The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
CONFEDERATE DECORA-
TON DAY.
Address by Gov. John Walter
Smith-Large Crowds Pres
ent-Impressive Ceremonies
Beautiful Flowers for the
Heroic Dead.

Confederate Decoration Day
has ever been faithfully observed
III this county, and yesterday
crowds were present from all parts
of the county to do honor to the
heroic men who wore the grey in
the great struggle for constitu.
tional liberty. In Mt. Olivet Gem.
etery stands one of the first mon
uments erected to the unknown
Confederate dead; it is a beauti-
full specimen of the sculptors art,
and will bring to mind to the
present generation how the men
of the South sacrificed life and
fortune to perpetuate the great
living principles guaranteed I'M
der the Constitution of our faith
ers. Whilst the great struggle
resulted in disaster to the South
1t Is gratifying to note that since
the surrender of Lee there has
been no successful effort made to
abolish the great question for
which the South fought and lost.
The sovereignty of the States has
been maintained in the legislative
halls of Congress as we'll as by
decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States and will ever
stand as one of the great funda-
mental principles of our govern
ment. Accepting the cOndi-
tions of surrender as made by
Grant to Lee and his worn out,
haIf-clad and half-Starved army,
the men of the South returned to
their desOlated homes and com.
menced anew in building up the
waste places and making a new
South. Today there are no more
patriotic citizens of this great
Union than the men who wore the
grey. This was forcibly present
ed in the late Spanish and Cuban
wars, for it was there that fight
ing Joe Wheeler turned defeat
into victory and at San Juan Hill
hundreds Of the sons of Confed-
crate veterans fought side by side
with the President in the ranks
of the Rough Riders. Loyalty to
the Union is and has been the
watchword of the South since the
days of Appomatox. The South
will ever teach her children to be
true to the principles of the Lost
Cause. The South will go on
building her monuments to com
memorate the heroes of that just
struggle. Our children will be
taught to honor and revere the
memory of Davis, of Lee, of
Stonewall Jackson and the names
of other illustrious leaders who
were conspicuous in those trying
days. The presence of Governor
Smith at the decoration ceremon
les was greatly appreciated. The
reception at the rooms of the
Daughters of the Confederacy
before proceeding to the cemetery
was crowded by those anxious to
welcome the Governor and Mrs.
Smith to our city. The AleXau
der Young Camp Of Confederate
Veterans were present in goodly
numbers. The Frederick Select
Band discoursed beautiful selec
tons during the rece ton and
lead the procession to the ceme-
terry. Commander DR.. S. f.
Thomas, with band of COnteder-
ates, acted as an escort to Gov
ernOr Smith, who was driven to
the cemetery in an open carriage,
accompanied by Gen. Baughman
and Mr.. Fearhake. Mrs. Smith
was in an open carriage accom-
panied by Mrs. Gen. Baughman
and by the President of the Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy of this
county. After the regular cere-
monies Mr.. Fearhake introduced
Gov. Smith in a neat and appro
pirate speech. The Governor
thanked the vast audience for the
compliment in having selected
him to deliver the address, in
which he was glad to do honor to
the brave men who fought and
gave up their lives for the cause
of Southern Independence. He
claimed that no words were nee.
essary to prove the heroism of
those we are here to honor. He
thought it was proper to honor
men who were an honor to the
Anglo Saxon race. Men who by
their fortitude and suffering, and
by the resOurcefulness and display
of military genius proved their
claim to lasting distinction. The
Governor claimed it was almost
impossible to say anything new
about the great war, he had no
narrowing stories or personal eX-
periences to relate, for he was too
young to be in the ranks of the
Confederacy, otherwise he might
have been there. When the war
was raging in all its fury in this
part of Maryland, when the armies
of Lee and StOnewall Jackson on
the one side and Mcclellan on the
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