The Forrest City times., 1890-06-14
THE PROPOSED CHANT MONUMENT


 Tho wealthy southerncr who is said to have declared his intention the other day of sub scribnK eN0D to a subscription of fiU0OUO to build ' monument to General Grant. provided New York did not take hold by September ought not to wait upon that contingency.
 Let New York build it's monument There Is no reason why there should not bc two. A umcnts each momnttns hvher ,ssn rn shc z" a, m"'
 Therc has never been mOr0 suspicious moment than the present for inxuguratin1 a movement of this. kind. The closing of the ceremonies attendant upon the unveiling oi the monument of I.cc should have witnessed the beginning of q general movement in the direction oi monument to Grant.
 The South's first duty was to its great com mantier--the greatest soldier aud the trucsl man the world over knew. Robert D. Lee The ncxt Is to that other great soldier and of tho vanquishcd heru. but returned It to him with message of peace and good will.
 lt would not only bo n natural and graceful thing to do. but It Is in the nature of n duty the southern people owe. not so much to the memory of Grant as to themselves.
 We believe that such fund, properly started and handled. would swell to proportions never before reached for a purpose of this kind Avalanche.
 The above shows one of the great political maladies of the South. X rich southerner proposing to give Sao,- 0O0 towards monument to Grant sounds to us like that southerner is following diseased, distorted mind If he was of the same political faith us Grant. and opposed to secession, lei him give his money and let southern newspapers remain silent. If he is 1; true southerner he ought to be remind ed of the many brave confederat, soldiers whose life-blood moisted tn, earth while confronting the invader ol his domestic rights, and whose lasl resting place is to-day marked only b, two-cent board. Let him be remind. ed of the hundreds of brave Southerl officers whose veins gave up their best blood, and whose life "cbbed and flowed" it's last time as, face to face they raised their voices and arms if defense of their property, their liberty and the virtue of Southern mothers wives, daughters, sisters. and sweet hearts, against such invaders as lait waste the beautiful valley of tht Shenandoah. and devastated the faii country in a well-knowa March to the Sea'-remind him that these gallant officers are without spires to poin, posterity to the illustrious names oI those true, faithful SoEthcrners, who gave their lives in defense of right and justice.
 "A statesman like Grant deserves !, scofe of monuments. each mounting higl,or than the other" Then. If Southern money is to h,iild them the confeslcrates above named, deserve sixteen hundred each.
 This editorial shows diseased con ii,ion of Southern democratic leader. ship. It shows that this same leader ship does not alway express its honest sentiments, from the fear, '.our North ern friends will not stand by us in national politics."
 It Is not only liumiliating. but is |, surremdering of manhood, on the lleeIs of the sectional speeches and abuse of Gen, K K Lee, by Northern politicians, to publisl, such an editorial in n demo- cratic newspaper. It Is virtually say ing, all right conquorers; the world knows 1t is not natural for us to love you. but you abuse us all you wish, we'll pretend to love you, and it mat ters not whether it is love or fear so we remain humble and unresentful."