The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-22
BILL ARP WANTS APOLOGY.
ROOScvc1t'S Remarks Ab0ut
Jefferson Davis We're Wrouv.

Rooscvc1t's Remarks About
Jefferson Davis We're Wrong.
Atlanta Constitution.
"OnCe more unto the breach, good
fricnds-Onco more" | would like to
know about what time President
Roosevelt is going to retract what he
wrote about President Davis. II has
now been proven by the Official records
at jackson, Miss, that Mr.. Davis never
was Governor, nor was he ever mem
Der of the Legislature Of that State,
and in public address made after the
act of reputation, he declared he was
opposed to it and the debt ought to be
paid, and this amateur historian de-
nounces him in his book as an arch
traitor and repudiator. Mr.. Davis
fought III Mexico for the honor of the
llag; won the victory at Bucna Vista;
was desperately wounded and for five
years walked with clutches; married
General Taylor's daughter for his first
vile and didn't run away with her,
either; was secretary Of war under
Franklin Pierce, rcmodelcd the currl-
culum at West Point and it stands to-
day as he framed it; was member of
the United States Senate when his
State seeded and, like General Lee,
he went with his people. He did not
seek the presidency of the Confedcracy
and insisted that another be chosen.
Now all this has long since been
established, and if Mr.. Roosevelt did
not know 1t he could have known it.
lie certainly knows it now, and if he
Is gentleman he will rctract 1t and
apologize to Mrs. Davis and the family
and to the santed shade of Miss
Winnie and to The people of The South.
He called him an arch traitor and
arch rcpudiatOr, and compared him to
benedict Arnold, and that slandcrous
libel ls IN print in book of so.called
history and has poisoned tiiu minds III
all the fools, fanatics and idiots who
have read it. When is he going to re.
tract2
The international Cyclopcdia, edited
by distinguished professors of Column
bla University and Dartmouth College
says of MIR. Davis: Gle was a ripe
scholar, vigorous writer, splendid
orator, brave soldier, true gentle
man, an accomplished statesman, q
sturdy champion, a proud, true patriot
a lover OF liberty, Christian hero
! this IL the Jefferson Davis that histor,
| will chcrish.' General Lee was his
| bosom friend and conlidant and YET
this so-callcd historian, this rough rider
and bear hunter, praises Lee while he
dcfamcs his friend, man infinitely
his superior in every moral attribute
and every noble emotion. But maybe
he will rctract and apologize, though
Tom Moore, says:
But faith, fanatic faith, once welded
To some dear falschood hugs it to the
| last"
He had better rctract, for some of oul
old soldiers are very mad about it
They arc talking about suing him fol
slander and garnishccing the govern
ment for his salary. Killing bears il
: the wilderness won't save him nor viii
that little brush we had IN Cuba. Tha
, is perhaps the biggest little war w
. have ever had, and every small p0liti
, clan and stump orator who wants al
[ Office jumps up and says we are al
, brethren now. We fit and fout an,
: blcd together at San Juan and Santiago
and then we crossed the wide ocean t
3 whip out some niggcrs and we wi
. soon all be on the pension roll. A
Q old veteran said to me, "That llttl
/ Spanish war reminds me Of the fcll0,
' who was drowned at JOhnsLOwn, an
f when he knocked at the gate St. Pete
f didn't recognize him and refused to Il
: him in. why, my dear sir said hi
1 q am one of the JOhnstOwn sufferer
2 | was drowned in that Hood So tn
good saint relentcd and let him III. II
t wandered about heaven, looking at til
c beautiful things and after while can
c across an old man and said, Goo
t morning, old gentleman; glad to 81
: you. Been here long time, | reckon
The old man said nothing. Il am OF
IT Of the Johnstown sufferers. | WI
g drowned in that great nood.' The O
1T man did not reply, but turned al
!, walked slowly away. So the fcllo
t. went to ST. Peter and asked who tn
ID old man was. 'Hc would not speak
h me- said he, though l told HIM "
al in the great flood at Johnstown.' Al