Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-11
The Monument to Presiuent p"N'>'

charleston News and COuTlerJ
In III. address which was publshed
Yesterday the Davis Monument AssOeia
lion Of Richmond. appeal 10 CONFEDERATE
canrs To ladies' Memorial associations. 70
southern women and old 'ohl'irt d'e ~
diers everywhere To the cons OF me ,on
fe~ierate soldiers. ana 10 psopis ~ =, ~
class who admire patriotic heroi-n, 10 o.
game plans and Efforts In their resp.c,inse
spheres In support or the eIdtel"i 49,
which the association mas now tn,'ii1
taken after some necessary DELAY W n"i,'
a monument to Pr sident DAVIS al hith-
mond which shall be worthy OF IN.
soldier statesman who lei US "oIuly v.
the cause OF CONSTITUTIONS !lrrao o,rfo,tc
which We fought. worthy OF the pay , ,o,,C
survivors Of the great struggle. anu WI
thy Of the children OF tn men VINO Ioi !,
lowed the battle-fiag of the ConitleIacE
Such an appeal should ma response az
once in every Rome in the Contrderacy.
They saw truly that I'VE owe II 10 our
selves TO build worthy nohni.ieu' 81. ,i,
thus transmit TO posterlty the srtdt ~ ~,
ciples OF constitutional government, ly'
which W. fought and OF when our I'll
dent was the leader and the living enbohl-
ment." and We should not need 70 w ie
minded again Of srch an obIedtloii, .-e,,,
Every one OF those 10 Wnom the ptcseiit
iuvitation is addressed should take IL
home to himself or herself. ana Try 10 70.
ward the good work that Is proposel -
be done In every city and town anu VII
lag. In South Carolina the tontsdtrdte
soldiers the women OF the tO1federdtf;
and their sons and daughters. shouia
meet AT once in their several OrSahl1d-
tons and arrange for collecting ana loI
warling without delay Whatever cohul-
buttons they can obtain. Every nome ~
the country can take part IN the "yIh
when SO organized Not much ~ askeu
from any society or organization or per
son but every one should contribute soile-
thing. VII -ther little or much. Inc value
OF the monument for its purpose VIII ue,
penG largely on the general character y,
such contributions. II should rcpirsehe
every family Ia this state. ana We mop
il Will III, ,ta-
The Confederate camps apd l-aults III e
marital associations and the Daughters
OF the Confeleracy and the sons OF ,On,
f.drrate Veterans In Charleston shouli
not he behindhand in their efforts III the
cause They should rather set the ~
annie OF prompt work and hDefal elNius
10 the kindred sOcietl : THROUGHOUT IN
State We cannot stand idle ana Mat lVi
the people of Richmond, or OF NrEhl.
and the other Southern states, 10 Dulii
the monument for them ana US. ~ VIII
represent as much for US as for the peo-
ple OF any other State. and II VIII stanG
Tor all time, to testify TO our posteilty
and 10 the world in what regard We nsiu
the character and services OF the soiulsi
statesman who led as, and the cause IN
which he led US We should make II "or-
thy OF him and Of ourselves. Refneinoei
ali that the COnfeGeFacy meant ioI Us
during those four years or trials. anu t.
member that the monument 20 our Only
President viii express II all 10 the gen
erations that shah come after US. As II
will be lasting memorial let IL DE
proud and honorable one.