The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-07-20
THE PASSING II ITA Y O
.SECT/ONALZ
THE

the unmistakable evidences OF the
passing away of sectionalism. The
Southern Industrial Convention,
which was held in Philadelphia, af
forded an opportunity to both sec
tons for reciprocal manifestations
of the friendly feelings entertained
by one section for the other. The
speeches delivered before tina, body
were replete with utterances which
were at once creditable TO the
speakers and to the constituencies
that they represented. The dis
cussions were singularly free from
the least intimation Of sectional
prejudice. The press OF Philadel-
phia displayed a spirit of broad pa
-triotism, and with admirable unset
fishness co-opera,ed with the South
ern delegates in making known the
needs and resources of Dixie.
On the heels Of the Philadelphia
convention comes Col. A. K. Nc
Clure, the brilliant journalist of the
"city of brotherly love-" with
high minded, impartial criticism of
the life and character of Jefferson
Davis Col. Mcclure was per
sonal friend Of President Lincoln
and has been a prominent figure in
the politics of the nation for n-arly
half a century. A profound thinker
and writer, his judgment Of Mr.
Davis character and abilities will
be read with interest and pleasure
Throughout the South. Col. Mcclure
saws in his article which recently
appeared in the Times Democrat:
..Mr. Davis was man of forceful intel
lect,< "a great student and one of the ablest
detaters in the national councils. He had
the courage of his convictions and was
scrupulously honest alike in public and Pri-
vate life. He believed in the right Of
cession and maintained it on all suitable oc-
casions. He always dsavowed disunion
til after the election of Lincoln, when he
took position in the front rank of those who
advocated the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
public. He was respected by all his
ciates in public life because of the sincerity
that guided him in his expressions and
tons. He grave and dignfied to d de-
gree approaching austerity, but was always
one of the most courteous of gentlemen.
Another eminent Northerner,
Secretary Long, has paid deserved
tribute to the South. In an address
to the members Of the Massa-
chuse It's Club at Boston, Secretary
Long said:
sc When 1 think of results like these,
1 cannot help saying that something of them
IS due to the character of our Southern re-
representatives. The Southern member,
though we have differed from him, has
been a heaven working towards the honesty
of the native character. and towards the
high standard it has always maintained of
personal integrity
Such utterances as those quoted
in the foregoing are healthful signs
that sectionalism is giving way to
spirit OF broader AmeriCanism
They are an indication that the dav
is coming when the 'shioody shirt"
garment, to be worn only by those
who, like The Bourbons, would loi
get nothing and learn nothing.
ssLo, the poor Indian! whose un-
tutored mind sees God in clouds,
or hears him in the wind" is just
now having hard time to hold on
to his land in the reservations A
, recent policy Of the Federal admin
istration is about to deprive him of
his land in Oklohoma. When it is
remembered that poor Lo used to
own this continent and that it was
taken away from him by the white
man it is the refinement Of cruelty
to rob him of the few narrow strips
granted him by. the government.
The white man may be the pioneer
of civilization and all that, but he
is also the most accomplished and
constituencies land grabber i" the
history Of the world. Speaking Of
the iil-treatment OF the Indisn MS The
Baltimore Sun says:
s.It might be thought that in the vast ex-
panse of the West there would be room for
all the settlers of the next twenty years
without disturbing the Indians. That does
not seem to be the case, however. In allot-
ting land in the past care has not been
taken to give homesteads to bona fide set
tiers only. The Interior Department is
about t., institute proceedings to recover
thousands of acres alleged 10 have been
fraudulcntIy acquired. The defendant n