The sun., 1901-07-06

litprate men who plotted III lSbU, ana
back of that, and made possible the great
war that should devastate the homes and
destroy the best fruits of our civilization
and overthrow the Union. What it il
literate men, ignorant men. who in the
war against Spain, a war OF humanity,
war uictnted 10y the almost unanimous
voice of the American people invaded the
armies Of our soldiers and sought to pro-
mote disruption and crime?
Here is history condcnsed-thc vital
fact of history recorded. 1t is not the
Caesars Napolcons or WnShingtons that
fight Il nations hattles-that make the
supreme proof of patriotic devotion.
i \, nnout the devotion Of the illiterate
men in the ranks the genius of these
commanders would he as fruitless as Il
| corn hill on the Sahara. There is a limit
ID genius. II plans but ii cannot execute.
General Grant could plan the campaign
+! OF SickSburg. He could not capture the
cilv. When the plan had been made and
the troops placed. ii required the assault
ia which the ilitcrate soldier. with his
mliskct. climbed the parapcts in the face
Of II he'll of fire and lead, and it was not
until the rebel general. Pcmbcrton, rea-
lizcd that another assault would bring the
nion troops into Nickshuig that he sur
rendered. So in every battle. So in
every national dilemma. enterprise or
work of progress the supreme and final
effort ana sacrifice is demanded of and
given by the people. and none, that are
physically able are too illiterate to stop
a bullet. Inen again the common people
il whom is the great body of illiteratcs
are always loyal. 1t is intelligence ana
education that conccives and promotes
! Tories of the revolution and the educated
white people Of the south of the tivi
War. There has been an Arnold. who's
genius as n soldier is well atteStcd; thcr,
was il Burr Than whom America has pro
,lncrd 10 moro brilliant intcllect an,
there was u Calhoun who stood as th
intellectual peer Of Webster and Clay
AHA there was Jefferson Davis am
Robert II. Lee and their colleagues VIII
hal for Years been the master minds il
t ihr Emitted States Congress and Of tn
/ army and navy. And Who against these
4 N Mashingtnn as tNP", great and glorlon
Y a$ hr was, was not IN educated maj
n Burr'S briliaucc may have saved lin
i ri.onl conviction Of treason, hut il ha
= itrilpInittN and Hi,li
i ~ compared with the men of humble
= aould, ana for loss intellectual attain
\ mput who were conspicuous in loyalt
i when he was plotting treason. Asain'
t Calhoun there Was .rau,l, "l,l. illitrm
Y you please, Andrew jackson. Whi
ID t0 @rniuS and power Of Il Webster and
II Clay could not "vrrmaStcr. the rna
i common sense genius of jackson end,
4 pllh the threat Of 4 halter Asain
u na,ts anl Lee Who? Lincoln, II
/, Hgckwoodsman and Grant, til" tame
~ l4Anr;ltrdt Yes they we're. Rut tn
u were essentially # the people, Of I'll
uass II llitcat" people whom the !
K ,aII,l educated class Is all tie time Il
~ ing to limit and r"pr"ss in the eXrrci
% II political privilege and power.
nd The success Of whnt Washington call
81 ~ experiment il government. the fonl
nd 4 July experiment. the spirit Of viii
eh Includes All mon III its equal ctiz'
j" hips, las disrrovrd all the doetril
n ,hroric~ IN which distmst Of the pcol
}le md fear Of their illitrrary and lack
y 'oyilty has been made prominent A. {
r. lIntS u danger e the republic SAT-
M lhs in ronss"rting and maintaining
M oll truth "all mn arr born free" aud
w uitlc q equality before the law.