How did Joseph Pulitzer save the Statue of Liberty

When France sent the Statue of Liberty (SOL) to the US, it still needed a pedestal to stand on. This pedestal would have cost around $250,000 so a fundraising committee was set up whilst the SOL sat in storage. Funds were not raised well and the committee threatened to send the SOL back to France. Pulitzer sponsored small fundraising events such as boxing matches and art shows. He also wrote multiple editorials about the plight of the SOL. He raised around $102,000 and sent it to the committee and slowly the goal of $250000 was met due to Pulitzers persuasion.

Answer:In his most famous editorial, Pulitzer wrote, "We must raise the money! The World is the people's paper, and now it appeals to the people to come forward and raise the money." He went on to add: ... The money was sent to the Statue of Liberty's fundraising committee, and the monument's future in New York was secured.