The Monticellonian., 1905-11-02

better of If he becomes better of hc will cp- press those men. pistrust the creed ot any man who would persuade rpu that he would do you good by trying to do other men harm. The man who is true To you will ultimately be the man who is true To the great fundamental principles of righteousness.
 Now. if Is just the same in pulIic life. The man who will seek to persuade vou that h" will benefit you by WfOngtHg any one else you car te absolutely certain that if the chance arises h" will benefit himself by WruHEng you tAps plausel What We. as a nation. need K stand by the eternal, immUtatlC principles cf right and decency. the principles of fair deal ing as between man and man. the principles that teach us to regard virtue with respect and vice with abhorrcnce wherever either the virtue or the vice may bc found; and if sHbsti= tute for the line that divides th" decent man from tie man that is not decent. thc line dvid- ing the rich man from the poor man. the line making any other artificial division. we have done an irreparablc wrong to the nation itself
 Negroes and Lynohing.
 Governor. vou spoke uf inc hidcous crime that is often hideously avenged. The worst enemy of the negro k the ucgro criminal. and. ahoye all the negro criminal af that type. for he has committed only hdeuus crime against the victim. but he has committed a hideous crime against the people of his own color; and avery reputable caiored man. every coorud man who wishes 10 t0 the uplifting of his race. owes II his first duty ta himself and ta that race to hunt down that criminal. tAppldHsef Now, for the side of tIr white man To aYcAge tdeens crime hy unnther hideaus crime is ta rcducc tbe man doing t8 the bestial level nf the beStiaI sa6nudrct tload apptlilSEI. and The lIteuNS effects of tVHCH law are shown lu u" fact that tEree fourths of the lynchiHgs are not for that rrimr at all bat for other crimes. fAppausc.l And yau
 governor. and all other opponents uf the Inv. owe 1T to our people. owe if t9 the eaase ef ciNlizatinH. to do everything in pagver. off 'taliy and un"iiciatlY. directly and Indirectly to drive Inc menace and reproach of lynch law out or the hlted states. tLond applause.b
 And oh. my fcll8V-eouRfFy men, 5H closing let me say just one marn lining We can afford to he divided on questions af mere pufti~anship lttsft HHFS Hpt make difference ali. hnas of currency or fbc tariG those are mol If afS eense8geaee The real fundamental gHa=ii4HS arr thn qu, tinEs upau which all good Americans shaHid h" enes the guestians of de ceHey in tho fife of tfc apgur. and of honesty i in public life. GApplause II dars not make .l bit 9i alHeftuee In the long mn whether II ls T democrat or republican who is president tAFpldHS"#f Il maEaS all the difference Ia the world that We shall h1ve All oHr public officials honest clean mcu and earnest to serve every American wherever he may live That eandi- ddie ts the candidate of tt" party. but if the i president iS worth his sait he is tte president ! nt the whole people. lAppianSe5 Remember thal the stream does nut rise any higher than lts saafce. 4eu cannot have good public lfe ] iHieSs you hHyc T basis good uriyate life The comtrE Is going be ali right if the aver ase W8H k decent and clean in Dis home life: lf he is good husband. good father. good son: ii he does his duty hy his neisEbor. if he Nenr Haizhbpr and want to do business with IF that man Is the average American. America ls going |" coutlnne tn be ali right. and if the average gaes below that you eannet make Amerlca right. fAPrlausaJ
 Great Respect for the Good Man
 Now have got an enormous amount of respect for the good man rbpra Is onIF inst l one person who | would reepeet more and that Is q good woman. And if fheFe k any man uefe Who does not agree with me. I don't think much ef him. Laughter and applausc1 The iuuld9tun of our happiness and woIi-bclng lies in the preservation of the American home tbp klnd Of home in which you veterans of the civil War were reared, that when you went to hattie on whichever side von fought von had the memories of what yaur fathers and moth tts haa taught to % back on, and to rest upon it and live up ta f..
 Now as Ia the younger generation of the eaihfadeS of the National Guard. From those eta'f men ot the heroic days. those men af the tiNll war. the men of the great times. We In i herlted this splendid country of ours; We in heflted our position in the world Let us see tu lt that We leave td our children unimpafred he heritage We received from our fathers shame to us if treat the great deeds of the men ef the mast excuse for lHzIness or idieness or shirking of duty on onr part fin the present, Let lis treat those great deeds as m incentive. spur to make us feel that We should hang our heads if We do not prove ourselves worthy representatives of tha men who went before us You nen of the south here. whose heroism and valor for four years or war has been li=nigh surpassed by The heroisin and valor you have displayed in the forty years of peace. follow that (Ap- plause.l Now, let go on with the work nf the material upbuildng of this country. and at me same lime remember ever that. vital thoue' It IS to have good foundation of material well-hcine, vet that it is only the foundation npon which must be built the superstructure of the moral and spiritual higher life of the na tan.
 Non of the civil war why eo we all honor you you men in blue and in gray? We honor yoH because when the call to arms came Fnh treated material considerations dross to he cast aside, not to be weighed for one mo m"nt in the balance, compared to the proud privilege ef laying down everything life itself on the altar of your duty the light was given you to sa see your dntv. tApplause)
 NlW t4f Iu yllslr v.fV4s d. Tv our hearts
 The President and the Small Folks
 Having begun by aIludine to thc veterans Of the civil war who always have the right of the line everywhere fapplmsPt. shall close by speaking of those Ht the other end of the line, that is. the small folks. The only people that feel about as glad tn the veterans are the fathers and mothers carrying the small children that l see around me. You see have several of them myself ,APplaHse.t And Ar kansas has every reason tn be proud of her great natural resources. BHt want to tell yeu, gentlemen the best fruit that Arkansas raises is the crop of American citizens Qaugh- terl. il is the crop of babies am right glad to see it as look your stock over. and wan. te See if kept up. l am mighty glad to that crop. IL seems to be all right in quality and quantity. daughter And now. remem- bcr to that the children are educated that they will bc fit for citizenship: educated. only in intelligence hnt in what counts for Infinitely mere, even than intelligence. in character. Train them in the schools. and train them. you fathers and mothers. at home. so that when they grow up they will possess the three cardinal virtues of American citizen. ship. the virtues of courage. of honesty and of common sense.
 The Luncheon.