1914. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-8ENATE. .7175 By l\fr. WEBB: Petition of sundry citizens of Catawba, Gas­ The proceedings referred to are as follows: ton, Union, Wayne, and Ramseur Counties, all in the State of PROCEEDINGS AT THE UNVEILING OF THE STATUE OF ZAClllRIAR North Carolina, favoring national prohibition; to the Commitree CHANDLER, STA'J.'UARY HALL, UNITED STATES CAPITOL, MONDAY, .Tt:iNE on the Judiciary. ~0, 1913, 11 O'CLOCK A. M. By Mr. WILLIAMS: Petition of 7,000 citizens of congressional Senator WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH, of Michigan (chairman}. districts 1 to 10 of the State of Illinois, ..;;>rotesting against The service which we have met here to perform will be opened nation-wide prohibition; to the Committee on the Judiciary. with prayer by the Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., of Port Huron, By Mr. WILLIS: Petition of the National Automobile Cham­ Mich., Chaplain of the House of Representatives. ber of Commerce, of New York City, against the interstate t-rade commission bill; to the Committee on Interstate and Fo:-­ OPENING PRAYER. ei rn Commerce. The Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Rev. Henry .A lso, petition of Frank HUff and 4 other citizens of Findlay, N. Coud€n, D. D., offered the following prayer: Ohio, against national prohibition; to the Oommittee on the Great God, our King and our Father, whose spirit penades Judiciary. all spn.ee with rays divine, a \ery potent factor in shaping and By Mr. WILSON of New York: Petition of the United Socie­ guiding the progress of men and of nations ·::hrough all the ties for Local Self-Government of Chicago, Ill., and dtizens of vicissitudes of the past, we rejoice that the long struggle for N'ew York, agrunst national prohibition; to the Committee on civil, political, and religious rights culminated in a Nation the .Judiciary. "concei\ed in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all Also, petition of the Roseburg (Oreg.) Commercial Club, rela­ men are created .equal." ti\e to force in Architect's Office, Treasury Department; to the We thank Thee that from time to time Thou hast raised up Committee on EYpenditures in the Treasury Department. patriots wbo have woyen their characters into the tissues of By ~Ir. Wll~SLOW; Petition of 80 citizens of lllillbm-y, 38 this Nation and made it strong and great. We are here in the citizens of Shrewsbury, 60 citizens of Uxbridge, 100 citizens of memory of such a man, fitted by nature and by preparation North Uxbridge, 67 citizens of Hopl..'i.nton, and 2,416 c.itizens of. for the work Thou didst call him to do. He gave to his State Worcester, all in the State of Massachusetts, favoring national and Nation the best that was in him, and left behlnd hlm a prohibition; to the Oomruittee on the Judiciary. record worthy of emulation. In placing his statue here in this Also, petition of 1,500 residents of Worcester, Mass., protest­ Hall of Fame the people of his State honor themselves and ing against national prohibition; to the Committee on the J'udi­ add to the group of illustrious heroes and statesmen here rep­ cinry. resented a son of whom they may well be proud. Long may it Also, petition of sundry citizens of Worcester, Mass., favoring stand, to spea2r in mute ~loquence of ~· liberty and union, one investigation of the Menace; to the Committee on Rules. and inseparable, now and forever." .AJso, petition of the Westboro Grange, of Westboro, Mass., Let Thy blessing be upon these services, that they may be favoring Bathrick farm-credit bill; to the Oommittee on Bank­ recordoo upon the pages of history and redound to Thy glory ing and Currency. and to the good of mankind. In the spirit of Jesus Christ By Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota: Petition <>f the Commercial our Lord. Amen. Club of Grand Forks, N. Dak., favoring national prohibition; ADDRESS OF THE CHAlRliA1, SENATOR WILLIAM ALDEN lnflTH. to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senator SMITH of Michigan. My friends, as the senior in servi-ce of the Michigan congressional delegation, I have been SENATE. directed to take charge of the program. My part shall be very brief, and in passing I desire to say that we have assembled in this historic place as the representatives of State and Nation The Chaplain, Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, D. D., offered the to do honor to on.e whose public service contributed so much following prayer : toward the welfare of the people and the glory of his country. Almighty God, we pray Thee to gi\e us a profound sense of It was peculiarly fitting that Zachariah Chandler should have b dant represented Michigan in the Senate of the United States .at a our obligation to Thee. We_are not unmindfu 1 <>f the a un time when rugged faith and sublime confidence were so essential prondences that have been t"ouchsafed to us. We remember and are m<>re and more impressed with the solemn fact that we to the permanenee of the Republic. must meet issues that a.re not only tried at the bar of human His giant-like form, his innate honesty, his unclouded visio~ reason but the profounder issues that must stand the test of tl:J.e his dauntless courage, and his masterful personality shone like .a Dinne justice. We pray Thee to give us wisdom and grace for beacon light through the darkness and gloom of our Nation's the duties that are upon us. Git"e us humility of spirit, sincere greatest peril, while the warmth of ~s sto.u~ heart and his ev&­ hearts, and an obedient will. Saxe us from mista..kes of judg- prese-nt sympathy cheered. the faltermg, nnmstered to the needy, ment, :from pride of opinion, from conceits of igno:ranee. ll!ay · a~d cared for the suffering. on unnnmber~ battle fields. ~o we be cl{)th.OO with the spirit of Christ, that we may perform him the sadly bereft and affiicted. t~ With confidence, w~e the duties that ar~ upon us in Thy fear and witll Thy continued , the ;mconsoled mother who had dedieated her only son to Lm­ favor. For Christ's sake. .Amen. eoln s eause knew that. Chandler would not countenance ~ec- The Journal of yesterday's proceedino-s was read and approved. essa.ry danger or sacnfi~e. an~ the Go':ern..rne;nt ~f which _he e was a part was made more glori-ous by his unflmchlng deyotwn STATUE OF ZA.CFIABIAH CHANDLER. to human liberty. [Applause.] :Mr. SMITH of Michigan. I ask ~'l.nimous consent to take To the soldier at Gettysburg or in the Wildern~ss his eloquent up House concurrent resolution 36 for immediate consideration. voice was like a bugle call to action, and inspired our soldiers Mr. GALLINGER. It is a message from the House? a.nd national leaders with new strength and faith in the per- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It is a House concurrent petuity of American institutions. .resolution. Is there objection to its present consideration? He was no traitor to his country or his party. Hi3 optimism 1\Ir. OVERMAN. I should like to hear it read. was of that quality whieh -could circumvent any disa.ster. His Tile PRESIDE..~T pro tempore. The Secretary will read the was the .highest type of virile, western statesmanship, and his concurrent resolution. iron will could not be broken -or blunted, while he wore upon his The concurrent resolution was read and considered by unani- brow the cardinal jewels of his political faith. mous consent, as follows: He was a stranger to fear and a deadly foe to v-enality in ResoZ'VC4 by the Ho11.se of Representatives (the Se1wte concurring), every form. He was the generous product of mountain and That the thanks o! Congress be presented to th~ governor, and through valley and forest and sea, and his imperious form was unswayed him to the people, of Mic.higan for the statue of Zachariah Chandler, by tempest and storm. The fiercer the growl of treason and \Vhosc name is so honorably identified with the history of that State and ,,f the United States. disunion, the more dauntless his spirit an<l the more inspiring Rawlvea, That this work of art is accepted in the name of the Nation his leadership; the heavier the load, the more massive his form and assigned a place in the old Hall ot the House ~f Representatives. beeame, until the people of 1\lichigan came to believe tl:J.at there already set aside by act of Congress for statues of eminent citizens, was no l.linl··t to his patri"ti.sm or endur""Ce. When column and that a copy of this resolution, signed by the Pl'esident of the " ........_. Senate and Speaker -ot tbe House of Representatives, be transmitted to after column broke, his Herculean shoulders steadied the struc~ the governor of the State of Michigan. ture of state until the foundations could be repaired. Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. President, I ask unanimous His last battle was relentlessly waged against the puerile consent thnt the proceedings incident to the dedication of this political decadence of his time, and the stalwart blows he de­ statue m.ay be printed in the REcoRD without reading. livered against the financial fallacies of that period quickened The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate has heard the the lagging spirit of the faint-hearted and smote the tisionary request -of the Senator from Miehigan. Unless there is objec- doctrinaire in a vital ~pot.