The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-09-03
SECTIONAL SRIFE BREEDERS.

| SECTIONAL SRIFE BREEDERS.
The following editorial from the
Chicago Tribune; holding out the
olive branch to the south, is full of
encouragement to those who are anx-
ious to bury the last of the Sec
tional animosities which have long
divided the country. 1t is particular
~ significant because it comes from a
paper which has always been q stall
4art republican organ and represents
the best element Of that party in the
northwest:
"a considerable number of north
ern newspapers, especially among
those published in New York and
New Enlgand, seem determined that
the old-time hatred between the north
ern and southern states of this country
shall never die out. To this end they
let no chance pass to taunt, insult
and patronizingly reprove the south.
The southern papers, irritated by the
flight of poisoned words darted at
their people, reply angrily and def
antly. In this unhappy way the grad
ually dying passions Of the civil war
are being converted into smolder1ng
fire of dislike which, if kept alive
much longer, will be inextinguishable
This is what we wish to say to the
south: The i'll will displayed toward
that section OF the country by these
northern newspapers cannot be found
in the slightest degree in the breast
Of the average northern citizen: The
northern newspapers which are intent
on keeping the nation disunited do
not, in that particular, reflect the SEN
timent even of their own constituent
cies. Far FROM harboring malice
against the south, residents of the
north regard it with positive liking
with feeling which may be re-
garded as sentimental. Nothing, we
believe, demonstrates the truth Of this
observation better than the reception
always accorded by audiences in north
ern music halls, cony entions, theaters
and parks to the tune of "Dixie. =
The vociferous applause which never
fails to greet this old anthem of the
confederaoy indicates not only delight
III its stirring strains, but JOY that
the south has become again prosper.
Gus, progressive, loyal part of the
country. The gallantry of the south.
ern volunteers liz the Spanish wal
evoked as much pride in the north
ern cities and on northern farms as
did the courage and heroism of the
sons of federal soldiers.
Lest tile south should overestimate
the attempt made by some misguided
papers to prolong the old feud, we
would state that the great body Of
people living in this part of the
country are Americans first. They
are proud of the whole country anC
are loyal to the whole country. They
do not sympathize with the attempts
to encourage dissension and distrust
between different regions Of the Unit
ed States. They know that if Abra
ham Lincoln were alive today ne
man would view with more profound
sadness than he the efforts to fos
| ter hatred between the north ant
south. f" Southern people who have
lived in the north or travelled extens
lively in that section Of recent year.
will corrobate the truth of these state
ments SO far as the body of the north
ern people are concerned. Malignant
south haters are the exception, not til,
rule, and even the exceptions are be
coming more exceptional. The littl
press coterie of strife breeders maxi
more noise, however, than all tile res
Of the papers, and it is not strange
| therefore, that a great many southerl
people should be thus impressed will
! the belief that the average Yankee
; les awake o'>nights to hate thu south
! OF this class Of papers there is II
more pernicious example than th
J IChicago Chronicle, which pretends t
be democratic, but which never fail
! to strike this section under the bel
upon all occasions.