The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-27
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER q. 1903.
The Davis Monument.

,FS The laws MOIluI4ACA1I" i
G5 a special from Atlanta, Ca, says that
4 The committee In charge Of the Mckinney
Monument Association will abandon ms
IN effort to erect in that city monument
I'd the late President and Will notlfy the
subscribers to the fund that the money
HI that they have paid is at their disposal.
II was proposed to raise $1,000, but only
y & 800 was subscribed.
we respectfully suggest to the sub.
scrtbers that they turn this money over
to the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso'
! citation. *
Ia this connection we are interested to
observe that the Boston Transcript says
that the Jefferson Davis monument IS to
y be erected in Charleston. S. G.
at may not be amiss to note" ADDS
thu Transcript. that the accepted oe-
SIGN represents him as he appeared pc
fore the war when his mental ana p'tss.'
cal forces were at their best. In tact
the attitude chosen Is one which might
be rem Rendered by some as that When ma
appeared in Faneuil Hall. Boston, IN leos,
to sneak on the condition and dangers OF
"a the country It may seem strange 10 sr'ne
young Americans that Davis then con
GRADUATED the State Of assachusetts as
being arnons the earliest advocates OK
az States rights and the independence OF the
com mu1i.ty, but such was the case. re
n instanced Governor Hancock's sle1usa1 ~
S call on General Washington IN Bos on as
as showing how one Of the founders resardea
tha dignity and individuality Of the stntes
as suuerior to that Of the Union. what
B ever may be thought Ut the Confederate
.slye,e4nt.r,Sl.- 1t is to be remembered ina
al many mon who rendered Tar less tPuoIl'
& AeryIce have had statues erected III ths'r
honor. Jefferson Davis. as soldier ID 'ne
s} Mexican War, as representative, as sen
4 ator and as Secretary Of War, had re-
& cord besides that of Confederate leader
@ Ii is interesting that this esteemed New
England contemporary should be able TO
ind any good whatever In Jefferson
Davis. should be able to tolerate the bare
thought of q monument to MS memory
But candor compels us to inform the
transcript that this monument VIII DC
IL erected in Richmond which was tho cap
ital OF the Confederacy, and that 1t VII
be erected to the memory OF Jefferson
Davis, the President of the Confederacy
and erected to him, not because OF MS
service to the United States government
8i but because OF his service and OF his 10y
atty to the Southern Confederacy.
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st. Louis and. the Conventions
l little while ago 1t was supposed thai
st. Louis could have the next Nationa
Republican Convention and the Natlonn
Democratic Convention. both. for tn
3asking." and that may be so; but |
Ss doesn't appear that It is going to TASK
for either!
ei II has become the custom for the cit.
that secures either one Of these con
venuons to raise a large sum and giv'
It to the party committee for nationa
campagn expenses. But it happens tina
+ inst at this time ST, Louis Is committee
to so many enterprises OF SO many dif
fsrent sorts In connection with the exposl
ton, 1t is not much disposed to under
take To raise any money for outsid
purposes.
At any rate. that seems to be the S
Louis view at present, and unless al
dferent disposition is shown pratty soo'
" other cities Will step IN ana MAKE tSInp'
ing bids for these conventions.
AZ Indeed, 1t Is now said that ChicaG
can obtain both the national convention
IT 1t wishes 70 DO, SO, and will raise II
usual sum OF money to present TO II
national corlmntees Chicago, howeve
doesn', seem wild" 10 move In Il
matter We judge from what we Sc
printed that 1t may make bid for t!
Republican Convention, but II is not
certain that II cares to have the Dem
cratic Convention also.
OF all the places proposed for the
national conventions. St, Louis is y
least desirable, for the reason that i
& attractions Of the exposition will be
very great that members OF q convent
will hardly be able 10 find time TO 8
tend 10 their political duties Probat
IS the delegates would rather 80 70
Louis than 70 any other city, but II tn
do 90 there, they viii find more ali
Guilty than they would find elsewhere
sitting down quietly and d.scharglr
< plan commonplace convention duties.
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