The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-02

protested publicly against the injustice or the proposition to disfrancnfse all the colored race because many Of them have forfeited their rights and to give the high privilege of voting to any man of white skin because his an- cestors have deserved 1t. To your Convention now in session in Mont- gomery l. a Southern man. the son Of 8 slave owner, commend the words of Colonel Hawkins who grew gray in the service of Alabama. You all know that when applied to by red. black or white. I looked not to color but to the Justice of the claim.'''
 The speaker then called attention to the isolation of the South in politics. and counselled wiser and broader conception of our duties to our com mon country. He showed how this iso- lation had come into being, but con- tended that national and international affairs ought to claim our attention as well as the narrower interests of our own States and section, paying a pass ing tribute to Herbert, Hannis Taylor, Senator Morgan and others as being of this larger mould.
 We want young men," said he, mot bumptious and conceited. jerking their thumbs over their shoulders in derision Of their fathers views, not ,shrewd and 0heap ps OooStAh6 tudL they Cdh odh- booxle the masses and cajole them into all folly or by some lying cunning eu- chre them out of sacred rights, rot narrow-minded and retrogressive in an age Of startling progress, but loyal to their consciences, their whole country and the causes they espouse. making their country's cause their own and with consciences Quickened to all high duties"
 Referring at some length to Ala bama's men of letters and insisting that the great author must have strong local attachments he said: We want Southern writers who love the land of the pine and the mocking bird, the wide sweeping marshes and the old red hills. the land of ruins, which holds the poets heart where'er he goes, but these Southern writers should conceive of their tasks with ca-holicity and with reference to the outer world. Let me explain; no cringing, fawning, time serving, smirking, apologetic attitude, no lowing to judgments pronounced by those in distant capitals merely be- cause they are distant, no repudiating of home opinions because they are do- mestic, but frank, open, manly bear ing that, in self respecting dignity and fit humility. may banish the contro- versial and the distrustful air that hovers around their writings"
 The speaker here emphasized the opportunities of the South in letters, indicating her attractive prospects and her possible achievements, and made 1t clear that this Southern field would attract authors and that the Southern men must cultivate this field or sur render to others more capable. King ship in letters belongs to the man who can.
 In final preparation for his more i'm mediate theme, he spoke of the rolig- ious conservatism of the South, of it's preservative force in morals and the demand this created for strong rul- pit and a powerful press. The pulpit dare not be weaker than the pew. the press than the practised reader. With this rapid review of the present condi- tions and demands, he asked whether new adjustments in education were necessary? Does our present education educate? Waiving any technical dis cussion of the problems of pedag ogy the speaker said:
 We ore sometimes discouraged l,e- cause we hear so much of m ,thcds. and measures destined to revolu :ion ze education. Far-fetched theories are propounded, new fangled not.ons brought forward by professional fad dists who usually know nothing but their fads, and We begin to rub our eyes and ask, Is there some new thing under the sun? are the old tired methods all at fault? is there some newer thing to be attempted? It is reassuring in such confusion 70 e. state the problem. even though the statement does not help us ia the solution. The problem now $, ever was and ever will be, how to make men. If you prefer to state 1t somc- what geometrically, given the bas'', on what lines shall we erect the pyranidal man. How shall we square the circle: that is, out of the full circle If the youths incipient and latent powers how shall we make man four sQuare?"
 Appealing then to the young Alabam- ians before him in the name of their distinguished ancestors and splendid achievements of their State, the speak CT proceeded to discuss the making of a man physically, mentally, morally, and spiritually. Pa discrininat1d be- tween the use and abuse of athletics, between developing the body Tor its own sake and for the sake of render ing it more efficient. The stress and strenuousness of our present life re- ouires strong bodies developed to the highest point of efficiency and stored with reserve force for the day of strain. He illustrated this at longsh and pointed out the crimlnality C. all vices that lessened the physical na- ture. He was especially severe upon those colleges who find no higher pur- pose than to train bodies. Insisting upon the development of mind, he cis- tinguished between knowledge and
 wisdom. The bright. trained mind is in demand. Thinking is at a premium. Clear headedness can be coined into dollars. He defended the college grad uate and urged full development of the mind. and the hard work necessary thereto. Many a man dies Of worry, but the martyrs to work tue few. Scholars should be recognize ed and en- couraged but scholars should be men studying not mere students.
 Recalling the knowledge life has brought me and facing the life knowl- edge has taught me. I declare ss the ] result of my experience t,nd my read | ing alike" he said, that aver and
 above all earthly possessions the mightiest and the holiest thing IS Character. In education we are con cerned much about minds, less, per haps, about bodies. and least of all l fear. about morals. I would reverse them; above all else in education, have regard for growth of character, next see to it that no bodies are wrecked hy vice or inattention, and then sha-p- en wits and cultivate powers. If this view prevailed. we would ask more ok