The leader., 1901-10-09
/, MONUMENT TO COL. POWER.

Nestor of Mississippi journalism, title
by which he was known and beloved
by members of the craft, and an hon
or in which he felt pardonable pride.
The Clarion Ledger, after a mature
consideration of the subject, has de
cided to launch this movement, believ-
ing that it is fitting for the plan to
originate in the paper with which the
deceased was 50 long associated, and
through the columns of which he
achieved his greatest distinction as a
journalist.
In this labor of love the co-opera-
ton and assistance of every news
paper in Mississippi is asked, and the
Clarion Ledger believes that they will
join in the laudable movement.
1t is desired that the monument be
erected through the efforts of the
newspapers of Mississippi and their
subscribers, aud in this way it will be
representative of the entire people of
the Commonwealth in which Col.
Power was so widely esteemed and
beloved.
To this end the Clarion Ledger
would suggest and request of every
newspaper in Mississippi to open its
columns for subscription list to
fund for this purpose, and to use its
best efforts in collecting a fund from
the people of its county.
The newspaper should head the list
with a subscription as liberal as the
means of the editor will allow, and the
Clarion Ledger believes that the edi-
tors will take up the great work and
make it success in every part of
Mississippi
No tribute could be too glorious, no
monument too towering, no shaft too
magnificent. to honor the distinguish
ed dead. His name is enshrined for
ever in the hearts of the people, and
will be loved and revered for genera
tions to come. But generations come
and generations go, and time i'll its
ceaselesS flight pauSeS only to think
of those whose memory has been per
petuated for all ages to come in stone
and bronze.
If suitable monument can be
erected to Col. Power through the
efforts of the Mississippi press, it will
be one of the greatest achievements
ever recorded in the history of Missis-
sippi journalism 1t is deserving
labor aud worthy of universal en-
dorsement.
The Clarion Ledger will subscribe
so toward the Power memorial monu-
ment, and print from day to day the
names of all the subscribers to the
fund.
Let other newspapers of the State
open their columns for subscriptions.
Send in your subscriptions and
let the good work continue at
once. If you can't give a large
amount send small one. The wild
ow's mite is equally as acceptable as
the larger donation of the capitalist
All should give something to the noble
work in honor of one of the States
most useful citizens.
THE LEADER heartily endorses this
proposition of the Clarion Ledger,
and earnestly hopes it will meet the
active and cordial cooperation of the
press and people of Mississippi, as it
should. In accordance with the Clar-
ion Ledger's suggestion, we today open
subscription list in THE LEADER for
the Power Memorial Fund and invite
subscriptions to same, either large or
small. The names of all subscribers.
with the amount contributed, will be
published, from time to time, in this
column and all funds collected duly
forwarded.
Col. Power was humanitarian in
the best and broadcast sense So
ready was he always to help to the eX-
tent of his ability all who appealed to
him for assistance in any way, that
one could but conclude that he found
his greatest happiness in serving and
being useful to others. Whether call
ed upon to meet the ordinary demands
of friendship, assist and nurse a sick
or wounded comrade in arms, help the
dependent widow and orphan, organ.
ize Howard Associations and collect
and distribute funds for the relief of
plague stricken communities, give of
his time and ripe experience for the
instruction or pleasure of his press
or Masonic brethren, or to discharge
the highest duties and responsibilities
of patriotism and good citizenship,
~ ulJ was CIV tl LldNlt Oh Il. over
that he did not promptly honor.
We think it specially appropriate
that the subscriptions to this monu-
ment should be small and numerous,
rather than large and few in number,
so that every one may be allowed to
participate in honoring the memory
nf Snah u Wa bona thn h1all Of
our public schools and colleges aud of
all the Sabbath schools of the State,
of which Col Power was the ever
faithful friend, will take the mat
ter up and give all of their pupils the
opportunity to contribute their mites
to the worthy object. If all of the
orphans of Mississippi he helped all of
the yellow fever sufferers and the chill
dren of yellow fever sufferers he
aided in their extremity; the repre-
sentatives of all the public iustitu-
ton and enterprises he befriended and
encouraged; all the men and women
and boys and girls who have been the
beneticiaries either directly or indi-
rectly of his great hearted, Urselfsh
service would contribute dime each
to this fund, it would build "a monu-
ment to his memory the like of which
for grandeur and beauty is nowhere to
be found in the State.
The people of Mississippi may we'll
make an exception by thus honOring
the memory of this broad minded,
great hearted Christian, philanthropy
list and patriot, for, take him all in
all, the State is not likely to ever num-
Der another j. l.. Power among her
sons.
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