The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-26

cipies and golden dreams that inspired the
Of this young republic-dreams Of a Tree
people. making and administering therein
himself the highest purposes of an alLwise
and beneficent Providence.
| rejoice In the assurance that sectional
ism Is vanishing from our national coun-
ellis and / am bold to affirm that II its
acquittal from all blame therefor. The
nation has had enough Of geographical poll
the senate of the United States. and speak
Ing for the whole South. uttered these ire
mendously significant words From the
day of the surrender of her armies to the
present moment In no part of her vast teI-
ritory has one single hand of insurrection
been raised against. the authority of the
liant Mississippian who, with eloquent
speech. and "a far more eloquent armless
sleeve at his side. In the early years after
the war, gave expression to this soI!fnl
sentiment: 1--WE have given the parol of
soldiers to maintain the honor of the Fed
constitutional union of these Stafes Tue
redemption of this pledge has become our
political faith"
The time has come, therefore, for us to
claim and demand the full fellowship md
absolute confidence of our great national
brotherhood. The fidelity of our people to
the flag that floats over them, have been
attested by the vaior they have displayed
and the blood they, have freely split; The
explosion OF the Maine In Havana harbor
was first heard in our Southern shores, and
its awful echoes, louder than any blast Of
trumpet. was a call to arms. And rhe
first valiant American to respond to that
call of country was a son Of the South
And the largest volunteer enlistment fOr
that Spanish war, among all the States of
the Union, was from a Southern common
wealth. .fH
We have a right, therefore. to protest
against being kept on perpetual probation.
II the South contains a statesman with
eminent qualifications for the presidency of
this great nation. there shohld be no hest
| fannv in ruinU his mi ffan a~l ~
ton.
In England, the white and red roses OF
York and Lancaster bloom on the same
stem." and In patriotic service to country
there Is no distinction between Roundhead
and Cavalier. On the sides of the same
monument in Citadel Square. Quebec, ars
ing generals. who were killed in the same
battle on the heights of Abraham. And
enemies in South Africa. Boer generals
have been received In London with almost
royal honOrs, have dined at the kings ia
Bile, and the colonial secretary. recently
returned from South Africa, rs eloquent to
e eourage and splendid in g RFpls ssae of r Of SR KraInsi
stern battalions. England's effort now is
to make loyal subjects tac OF honest and
determined foes. She has learned in the
school of bitter experience that great fun
damental doctrine so admirably stated by
Edmond Burke, that "a nation Is not gov
quered."
If the same generous judgments and gen.
uine brotherhood and broad craftsmanship
propriate than for Virginia to place In
statuary hall at Washington a heroic figure
of that peerless patriot and fawless char
acter and stainless Christian and dauntless
leader. Gen. Robt. f. Lee?
All, Muse, you dare not claim
A nobler name than he,
Nor nobler man has less of blame,
Nor blameless man has purer name,
Nor purer name hath grander fame,
Nor fame-another Lee"
When William Mckinley. himself a gal
great soul, and voicing the sentiment of a
reunited nation. proposed that the govern
ment should. garland and protect the graves
of our Confederate dead, the angels of a
new apocalypse swept through our Ameri-
can 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 his
tory. The honor of our tag is as dear to
wrapped in its glorious folds, 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 sprig of heavenly truth"
And i trust that we may forever fight
common flag. on which there is a star
which answers to the proud name of Mis-
sissippi.
AHu lEOm SuCu d Wlu6 ndIlOUdl OUTLOOK
there will come immediate and PERMANENT
blessing to these Southern States. There
Is profound political philosophy in the ut.
terance of a distinguished Mississippi
statesman, that: The one great need OF
the South is a great national inspiration
n saeep oF ou TecS 5srizea take Let IT the the Wide %ids
nation. Our domestic troubles may find
e eaSific. solution att9T,t, in the broadening of our
cialism vanish In a perspective.
But, above all else, let US put the EN-.
phasis on manhood. '
The strenth of every nation is measured
by the quality of its citizenship. ITO no
purpose Is the country great If the men are
small" On the other hand, great men are
they the alone type and determine the destiny i@dn
of nations and civilizations.
The glory of Greece went down with the
decay of her men, and they declined with
their loss OF faith and the lowering of their
personal and national ideas. How sad the
change! There are yet the same soft skies
shadowy vales-the same Olympus and
Aegean-but it is no longer the land of Ho-
mes. Greece lives only in memory. She
Renaissance.
Let us remember, therefore. that the life
of our country is not in things material.
A nation cannot live by bread alone. The
citizen must be enthroned above the work
of his hands.
Finally, 1 would urge upon all patri-
otto Mississippians an active participa-
ton In public affairs: Upon the statue of
lanta, Ca, a statue erected to that great
senator, the echoes Of whose strangely mu-
steal voice yet thrill the heart of southern
patriotism like the notes of a bugle, are
these words, spoken by himself:
"Who saves his country saves all things.
and all things saved will bless him.
WHO lets his country die, let's all things
die, and oil things dying will curse him.
That sentiment / would engrave upon the
heart of every young Mississippian and
make it the Inspiration of every patriotic
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 hum
entiously performed, will be of Infinitely
more value to the State than the digniied
dawdling of some petted lounger in con-
spicuous place.
line of the great Siberian railway men are
stationed at certain short distances, each
furnished with a green. flag by day and a
green lantern at night. By the waving of
and safe track and confidently fly over the
steel rails with the speed of the wind.
They are never out. of sight of a waving
flag or a swinging light. Theirs Is a mod
tous service. oh, If l can do more good
for the land l love-the land which gave
me birth and in whose generous bosom
! hope to sleep at last-let me wave a
flag In day time or swing a light in the
darkness for the safe and swift passing of
her triumphal car of progress down the
track of the centuries.
And now, fellow Mississippians suffer me
a concluding word. As we today dedicate
this splendid structure to the cause Of
pure democracy-to truth, liberty, justice
and righteousness-let 1t be an occasion
for each sovereign citizen to replight his
faith t0 fha nrinCtnlQo Qf thu rapuh1ia o&l