The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-06-10

planning sn0 admitting their mis-
takes, and most especially those made
in reference to the negro race; that
today the republican party would
swap the race problem, now rife
7 in this country, for the slavery prob
lem of the sixties two TO one, and
throw in something for good measure.
| So, said the speaker, whatever mis-
takes the south bad made she need
not be ashamed of them when We
come 10 consider those made Dy the
north yet, nevertheless, We are under
one flag and one destiny and must
endeavor to make both glorious.
Mr.. Reardon in introducing Mr..
William Hooker, the orator of the
OCCASION, paid him very beautiful
and fitting compliment.
Mr.. Hooker spoke without notes
and his Grafton was very highly COM
plimented and applauded.
We are pleased to psesent it in full
| to our readers:
| President and Members OF Dickson Chapter
OF the United Daughters Of the Coufeaeracy:
must acknowledge the honor con-
ferred in requesting me TO address you
today; and, seeing that there are 80
many others better capacitated to do
justice 10 this occasion, nothing but
sense Of duty could lead me 10 under
take 80 prominent a para in the ex-
ercises Of this day.
As the SOB Of Confederate veteran
the memory of the heroes of the
south must ever be dear 10 me.
And this happens TO be my own
natal day, and from the house in
which was Graded were heard, but
few years before, the laundering of
the guns Of AppOmattOx.
What a picture first met my eyes,
OF grand old Virginia, 1.-THE fairest of
her daughters Eve" left bleeding aud
brOken-Nirginia, who once gave
away empires with the munificence
Of a king, now stricken and dismem-
bered by those who were recipients Of
her bounty.
10 this day and these thoughts are
sacred to me.
This day is set apart by the laws Of
this land in commemoriation and III
honor Of the birth of the first and
only president of the Confederate
States Of America.
How befitting a manifestation Of
the worth, works and character OF
Jefferson Davis! But that which
bids Us assemble on this day, in every
city, town AMI hamlet OF all this fair
southland, to pay an annual tribute
TO the memory Of our dead, is not to
be found written in the statute books
of this, or any other land, but is
written upon our hearts in sentiments
of love and alteration.
These noble sentiments-thel love of
herOism and intergrity-adOratiO for
those dear ones, who, now lying
mute, once net so valiantly the call
Of patriotism to the arbitriment of
war.
These sentiments, written upon the
southern heart and sealed with the
blood of kinsbip and the blood
Of battle, can never be effaced, and
the heroic deeds which inspire is
today shall be chronicled through all
ages for the inspiration of generations
yet unborn.
By the cOnvOcatiOn, as sons and
daughters Of the COnfederacy, we do
honor to ourselves IN COMMUNICATING
the virtues of our dead-those who
fell in battle, and those, who surviv-
ing for time the accidents of that
great strife, met with such undaunted
courage and answering loyalty the
mighty task Of the restoration of our
wasted and battle-riven empire.
To those tattered, but rugged bands,
who survived those years of war,
want and pestilege, double debt is
due. Turning to their homes, or re-
turning to those ash heaps where
once stood their homes, they were
made to realize the hOrrid aftermath
of war!
With the bones of 10000 of their
comrades sleeping in new made
graves and bleaching on every field.
With dependent widows and
orphans on every hand--the hopeless
requests of war.
With railways and every public
convenience destroyed; with the
wealth of a continent exhausted;
with no money and no credit; with
the black peril before them.
Enduring the anathemas of the