The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-10

caJah SAMSON, who moved from Georgia
to Etowah county, Alabama, in 1887. She
married after the war, Mr.. C. b. Johnson,
OF Cross Plains, Ala.
The Morning News editorial in favor
of Southern governors attending the in
auguration of President Mckinley. l
heartily approve as both timely and full
of sensible and patriotic points For
myself, as Gold Democrat, l four years
ago accepted an appointment from my
former comrade, Maj Gen. Horace Por-
ter, in the Army of the Potomac then
grand marshal of the Inauguration pa
radc, as military aide on his staff. This
year Maj Gen. Francis V. Greene, the
grand marshal, rendered me a similar APP
pointment, which 1 also accepted because
1 do not think my political status is in
any way affected by it. AS the News
well says. after the election is over the
successful candidate becomes the Presi-
dent of a republic composed of Demo-
chats, Republicans, Populists, Prohibi-
tionists, etc, and the President should
mete out justice to all alike. One of the
brightest pages in Savannahs social his
tory is the non-partisan, magnificent re-
ception given by her cultured people to
President Mckinley And 1 do not hes
itate to affirm, that a more chaste and
before delivered to a Republican Presi-
dent in a Democratic city than the elo-
quent and appropriate welcome from Col
p. W. Meldrim-a perfect gem of sincere
cordially and degnifed manliness.
Jacksonville is renewing her effort to
have the United Confederate Veterans
meet in that city next year, but l still
believe that she is not big enough yet to
oh 1rrnn Al
Louisville, KY, is now in the field to in
vite the United Confederate Veterans
again, as it was a rainy week when they
last met here No city has as fine rep
utation with the Grand Army of the Re
public and the United Confederate Veter-
ans; for generous, unselfish hospitality,
and the city that wins against Louisville
Will have to put up more money than
Jacksonville can possibly raise. 1 would
be glad to see the United Confederate
Veterans here in Florida, but there is not
city within her borders capable of prop
erly entertaining the veterans. / was at
Charleston, and / know that Jacksonville
misiudges the cost of the entertainment
there. Free beds, free meals, and in
many cases free railroad transportation
were given the needy veterans. What
ever city invites them must be prepared
for any emergency. 1t is as Memphis
finds il, "a big job at best"
Archdeacon William Walton, a talent ed
Episcopal clergyman of Atlanta, but a
former New Yorker contributes a very
interesting article illustrated with photo
engravings of himself. Gems. Smith and
Shipp and the Institute buildings), of the
Virginia Military Institute to the Atlanta
Journal of Saturday March 2, that will
interest many Georgia, South Carolina
and Florida graduates of that famous
school. Cadet Walton entered the class
OF 1870 and graduated four years later.
His tribute to the value of the institution
TO the South, and his more tender tribute
to the world-renowned heroic service of
the Cadets at the blodoy battle OF New
Market. are well deserved and well find
sands Of readers Cadet Walton's descrip-
ton Of the hazlng, etc, Of that period is
quite thrilling. and yet It shows no real
cruelty as a general thing. And this re-
minds be that Editor George T. Angel
Of Our Dumb Animals, IN Boston, who is
great peace advocate, calling all SOL
dlers red-handed murderers, In his last
issue gives West Point hazing n blast,
any says. when we entered Brown Uni
versity almost sixty years ago. and began
college life by making our door IN the old
University Hall impregnable 20 sudden
assault ana gave out notice that who
ever came through that broken door in
tho night would be shot, II settled the
question of having 90 far as we
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