The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-01

/ pare lis lANbfapl9 WAN tHsiF A@DGAl
| aten in intellect characfer and con
1 daet as. dd their pradnaes sora apti
I II il be- trae fuat iba quality If son Il
fern leadership n NOS 50 high as il
was in the other days, the, same can
/ be asserted with equal truth as to all
ether sections. With his fact obyi-
Gus 10 every thinking man, | have
scant respect for southern educators
who unduly dlsprase their own neigh,
bora
Much as | would rejoice in the
prosperity OF ths University Of Vir
ginla, | would rather see IT'S ancient
halls Of learning deserted than TO see
them made the place where false and
unjust opinions of southern men and
southern principles are instilled into
the minds Of southern youth
Reg citing beyond express. on the
circumstance which has rendered s.
impossible for me 10 cooperate with
you IN yonr undertaking. | have tho
honor % he very truly yaufs,
j. w. BAILEY
There IS much truth II Senator
Balley's letter As he well points cut,
while II Is true that me south is not
furnishing To the nation sucn men as
Calhoun. Clay and Jefferson Davis.
II is equally tue that the north is
not producing such men as Webster
Rufus Choate and Lincoln, The
standard OF american statesmansh4p,
DO h north and south, Is nor what Il
once was, While the south IS not
sending 70 the national congress such
men as it cace was, the cla acter
ami ability Of her present representa- 4
tyes compares most fayarably with
those Of the other sections of the
country While there are no Ben
Hills, Lamars BecEs, Hamptons.
Vances and Isham @. Harrisea com.
ing from the south. there are also
no ConRlngs, Shermans. 1'rumbulls,
Camerons and Blaines coming from
the north
Men like Allen G. Thurman and
Salmon 2 Chase have given place in
Ohio to Fo-akers and Chas. Dicks: |
Daniel W. VOORHEES, and Benjamin
have been succeeded in In. /.
diana by Beverages and Fairbanks; +
Stephen A. Douglas and John A. Lo- /
gan have given place In grand old F
Illinois 10 the Hopkinses, lit lie Rich +
ard Yateses and Shelby Cullom; John /
J. ingalls, has been succeeded in Kan
sas by Senator Burton, who traftics
in p0stoffces and is now under in
dictment; little Delaware who was
once proud 10 give her commissions I
to the knightly and chivairous Bay
ard and the learned aud patriotic
George Gray. now, sells her highes
honor 10 the unspeakable Addicks and
bis henchmen And so il goes ia eT-
cry state in the Union.
Il is to be said to the credit Of the
statesmen OF today, how
aver. that ii some of them are no
the equals in brilliancy Of their pre-
decessors. they still maintain that
high and lofty ideal of honesty, pa
triotism and integrity % purpose that !
SO characterized he old regime. In /
these degenerate times, when indict
ments Of federal senator's from ether
PARTS of the country have become so
common, 1t is a notable fact that no
stan has ever been cast upon the
honor loyal y and patriotism Of the
senator's from the south.
And It may be said In truth that a
few Of the Southern states at least
are as well represented today in the
senate Of the United States as they
ever were 1t is doubtful if the state
Of Texas ever sent more finished /
statesman to Washington than Sena-
ter Bailey himself, who Is acknowl
edged by all parties to be the most
brilliant Gems itutional lawyer Of that
body. And his colleague. Senator Gull
Jerson, is a man of almost equal force
and ability. The state Of Georgia has
seldom sent to the national capitol
he superior Of August o. Bacon. The
state Of Tennessee has rarely been
by a more brilliant son
han Edward w. Carmack Alabama
still reioices in he noble old Ro
man. John T. Morgan ana even Pres.
dent Alderman's own state OF Virgin
"a Yet has the scholarly orator, John
W. Daniels.
And so, when We look them over
we tind a goodly number Of public
men from the south whose abilities
viii compare fayorahly with the fl
ustrious names cf the past And
east of all, has Dr. Alderman reason
10 30 10 a strange land, so 10 speak,
md single out he representatives Of
bis own section fo- criticism. and
Senator Bailey was emineltly iusti
isl in yoiciBg his remcnstrance.
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