The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-03
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specific Information. Il aay be safely
asserted that history furnishes no
parallel tor The sst OF the American
congress ia ordering the marking ~
Confederate graves
Forty years liz long time 10 the
life of an Individual. but II IL mere
moment Ia the life Of a natson. in
the growth W decay Of prejudice
og patriotic sentiment. and we be
iiave that no such esfaeemont OF ami
mostly would be possible wi,h
estranrea factions OF any other peo
nj. in the world
In the Union vlew secession Saa
rebellion in the Confederate sie~
the civil var was conquest From
one standpoint the moving spirit 81
The South was treason from the
other standpoint the moving spirit OF
the North vas tyranny Ia the deep
.er statesmausnip Of both sides ran
a more plausible and detensible phil
osonhy OF government and duty But
peoples are controlled in the mass
more By the superficial and The emo
tionai than by the profound and the
logical Al least the superficial and
lthe emotional are. long in squarinE
With the profound and the logical
For the most part the governing
spirit OF the conflict and its after
ulath was, on the one hand. a resent
ment of rebellion aud treason; on the
other q hatred of conquest and tyr
amy
SO. II Is these extreme expressions
Of popular feeling. rather than these
PHILOSOPHERS OF govern
ment. that have been reconciied, and
therein lies the marvel of history.
Even few years ago. when the
prejudice seemed to have smouldered
into ashes. it leaped into roaring
flame when President Cleveland at |
tempted to do so simple a thing as TO |
return to the South the captured |
flags OF the Confederacy. indeed, If !
we mistake not, Mr.. Foraker, who is |
he author of the present bill, was so
vehement in denunciation as to win !
he derisive soubriquet of Fire /
Alarm Foraker.
1t would be difficult. if not inn
proper, TO undertake to say who of |
our public men is most responsible
for this final and complete triumph
of American fraternity. General
Grants Let us have peace" Presi-
dent Hayes withdrawal of Federal
troops from the South. President
| Cleveland's calling Confederates to
the cabinet, President Harrison $
! friendly attitude, President McKin-
ley's original suggestion TO do what
| is now done. President Roosevelt s
| visit to the South--ail OF these men
and these acts and hundreds of 9TH
ers have contributed to the end
which has at last come to pass But
more effective than any and more
forceful than all put together is the
great heart of the American people,
, the unconcealed admiration and I'M
! sparing praise of one set of brave
men for another set OF brave men,
! the great love of country and coun-
trymen, which moves the man of
Maine and the man of Texas alike.
| Perhaps the Spanish American wal
FASTENED it, the goings and comings
OF the people on pleasure and bust
ness promoted il, and manifest
self-interest did its share, but in The
last analysis it was possible only be
fcause it was the outpouring Spiri
of great and generous people
And upon this same American spir
il, which is incapable of endurin,
hatred or continuing injustice, w
build our faith in the everlasting re
public OF equity and fraternity. II
the Providence of God, or in ID
ordination of fated destiny com
ing out OF the error and stress O
human striyiugs, like the calm afte
{ the storm. here has arisen the hes
government upon the earth; and her
shall be- wrought out. with increas
ing wisdom and efficiency. the para
mount commonwealth OF ali IN
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