William Joel Stone - Senate Speech April 1917 - Nevada, MO - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

County of Statue: Vernon County
Location of Statue: E. Cherry St. & Main St., courthouse lawn, Nevada
Sculptor: Frederick Cleveland Hibbard
Assigned by The Missouri Legislature
Date Dedicated: 1935

Quote on Statue: Brass Plaque on Back of Statue:
I shall vote against the monstrous mistake the Resolution for the declaration of war to prevent which I would willingly lay down my life But if the powers constitutionally authorized to speak for the people on this momentous issue shall decide for war then my eyes will be blind to everything but the flag of my country borne by American boys through the storm of war and my ears deaf to everything save the call of my country i its hour of peril * * * From a speech delivered in the Senate of the United States the Fourth of April 1917.

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Remainder of Text on Statue:

I STAND UNMOVED FOR AMERICA

WILLIAM JOEL STONE
Born in
Madison County Kentucky
May 7, 1848
Died at Washington, D.C.
April 14, 1918
Congressman 1885 - 1891
Governor 1895 - 1896
United States Senator 1903 - 1918Brass Plaque Left of Base:
A noble man * Wise * Brave * Patriotic Statesman * Untiring Champion of the Common People * Upholder of Civil and Religious Liberty * Defender of the Constitutional Rights of Nation, State and Humblest Citizen * Devoted to His Country and his State * He Never Failed a Friend, Avoided a Foe or Shunned a Duty

Brass Plaque Right of Base:
God Is and Is Good * I Am For America, Our America Above all the World * I Stand For the National Sovereignty in National Affairs and State Sovereignty in Local Affairs * The Prosperity and Happiness of the Greatest Possible Number Should be the Highest Aim of Government * Be True and Render Service

Address: 100 West Cherry St, Nevada, MO 64772 Website: [Web Link]

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