New-York tribune., 1886-05-07
FORAKER on JEFF DIIIS
FRIENDSHIP FOR TIE MEN WHO FOUGHT BRAvrLY
But NOT FOR CONsPIRAToR

rprrvDsurp FOR THg MEN WHO FOUGHT BRAyrLY,
But NOT FOR A CONsPIRAToR
CoLUMBUs Ohio, May Gan evening paper
publishes a dispatch from Richmond Va, intimatins
tnst Governor Foraker would better not attend ths
General Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
sonth to which he elected fratelnai delegate Ihs
d,snatcl said that the Governors recent utIerahces
about Jeff Davis and the South were the cause OF tb'
feeling among the Southern Methodists Governor
Foraker said tonight
$50 far as attending the conference Is cohcerned'
wrote our board OF bishops that other engagements
would prevent my gong to Richmond as adelegite 10
far n, what said about JEFF Davis Is concerned. have
no apoloqies to make Much OF the feeling that seems
to have aroused Is due no doubt TO thc TACT ss
only misleading extract OF my remarks seems
to have been published IN the E'''ern
and Southern papers What said was:
never vet have The time since the War or before
the War closed outside OF the hostile lines coid
not clasp hands and have respect for the brave man
who coId take his life his hands aud BATH for hs
con vstons though they We're ever so wrong there"r
IL is that | can understand why the peoP'e 0.
the South can honor these men VINO "ets
led into contest Bat cannot understand
why they should honor such as Jeier,on DAVIS VINO;
attempt to destroy best Government tina, se COOL
Lord ever permitted the people to S:o ssse psv.
who talks about liberty represents man sas,
ey OF secession and rebellion the and nfames Of
Libby and Anderscnyille all 10 snos. .naa
To talk OF him as llustrious statesman. VINO Is 70
be honored with Washington in history, - 20 ineus
oyery sentiment OF loyalty and decency ~ 'hs sFess
country he wickedly did SO much TO destroy
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM JEFF DAVIS
SAVANNAH Nav 6.-The most prominent
feature OF to-day's festivities Ia connection WIN
rho Chatham Artillery Centennial was the unveiDs
NJ the new bronze tablets on the monumens
TO General Nathaniel Greene OF Revolutionary fame.
The orsion OF the occasion was delivered Oy T. T. Jones
OF Augusta Among the prominent gentlemen on tho
speakers standwere Governor McDanieJefer'on Davis
General John b. Gordon. General A. II. L'wton. Mayor
vse.e of Montgomery, Ala, and Mayor Lester OF
savannah At the conclusion OF the firing OF the salute.
calls were made FOR Mr. Davis III response to which no
rose amid tremendous cheering. Ths gathering no
said y, ;s"sa@s sa nsaus Of syauush with this cen,sn
Mai event The two occasions, that OF the Chatham
Artillery Centennial aud the honoring OF OF the memory
OF General Nathaniel Greene were most happily
leland leland and Georgia stood shoulder %
was In that great OF history that Rhode Island
gave her son to Georgia TO defend the common prncs
pies of state sovereignty ana eonsnSna a nv, moI,W r
which lived theh' hVcs now, anu ""iV" '""' NV '"'
e.et IL irne he SAIL that Immediately after the late
war Georgia seemed for time ohave lost her brthrsh
huf abe re gaued her freedom aud whRhode
stands shoulder shoulder IN defence OF consutuos
liberty Georgia threw open her arms 10 receive ".o
her hosom that patriotic son OF Rhode Island. lAp
pausel In l776 the colonies acquired stats
They revoed from the Mother Country ,n,r touSnt is
A. i"sr cause nowl Never Has Georgia lost .hc state
sovereignty which with R.cs eru.nsa 70 earth vii
rise again. You may hold II down LOT ume vu. y
rise again Its might clothed ID an .ho ~ ,nsss
,nss ,So liberty, The state sovereignty
xS,cn they "n ina 776 aud which Nathaniei ,Hr.ene
tho sou Of RhSis s'n Isai can never die thank You
for tho honor 0. your rcgard anu nope "'" "'' WV"
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