The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-21

spire greater eMorI among the people
 of his respective section. It was not
 cial advantages of Attica, nor the eter- nal stronghold of Lacedemon that
 made them the sublime. theme of the
 immortal bard. or the proud home of
 ancient heroism and liberty. It was
 the lofty spirit and unselfish patriot
 ism of the individual citizen that made
 Marathon and Platea, Salamis and
 Thermopylae possibilities. It was not
 Italy's genial cline Kissing the spark ling waters of the Mediterranean, fan ned by Afric sunny breezes, and over which stands sentinel the grand old Alps. crowned with eternal snow, and made immortal by the brilliant ex- pioits of Hannibal and Napoleon.-It was not these that made Rome the proud mistress of the world,-but it was the incomparable patriotism of her individual citizenship.
 assert without fear of contradiction that the hope and future of our be- loved State depend upon to great ex- tent the pure motives that govern the individual member of the press. Give me for editors in Alabama a class of men with lofty purposes and who have at heart the highest interest of our State. and we will always have a patriotic citizenship and great prosperity. The country editor who-and 1t matters not however humble he may be, or how small or insignificant his paper may be--who can induce one successful en- | terprise to come into his section, or | can influence the parent of one child l to patronize his neighboring school has done incolculable good for his State and can well be called patriot.
 | wish to be understood. Though I am a Democrat, I still believe in fu- | ture sunshine in this country. Though l another party has carried us to peril ous heights and we have great ques- | tions before us, though many danger ous pitfalls may be along our coun- | try,s pathways to greater prosperity, believe that an Unseen Hand Is guid- | ing us, and blazing out the way, and l we, shall not heed the syren voices. or | fall a victim Scylla on the one side, or Charybris on the other.
 Tn the darkest night of our trials | this country was severely tested and | its strength and greatness proven all 1 the way from Valley Forge to York; town. from Appomattox to Gettysburg, | and last but not least from Manila to Santiago. Though the tide of i battle in one case was against us. yet when Lee laid down his sword near Richmond and promised loyalty to this Union, he spoke for every freeman south of Mason and Dixon Lipe. Though grave problems have since confronted us, the Press as a whole
 has ever been true to the highest in. terest of the South and to our State. l The assembling of one hundred and l fifty-five delegates on Capitol Hill as~ sures us in no uncertain words that right and justice will triumph and that there will be in Alabama in future peace. happiness. and prosperity among both races. There are editors mem- bers of this Association who have
 grown gray battling for the best in-
 etrest of our State and to them to great extent we owe our condition. We | who belong to another generation who | belong to the New South-no, not to the New South, but the Old South with changed conditions-we wish to assure
 you that we will take up the work you must leave unfinished and endeavor to carry it on until this section shall stand the peer in education and material prosperity of any on earth. In the great work for the Press man shall not alone be the potent factor, here is
 a sphere for woman-here is place for great opportunities and usefulness. I am to a certain extent an advocate of | woman's rights. While do not be- l lieve she should enter the political
 arena and take part in the turmoils of political battles, do believe she should follow more the gentler pursuits of life. | In a silent way the power and influence
 of woman will be felt in the political | and material progress of our country.
 Long ago when Israefs Great Prophet stood upon the mountain tops with fearful eyes lamenting and saddened heart, the apostacy of his ingrate peo- pie there swept passed him a furious tornado-then came the mighty earth quake rending the mountains and breaking into pieces huge rocks-then came the roaring and consuming fire. After all this mighty noise material
 wreckage had passed away there well
 upon the ear of the astounded man of God a still small voice. God was not in the tornado, nor in the earthquake,
 nor in the roaring consuming fire, but
 he was in that small voice. Potent
 influence Is not always found in gaudy
 display nor in the dazzle of splendid
 galaxies, nor in the noise of beating
 drum or trumpet blast. Those great powers that make human kind, that
 develop wealth, that build cities. and floods the world with tide of civiliza- ton are not always noisy. So it Is with
 the work and influence of woman. The
 Great Master of the Universe in His
 infinite wisdom sent woman, into the
 world not to occupy the rougher walks
 of life but as @ flower to bless, beauti- fly, and brighten by the fragrance of
 her influence. Journalism when con-
 ducted on a high plain is one of her true spheres. There her pure thoughts
 and noble aspirations can find express
 sion and go out into the world to
 elevate and prosper human kind. My fellow members of the Press. a
 great power is in our hands, a great
 work is before us. let us go back
 home approach our duties with renew ed zeal and a fresh conservation, car rying in each heart the beautiful and
 patriotic words of that noble woman teacher at Livingston:
 Little. little can give thee, Alabama, mother mine,
 But that little. hand, brain, spirit, all | have and am are thine
 Take O, take the gift and giver, take and serve myself with me
 Alabama, Alabama, I will, aye be true to thee.
 Gathering this inspiration MT. Presi- dent and infusing 1t among our people | the day will not be far distant when | the wondering pilgrim from every quarter of the globe shall come to pay | homage at the shrine of wisdom,
 patriotism. and perfection in peace, prosperity and plenty. Then | like the ancient Roman citizen, we will