The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-11
SENATOR DANIEL's ORATION.
His Eloquent Review of the Life Of Mar,

Washington-Two Id-als Represented.
President Cleveland again stepped for
ward, and. IN a few well-chosen sentences,
introduced Senator Daniel. the orator of
the occasion. Said he: On a day like
this, Of which Virginia should feel proud,
she is peculiarly fortunate In having
within her borders one who ls better fitted
than any man In the whole country of
perfOrming the duties of the occasion.
She could not nnd one more ht than the
distinguished son whom she has selected.
| introduce 10 you Senator John W.
Daniel. As the President spoke he was
several times Interrupted by OutDursts OF
applause. When he closed "a moments
silence followed, which was broken by
a prolonged shout When 70 subsidized the
silver-tongued senator turning gracefully
first 10 the President, then 10 the ladies
and lastly to the great assembly.
impressively commenced one Of the ablest
oratorical efforts of his life.
The Senator spoke as follows:
Alr. President of the United Sta-es,
Ladies of the Mary Washington Monu-
meut Association my counrymen:
George Washington was the uOblest fig
ure that ever stood in the forefront of
a Nations life.
We are gathered to-day around his
mothers grave
"All that ! am" said he. 81 owe to
my mother" All that we are as nation
we owe 10 him His debt IS ours. It is
many times multiplied II is ever grow
ing as the ever-growlng republic Illus
trates I'm its virtues and I'M It's faults
alike the merit OF his example and the
wisdom Of his teachings. Beholding this
monument. we rejoice that this debt is
acknowledged and realize that no iimita-
ton of time can bar rendition of justice
10 a noble fame.
Our gratitude gOes forth 30 our coun-
tryWomen who have 50 Wortniiy achieved
This work Men attempted it. and left
IL half-accompllshed The State and the
Federal governments alike contemplated,
discussed and postponed it. our noble
women undertook II. and 10 is done.
We thank you. madame, YOU AIRS.
President. and your companions or the
Mary Washington Monument Association.
Your success is your reward and you
will be- henceforth blended IN our venera-
ton with her whose name is carved
upon this sacred stone. II was fitting in
deed. that your pious hands should rear
the first monument on the earth. erected
bv women to woman. and fitting, too.
that it should bear the name of Mary.
the Mother Of Washington.
TWO IDEALS REPRESENTED.
This stone represents two ideals-woman-
Is excellence and patriotic duty. They
are inseparabe Love for the mother
is the drst. as il is the most constant
ana sacred emotion OF our being Affec-
ton spreads 10 the family, clan. tribe,
or Deople to which We belong and
then twines around inanimate objects
attracted to them by the magnetism OF
association IL fas,ens 10 birthplace, to
living place, TO home. 10 motherland, 70
fatherIand country. This is the genesis
and evolution OF patriotism. But love OF
country is only a figure Of speech We
cannot love the insensate earth, Whica can
give back no responsive speech or glance
or sympathy. Love must 80 from ana 20
the living our countrymen are our coun-
try. Home is the pure original fountain
from which all patriotism must flow, ana
the stream can never rise above It's
source. AS the woman Is the man IS
As the man and woman are the nome
is. and as the home SO the country snow
me refined, enlightened, virtuous, ana IN
dustrious homes. and l Will show you
good government and great hatloI.
The nation is the aggregate. the homes
is the inspiration. Discuss constitutions
administrations and policies as we may
the outcome must depend upon the sub
soil they spring from. Make the homes
all right. and the rest will follow This
is woman's mission. our race, the young
est that has framed language, nodded
constitution and made a name, has
recognized that mission and held 1t sa-
cred. other races roam the earth Tor
pele and adventure and c0ndescend 20
inferior connections. our race roams the
earth only to find the spot on which
TO build its homes. Indeed, IL never quits
home. II carries home with H. wife ana
child. the domestic animals, and plants
the household goods go where II goes
over the stormy billows, into the wilder
ness, and even to the verge OF battle.
II Is beautiful legend of the Kappa
hammock that when Spottswood and his
companions came sailing hither the air
was made vocal by the English swallows
that they brought with them. The stars
might change, but they would make the
skies resonant still with the songs OF
the olden homes.
You have reared this beautiful obesisA