The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-01-09

streat, Jaekaon, Mississippi, 10 an eye
s0fe. This ii the case, not because Of
nnv lack II etatelinessin the appearance
III the building when viewed impartially
oa ifa oUn merits, but because of Its
lack of nsXness and modern finish as
colipnrc8 with the architectural beauty
and snaEni fioence US compared with the
law 6tsste Capitol, seen in the distance,
sompieted III 1908 at cost OF round
mfllioD dolIats. But in spite of the in
leon<y3zity Hotween the old and the new,
the mansion Is an imposing building,
and oven ii It's gray, weatherbeaten, di-
4 'Iapieated condition wears look OF Dig
,aity of which neither want of paint nor
touch of repsirers' hand can deprive it.
Thorc II 10 be sure much OF worthy
sentiment connected with the mansion
sentiment that win live and ought to en-
dure Ia Tho hearts Of Mississippians for
ever. II II cndeared TO them by tender
memories of days that are dead, and of
grand men who figured In them. In
years agone its floors have felt the tread
and IT'D walls have resounded with the
voices of soldiers, statesmen, heroes and
patriots of whose deeds spy race in any
age might well feel proud. But on the
other hand, these be days when the spir-
Il OF conmercialism is running high, at
1omo and abroad, the world over. We
ire living III q utilitarian age = an age
a which Ia many quarters the dollar is
anked BY more worth than manhood,
ind cents are counted above sentiment.
And as mortals shape their conduct
uetty much after the same fashion in
very cline where civilization rules,
here are those in Mississippi who,
moved BY utilitarian commercialism
'1yould the change the old order for the
Ilew, and have the States historic home-
1tcad, 30 70 call IL, remodeled from cell
4 ar 70 garrot or every stone torn away
rom turret to foundation, and a new
tructpge TO take Its place For alas! in
II . - -
kese pipipg times when wealth aceumr-
ates and men decay we have few poets
N voice patriotic sentiments and loyal
ISs n tlla a!leisat Qrder Of things as
1 q HOLINESS when protesting against the
estruction of the old ship, oonstitu-
ion, whose achievements on the high
.sas made the prowess Of of.American sea-
LhN farrc czs~ th-~.---'
ss'-... s. -. yus aout christendom, or
fthat other sentimentalist, the illus
joga eu'h@ pfi'Wsoa'lpalsan, a'lpalsan spare That
And 50 the question is what will the
legislature of the Bayou State do in re-
md TO tbe State homestead that since
H4 han eAeItsred many Of the noblest
On and women The sun ever shone up
i? Aside from the eminent men who
tVaye slaeeessiYely occspied il, II has an
lstorIe association because of the not
Anseriefns who haye from time to
Ile hnve hred well there. Stirring
enes has nc gray old house witness
ID, 1ozsc more thrilling than when the
slintle4s spldier-governor, Gen. Ben
Iuinphfey, beloved OF all Mississip-
ans NTH his family, we're forcibly
ectea totn jts poPtals at the peint OF
syor58 fl Che hands OF soldiers doing
ebida!hx Of the peoples oppressors at
,r pefiea FAen the fires Of hate engen-
fa1 N NE passions Of war had not had
ne y dIc as happily as the case now.
., 4he lu{amous Arncs and his carpetbag
a. -co04pirators held high carnival in the
ea u&flors, and could its walls speak
eX eouida sound unvarnished tale un-
ID o{ t|Iq pemicious activity Of the po-
2, ioal aAr pIots who then and there in
sued y heap additional wrongs upon
npepple of the State they mIsruled.
ial a5ai1sh, fAther Than slnoe, the WAT the
knaiQn Was most distinguished for So
iumphs. In those days when
is. anu Nas easily gathered from WE'LL
lied lH8 plantations and money every
Il 5f spent With q Tres hand, Mis-
M xoyernors could we'll afford to
m h house and dispense hospital
" "His exccllency" usually
y - b el such means as to be inde-
al of the salary Of the office to
=, drain upon his nurse cntsiled
~ tertainrhent of bis friends and
=. o. ifucnts. !
\ rolls his ceaseless course and
changes the works OF man
n Y The mansion il rapidly falling