The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-10-29

The Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herala,
under the heading Of " The Immortal
Grady says:
With becoming ceremony Atlanta
has unveiled monument to Grady
a monument erected as a loving trib-
ute to one who loved the people among
whom he lived and whom he served so
we'll. At the foot of this shaft will
pause, in years to come, the people OF
every State, and not one will ever
look upon that bronze face and form
without kindly and tender thought
Not twice in nations history does a
man come upon the stage who wins
such universal love as Henry Grady
did. His public service was burst
in his death. For his name lives on
and on, and the new love he planted
in so many breasts where bitterness
had dwelt, will flourish and bloom
while a common flag floats over a
common country.
The New York Sun in kindly and
we'll considered editorial says:
The true significance OF the unveil-
ing of monument to Henry w.
Grady in Atlanta yesterday was ex-
hibited when Governor Hill, in his
admirable address, recalled the magic
effect Of Grady's speech at the New
England dinner in this town in 1886.
That was one OF the occasions
which have become exceeding few in
these modern days, when oratory,
with one impassioned stroke, full
filled a mission that no other agency
of human endeavor had been able to
completely accomplish. The orator
presented no unknown facts, but it
was the privilege of his genius to make
his hearers all over the whole earth see
the new South in the light in which it
was striving to be recognized. From
that moment bitter memories that had
yet fingered on both sides vanished,
and the nation felt the completeness
of its reunion as it had not felt it be-
fore. As Governor Hill we'll said
" Henry w. Gradys mission was a
mission of peace and the South can
not cherish his memory more dearly
than does the North.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle speaks
thus pleasantly of Gov Hill:
Governor David B. Hill made fine
impression upon Atlanta yesterday.
His address was d handsome tribute to
Grady, Georgia and the men of the
South. He entered into the spiri, of
the occasion with great zeal and spoke
with energy and enthusiasm. Gov
ernor Hill had evidently made study
of the lessons of Grady's lite and gave
a correct Interpretation of his work,
and of the estimation in which the
journalist was held in Georgia.
The presence in this State of the
Governor of New York of course has
no political significance. He comes
in response to formal invitation to
perform an important friendly Office
for the friends Of the dead Georgian.
As governor of a great State, however,
his visit has public interest, and the
fact that his name has been more than
once suggested for the highest Office
in the nation invests him with addi-
tional importance.
Governor Hill has made fine State
executive, and he has just been hon.
ored with the highest Office his State
can confer, a seat in the national SEN
ate. His political opponents have
never charged him with corruption of
any kind. His public life, SO far as
we know, has been without stain. He
is politician, a leader of men,
shrewd manager, and statesman of
tact and ability. He has been placed
in very embarrassing positions in New