Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-10-31
Speaks for Itself.

thS olN luSt', III IeBtTu W inc INS'
union here conveyed to the readers
of the INDEPENDENT an erroneous
impression of what he said, and thus
placed him before them in an unen
viabIe attitude, and one not war
:, ranted by what he had written. We
have been unfortunate if, indeed,
= the character of our comment did
injustice to our neighbOr, with whom
our relations have always been SO
pleasant. We take pleasure in afford
ing him an opportunity to speak for
himself, and therefore reproduce be-
low his article Of the 3rd inst, upon
which our comment of the 10th in
slant was made:
ECHOES FROM THE LEwISBURG
Without question the
Confederate Reunion at Lewisburg
last week will be memorable for
years to come. 1t was a grand de.
monstration and its managers are TO
be congratulated. The arrangements
! for the entertainment of the veteran
soldiers were capital and the banquet
spead for them in the largo eXposi-
ton hall on the Fair Grounds could
not be surpassed.
But it is really no dIsparagemPnt
of our excellent Greenbrier friends
| to say that the occasion which truly
did them honor was not quite equal
to the great Reunion held here in
Monroe on Aug. 3lst. 1t seems al
most ungraciouS to say this much,
but the inquiry on the part Of the
people is SO universal that we can
hardly avoid some comparison
There can scarcely be doubt that
the crowd here was larger by 1000.
That is the general opinion of those
who attended both meetings. OF
course the exceptional fame Of Gen.
eral Gordon contributed importantly
to bring out the people here. The
parade here was rather etter organ
lied, and the enthusiasm which il pX-
cited was noticeably greater. More
young ladies rode in the procession
here than at Lewisburg. Our sugar
grove was a more agreeable spot than
the Fair Grounds where shade was
very scant. Better order was pre-
served during the speaking here than
at Dewisburg. But this don't mean
that our good Grocnbrier friends
didn't do handsomely, or that we
Monroe folks didn't enjoy their abun-
dant hospitality and have glorious
time. The fact is they have some
mighty winning ways about them
over there, and they can put to use
good idea caught from others as
quick as any people in the world
They fairly beat us in the matter of
Of decorations old Lewisburg did |
look beautiful, indeed-and they had |
better music than we had. Black |
ford'S Band from Staunton and the |
Rocky Point Corner Band covered |
themselves with honor. Take it all |
in all il was delightful OCCASION
Monroe County Hdtchman.
NEGRO DAY" At ATLANTA.-I
The address Of the Rev. j. w. E.
Bowen, a prominent negro educator
Of the South, AT the celebration of
=" Negro Day" at the Exposition on
the 22nd has attracted much atten-
ton. After saying that the educa-
ton Of the negro should be on par
with that Of the white. he referred
to lynchings as follows:
/" As Il representative of the think
ing people of my race take off NY
hat To the white IMAM OF this country.
North or South, when he swears by
all that liveih that the sanctity of
his home and the purity of his family
shall be maintained at every hazard.
We have come to learn that the
purity Of woman means the purity
of the family and the purity of the
family purity of race and nation,
and whatsoever insults that purity is
an enemy to society and in league
with hell. We simply ask that the
sins Of the vicious he not charged to
the whole race. Our training on
the whole has not been what il
should have been, but the race is
making heroic effort to expel from
its system all the virus of degrading
sin, and thus far we have made pro-
gress. We do not ask that the
criminal escape, but that the court
shall ferl ct out his crime by due pro-
cess of law. We ask that justice be
meted out to all criminals, black and
white"