The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-28

he ladies" said Senator Moody, and
thi~ was greatly arplauded- senator
o.asbuek didn't believe it would ever
10 : s,d csc} il loau.d-
-.ua:o. 2.nclel u BERTHE, made an
eloquent and elegant >peech in advoca-
cy IL Tire bin. lie sad he trusted 1t
was not mere sentiment that actuated
niu. VI mere the good women lead he
was ready t. follow Two years ago he
had voted 10 appropriate ten thousand
dollars. and it gave him pleasure now
la vote to loan ten thousand more =
complete The monument. Replying 20
senator Mewborne's assertion that
Egypt and Rome's Misunderstanding
countries fell because women We're
denied their true position IN those
countries. He said 1t was because
women were degraded there. He op-
posed giving women the ballot. but
declared that wherever women's inilu-
| ence was not recognized, morality and
patriotism waned. He alluded 10 the
monument being erected to the mem
orv of Col l.. l.. Polk, and paid high
tribute to his memory, and spoke beau
tifullv OF the lessons implanted by hon
oring great men. When this shaft
points toward the skies. coming legis-
lators will he encouraged TO erect other
monuments TO dead heroes. He feared
that here was tendency TO forget
those who had fought and died in
defense OF the State II the present
lack of patriotism grows he feared that
the heart Of the people would cease 10
beat IN unison with great deeds and IN
memory of great men He read, with
sorrow, he said, this extract from the
Caucasian
1T is not at all certain that any mon
uments ought TO be built on either side
to perpetuate the memories of our I'M
natural civil war. The sooner the ran
cors and hates OF that unhappy strug-
gle are forgotten by both North and
: South, the better it will be for the
whole country
, II honor the North" continued Mr.
Mitchell, ''fOr honOrlng and keeping
: fresh the memory OF their great men
: They are true to themselves and their
? heroes Let us not fail to honor om
5 brave dead. | know the people OF my
5 district. They are a brave and noble
people. They know that rendering
4. honor to the memory Of the brave mcI
is not keeping up sectIonali-m. but /
, teaching noble lessons OF patriotism e
2 tie youth OF tie land am not afrat
I to 90 back and tell them how voted.
=, He closed with a telling application o
: thi. scripture There is that which
I giveth and yet increaseth there j. th.a
. that withholdeth and tendeth to poy
e erty"
! Money invested in stone is no
/ wasted 1t Is the best educational in
vestment and the best instructor il
patriotism" was the best thought II
e the speech 1t deserves TO live
Senator Black. of Mitchell, did no
believe in in it. He wanted the money
to go to public schools.
Senator Paddson said the peopl,
, were even too poor to pay their take
and he could not therefore support the
proposition. TIL il cunninglv de
vised bid. There j. an attempt to ge
the money in a round about way Sen
atOr Moody interrupted "You desire
to put this money in the school fund
Would that not be roundabout way p
Mr.. Paddlson thought not 50 bad as t
put 1t in stone. Pay this, and anothel
$4,000 viii be demanded and SO on in
definitely
Senator Moody spoke again, and urg
ed Senators to weigh we'll the ac
ton .,eing taken today This none,
is trust fund. Let u administer i
for the benefit Of the cestul que trust
Bulld monument to our brave soldier
and if the men who paid this tax 9hal
call for 1t, he gave his word that TIA,
women would pay it back nv pee
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