The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-10

mist. of anger and hatred that once dimmed them have passed away forever.
 The Blue and the Gray.
 "All of us. North and South, can glory alike in the valor of the men who wore the blue and of the men who wore the gray. Those were iron times. and oniy iron men could fight to its terrible hnisn the giant struggle between the hosts or Grant and Lee To us of the present daH and to our children and children's chil- dren, the valiant deeds. the high endcav- ors and abnegation of self shown In that struggle by those who took part therein
 will remain forever to mark the iefei to
 which we in our turn must rise when ever the hour of the nations need may come.
 Gallant old Joe Wheeler.
 z When four years ago this nation was
 compelled to face foreign foe. the com
 plcteness of the reunion became instant ly and strikingly evident. The war was
 not one which called for the exercise of more than an insignificant fraction of our strength, and the strain put upon us was slight, indeed, compared with the results. But it was satisfactory thing to see the way in which the sons of the soldier of the Union and the soldier of the Con fcderacy Ieaped eagerly forward emuious to show in brotherly rivalry the qualities WHICH ndQ WOH TcnOWh iot thtit h"~"N' S' It was my good fortune to serve under an Confederate General gallant old Joe Wheeler. who commanded the cavalry division at Santiago.
 Captain Jenkins.
 Tn my regiment there were certainly as many men whose fathers had served Tn the Southern as there were men whose fathers had served in the Northern Army. Among the captains there was opportun- ity to promote but one to field rank. The man who was sigNaled out for this pro- motion becau of conspicuous gallantry in the field was the son of Confederate General and was himself citizen of this. the Palmetto State; and no American of- ficer could wish to march to battle be- side a more loyal, gallant and absolutely ! fearless fcomrade than my former cap tain and major. your fcllow-citfzen. Ml- l eau Jenkins.
 Refers to Luke Wright. | "A few months ago, owing to the en- | forced absence of the Governor of the | Philippines. 1t became necessary to nom- | mate d vice. Governor to take his place | one of the most important places in our | Government at this time I nominated | as Vice Governor an ex-Confederate, Gem | cral Luke Wright of Tennessee. It IS 1 therefore an ex-Confederate who now | stands as the exponent of this Govern | ment in the great group of islands in the | Eastern seas over which the American flag floats. General Wright has taken s leading part in the work of steadily bringing order and peace out of the blood, chaos in which we found the islands. Ht is now taking leading part. not merely in upholding the honor of the flag bs making it respected as the symbol oi our power, but still more in uphoiding it; honor but unwearied labor for the estab lishment of order and liberty-of law creating. law-abiding civil government
 under it's folds.
 + Need of the Future.
 eff ever the need comes in the future the past has made abundantlN eviden the fact that from this time ona North II erner and Southerner will in war knov only the generous desire to strive hoy
 each can do the more effective service fol the flag of our common country. Th'
 same thing is true in the endless wori | of peace the never-ending work Of build
 ing and keeping the marvellous fabric O
 our industrial prosperity. The up-build
 ing of any part of our country is benen
 to the whole and every such effort as thi
 to stimulate the resources and industr! l of a particular section~is entitled to tn
 heartiest support from every quarter o
 the Union. Thoroughly good nationa work can be done only if each of u
 work hard for himself and at the sam
 time keeps constantly in mind that h
 must work in conjunction with others. The Republic of Cuba.
 You have made particular effort il
 your exhibition to get into touch wltl } the West Indies. This is wise. Tn
 events of the last four years have show
 us that the West Indies and the Isthmu in the future occupy far larger place Il | tha in hn ma } This is proved by the negotiations fo : the purchase of the Danish Islands, tn acouisition of Porto Rico. the prepara tion for building an isthmian canal am finally by the changed relations whicl these years have produced between Il and Cuba.
 As a nation we have an especial righ | to take honest pride in what we hay done for Cuba. Our critics abroad an at home have insisted that we never Tn
 tended to leave the island but on tn l 2Oth of next month, Cuba becomes ire republic, and we turn over to the islander the control of their own government. , would be very difficult to find paralle , in the conduct of any other grea. Stat : that has occupied such position as ours We have kept our word and done ou
 , duty just as an honest individual | , | private life keeps his word and does hi duty.
 Have Improved Cuba , Be it remembered, moreover, tha after over three years occupation or tn island, we turn it over to the Cubans ) better condition than it ever has bee l in all the centuries of Spanish rule. Thi l has d direct bearing upon our own we fare Cuba is 50 near to us that W l cannot be indifferent to misgovcrnmer and disaster within it's limits. We ar wealthy and powerful country dealin with d much weaker one and the contraS in wealth and strength makes IL all th more our duty to deal with Cuba IS W r have already dealt with her, in spir
 of large generosity.
 This exposition iS rendered possible b'
 cause of the period Of industrial pros < | pcrity through which we are passing s l While material wcll-beng Is never al ' | sufficient U the life of d nation, yet is the merest truism to say that il [ absence means ruin. We need to bull a higher life upon 1t as a foundation; bt e we can build little indeed unless thl . foundation of prosperity is deep an h broad. The wellbeing which we are no . enjoying can be secured only throug
 general business prosperity and sue = prospe perity is conditioned upon the cnerg y and hard work. the sanity and mutu; s respect of all classes of capitalists, lare Q and small. of wage-workers of every d' gree.
 T Great Problem Before Us. - "Every industrial exposition of this tyI
 necessarily calls up the thought of con :, plcx social and economic questions whic u in, tri1