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rights and power in the nation, de-
manded of their public servants not
only the most absolute personal hon
or and integrity, but the highest in
tellectual equipment The result was
that only the best and strongest of
her sons were honored with public
positions. How we'll they merited
the trust is the glory of the Old
South. Corruption in public places
was unknown, and questionable po-
litical methods were spurned into
disrepute. The ante-bellum states
man stood for faith, and stood for it
with all of his might, and a consist
ency which in these days of expedien-
cy is most refreshing He was moth
ing of an opportunist. He battled
for an idea, because he thought it
was right, and refused an alliance
which offered certain success, if SUCH
an alliance compromised the well
known principles of his people or
caused them to sacrifice wholesome
tradition or precedent. He was the
ideal of the public servant, chivai-
rous, honest, and loyal. His was the
craftsmanship of the Anglo-:Saxon, a
craftsmanship that has given to the
human family its most priceless jewel.
1t was a craftsmanship intensely
American and patriotic, - when the
constitution strictly Interpreted and
honestly applied, was. the chart and
compass of legislative action, when
obedience to, and love for the law,
were the guiding stars of individual
conduct 1t was a craftsmanship of
high ideals which dared to put soul
above body, man above machine. It
was an idealism that made character
the measure of mans worth, and viz.
tue the standard of a woman's place
in society. In the ante-bellum
statesman was most highly developed
the instinct of local self government
and the liberty of thought and speech,
and the fullest and fairest discussion
of public questions. 1t was the same
instinct that wrested the Magma
Charta from the unwilling Plantage-
nets. substituted the Church of Eng
land for the Church Of Rome in the
days of the Tudors, gavsbirth to the
Bill of Rights in the time of the
Stuarts, and the principles of the
Declaration of Independence in the
reign of George the 3rd; and it is this
same love fo7 the home, this same de-
votion to local autonomy, this same:
conservatism of character. this ideal
ism, that must serve as stay against
the aggressive march of seeming
triumphant paternalism, and stem the
tide of socialism and radicalism.
In this, the heyday of CONNER
cialism, when men are consumed by
the furore and mad passion for wealth,
there are those who think the day for
the idealist in government is gone
forever. Even among our own people,
it is sometimes accounted an evidence
of intellectual smartness to sneer at
he fogyism OF the Old South. The
man with more dollars in his pocket
than brains in his head, regards the
Individual who would carry him back
to that period and let him: look upon
its splendid manhood and: .matchless
womanhood. it's old time honesty and
virtue in public and private affairs, as
crank of cranks, man without
place in this seething age OF CONNER
cialism. The Old South is looked
upon as ante-dated, out of touch with
the times Its craftsmanship is re-
garded as an improbable guide in
our national conduct Its reverence
for the constitution is said to be an
issue that was settled in four years Of
blood and tears, its adherence to law
is smiled at as belonging to a gener-
alton unfamiliar with the great ac-
complishments. Its love for the tra-
ditions of the past is accounted mar
row, and untrue to this progressive
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