The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-05

i've OF political Spolls. DE Oectneu I'll
official reward. lie could have been
governor OF Georgia, but refufed it. he
could have been senator of the United
states. but declined it. He remained
plain Mr. Grady Nearly all the other
orators of the political arena, as soon as
the election is over, go TO Washington,
OF Albany, or Harrisburg, or Atlanta, to
get in city or State or national office re-
ward for their services, and not getting
what they want spend the rest Of the
time of that admiration in pouring about
the management of public affairs or ours
ing Harrison OF Cleveland. When the
great political campaigns were over Mr..
Grady went homo to his newspapers. He
demonstrated that il is possible TO toll
for principles which he thought to bc
right, simply because they were right.
Christian patriotism is too rare com
modify IN this country. Surel the jny
of living under such free institutions as
those established here ought to be enough
reward for political fidelity. Among all
the great writer's that stood at the last
presidential election on Democratic and
Republican platforms you cacnot recall!
in your mind ten who were not them
selves looking for remunerative appoint
ments. Aye, you can count them all on
the fingers of one hand. The most IL
lustrious specimen OF that style Of msr
for the last ten years nas Henry W.
Grady.
Again, Dir. Grady stood for the new
hot
meet three other men, one to speak for
| the new North, another for the new East
and another for the rev West. The
| bravest .paech made for the last quarter
OF century was that made by Mr.. Grady
at the New England dinner in New York
about two or three years ago. ! sat with
him that evening, and know something
of his sD1ieties, for be was to tread on
| dangerous ground, and might by one
misspoken word have antsgonized fol-
ever both sections. His speech was a
| victory that thrilled all Of US who heard
him and all who read him. That speech,
great for wisdom, great for kindness,
great for paci6catiou, great for bravery,
will 60 down to the generations with
Webster's speech AZ Bunker Hill, William
Wirt's speech at the arraisnment OF
Aaron Burr, Edmund Burke's speech on
Warren Hastings, Robert Emmet'sispeech
for his own viudlestion.
! Who will in conspicuous ac.ioa repre-
sent the new North as be did the DeH
Southa Who shall come forth for the
new East sad who for the new West
Let old political issues be buried, let old
grudges die. Let new theories be launch
/ ed. With the coming IL Of a new nation
at the gates of Castle Garden every year
and the wheat bin and corn crib of oul
land enlarged with every harvest, and
vast multitude OF our population still
plunged 10 illiteracy to DC educated, apc
moral questicrs abroad Involving the
very existence of our republic, let the
old political platforms tba: are worn
eaten be dropped and platforms thai
shall be made OF two planks, the one th.
Ten Commandments and the other the
Sermon Oh the Mount, lifted for all o.
US to stand on. But there are lot o.
old politicians grumbling ell srsund th'
sky who don's want new South, a ne"
North, new East Or new West. The!
have some old war speeches that the
: prepared in 1861, that in sll our autum
nal elections they feel called upon to IN
fict upon the country. They grow loude
, and louder in proportion as they ar
pushed buck further and further, and tn
Henry w. Gradys come to the front
But the mandate, think, has gone forti
from the throne OF God that ne7
American nation shall take the place @
tie old, and the new has been baptized
for God, aud liberty, and justice, aat
peace, and morality. and religion.
And now our much lamented frient
has gone to give account. Suddenly th
facile and potent pen is laid down aut
|, the eloquent tongue is silent. Whsta l
. there no safeguard against fatal disease
: The inpersouation of stout health va
Mr.. Grady. What coupsctuess of mus
} Gle! What rudy complexion! Wba
flashing eyesl Standing with him in
group OF swenty or thirty persons a
Piedmont, be looked the heslthiess, a
bis spirit, were the blithest. Shall "
: never feel again the hearty grasp Of hi
! hand or be magoesised with bis elo
, queucea Mea of the great roll, men o
, the pen, men Of sit. men Of power, if ou
friend had to 90 when the call csme
9 so must yeu when your call comes
S When God asks You what have you don
! with your pen or your eloquence or you
r wealth or your social position, will yo
j be able to give a satisfactory answer
: What have We been writing all thes
, ! yearss II mirtb, has it beer inroceu
y mirth or that which lacerates
From our pen have there com
9 forth productions healthy OF poisonous
: In the last great day when the wsrrio
e muat give account Of what he has don
, with his sword, and the merchant wha
be has done with his yard stick, and th
e mason what he has done with his trowe1
f and the artist what be has done with hi
! pencil, We shall haveto give account o
f what we have done with our pen. Their
are gold pens and diamond pens an
pens of exquisite manufacture, and ever.
] few weeks see new kind of pen, eac
t said to he better than the other; but j
the great day OF our arraignmeDt befor
, the judge of quick ana dead that will b
: the most beautiful pen, whether gold 0
steel or quill, which never wrote a pro
fame or uuclean or cruel word, OF whiel
f from the day it Was carved, or split a
! the nib, dr. pped from its point kindres
and encouragement and help and graft
{ tude to God and benediction for man.
May God comfort that torn up South
, err home and all the homes Of this coun
try and of all the world which have bee,
swept by this plague OF irfuenzs, which
has deepened sometimes into pnoumoni'
and sometimes into trphus, and the vic
, tins OF which are counted by the tel
thousand! Satan, who is the "Prince O.
the Power OF the Air." has heen poison
, iag the atmosphere in all nations. Thougt
it is the first time in our remembrance
be has done the same tning before. II