The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-04
PRAISE FOR v. M. |.
GOV, STONE AND PRESIDENT
HEMPHILL WRITE.
HIGH ENCOMUMs FOR CADETS.
A KINDLY LETTER BY GOVERNOR
OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Saws He Never Saw n Finer Body of
Young soIdiers-Recaned to His
Mind the Men Who Marched Under
Lee-ThinI6s Time Has Come when
North and South should Forget
what They Fought About and
Only Remember That Both sides
Fought Bravely and StubbOrnIy.
HOPES for Greater Prosperity OF
south.
Lexington, Va, May 3.-Maj. H. c.
Ford, acting commandant Of the V1r-
ginia Military Institute, has received
communications from Gov. Stone OF
Pennsylvania and J. c. Hemphill of
the Charleston Exposition Company,
speaking in high terms of the cadets
of the institute, who recently visited
the exposition at Charleston. The
letters are as follows:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Pa,
April g. 1902 Maj. H. C. Ford, com
mandant, corps of cadets. Virginia
Military Institute, Lexington, Va. My
dear Sir: was much interested in
reviewing the corps of cadets of the
Virginia Military Institute at Charles
ton last week / have never seen
finer body of young soldiers. Erect,
proud, fearless in every look and ac-
ton, they Recalled to my mind the
staunch and steady columns which
marched under Gen. Lee forty years
ago. The Southern army as well as
the Northern army were filled with
sires. and the corps of cadets of the
Virginia Military Institute very well
reflect the love for the union which
now prevails in the North and in the
South
We have become a great nation and
are recognized as such by all Powers
of the world, and the North and the
South do not love this Union less to-
day because it was the bone of conten-
ton forty years ago.
Forget Causes of War.
81 think the time has come when we
should only remember that we fought
bravely. heroically and stubbornly up
on both sides, while forgetting what
we fought about The right or the
wrong of that great issue will never
be decided to the satisfaction of the
whole country and further discussion
of it is needless. What made the strug
gle so desperate, what kept 1t up so
long was the patriotism and loyalty
of both sides from lights that were
seen. A man is a patriotic soldier only
when he fights from heart conviction.
and on each side the conviction had
grown for years from environments
surrounding them.
THE prosperity Of the North and
South depends upon fraternal relations
depends upon neighborly relations de-
ponds upon that good feeling which is
necessary to commercial success and
local development l think the South
Carolina exposition is the finest de-
monstration of the South struggling
for a place in the commerce of the
country that could be made. 1 per-
sonally feel ana have always felt a
great interest and a great friendship
for the South. There is charm in
its hospitality, there is a charm in
it's devotion to its locality. and / do
earnestly hope that in the near future
it may greatly increase in prosperity
and wealth. Sincerely yours,
William A Stone"
President HemphiII's Letter.
South Carolina Interstate and West
lndlan Exposition, Charleston, 5. c.,
April 2S, l9O2.-To Maj. H. c. Ford
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington,
Va: My Dear MAORI shall be great
ly obliged If you will express to the
young gentlemen of your corps that
very high appreciation of the EXPOSE
ton Company and the people of
Charleston of their splendid conduct
while they were at the exposition.
Their visit will always be one of
the pleasantest memories of the expo
sition. They sustained the best tradi-
tons of the Virginia Military Institute
and surely no higher praise than that
can be given. We regret that they
could not remain with US longer. We
wish it were possible for them to come
back again. Very sincerely yours,
u. c. Hemphill,
Manager Department Promotion and