The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
A Little American History.


Atlanta, Gs Apri, ~ The obser.
vauce Of Memorial Day 10 Atlanta was
Wsde notable BY speech delivered
BY the Governor Of Georgis. 10 which
10 scored Republican fanatics" and
criticised the wsr in the Philippines
\ The spseoh wss made Of the pre-
seutatiou Of CROSSES OF honor to the
Vessrsas and vss loudly cheerhd
0ovesnos Chandler said in psrs
"You lought not to promote the
s0bition Of . crowned head, not for
coeQuest. not 10 force your Govern.
usus upon sn unwilling people, but
tos ths God given right Of local sslf
government
'You rsbslled against the domino.
tioo Of ssotiousl political party, led
oy fsnstics. Who did not and do not
believs 10 this cardinal doctrine, aud
Who were the sworn euimies of you
ssd your interests end your ius,itu.
OioO.
blinded BY fanasicism the leaders
Of THE ps,ty either could or would
not do you and your section justice
IL we're maligued and abused and
rsviled and slsndered.
''ls 10 . singulsr fact, as was Justly
said by distinguished Republicsn
4snaeor . lew years ago, that che
Northern conscience wac never
quiokened 10 full realization of the
snosuisy Of slavery uutil their own
bed been converted into gold. and the
gold hsd found . cafe Judgement
deep down In their pockets
THE Soothern people were goaded
into secesl'ion IN spite Of their love
for the Ocassitution and the Onion
perhaps both sides siuned % the
con6ict grew 66roer Let the ques
ticr rest whore the legend on the
beautiful bsdge you are 10 wear
places 70. Doe Vindice Let God
judge between 90.
81 do not mean to disparsge nor
iopugu the motives Of the gallant
men Who confronted us on hundred
osstledelds, nor Of shs great msss Of
shs people OF the non secedipg
etateo
"I On dsnounoipg The iaastios who
preeided st The birth Of the Republi.
eco party end nursed the bsnlline
iato vigorous manhood, aud taught
q the doctrine Of higher Law and
10 disregard the Limitations Of tho
constitution. reveree the precedenss
Of hundred years. and who, disre.
gsrding shs golden rule, preached
ffom the pulpit the doctrine of hate
instead Of 'pesoe on earth and good
will TO men,
This breed Of fanatics hss not run
out None Of them were ever killed
10 battle. for they did not 20. They
ere still In congress and ia the pulpit,
and ere preaching the same unholy
gospel They still dominate the
party OF Lincoln aud Seward aud
Chase. which denied to you in 1860
the blood.bought right of local self
govsrnmeut. end which 10 today
wsging war Of conquest against On
unonsnd'sg people 10000 miles
swsy. and denying TO them the
sights for which Washington and
Marion and Sumter aud the Lees
Sought on the felds of Camden and
Yorktown end Cowpens and Kings
Mountain, and for which you fought,
- no mon have fought in two thou
ssnd years, as Manassas and Shiloh.
Gettysburg snd Cbioksmauga The
same party. drunk with i,s excesses
Of usurpstioD. are in violation of the
spirit o. the cons,itutiop, holding q
million people on the isflsnd O Port
kioo 10 . state Of vsssalsge aud tax
ing them without representation, a.
they held you and taxed you in the
dsys Of reconstruction II 10 .
healthy sigu. however, that some of
the sblest and moss patriotic men of
this party are protesting sgsinst this
usorpstion Of power and this absn.
donmeut of the teschings of the
fathers sud the traditions of the re
public"
Mr.. Moody Tells OF tho Job