The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-22

| that man IS wrong. 1t Is the birthriSht OF
! an American to espOuse such principles
! as he chooses. to advocate them where he
! VIII, under law. l would maintain that
right for men who differ with me, as l
would for myself. But some things go
| deeper than craftsmanship; they touch the
very honor, the integrity. the good name
! of our country; they are fundamental;
they require action. There Is room for
discussion of methods, OF ways and
means. But there is no room for denial,
for refusal to protect the credit and good
fame of our country. The duty of the
Georgian and OF the New Yorker is the
same; and IL is a paramount duty.
/ do not discriminate on account of lat
itude, on account of section-one country
and one flag; one law and all men equal
under it: let the strife be to see who shall
most promote the welfare of this grand
commonwealth. l could praise and ad-
mlre no man more in the Senate than your
Senator Gordon for his reliable words in
the Senate in defense of the rights of tho
government to maintain and execute its
laws and the promotion of domestic
tranquility" and the peaceful movement
Of citizens and OF commerce. With admi-
ration and gratitude we all thanked him
in New York.
refuse every appeal to sectional feel
ing. l am as proud as the Roman whose
proudest boast was II am a Roman citi-
zen" l have found new inspiration to-
day In your city, as / looked on the series
of monuments which adorn it's squares
and teach the unity of our country and
the nobleness Of American citizenship.
Who can stand unmoyed by the monu-
ments of Jasper and of Pulaski, who gave
their lives for Georgia and her associate
colonies in the struggle for liberty? The
first an Irish American; the last an he
roic Pole" Who can stand beside the
70 hn Of
Island blacksmith" and not feel the mys-
tic cords of memory thrill with patriotic
feeling? THE patriot and friend of
Washington" whom Washington selected
in one of the darkest periods
of the revolution to rescue the
in. When 1 think of that other debt
which we all owe, Greene INDICATED the
sagacity of Washington by his splendid
service and constancy. But Virginia gave
us Washington, who gave you Greene.
To the noble patience and watchless
fortitude of Washington and his associ-
ates We owe our freedom. North and
south stood solid in manly courage and de-
votion; their citizens risked everything
that this country might be united and
free. Shall any now love the part more
than the whole? Shall any talk of north
against the south? Shall any array the
east against the west? 1t is parricidal and
unnatural. Some things are fundamental;
this is one Of them. The first study of
every citizen of the United States in poll
tics should be to see that he so acts that
no harm shall come to the republic. That
hundreds of thousands of men in the
south feel this dominating sentiment I
am convinced. for 1 have seen the evil
dence of 1t in the last month in several
states, which I have visited. BY mutual
help only shall we realize the hopes and
the aims for which Washington and
Greene fought and for which the heroic
Pole died. Shall any make their sacri-
fees in vain? Henry l.. Lamb.