The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-15
NEED TRAINED
MEN in SOUTH.
DR.. Alderman Speaks at
Annual Dinner Of New
York Society.
AFFAIR Walls
VERY BRILLIANT.
Mayor Mcclellan Declares That
All Were victors in War of
'61-Bingham Refers to the
Negro Question-south-
ern Songs Loudly
Cheered. 4.
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NEW YORK, December 14.-rhree
hundred and fifty sons OF the South
gathered in the main ball room OF ahc
Waldorf Astoria tonight at tho nine-l
tcenth annual dinner OF the Southern
Society OF New York and the boxes
wero filled with ladies'. the relatives and
guests OF the diners. # q, W I srs "a
g Enthusis sm was aroused by tho playing
OF southern airs, the diners rising to their
feet and cheering when My Maryland
and Dixie wcro play ed.
Among those at the guests table with
President Harrison, who presided. were
Mayor Mcclellan, who responded to the
toast, .'The City OF New York'; Colonel
Robert Bingham Of Ashcville. N. CT.
VINO told OF ""The Past Status OF the
South, the Decadence OF that Status and
It's Restoration; George s. Graham. Of
Philadelphia, whose theme was The
South, MY Country; Dr.. E. a. Alder.
man, OF the University OF Virginia, who
spoke on ''The Supreme Need Of the
south,'' and The presidents OF number
OF local societies. s8
President Harrison in his Introductory
remarks reviewed the history Of the
South during the past year. In conclu- u:
sion. he said: ..ll a (,
,""rhe South stands for Demo-
cratic virtues; it stands for hos.
ritality; It's stands for Democratic
liberty; it stands for tariff for revenue
only, and not robbery or extort.on. There
are many things like these on which the
South is solid, and in those things let
us remain solid. sl8
Mayor Mcclellan, who waa then intro
duced, said In part:
4 You people OF the South a century ago
fought for yonr ideals and won. Sill
later. you fought, and the world said you
lost. Leo and Z j Johnston and Stonewall
Jackson were ideaIists, everyone. and SO
were Washing, on nl,d II frerson, and their
associates. But Of these, say you. their
dreams came true while the others
dreamed In vain.
Y S''1Ali me, no man has dreamed In vain.
who has fought for lofty inspiration. The
spirit OF '6l, like the spirit Of 76 was
iidealism, and now that We can look back
after nearly a half century and SEQ that
unhappy fratrcidal strife through the
Vista OF years, We can appreciate that in
the broad and true sense there were
no vanqulshed, but that all were victors.
in that they fought for what they deenl-
cd tho right, and in fighting for It.
fought like men and gentlemen. :
Colonel Robert Bingham In the course
OF his address referred to the negro.
AFTER a,l.'' he said, the world has
found that he Is still negro. and 1t
.gr.eyes me in n way, to see Some Of our
Northern friends forced to put the negro
on a polticalEand social equality. and
occasionally as a superior. II the North
would let the negro alone. the people OF
the South, who best understand tie color
cd men, would in time make him a use-
ful$nnd industrious citizen. q
( George S. Graham, district attorney OF
philadelphia, took exception to the state
,nent Of the president OF the society that
.i1c hoped the solid sout, would remain
so. He declared that the South had no
greater enemy than this expression, and
that 1t is continued so BY the external
pressure OF 'nagging. North" Remove
this pressure, he argued. and the atoms
viii reach their proper political place, per-
ilaps III tho form Of the party. When
the interference Is removed inc South
Will take Its rightfu place side by side
with Pennsylvania and some tne BY
New York.
Or. =. a. Alderman. president OF the
OF Virginia, declared that the
South must recover its a;ional spirit
He declared that the ability OF the lead
.crship OF the South is weak, and that the
crying need is for trained men. lror their
training, he said, great institutions OF
learning are requisite and for them there
should be great endowments.