $4,000 bronze statue
Of Wendell Phillips in the Public Gar
den. and a crowd OF from 5000 to
5000 acclaimed with cheers and patri-
otic song Daniel Chester Ffench's a.
most speaking memorial OF B0ston's
famous orator and abolitionist.
Il As the sun was sinking behind rain
clouds In the west little John G. Phil
lips, Jr., the great-grandnephew OF
Wendell Phillips, the man who de-
clared that If he lived long enoryh he
would make Boston streets 90 bure 10
bear the footsteps Of .fave, pulled
the cord releasing the mantle which
Il for several weeks had yelled the statue
As the folds fell away from the figure
/ Of the grcnt nbolitionist "Glory. Glory,
/ Hallelujah!' burst from q chorus Of
colored singers.
i Fervent was the prayer Of Rev.
Montrose w. Thornton. pastor Of tho
historic Charles Street church and also
chairman of the executive committee
|; Of the local Equal Rights league
!! branch; sterling and practical the trib-
Y ute of the acting mayor. George w.
|, Coleman, a man Of Wendell Phillips
/ principles, as was every speaker.
H Illuminating and forceful was the
\ life story by Secretary William d.
Brigham. Sweet and inspiring were the
singing by the colored singers, led By
H DR.. Walter o.. Taylor and ]. Therman
Jones. and the music of the brass band
Of Company L, Sixth regiment Of Mas
1 sachusetts militia. Picturesque and
touching was the encomium by the only
\ survivor Of the New England abolition
! lists, Frank B. Sanborn, now eighty three
\ years old. still active. coworker with
Phillips. Earnest and unqualified was
the praise by the spokesman for col
i 0red Americans, w. NJ. Trotter.
\ Fired with eloquence born Of love
| was the eulogy of Ireland's friend and
j friend of all oppressed by Michael ].
Jordan. son Of O'Conpells island home:
tuneful and noble the paean Of the poet
Of the occasion. grandson Of Phillips
/ party leader, bearh... his name, William
Lloyd Garrison. Every participant was
an emulator Of the Prophet of Liberty,
Champion Of the Slave" while the
colored women Of the Woman's Relief
corps held the colors.
The monument, Masterpiece By
Daniel Chester French, the sculptor,
represents the great abolitionist stand
Ing at reading desk, his right hand
resting upon the desk. hts left out
! stretched and holding bit OF broken
, fetter. Upon the marble background.
above the head or me statue, are the
words. Whether In Chains or In Lau-
rels. Liberty Knows Nothing but Vic.
tory" On the pedestal. in front, are
the words In raised bronze letters:
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
18i1-18S4
PROPHET OF LIBERTY,
CHAMPION OF TEG SLAVE
On the reverse side Of the back
ground is tkfs quotation from Phillips:
II love ,Aexpressibly these streets Of
BostGS over whose pavements my
motser held up tenderly my baby feet,
and II God grants me time enough I /
will make them too pure to bear the
footsteps Of a slave"
The exercises were opened by Mr.. |
william d. Brigham, secretary Of the
Wendell Phillips Memorial association.
who introduced the acting mayor, |
George w. Coleman. president Of the
city council.
Mr.. Coleman then introduced, In
turn, four speakers, VIII presented .
verbal panorama Of Wendell Phillips .
life. William D. Brigham spoke on
Morning Youth and Vision" Frank ,
lin Benjamin saEborn on "Noon-the
Abolitionist Period" William Monroe
Trotter on Citizenship For
the Colored American" and Michael J.
Jordan "Evenins-What Mr.. Phillips
Did For Ireland" Mr. Coleman. In
introducing william Monroe Trotter, .
as for the colored race to have Q
spokesman in defeating a monument
to Wendell Phillips and that there
could be no nlure 6t representative
than William Monroe Trotter.
Mr.. Trotter said that Wendell Phil !,
! lips was the originator of the north's
policy Of reconstruction and pioneer
- xhn hol1 :
Americans. No man had done more for |
the cause of human rights. perhaps,
than Wendell Phillips, save Charles /
Sumner. Wendell Phillips was among
the first to announce emancipation a. |,
the purpose Of the war and to urge |
that the people Of color should be used !.
as soldiers to help to save the Union.
He was a pioneer In the movement |,
for suffrage He saw to It that slav-
cry should be torn up by the roots and !
that as far as federal law was con- !
cerned every man, white and black, Y
should have citizenship and suffrage.
Wendell Phillips believed. as we do. !
that the greatest thing is human FREQ
dom. said Mr.. Trotter. and 1t can
be maintained without equality
there can be no equality withc
ballot
William A. Method. who are membees
e the executive COMMITTEES OF the gu
prcme Lodge Entertainments assocaa
hsn, vuo ATTENDED the session he'd a /
relia, lest no time after Adjournment
of the grand loGye to return to TINS