The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-24
EX.VICE PRESIDENTS
PATRIOTIC SPEECH
ADLAI STEVENSON ADDRESsES GREAT
CROWDS CHARLOTTE
Cause OF Common Countrywide Refers to
thH Indlvisahio Union OF Indestructible
States at Mecklnnburg Monument
sUnveIling.

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Charlotte, May 2O.-The whole
State joined with Charlotte today in
unveiling handsome granite mon
ument to The memory of the signers
of tho Mecklenburg declaration of
independence, which was drawn up
here on May 20, 1775.
There was notable pageant in
tho early morning of floats decorated
! with tho national colors and tillod
with young ladies representing tho
various States, and illustrating many
patriotic themes. There was loug
cavalcade Of horsemen in the uni
form Of tho continental soldier, and
numerous carriages filled with dis
tinguished guests, but the chief fea-
ture was the great line of veterans,
there being four brigados of them,
under command Of Major j. G..
Hall. Half Il dozen tattered battle
flags were carried during tho parade.
T.. B. Mcdowell was master of cere-
monies. Prayer was offered by
Rev. j. Fl. Howerton, ID. d., of tho
First Presbyterian church.
ExVice President Adlai Il. Stew
ems n was introduced by j. P.~Cald-
we'll, editor Of the Observer, and
made the principal speech of tho oc-
casion. An extract relating to cur
rent events is as follows:
''Standiug upon this historic spot,
consecrated by the blood of the he
roes, we lift up our hearts in graft
tude to Gou, that he has beon
pleased to vouchsafe to our fathers
and to us snch country. The des-
cendants of tho heroes Of Mecklon-
burg, Of Guiliord and Of Kings
Mountain can never forgot that this
flag is the symbol Of constitutional
liberty-the eternal symbol Of an in
divisable union Of indestructiblo
States You should never forget
that all our hopes and aspirations are
bound up in the constitution Of our
fathers. Guard this constitution rs
the very lark of tho covenant
cat whatever cost, tho federal
union--this grand union of people
and Of States-bequested us by our
fathers, must bo the heritage Of the
future generations Of our country
men. Let him be accounted tho
common enemy, who whatever tho
pretext, would weaken The cord that
binds all the States and sections
Of our common country in fraternal
union. Remembering that 'our
greatest interest is peace yet wo can.
not close our eyes to tho perlls that
may como from foreign jealousies
and aggression. Need I romind you
that when dangers from abroad
threaten, party banners arc furled--
party names forgotten? Recent
events have but emphasized the
words of Webster: Our politics 90
no further than tho warter's edge
We study the things that make for
peace; but must never forget that
worse, oven than war, with all it's
horrors, is national dishonor. If
object lesson has been needed that
wo arc indeed ono people, it is had
in the gfad response Of each State of
the union to tho declaration of war
against the traditio~al enemy of
liberty and of humanity. We're it
needed to repel tho invasion from
our own shores; to release Cuba from
the iron hand of the oppressor; or,
to carry in triumph the flag to tho
heart Of the enemy's country, who
does not know that from ull sections
of tho republic an army f American
froemen would gather, greater than
in tho ages past over followed the
banners Of Xerxes or Of Alexander" ."
Gov Atkinson of Georgia followed
with brief but patriotic speech.
The Charlotte Obs erver's $50
prlzo poem, was road by Col. II. 9.
Jones, Of Charlotte Tho poem was
entitled "Tho Vanguard Of the Rev
olution," andsis tho composition of
Rev. w. Moore, d. d., Professor of
Hebrew at Union Theological Sem
mary, Hampden-s n-si lney, Va, and a
native of Charlotte.
Mrs. Gen. StoI oval Jackson and
Mrs. Gen. d. III. Hill were among
those on tho stand.
The monument Of Barre, Vermont
granite, an obelisk forty feet high,
was thon Iii v,iled by aLu unber of
young ladies, descended from the
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