Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-22
AN ERA ar coon FEELING.

Events of the past two weeks have
contributed greatly to the development
of Il sentiment of fraternity. good will
and mutual respect between the people
of the north and south. Everybody in
both sections realizes that the hearty
differentiation al. Louisville of, the union
and confederate veterans was Il good
thing. fully iustifying in ats moral
effects the wisdom of holding the Grand
Army encampment on southern soil.
The proverbial hospitality of Kentucky
was put to its strongest test and cX-
| cceded the highest expectations. while
the opportunity afforded the southern
| people to attest their devotion to the
union and the dag was improved in the
fullest measure. This was followed by
the dedication of the Chickamauga Ma
tional park. where thousands of the men
of both armies who had fought with
desperate vnlor on hat historic field met
ana mingled in cordial fellowship. vic
tors and ~vanquished equally heroes II
equally representative of the indOmi-
table courage of the American soldier.
The sentiment that prevailed among
these veterans and is held by all pat
triotic citizens was well expressed by
Governor Mckinley of Ohio. "Thc bitter
peSs and rescntmentS of the war belong
to the past and its glories are the com
mon heritage of us all. What was won
in that great conflict belongs just as Sc
Curely 10 those who lost ms to those who
~triumphed. The future is in our com-
mon keeping. the sacred trust of all the
people. Let us make it worthy of the
glorious men who died for it on this and
other fields of the war" The u%tterances
Of the men who fought for the con
federacy were eloquent in declarations
Of loyalty to the union and vcneration of
the flag. and they We're as sincere as
they were eloquent. If there are any
who do not share these sentiments they
are men. as Governor Mckinley said,
"who fought on either Side-wh0 could
get on the one side or the other as occa-
sion or interest demanded" They are the
men who seek personal advantage by
e~ndeavoring to keep alive the resent
ments and animoSitieS of the war. The
influence of such. however, in either sec
ton grows less from year to year and
will diminish more rapidly in the future
than in the past.
The exposition ut Atlanta will have a
decided effect in promoting good feeling
and mutual respect between the sec
ions. 1t Is a splendid illustration of
southern enterprise, and, as the Atlanta
Constitution recently said, it will give
an opportunity to the people of the
north and northwest to see and study
the people OF the south. Thousands of
intelligent people of the north will visit
the exposition, and seeing there IN OBJ
ject lesson of the sOuth's our and
material development, while expert
encing ut the same time the hospitality,
the liberalitS and the progressive spirit
of the peOplGuo6othe south, will return
with better impressions of that section
and Il higher Eegard for our southern
brethren. "a few may still be found
there who regrettth failure of the con-
federacy and in whose hearts still ran
kles hatred cot the north, but these in
veterate maldontents have no regard
from the meh who are engaged in build
ing up the new south aud strengthen
ing there the conditions of a higher civil
lization, They are isolated examples of
the vindictiyeness inspired by the insti-
tuition of slavery.
The people of the north heartily wei
come every sign that comes from the
south of II better feeling there, especially
every evidence of Il strengthening of the
sentiment of loyalty to the union. The
north is glad of the material develop
ment and prosperity of the south be-
cause the progress of that section is
shared in by the whole country. 1t
is a portion of the union rich in re-
sources and opportunities and it is graf
flying to all patriotic Americans to