The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-20
MAJOR W. W. SCREWS
 DELIVERS ADDRESS.

Major Screws spoke fifteen minutes. The audience was in solemn mood and the by the reference to the liberal policy of MT. Mckinley toward the South,
 The text of Major Screws's address Is as follows:
 MT Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
 What is going on here today Is being enacted in many places in this Union. meet together to testify their appreciation of the virtues of a great and good man. who has been called to his reward. When the great Southern chieftain, Robert E. gomery met as you have met today. All over the South there were sim liar demonstrations; but great and good and grand as he was, less States shared in our feelings. When the great Southern statesman, Jefferson Da- vis, was laid to rest. there was an open throughout the States he had served so faithfully but outside of Southern terri tory there was no feeling of loss or ex- precision of sympathy and sorrow.
 Abraham Lincoln. who served as Presi- dent of ths United States during the whole period of the war between the States, was mourned as no man up to the day of his death had ever been mourned in this country. but 1t was by only a portion of it's citizens. The war, with all its horrors, had not been concluded. and men of both sides were still under arms. Time, with its healing, had not been able to entirely remove the bitterness and animosities engerdered by four years of war when Garfield died. Over the open grave of William Mckinley, who is this day consigned to Mother Earth, the hearts of over 70.O00.0O0 of people beat in unison. It is one grand dtapason Of love. of our country. There is no bitterness North or South, for. during his adminis- tration, the Blue and the Grey. for the first time, have fought together side by | common country. He won the hearts of l lh4 people everywhere, and sectional bit terness has been banished from its lim- | MT. Mckinley, when a mere boy, en- | tered the Union Army and served with l such conspiC uous gallantry as to come | out at the close of the war with the rank of Major. When peace came. he began | at once to complete his education, and | was not admitted to the bar until some time after the close of hostihtles. That l he was destined to become a conspicuous 1 figure in public life was evident from tht | eagerness with which his party sought | his services. Though mere stripling, h.
 went out to meet political opponents who l had by years of experience, learned tn, | way to reach the hearts of the multitude | His success was instantaneous. and a
 once brought him to the front. He wal in demand where hard party work was t, | be done. and at an age when most mel | are unable to stand up in rOugh-and
 tumble debate From the day he entered | upon lHe uutitS Ol prosecuting attorney II
 his home county until the moment whel
 his eyes were closed in death he coult | lay before the world his record as a pub l lie man and invite the closest scrutiny O | friend or foe. He had none of the latter
 except in a political sense. He was elect
 ed to Congress when about 32 years O
 age and served for several terms. Upol l his first entrance, he immediately tool
 high rank among his colleagues. H
 at once developed such qualities of re
 search and clear presentation of argu
 ments as to place him easily at the hea'
 of those who upheld the tarih policy Il
 1889 he was a candidate for Speaker O
 the House and was defeated by MT
 Reed. What, at the time. was regrette'
 be the turning point of his life. Place'
 at the head of the greatest Committee O
 Congress. he presented the measur
 which bore his name, and will alway