Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-19

very shortly afterWard acquainted with this little
conversation i'll the window of the east room and
thus was planted the seed of an idea that VIII
probably develop into an actual fact within the
next twelve months"
This series of supposed events had been known
in Washington only a few days when Senator
Shields of Tennessee fred the opening hoW1tzer.
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 fagY' wrathfully asked 5.
G. Heiskell president of the board of trustees In
charge of The Hermitage.
Another state with claim to Jackson is South
Carolina There is still a controversy between
North and South Carolina over which state "Old
Hickory" was born in. North Caronians say
that he first saw the light of day in Waxhaw
settlement in Union county, North Carolina, but
South Carolina says he was born on WaxhaW
creek in Lancaster county, South Carolina.
At any rate the South Carolina legislature
passed joint resolution objectng to the removal
of Jackson from the spot ON which his war horse
has been rearing these three7score years and ten.
Perhaps the legislature was stimulated by the ed
itor of the Columbia Record, who three days be-
fore expressed the prevalent South Carolina idea
on 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,
to be carried on into the next congress. And then
think Of the oratory pro and con!
It seems pity that President Harding mad to
go and spoil 1t all.
But Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee wrote the
President, asking his intention. And of course
the President had to tell the truth-that 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 Jack
son on his rocking-horse." Much fun has been
noked at it. 1t is undeniably old-fashioned, to
SOW the least as is also that of George Wash
inoton Borglum'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 a most interesting story.
The statue of Jackson is the work of Clark Mills
f1815-1983) and is the first equestrian statue by
an American 1t cast from cannon captured
in the battle of New Orleans and was unveiled
with great ceremony Jan. s. 1853, the anniversary