The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-15

wrought order out of chaos, who took
the State when. she was debauched and
almost destroyed and built her up ana
made her GREATNESS men belonged to
that immoral band who lived after the
war.
In industrial life we find the same
results. Wherever a smCkestack OF a
factory was pointed towards the sky,
Confederate soldier was found to be It's
builder and director and the faith that he
showed in the States affairs and IN the
stability of her concerns inspired the
hearts of the younger men with hopes
end gave them reason for confidence.
Again call the roll, and Steele and Holt
and Carr and Erwin, Confederate SOL
diers all, are the men who first set the
State forward in industrial lines and sang
an anthem OF hope with the hum of Then
spindles. II
Had the ardor of the devotion OF
these men to the American union been
lCssened as result Of the war? Was
the conflict which they were called upon
to wage with mercenarles and carpet
baggers from 1866 to 1876, disastrous to
their love of the Union? Mark the re
suit of the first test to which their pa
triotism was put: Confederate soldiers,
men who had seen a hundred battles,
who had fought with a grim and deadly
courage that never wavered even when
the hopelassness of their cause was known
to them whose heads were slvered with
the passing of years, whose limbs en-
feebled with the flight of time, when
the alarum Of war with SPAN was
sounded sprang to their guns with the
enthusiasm of youth. And when Spain 5
dominion in the western continent was
declared to be at an end and the Presl-
dent of the United States called for vol
unteers, be it said to the everlasting
glory of the men who wore the gray
that it was a Confederate veteran, Fight
| ing 10 Wheeler, who led the charge at
San Juan Hill, that it was the son OF Il
Confederate veteran. Worth Bagley, who
pourcd out, in his hearts best blood, the
first libation to the American nag.
Scourged by war and chastcned by poY-
| crty after the war was over, these men,
the stuff of which heroes are made, had
but to feel that the American flag was III
danger to arouse them to deeds OF daring
in its defense as valiant as any that had
glorified their young manhood under the
Southern Cross
ADDRESS BY MIR. M'LEAN.
When Mr.. Spruill had concluded his ex-
cellent speech calls were made for Hon
Dan Hugh Mclean, who, during the cX
erciscs had been seen to JOIN the crowd.
Mr. Mclean responded III a speech OF
unusual power and eloquence. In ora
tory of this sort Mr.. Mclean is taclle
princeps His speech today was pro
l. To no of 10 no II
he has ever made. 1t was at times burn
ing in its eloquence and at times 1t was
irresistible in its humor.
After his speech dinner was announced
and the veterans given, as was proper
precedence, were marched to a line OF
tables that fairly groaned with delicious
edbles, where they "lilled the empty with
good things" 1t was a royal dinner, ant
all credit is due ladies of Moore county
and especially of Sanford, for their skill
in providing so abundant and inviting a
repast.
After the veterans had dined they fell
back and the meraining part of the great
audience swammed down upon it.
Seven thousand people were gathered to-
gether to do honor to the Confederate vet
Grams. In that immense throng Of
enthusiastic people, collected from three
counties, there was not s'~'2 drunken
man. or case of disorder tat necessi-
tated police interference or control. II
any man in all that vast crowd had even
taken drink of alcoholic liquors no one
discovered it. The order was perfect and
the occasion was not married by a single
unpleasant or untoward incident.