The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-04-07
STIRRING APPEAL
10 Perpetuate the Memory Of Wade Hamp-
t0n-Plan Outlined by
Commission.

charge Of the appropriation for th'
equestrian statue to the memory O.
Gen. Wade Hampton, and "also o
all voluntary contributions which
may be committed to them," has
issued an address calling upon the
"men and women of South Carolina
to aid in erecting this monument al
the earliest date possible.
The address, after reciting the act
of 1903, which has already been
printed, continues:
Gin accordance with the terms of
this act we have been appointed by
his oxcellency, Governor Hayward,
a commission to carry out lta patri-
otto purpose. We had hoped that
the excellent and distinguished gen
tleman appointed by the association
of Confederate veterans to raise a
fund for the purpose of erecting a
monument to Wade Hampton would
continue the task they had 80 earn
estly and successfully begun, but
since they have thought it best that
both the collection of the private
fund necessary to secure the public
appropriation and the erection of the
statute should be in our hands we
heartily enter upon this labor of
love, assured that we shall have the
cheerful cooperation of the men and
women of South Carolina and that
the pious work will soon be accom-
plished.
"Mr. Robert w. Shand, in behalf
of the Hampton memorial committee,
has already placed in our hands the
sum of $1,000 so, raised by the Hamp-
ton Memorial association, to which
$240. 10 has been added from con-
tributions made through Gen. Willie
Jones. The sum of $S, S,795.6O must
therefore still be raised by subscrip-
tion in order to secure the appropri
alton from the public treasury and
to justify us in perfecting contract
for the proposed statue for which we
are now preparing to secure designs
and estimates. We are informed
that other sums have been subscribed
and we ask that they be collected
and forwarded to j. c. Marshall,
treasurer of the commission, at once.
PLAN ADOPTED.
"We have adopted the following
plan for raising the additional
amount: The Confederate camps in
each county are requested to recon-
mend five suitable persons in their
respective counties to be appointed
by US county committee to collect
and forward the quotas requested
from the several counties. We feel
that this is a privilege rightly be-
longing to the comrades of the de-
ceased chieftain.
"Ihe sons Of the veterans are
urged to unite with their fathers in
this work, for in honoring Hampton
they honor their parents. The
Daughters Of the Confederacy and
the rest Of the patriotic women of
the State who have ever been instant
gin ministering to the heroes of tho
Lost Cause whom living and COM
memorating their valor when dead,
and have. in many ways already tes-
tilted TO their love for Wade Hamp-
ton, need not be urged to make this
the crowning effort of their patriotic
devotion.
"The public at large will esteem it
a privilege to testify to their admira
tion for one who in war aud peace
was the embodiment Of the spirit and
genius Of South Carolina.
A SPLENDID TRIBUTE.
"Wade Hampton's long life of
more than four score years was de-
voted to the service Of his State. In
early manhood he was a safe conn
selor in the general assembly. When
South Carolina led in secession, it
mattered not that this policy was not
deemed by him to be wise, he was
among the frat to draw his sabre
and shed his blood, bearing the name
and honor Of his native State far in
the forefront of battle, achieving for
her and himself reputation for valor
that extended throughout two CONT.
nents, wherever the story of the etrug,