The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-27
Memories of the Great Dead
to be Kept Green.
THE SENATES TRIBUTE
TO THE SOLDIERS WHO TEAR
ED DISHONOR ONLY"
F.P. JONES SEATED FROM I4rH DISTRICT
Republicans Voted With Democrats to Atopt the
Report Of the Elections Committee.
Goodwin, Populist, Alone No'
tsd Against It.

Goodwin, Fopulis', Alone No.
tsd Against it.
There is something about the Confed-
crate soldier that inspires oratory-cyen
in Republican President. 1t was only
natural that when the bin providing for
Il suitable record of the deeds of the
Confederate soldier came up in the Sen
ate of the State that furnished more
Confederate soldiers than any other
that there should have been speaking
and good speaking-for the man who
could not speak with the deeds of the
boys in gray for his theme, would have
nothing Ciceronian about him.
Men of all shades of political belief
spoke, and men who are usually silent,
and when the time came to vote every
Senator stood.
Senator Justice, who seldom speaks
and always to the purpose, spoke first
and paid a splendid tribute to the pri-
vate soldier, whom, above all, he said,
il was the purpose of the bill to keep
tinued, that there will be one chapter
of the book, written by some capable
hand. devoted to the women OF North
Carolina. During the struggle no man.
showed greater heroism than they.
Another chapter would put in the book
is history of that war Governor whose
eagle eye was over all to protect the
women and children of North Carolina.
When the history OF North Carolina
shall go down to our children | would
have it inspire them to VOW that no
alien, no inferior, shall ever take charge
of this State"
Senator Jackson, the venerable Sen
at0r from the Eighth district, spoke for
the first time during the session and
received the most profound attention;
Il speak as one who was engaged in the
times from 1S61-'65. When / came
here, came pledged to vote for no
extravaganza. When | saw the charac-
ter of this body | knew | should not be
asked to do so. | shall endeavOr tC
be economical, but in voting for this
bill | am not violating this obligation;
| am doing one of the highest duties
that can dcvolve upon a representative
Of an enlightened people. | am sure
there will not be even murmer against
eXpending the few paltry hundreds that
will be required to preserve the deeds
of those brave men. Rather should ]
be condemned did | oppose it. In pass
ing this bill we are preserving the mem
Ories of men as brave as ever drew a
sword or pulled trigger. And they
were not rebels. either. but brave men
who would court death thousand
times rather than suffer any act of dis
honor" Senator Jackson appealed for
the unanimous passage nf- the BILL
Senator Brown. speaking briefly, said
that he stood for those who knew not
the conflict but who took no pride the
less in the splendid achievements of
those who were engaged in it.
Senator Glenn spoke eloquently and
with much feeling: Though my hair
is gray, was too young TO so to the
war. But / had father who offered
UP his life in defence of a country he
loved better. He sleeps in an unknown
grave. His grave was digged with the
bayonets of his faithful privates and
there is no shaft save that of the inn
memorial mountain to cast Il shadow oy-
cr that grave. If | did not give to this
bill my heartiest support | should be
unworthy OF that father. May my
tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth
and my own arm fall palsied if ever
| shall rise to oppose the perpetuation
of the memory OF the soldiers and the
women of my State"
Senator Franks, speaking for the Re
publicans, said: II have not considered
that there is any politics in this matter.
The party we represent has more old
Confederate soldiers among it's white vot-
ers in proportion than any other party.
We are in favor of this resolution, and if
Il bill comes up to help the old soldiers
/ am in favor of voting them every
dollar we can spare, and more. | shah
vote for this bill
Senator Fullcr's speech was well
worded, graceful. and pathetic in its ref |
erence to the colored race, Certainly !
his suggestion that the faithful colored |
people who cared for the women and |
children of the South during the war
should be remembered in our history is |
one that win commend itself TO all right |
minded people. That would be simple |
justice. not generosity. Senator Fuller |
said Il come from a county that has |
given the State as able men as any.
IL it were represented by an Anglo-Sax-
on today he would he for this measure |
would suggest in behalf of my race |
that somewhere there be n little foot
note to commemorate the poor negroes /
who staid at home and made the cot |
ton and corn while the white men