The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-06

tile nations established on our soil
| Steam and electricity, that have made
| Il new world. were then the dreams OF
| madmen. The young American of to
| day looks forward to Il mighty nation
| of 300 100000 of freemen, leading the
| world to peace. freedom and justice
| Men and nations must go forward or
| backward. They cannot stand still. II
is the law Of nature. We are not dy-
| ing. Therefore our mission is forward,
| When Old Glory is raised over Manila,
no combination of European tyrants on
earth with devils in Hell can ever haul
| it down.
In spite of the steady pouring down
of rain and the flashes of lightning many
ladies and more men We're out at Metro
politan Hall last night to hear Mr.
Dixon lecture on Cuba. the Battle Cry
IF Freedom" He was introduced by
Mr.. \. h. Broughton and was received
with cheers and applause. Ii was a war
speech-"red hot and still n heating
from start to finish. He commenced
with the declaration that war is the re-
suit Of conflict between the forces of
right and the forces of wrong, and
will never end rs long rs there is a ty-
Rant bii IL titttUt.. i HIS Is UtcdtlSt lllDfai
principles cannot be compromised. He
inveighed strongly against the peace
1T any price" party, and cited India as
the example of what becomes Of Il nation
that will not contend. Its people are
all doomed to slavery. The man or M
ton that ceases to struggle must die.
Christ said Il came into the world not
tn bring peace but Il sword" meaning
hat ic FL,
truth men must fight.
AS nation we are passing through n
period of spiritual exaltation such as we
have never known before.
The dream of the fathers has been
realized The great thought of the ma
ton is one. The Catholics and Protest
ants. the North and the South. march
under one flag and sing the same
patriotic airs. This breaks down all
barriers. The scholar and the unlettered
peasant are on common plane When
Miss Helen Gould gave 100000 to
prosecute the war. she was the sister
Of every patriot.
''Fitzhugh Lee is the most popular
general in the Federal army" continued
Mr.. Dixon. "He is more popular in New
York than in Virginia and in Kansas
than in the South. | thank God that
when the time come for the first great
sacrifice. it was given to the South, with
its legacy Of sorrow, its deserted fields,
its burdens Of suspicion TO receive
the greatest glory. | thank God
that the noble young North Caroinian
taught the nation how to struggle and
how to die. From the old oaks
and grateful shades of this lovely
city, Worth Bagley went on the
deck Of the Winslow TO meet death with
smile on his face. dying gloriously for
a united an, glorious Republic. Bagley.
Hobson. Blue--three Of the noblest heroes
Of the struggle-~all of North Carolina
blood. When the news of the death of
Worth Bagley came and his pure young
face looked out from the types. | turned
to my law license hanging on my wall
and saw that it had been signed by his
father. The world is not SO large.
This Republic was 123 years old yes
terday. In that time England has won
four great battles and lost two: France
gained 4 and lost 2. Austria gained )
and lost >. Russia won 3 and lost :.
Germany won 3 and lost 2, and Spain
has waged ) and lost every one. That
is the record of the great powers across
the Atlantic. The United States has
ioNSHi HNc SItdi tiltiitN anu Nou tNtiS
one of them. and has never met defeat.
The future will duplicate the past
Mr. Dixon entered into an argument
showing that the war could not have
been averted, and declared that it is Il
Christ-like war, inaugurated for the
uplifting of humanity With nothing to
gain. this country heard the. cali and
needed because it is Christian nation
Iaf
from such disinterested patriotic mo
tives.
Why do we love soldiers? Because
it is the business of soldiers to die for
their country. When nation does not
love its soldiers. it is rotten at the heart
and is ready for burial. We admire
our statesmen we love our soldiers. The
greatest monument ever erected in the
world to any man is the monument TO-
General Washington. The reference TO
Washington and the simple and massive
monument was very beautiful.
Mr. Dixon referred to the fact that
our forefathers had to settle their pro-
blem without the light Of precedent.
They blaZed out n way. We must not
be parrots. repeating their words. but
must continue their good work. We
are beginning a new era. 1T is our
second heroic period For thirty years
we have been dominated by the CONNER
cial spirit. and the Almighty dollar has
overshadowed patriotism and all else.
We have now begun with Il new idea
and we have set forth Il new ideal Of
manhood. He pictured Roosevelt, the
millionaire from New York. riding side
by side with the unlettered cowboy from
the West, teaching the lesson that all
are brethren.
Touching upon the problems that will
confront us when the war is ended, Mr..
Dixon said that Washington's Farewell
address was admirable for its time when
the thirteen colonies were surrounded by
French. Spanish and English posses
sions. and we were weak. Since it was
written the prophecy There shall be no
more sea" has been fulfilled. We must
now face the full responsibilities that tla
war has put upon us.
Il believe" said he. tragically, that
when the flag Of the United States is
lifted over any public building or over
any land, there are not enough enemies
Of the Republic enough small men in
this country, or devils in hell TO ever
tear it down again. That would be II