The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-19

mental doctrine so admirably stated
by Edmund Burke, that u nation is
not governed which is perpetually 10
be conquered.
If the same generous judgements
and genuine brotherhood and broad
craftsmanship obtain in America,
what could be more appropriate than
for Virginia to place In Statuary Hall
at Washington heroic hgure OF that
peerless patriot and tiawless character,
and stainless Christian, ana dauntless
leader, Gen. Rober. E. LeeS
William Mckinley.
"When William Mckinley, hlmsel a
gallant soldier, In the magnanimity of
his great soul, and voicIng the senti-
ment of re united nation, proposed
that the government should garland
and protect the graves of our Con-
federate dead, the angel of new
apocalypse swept through our Amer
ican heavens and sang again the song
OF the Judean hills. peace on earth,
good will TO men," This nation Is
more united in heart and hope today
than ever In its history. The honor OF
our flag il as dear to the sons of the
South as the North. and wrapped in
its glorous rolds, they have been laid
to sleep in the same heroic grave. l
cannot forget that we were
'One people in our early prime,
One in our stormy youth,
! Drinking one stream of human
| thought,
One spriug OF heavenly truth.
and trust that we may forever fight
| the battles OF our God and country
under common flag. on which there
| is star which answers to the proud
name of Mississippi.
| And from such wide national out
| look three will come immediate and
permanent blessing to these Southern
States. There Is profound political
philosophy In the utterance of dis
t,nguished Mississippi statesman that
The one great need of the South is a
great national aspiration nationally
recognized Let the wide sweep OF
our horizon take IN the whole nation.
Our domestic troubles may find easier
solution in the broadening of our
sympathies and charging the field OF
our political activities. Passion and
provinciallsm vanish in perspective.
Emphasizing Manhood.
But above all else let us put the en-
phasis upon manhood. The strength
of every nation is measured by the
quality of it's citizenship. Let us
remembe that the life of our country
Is not in things material. A nation
cannot live by bread alone. The cltl-
zen must be enthroned above the
works of his hands.
"Finally, 1 would urge upon all
pa triotic Mlsslssippians an active par
ticipat1on IN public affairs. Upon the
statue of Benjamin H. Hill in the
capitol at Atlanta, Ga, statue
erected to that great senator, the
echoes of whose strangely musical
voice yet thrill the heart of Southern
patriotism like the note OF bugle, are
these words, spoken by himself: VINO
saves his country, saves all things
and all things saved will bless MIN.
Who let's his country die let's all things
die, and all things dying curse him.
The Greatest Demand.
"Tbat sentiment would engrave up
on the heart of every young Misslsslp..
Man. and make it the inspiration of
every patriotic service. One as much
betrays his country by disregarding
her needs as in deserving her colors.
Patriotic activity in public affairs IS
the present and imperial demand upon
every American citizen, and the num-
blest service, if courageously aud con-
scientiously performed, VIII De OF III
fin'teiv more value to the state than
th4 disnihed daw ding of some petted
lounger in conspicuous place.
81 have seen 1t stated that along tne
line of the great Siberian railway, men
are stationed at certain short distances.
each furnished with green flag py DAY
and a green lantern by night by the
| = h
sured of a clear and safe track, ana con-
fdently fiy over the steel rails win the
sneed Of the wind. They are never out
OF sight of waving flag or swinging
! light, Theirs is modest ana molot'
| onous, but a most momentous service:
~ can do no more for the land OF
INV loye-the land which gave me blrth
and in whose generous bosom nope 10
! sleep at last-let me wave a nag In tne
day time or swing a light in the DARK.
ness for the safe and swift passage OF
her car of triumphal progress down the
! track of the centuries.
land now, fellow Mississippians, sur
fer me a concluding word. AS we To-
day dedicate this splendid structure 70
the cause of pure uemocracy-to 'Iu,II,
! liberty, Justice and righteousness-les
IL be an occasion for each sovereign
citizon to replight his faith TO the prlH,
ciples of the republic and repledge ms
devotion to the progress and prosperity
of our great state. My sincere nope Is
that the fair faces with yelled eyes that
adorn the interior of this faultiess dome
NAV not be simply triumphs or ART, nuI
true prophecies of that absolute ana
even handed justice that shall distih-
guish the judicial, executive and Iegis-
iative history of Mississippi for all the
coming years. -...,
aMay ehe golden eagle on the marvel
ously beautiful dome of this magnlh-
cent capitol fifty symbolize the aspir-
ing spirit of MississIppi! Look at MIN.
Proud Bird of Jove, perched on the PIN
nacle of this triumph of architecture,
his undimmed eye Is liked upon the I'M
eIouded sun and his mighty pinions are
outstretched ready to
Soar through heavens unfathomable
depths
And battle his piumage in the thunder's
home.'
$50 may this day OF jubilee be the be-
ginning of larger plans and loftier
hopes and wider visions and grander
achievements. Gilded by the earliest
light OF the morning and crowned with
the mellow glory Of each parting day,
NAV this capitol also be symbol OF the
perpetual benediction vouc TO our
- waalth hy n fayOrinR PrOyi-