The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-23
VETERANS AT DALLAS.

SnOuld De appointed TO once, ana not
political wire pullers.
VETERANS AT DALLAS.
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from the mansion and the cottage, in
one voice in all sincerity cry out well
come and thrice welcome to the best
and all we have"
G.. B. Gerald of Waco welcomed the
visitors to Texas.
The Welcome to Texas.
In welcoming the veterans on behalf
of the Confederate Veterans of Texas,
Hon G. B. Gerald of Waco. paid a trib-
ute to the Confederate soldier, both in
war and in peace; condemned imperial
ism and opposed the admission of Con-
federate veterans to homes for Union
soldiers, though he said he honored
President Mckinley for his expression
upon this subject adding that 'he
thought he voiced the sentiment of the
South When he said that Mckinley S
death was the greatest calamity this
land has known since the death of
Lincoln"
Mr. Gerald's welcome to the veter-
ans was in the following words:
Comrades, Ladies and Visitors: An
old time Greek has said, Build monu-
ments of imperishable marble to COM
memorate victories over foreign foes,
but only those of decaying wood to
perpetuate the memories of civil
strife Perhaps it would have been
better had this sentiment taken deep
root in this land of ours, but it has
not done so, and the organization of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
it's Sons of Veterans naturally pro-
duced the Confederate Veterans and
the Sons and Daughters of the Con-
federacy. The men in blue light their
annual camp fires, tell the stories OF
the past, and rejoice in the victory
won, so, the men in gray meet annually
to revive the memories of the past,
contribute to the facts of history;
while they sing no peans of victory
they proudly point to a cause that
went down in the gloom of defeat with
out one stain of dishonor; and for this
reason, am standing here to-day in
response to the high compliment paid
me by this association of welcoming in
behalf of the Confederate soldiers of
Texas, not only their old comrades who
have come to join in the celebration
of the lost, but not forgotten cause, but
all others, no matter from where they
come, or whether they rejoice in the
victory of the blue or mourned over
the defeat of the gray. 1 welcome you
in the name of the city of Dallas to
the warm hearts and hospitable homes
of its noble men and splendid women,
who are but typical of all the generous
qualities found among the people of
Texas.
ITO the Sons and Daughters of the
Confederacy, l extend a double well
come, for you are bone of our bone
and flesh of our flesh, and to your
hand is committed the task of helping
to vindicate the truth of history when
we are gone. And 1 charge you to-
day, Sons and Daughters, that you
never grow weary of the trust COM
mitted to your keeping. Remember
how long it took the world to learn
for what William the Silent fought,
for what Horn, Egmont and thousands
of others died, and that there is surely
sleeping in the womb of time the pen
of some other Motley which will dive
through the musty records of the past
as it tells the true story of the rise
and fall of the Southern Confederacy
and when it is told it will live en-
balmed in story and in song until the
English language dies"
Gordon's Dramatic Entrance.
At lis o'clock COMMUNICATIVE Chief
Gordon arrived. The manner of his en-
trance into the vast auditorium was
dramatic. Gen. VanZandt had an
rounced that all hope of the presence
of Gen. Gordon had been abandoned,
and the meeting had been turned over
to Gen. S. d. Lee, commander of the
Army of the Tennessee.
Gen. Lee was in the midst of his
speech when number of voices and
stamping of feet were heard from the
rear of the hall. The roar grew to
thunderous proportions and above it
all could be heard the magic word
Gordon" AT that name the veterans
rose to their feet.
81 will speak no more" said Gen.
Lee, when the commander had ascend
ed to the platform. "Our beloved COM
mander can say to you words that will
please you more than those of any
other man."
1T was no fault of mine" said Gen.
Gordon, when the applause had sub
sded, that 1 was twenty hours late.
May be you boys can remember a time
when I was not late"
Gen. Goroon's speech was as follows:
Gen. Gordon's Address.
Governor, Mr.. Mayor, Gentlemen of
Committees and My Fellow Country
men of Texas: How shall 1 tell Won
what we think of Texas. of her great
hearted people, her broad prairies and
still broader hospitality? / but poorly
express the thought of these veterans
when / say that whether we look at
her geographically. historically or SEN
timentally, Texas is about the biggest
thing we ever saw. She can raise cat
tie enough on her wild lands to furnish
all the canned beef for the armies of
Uncle Sam, John Bull and the German
empire, and still have fertile lands
enough left, if planted in the fleecy
staple, to make more bales of cotton
than are now produced by America
and Egypt combined, or, If planted in
grain crops, to feed every man, wo-
man and child in the Union.
With such a territOry-almost equal
20 that Of the original thirteen states.
which threw off the yoke of bondage
and wrenched freedom from the great
est of empires-this great common