The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-03


Their sons went forth to battle wnh
spain.
Another Lee Of Virginia swla was found.
The beloved Fitzhugh-to prove the pa
triot strain.
Daunt,ess he stood against the spanlard's
hate.
Fearless. with reachery on every hand.
Defender OF his country's Consulate,
Guarding the standard Of his native
land
Dear Richmond. these the thoughts that
stir the soul
or thy proud sons who see thee now ar
rayCd.
In peaceful beauty where the thunder
roll.
or battle once its dreadful music made.
Live. In the glory Of thy splendid past
And IN thy greater glory yet 20 be-
Loved city OF the South. while life shall
last.
My hear,-a sons heart. Richmond
beats for thee"
az Historical Interest.
Because Of the character Of is PEOPLE
Us commercial Importance. aud it, his
icric fame. I am confident that all VII
commend the choice which has brought
rs tcseiher 10 the city before which those
their peerless armies in the greatest war
q modern times. as thereby We may he
reminded Of that which we should not
forget especially IN this eampsiga year.
that a Grant and a Lee now wear the
same uniform. and that the latest addition
10 the battieships Of the United States
bears the name OF a state In which was
located the fret capital Of the Confed-
eracy. a name made famous IN naval an
he al
can commerce from the seas. and which
was sunk OF the coast Of France by the
KearssrRe on a beautiful sunday morn
Ing IN June OF 1854 That which re,lothcd
a Lee In blue and placed an Aiabama
amongst the warships OF the United
States. eyidencing. as Il happily does. that
we are again. and more than ever before.
one people. has brought It's burdens. I
will not call them the White Mans Bur
dens" but they are ours. and We must
bear them one way or another though
Just how We should bear them ! do not
propose 20 discuss. but u II altogether
proper that / should call your aitent on
10 some features OF conditions resulting
from the late war with Spain. and the
foreign policy cf our country during the
past eight or nine years. that must affect
more or less directly \ large number of
the members Of this associa lion. Our nag
has been carried into distant parts OF the
world how long q will fiy Ia those parts.
and just what 70 will there represent, no
one can now cay, hut this may be sate'y
said We have broken our commerci3A
shell and the trade Of our country VIII
never again be pushed back within the
confines OF the United States. This new
condition tho bankers OF the country must
meet. for they are the custodians OF the
money OF the country. and " they DO not
use inteliigently and 20 the best advan-
tage its medium OF exchange. others. for
clgners. will reap rewards that should be
ours, for rcst assured that We will no be
permitted TO long do awkardly, slowly
and extensively what We can be better
done by others. Excellence Of service will
be demanded Of us and therefore We
hust educate ourselves in the commerce
OF the world.
BANKERS Depend on Good Times.
THAT some OF the leaders 81 the people
should find & TO their advantage 90 decrY
the patriotism Of bankers IS ] am sure.
a source OF regret 20 all che members 81
this association: but ! may venture TO
say. without fear OF successful contradic-
ton. that no other single class OF men are
so dependent on good times a. bankers
and none do more TO make times good or
stand more bravely in the breach and sac
untold evils that follow in rs tran. than
bankers And no one class Of men. from
the days Of RobeU Morris 10 the present
time. have made more personal sacrifices
and venturcd their fortunes more freely
for their country than American bankers
and yet some who must know this hest
tate not TO induce many 20 believe that
bankers arc the enemies Of their country.
Let ua hope that the eyer-increasing in
teliigence OF the people will soon make
them impervious 10 such unjussihable mis-
representation and such unmiugated dem
asoguy a. now misleads them 20 the IN
Jury OF their most important interests.
Let us. the bankers OF che country IN the
meantime go steadily along the pathway
that conservative hut progressive CONNER
ciai methods marks out for us. working
in the future. as We have In the past. Tor
che prosperity OF the people In times of
peace and the honor and safety 81 our
country IN the trouhlous times Of wan
which let us pray. may not come upon
us again In our generation"
Tonight the visiting bankers were given
a reception at the jefferson Hotel and at
1881 O'Clock sat down TO an elegant ban
quet.