The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-11
FROM
EAGLE EYE



Since / wrote my last letter to the
Republican" our esteemed president,
William Mckinley, has made "A South
ern trip and received a warm welcome
from the people who voted against him
in the national campaign. Mr.. Nc
Kirley in many respects wins univer-
sal admiration. His g eat Protective
Tariff Act gave him more than a ma
tiOuai fame-made him Presid inland
he will go down to immortality wear
inE a wreath of glory woven in the
looms of his own genius. He differs
with Washington in the respect that
he is last in war. He is a greater
peace President than was the Father
of His Country, and now that our
bloody strife with Spain is at an endh
goes South to assure its citizens that
the unplgasantness of 'G1 to '65 is
really forgotten. He congratulated the
SOutherners that our recent struggle
with Spain had given assurance that
we are at last mutually one people W tn
one dag. No North, no South and the
spirit of secession sleeping with the
bones of those who attempted to en-
force it. This picture is more beauti-
full than true. The fact that our
Southern boys joined with Us to free
Cuba is not full philosophical a sur
anCa that they have no gri vance
against the North. 1t simply showed
their patriotism and love of justice.
Help from England on the same score
would not indicate that she conformed
to our manner Of government. Blood
brothers may join to oppose a common
foe but the partial viii of a deceased
parent will create eternal enmity be-
tween them. Besides the SOutherners'
conception Of liberty is somewhat
different to ours. You your own phil
osophy may term it broader or mar
al
enjoy and the additional liberty to
enslave the negro. No matter what
their national utterances may be, this
is their innate home feeling. Then they
have the memory Of the Lost Cause,
which means so much to them. Still
our worthy Pres dent congr ratulate5
them as good forgetters and gracious
cOnformers against their wishes) To
our way Of thinking. That Mr. McKin-
ley is mistaken in this respect seems
very likely, but then his wish may be
father to the thought Against his
utterances have the authority of
SEVERAL COMMERCIAL MEN
who know more about the Southern
people than perhaps our good Presi-
dent can ever expect to know. They
have been doing business with the
| Confederates and circulating amOna
I them for years, and as we have very
well enlightened men who are business
tourists their opinions, based on close
| association with the subject, are enti-
| tied to the highest respect, and numer-
[ ically should be of greater weight thar
[ that Of him who simply visits the sec
/ tlOn. All Of these men say that the
/ South stillbelieves in slavery, and tha
/ the Lost Cause Is its second nature
They even hold from what they have
/ been constantly observing down ther,
/ that the South will open warfare on Us
/ again when it feels that il is able Il
accomplish its purpose. / might re
/ mind brother Mckinley Of the fu-
! neral Of the daughter Of Jeff Davi,
/ which occurred after the Southern boys
had offered themselves to help conquer
I spain. If he read the papers at tha
/ time he viii remember that all alonl
the line Of the funeral procession tho
rebel flags hung from every window
These flags are being made continuously
since the war and IL the spirit didu'
/ PROMPT them and the demand for then
I continue to exist they would long ag.
have been relegated 10 obscurity. If ou
I good President, who said In his SOutherI
. speech that we had but one flag IN thi
ed The SOutherners to burn the rebel flag
he might now hold a different opinion on
. the matter. II ne were telling the truti
|.he need have no fear to make such a re
quest but the untimelness evidence,
. on the face Of the latter ind Gates
lack Of veracity on the part OF the for
tianity was almost dead, He afterward
ran for Governor of Illinois, and learne
TO his great surprise that II was verl
much healthier than he had thought /
to be. on this important subject W.
have the immortal utterance Of Fathe
Ryan. the rebel poet priest who, writing
Of secession, says: Its cradle Is IT'S mar
tvr's grave" Tom Moore Irelands IA
nous bard says something like this:
You may break, you may shatter th
vase If you Will,
But the scent Of the roses viii clini
round it still,
And so with the South The bones o
the original prime movers may be con
signed 20 earth. but the spirit Of 5eces
/ sion VIII still hover among those who ar
/ left beh nd. We see no pictures Of tn
/ North and South being united only il
northern newspapers. Southern paper
never portray them. Tn fact southern ar
lists " n not make them. Thus you haV
the reasons Of Eagle Eye" for differ
| ing with Mr.. Mckinley I'm a part Of III
famous southern speech, but you ais
have your choice OF belief While all o
us admire HIM as our President, and a
a very able representative OF the mos
perfect form OF government on earth
YET we are not bound TO believe that al