The guardian., 1952-03-15


being a foreigner. was afraid he
would not be understood by the
gentlemen present. The speak
er said: IF the work of unveil-
ing shall be deemed successful,
Mr.. Krause feels that the sue
cess has been helped along by the
assistance of Gov. Arnes; and
that he Is also under obligations
20 Mayor O'Rrien for the SYM
pathy and the cordial manner In
which he received the sugges-
tions of the sculptor. He has
tried to make the monument one
that the citizens of Boston can
point to with pride.
Mr.. Chappelle informed the
company that Mr.. John Fiske,
the orator of the day, had re-
uuested him to say that owing
to a previous engagement he had
made in Worcester, he would be
unable to attend the banquet,
and that Mr.. John Boyle O'Reilly
was detained on account of hav-
ing to deliver lecture in Taur1-
ton. Continuing, Mr.. Chappelle
said: A man who took a great.
deal of interest in the matter,
a man who has watched the
sculptor, dogged the Governor
and begged the mayor, namely
Mr.. Lewis Hayden, the veteran,
on account of his delicate state
of health, is also unable to be
with us. Three cheers for the
veteran Lewis Hayden were then
given with a will.
Mr.. John j. Smith, the next
speaker, said: 1t has been said
that this occasion was a bril-
liant one. The procession was
carried on without hitch, as
were also the exercises at Fan
euil Hall, and the only thing
necessary to make this part of
the exercises agree with the
other is the presenc of Lewis
Hayden. There is no man in
Massachusetts, who has labored
longer and harder to accom-
plish the erection of the moru-
ment than Lewis Hayden. All
honor to his name. In 1851 he
headed a petition presented to
the Legislature asking, not for
a monument. but for simple
stone to mark the spot where
these heroes fell. The stone
was refused, and so the mat
ter rested until about a year
ago, when Lewis Hayden, not at
all discouraged with the result
of his former petition, set earn
estly to work to procure another.
He secured the signatures of all
the ex-G Governors and leading
men of the state, and presented
to the Legislature the strongest
petition that was ever submitted
to that body. He went to the
Governor, and by his efforts in
terested him in the petition. so
that. when the bill passed the
two Houses, it was signed by our
noble Governor. (Applause.)
There is not a man who ever
graced City Hall with a bigger
heart than Mayor O'Brien.
(Cheers.l The results which you
have witnessed were brought
about by the aid of Republi-
can Governor. who is always
ready to do what is right, and
a Democratic mayor, who is Sec
ond TO none. But remember
what our race owes to the vet
eran Lewis Hayden for the erec-
ton of this monument. He can
now say, like the Simeon servant
of old: "Thy servant hath be-
held thy salvation. and now let
him depart in peace" (Applause
and three cheers for Lewis Hay
den.l
Ex-Gov. Pinchback of Louisiana
spoke as follows: 1t Is hardly
necessary for me to say any,
thing on this occasion. Louisi-
ana spoke for herself in the
nlsgnificence of the day; 1t was
her mascot that brought you
this fine day. Maughter.) ] Wit
messed with much pleasure and
qualification the success of your
enterprise, the unveiling of this
testimonial to the courage and
heroism of the men who fell on
that 5th of March. witnessed
the parade and the other exer-
cises. but none Of those sights
are dearer to me than the one
I see before me now. For Is it
not a pleasure to see opposite a
Governor of Saxon lineage, and
sitting between them at the
head table a black man7 Here
we see a sight that shall re-
member all my life. When the
people of Massachusetts, fought
on the streets of Boston to free
themselves from slave hunters
and gain their liberty, and when
the grandest Roman Of them
ALL" Lewis Hayden, fought for
the erection of this memorial,
he, like his brethren of old,
fought for a principle.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Gargan was
then introduced, and after con
graduating the committee !
look around this festive board
and see so many familiar faces.
I feel perfectly at home. for I
have fought for and with you.
I remember when ] lived in an