The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02
THE STUDENT IN POLITICS.
rrnGE sPEER's Tribute TO THE
SCHOLAR ~ PUBLIC LIFE.

oid snuth-Thc Manly Part Ia lie
PLAYED ia the struggle negro
nomination an Imaginary Portent.
Atlanta. Dec. 1.-The annual banquet
Vain. chi Ph Fraternity was held here
,a.r.e.L Prominent members OF the so
..v were present from many secsons.
rsee Emory speer Of the United States
rer,ct Court was the principal speaker.
a subject was The Student ~ Polids."
lFc speer condemned secuonalsm
ID. spoke Of the position Of the soush as
to-day 10 national politics. lie said
f4rt
seorria we 90 not ne q % enh noe
state pride. ! therefore puposeI5 e
c.n trom charging upon the .ustrious
.olee men Of the state whl have LETT
. impress upon nluona AID ilterna-
.s.4 history. 10 Georsians their anne
amiuar as household words and
..aa wen partially recount their vir-
~. ard t4eir acAieveinluts 4, mignt &C.
some uuhapp4uts. &c our VIsitirls
...a from otne ata-es
tr.at tnea arr the puIl osefll lessons
:. 8. imprinted upon the minds Of the col
l.fe bred yoIth %. The ..try oy tines
,o.o.-.4 D. "a e. q tne p4st2
tI should say tae supreme duty
80 -sHIns aLd gviug ful expression
ta- ..ii4t of national Amerlcauism
,a " spite OF an That The selfish par
t-.r .r tus NARROW seetilnal!st may con-
,. Narfh or south. is the bed rock
..0.r.- la every American heart. The
r.t..et lace biBJt, a hlas-Dound and con
..na.I apostle II Hate who TO advance
liz t1..ca4 fortunes would seek 90 en-
..g.s.a sectional amino titles. 10 rekindle
,4 ts. aud fury Of battle 20 the danger
a. a..Ou Doe never exposed his bilious cue
.l should be stamped into nothinsneas
is 80 indignant ana contempiuous PEG
IL lie should be the special mark Tor
-. aetas.atlou Of youns men on whose
f,.. shine the radiance OF the future.
Ana er-rnaiiy must we strive until W
-.. Hc hlea plane OF normal con-
..lara. American politics. VINO can
.s.uat. tnc intellectual ana political DE-
4.r which b. threatened 10 the
taa ot these Southern states BY habit
.farture frlu that lofty principle the
u., % ,le Individual voter which
basis % American government;
Hrt ecutieut Georgian was there
v ul uo. blush with shame when
,..te from tHis state arose iu resent
f....4. ,uuyeutlur. ana uF0Red tuat 1e
olu. from state which WuId suppuri
nlr cludId1te the convention might
,1oo-e nominated uD0u any platform the
convention mcht adopt Alas. Is there
60 Georgian there in the blaze Of the ma
TONS eye 60 voice the pride and indcpcid-
suaa oi tle Empire Stlte-the home 81
FORSYTH. ol Stevens. OF Hll OF Lamar ana
enc beuI ron % the iliustrious whose fear
Jess sfate-mauship ana intellectual power.
l..ar cHelest glory.
i..Ir che opinion OF Gen. Rohert
amu- OF this iiustreus man, Richard
Malcolm johnson wrote: Ills was the
greatest intellect ] ever knew" or him
Alexander d.. stephens sali that "He had
,Ha1a Mus to govern tie North Amer
i.aH ointment ii- letter is before ne
I3tH.t-tto years ago this great south
wrote.
ia.tF conventions IN the South have
d.f. % 'ha people ~ al real control over
principles OF men 81 The Democratic
Ne Ltss as the result, Demo rat
4 without Demo rattle principles
r. mcc.auc representadves without
I1in -lples az all Under our present
,Ae people are absolutely poweriss
5000.
1't .s the remedy? Go back 70 first
.eipi.'. The necessities OF the country
t'r he past ten years have compelled the
people 20 unite Tor the common
ti-etN. THIS is no LONGER nee
"-lf}. indeed was never necessary. 90
extent DO was carried and must Doe ar
rested or it will soon be forever impos-
t'f io restore good government In the
i'i states.
ms i.uetrious Georgian, tAe compa-
i of Clay Webster ana calhoun. spoke
te truth then and g. is tne truth now
ben TIE people were actuated by the
te principles OF popular government 20
EaIll Doe referred. when the individual