. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. History Mosaic, Mantel House Reading Room, Library of Congress Page 83 Mr. Elihu Vedder has adorned the five tympanums in theentrance to the reading-room. Corrupt legislation exhibitsa woman of careless and corrupt mien, sitting upon a thronewhose arms are cornucopias of money. She rejects the appealof her poverty-stricken subjects for help, and in place of theeven balance of justice holds a sliding scale that will easilylend itself to bribery—indicated by the bag of gold a rich manis placing in its pan. The voting urn is overturned, s
. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. History Mosaic, Mantel House Reading Room, Library of Congress Page 83 Mr. Elihu Vedder has adorned the five tympanums in theentrance to the reading-room. Corrupt legislation exhibitsa woman of careless and corrupt mien, sitting upon a thronewhose arms are cornucopias of money. She rejects the appealof her poverty-stricken subjects for help, and in place of theeven balance of justice holds a sliding scale that will easilylend itself to bribery—indicated by the bag of gold a rich manis placing in its pan. The voting urn is overturned, spillingits neglected ballots, and wealth is piled at the foot of thethrone. In the background the factories of the rich are activeand prosperous, while opposite the industries of the poor areidle. Anarchy is the result of such government, and is repre-sented raving with torch and wine cups upon the ruins of theState. 92 RAND McNALLY WASHINGTON GUIDE. Religion Main Entrance, North Corridor, First Floor Library of Congress On the other hand, good administration is a benign, yetpowerful personage, sitting upon a seat whose solidity is typifiedby the arch at its back, dispensing even justice. At her right,a figure winnows grain above a voting urn, selecting carefullythe wheat (good men) from the chaff in the filling of publicoffices; while at her left, an educated citizenship confirms suchchoice by the ballot. The beneficent sequel to this, peaceand prosperity, is displayed in the last of the series, where artsand agriculture flourish under governments fostering care. The North Corridor contains seven wall paintings byCharles S. Pearce. The most important fills the greatpanel at the east end, and depicts an idealization of TheFamily, under such circumstances as the poets imagine existin Arcadia. The father has returned from hunting and themother holds out the baby for his greeting, while other childrenand the aged parents cease their
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