The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-19

very shortly afterward acquainted with this little
conversation III the window Of the east room and
thus was planted the seed Of an Idea that will
probably develop into an actual fact within the
next twelve months"
This series Of supposed events had been known
In Washington only few days when Senator
Shields Of Tennessee fired the opening howtzer.
The lower house of the Tennessee legislature sup
ported Senator Shields by passing resolution OPP
posing the deposition of the rugged old president.
When Tennessee was being welded into state
Jackson young man of twenty-one, went to the
new region as public prosecutor and was afterward
always identified with Tennessee. dying at his
famous place, The Hermitage, near Nashville.
Have the American people forgotten that when
the British in the War Of 1872 burned the White
House and tore down the American flag, 1t was
Jackson who restored the White House and re-
erected the American fagT wrathfully asked 8.
@. Heiskell president Of the board of trustees in
charge Of The Hermitage.
Another state with claim to Jackson Is South
Carolina There Is still controversy between
North and South Carolina over which state "Old
Hickory" was born In. North Carolinians say
that he first saw the light Of day In Waxhaw.
settlement in Union county. North Carolina but
South Carolina says he was born Waxhaw
creek In Lancaster county, South Carolina.
AT any rate the South Carolina legislature
passed joint resolution abjecting to the removal
of Jackson from the spot on which his war horse
has been rearing these three-ecore years and ten.
Perhaps the legislature was stimulated by the ed
ltor Of the Columbia Record, who three days be-
fore expressed the prevalent South Carolina idea
such proposal, saying:
"The proposal to remove the Jackson eques-
trian statue Is an outrage on the patriotism Of
the men from whose midst jackson came. He was
the first Of the great leaders and fighters to step
from the log cabin to the top Of political and mil
itary pedestals, and as such the republic honors
him for it."
OF course the adherents Of Jackson did not have
the field to themselves. Many entered the contro-
versy in favor of the change. There was every
prospect Of most interesting battle of opinions
think Of the oratory pro and con!
It seems pity that President Harding had to
go and spoil 1t ALL
But Senator McKellar Of Tennessee wrote the
President asking his intention. And Of course
the President had to tell the truth-thnt he had
not the slightest intention of bringing about the
swap in statues-and never had.
These two statues, many experts think, have
many shortcomings from the viewpoint of art
Yet they are historic In more senses than one
The jackson statue dates from 1853 and the Wash
ington statue from 1860.
The Jackson statue Is the more famous Of the
two--in fact Is known the country as Jack
son on his rocking-horse." Much fun has been
poked at It. 1t is undeniably old-fnshioned, to
say the least, as is also that Of George Wash
ington Borgum's statue of Sheridan is repro
duced herewith for the sake of contrast and to
show modern art in equestrian statues.
In connection with these two statues Of jackson
and Washington there Is n most interesting story.
The statue of Jackson lis the work of Clark Mills
(1Sl5-1SS3), and is the first equestrian statue by
an American. It was cast from cannon captured
in the battle of New Orleans and was unveiled
with great ceremony Jan. 8. 1853, the anniversary