The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-05
"REVIVAL OF PATRIOTISM"
Hon. Champ Clark Addresses Ken
tuck;ans at Lexington.


Lexington. Ky. July 4.-Hon. Champ
Clark of Missouri delivered the Fourth
Of July Grafton at the celebration here to-
day his subject being "A Revival of Pa
u.ousm." He said in part:
"If I had my way about it. in every cal
endar and almanac printed in this country
hsnceforth and forever, the Sth of March,
1885, would appear in blood red characters
as a dale worthy of our most grateful re-
memhrance, for that was the day when
our great civil war really closed, and
when The Spanish war one of the most
righteous of modern times, began. That
day no congressman thought of his party,
hut every one thought only of his coun-
try That day the House of Representa-
uyes-Democrats Republicans, Populists
without a man missing, performed the
most gigantic piece of confidence seen
among men since the world began by plac-
me in the hands of President Mckinley,
without condition and without reserve, $780,
0000o
As Democrat of Democrats, I am
happy 10 the belief that President Nc
hIney did not abuse that confidence, so
freely bestowed. AS an American, 1 am
proud to think that no man ever did or
ever VIII hold that high position who
would oetray such sacred trust
II 1t did no other good, the Spanish
war made us once more a united people;
united in fact, as well as in name. This
aone was worth all the cost of blood and
Years and treasure. But it did more. 1t
ausht foreign nations potent fact,
winch We knew before, that, while we
adye fought each other viciously and fe-
IocIously on economic questions and will
1l"uuue to do so, when We are engaged
N'n foreign foe, our contentious cease
low water mark. Beyond that we are
an'Hcans and Americans only. ready
"N united and unquailing hearts to con-
iron. d world in arms.
WIN respect to party affiliations we
Ivy IN the splendid deeds of our soldiers
aHu seaman who fought common enemy
without thought of politics
..e - mere between the Atlantic and Pa
o Republican with soul so small
10 withhold his full measure of glory
b1,n Young Hobson. because he is an Ala
INA democrat? If so. he is unworthy
b,o. 41'HetIean citizenship. Within the
h. s confines of the republic can there
" loUhd Democrat so base as to wish
" deprive Col Theodore Roosevelt of the
Ben,.u,loinl Oh VaIor because he is a New York
eountryman. '''''i ny
low, ',e "ell-beloved. indeed, the best be-
Cen CO. man IN the great war Congress was
~ tsi.1oe Wheeler of Alabama. On that
triotI eighth Of March we were all pa
sa, =, udt II IS no derogatlon to others to
NAM, l',al Gen. Wheeler was the most ram
ratbos ' patriot of us all. War has its
frst "a as wen as glory; and since Nimrod
has nr[ III Iorth to battle, I think no fed
r5at ptgsented a more pathetic scene than
fever VI oId Joe Wheeler, burning with
elsaro,.a ana patriotism his white hair
5po h' tiiE IN the wind, charging up Santi-
o1s i 5,.. 20 place on foreign soil the glori-
v5io, 'tler OF the republic, to pull down
years ne bad devoted four of the best
Our nv, spanish war enables us to add to
The r,aet uues of pre-eminence that of
sun 0Tl nsgnanimous people under the
elapsad "o centuries and half have
and opl, since the civil war in England;
Recently at this late day have thew suf-
Oliver recovered to build monument TO
The beor. tomwell, the Lord Protector. in
Her OF London.
dere5 b III thirty years after Lee surren-
fedora ragged and famished army CON
amore veterans hold high command
the nS,,, u,e soldiers of the union. and are
delights "a iavorites whom the republic