The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
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b =, American Heard
'''' followed. He said:
ny here a few words
spear Of builders of this
-iSr ,, 'H in their various study
sn'iso single day the funds nee
re in ~, T','s 81. cess of this memo
insure -' ~. hut inevitable from
osl 3,y tribute unparalleled IN
da d. oiyi.ization was paid to
80, universities and COL
he H. 70 the remote schools
NJ ', md plains-in every dwell
ESQ IN oar broad land, songs
oa'o" i rra.ses were offered up,
ds az. .l,r[ 20 the youthful and
Of ~ our fathers. A memo
lei ,.5gne1t we doubt not, as
'p o'n,is Of those who. in the
q INST shape the destiny of
ny s,bools for the blind and
5l' s,tools for the Indians OF
dl' A,aeka schools for the
an4 s,rny south, little children
Iil s and millions from
A'' .arron schools-ail sent up
w. one who had in fact
W life his fortune and his
nat the Declaration of In
oL . ~, become a thing of real
1boujd be singled out more
later as the ideal patriot,
a ..r was the world and whose
human freedom,
,mln, 10 pc finally cast with
-. a metals, and by a pro-
.,1r bv the great masters OF
0,ork Of artists ahame with the
cs the subject.
ave- il will he a masterpiece of
,row that ethically. it will be
tss,imouial to France of the
nation. the pages of whose
neither be dimmed by age
nelorious by new friends.
summit reached the heavens
[,hstarce were of pure gold, it
1 he an echo-the material SYM
rrsator monument raised in the
~ t1enty millions of children
an the 18th day of october,
bildren. then. of our country,
daughter of Europe, let the
the credit be of rearing this
L. hearts we give it 70 France
IrId-a monument to liberty and
If man for all time and in all
,,onnment to the ideals of our
A a challenge TO the world of
and frlitiou of the principles
ders Of that government, born
Iulv + one hundred and TWEEN
brs ago.
hike men. live largely in hopes
lure and retrospection of the
puissant people to-day, but,
,kvard 10 those days, when
rom the womb of the revolution
he search of progress, we OBJ
ti5n Of scarcely three millions
insniration of one high ideal
in the mind of a boy may
man of the world, advance the
of man by gigantic strides-or
ID him, if need be, the rights
tdo1s Of liberty purchased in
b. the blood and brain of the
Hoys and girls of America build
Strenuous day, for come 1t viii.
u ipale in the shaping for the
HIS great structure shall be the
D. twentieth century youth of
And they will be true to the
have TO them-that this govern
h stand forever as viewed with
4 bye BY Lafayette "a lesson to
an example 10 the oppressed
kcluary for the rights of man
h Daniel Manning, represent
kugAters of the American Rev
Poke. after which Gen. Porter
Archbishop Ireland by reading
Pom President Mckinley to the
4 commencing the latter as an
\ preventative of American elo-
n patriotism, and referring to
4 paid 20 Lafayette as a new
a friendship between the two
rchbiShOp Ireland.
op Ireland's speech, was, in
lows
du Noher, Marquis de Lafay-
that words of mine could ex-
full burning love which our
ry slres did bear 10 this IL
~ OF old Auvergne. Oh. that
Pnounce his name with the rev.
winch my countrymen across
IN ne to reverence 1t before
oil France. In America two
me idols of our national wor-
lr1en Of tire-side tale, the in
the poets song. the theme
Tors discourse: The name of
as the Father of his country
dShlngton; and the name Of
aS the true and trusty friend
gion Gilbert Motier, Marquis
and rank, the favor of court
nigh distinction in the service
country, the endearments of
onhd-all that ambition could
2pportunity promise, the youth
summers put resolutely aside
lot with far-off people bat
r. FEARFUL odds-and that at
"hen their fortunes were at
enb, and hope had well nigh
theif standards. When the
Fmerlca in France sadly con-
ne was even unable to fur
\ 70 carry him and other vol
alaye'te said, II will buy a
aRe your men with me-"
Na age of the people. Every
mark a new advance iu the
march of Democracy. Po-
enents do not go backward;
40 not abandon except under
'hen only for a time. rights
sy We're once possessed, or the
they have once welded to