The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-18
,Ay Nov. Is. 1904.
hRYAN


Messenger which showed the hand of
at faction of the party. Another
EpIece of evidence to the same effect is
The following communication to The
News and Observer which We clip from
yesterdays issue Of hat paper.
blue Wing, Greenville County, N. c.,
November 15.-Let me congratulate you
upon the great victory won in our
Curious Old North State. God bless
William Jennings Bryan. He is the
peoples man, and let all democrats
take the landslide with cheer and work
from now until 1908; let us nominate
Bryan and Governor Aycock for the
next presidential timber.
Yours truly,
GEO. w. FLETCHER,
Co. X, 14th Va. Regt. Armstead Brig.
Pickets Div, Longstreet Corps, Army
of Northern virginia.
why the writer of the above letter
to The News and Observer should have
thought it necessary to put all of that
postscript to his signature we do not
know, unless he thought it would in
fiuence other confederate veterans to
excIaim God bless William Jennings
Bryan and to blindly follow his lead.
But We do not think the old confeder-
ate soldiers or the sons of those veter-
ans will allow themselves to be led
N rfrary h. anv cYJnh o+4aDoDf
Upon the confederate veterans and
upon their sons depends the future
welfare and prosperity of the south.
Their success in Ip-building the waste
places of their land depends upon the
forethought, judgment and business
energy they bring to the task-not on
any hollow sentimentality over the
solid south and the injuries done to
our forefathers.
We do not mean to decry or to wish
to stamp out the feeling of reverence
that every southern man, woman n
child should have for the C~onfederacy
and for the brave soldiers who fought
for that cause. We should ever keep
green in our memories those who died
for their country and hould follow to
their graves those who survived the
fearful crash Of battle and the vast
ing diseases of prison and hospital with
feelings of respect and veneration.
fPrrf u-;t III th;C fhora &c olCn q 6rrIp
which we of the south owe to our sec
ton to our own generation and to the
future, and that is to assist in placing
our section of the country where il
formerly stood and where it now has
the right 20 be-the leader of these
United states. We were and for years
had been to the forefront in the man
agement of the affairs of the nation UP
to the time of secession. There is no
eason why We should not again as
sumo our former prestige if We will
pursue the right course. We must not
sulk in our tents and refuse TO take
part in the great battle of progress ami
development of our country just be-
cause we feel that the leaders of ar
opposing political party are trying 10
keep US in the back ground.
Political success is lot the chief aim
OF a patriotic people. There is some,
thing higher than politics. Our aim
should be to advance first the prosper
ity OF our section Of the country, then
that Of the whole nation. What Is 70,
the good Of the whole country should
be for the good of every section of thai
country and would be so were the whole
people united in an effort to bring about
that general good. The different sec.
tions of as vast a country as ours
have, Of curse, conflicting interests Of
minor consequences, but the leading
questions OF public policy affect the
whole country alike, or could be mads
TO do SO were all sections united in on,
patriotic effort to work for the GOOD
of the whole.
The determined effort which seem:
10 have been put on foot by certain
persons since the late election TO bulk
up a sectional party and to array one
section OF the country and one class Of
cur people against the other can do nj
good to our section or to our people
Tt IS only a desperate effort OF those
who are willing to go to any extrem.
Cor the~sake of a nance to get the
reins OF government in their owr
hands. The people should be slow t.