The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-30
The State Honors Itself by Erect.
ing a Monument
TO HEB REROIC SON.
Memories Of Sixly.Four and Scventy.Six
Revived III the Scenes in Coiunl.
bla. Last Week Attending the
dwelling Of the Hampton
Monument.
The impreasive oeremony of the un.

bronze equestrian statue OF Gen
Wade Hampton, one Of the worlds
cavalryrHan and South Caro
una's GREATEST st, tesman and mo, t
loVabla son, carried about flfteor
bhousand. people to the oity Of %
lumbia Oh Tuesday of last week.
Maint street. beautifully decorate
In Confederate colors. was throngee
aB on o big day Of fair week, snd I'll,
long procession representing the Cor
iederate oJgariza lions Of She State
the schools and colleges, the Nationsl
Guard oIgsrlz tions the executive.
1udiclsl and lcgislative branches OF
the State government Was oheerad t.
tho echo as 1t moved down Mail
lsS6reet from tho post Office, thenct
afSSiSasad afSSsqd the capitol building opposit,
the stand >eyectsd Tor special guests
by the side f tho -etstuto whioh faces
the capitol building from the east.
The ouGpCurtng Of tho crowd from
all over the atata, aud enahuGiasn
whion marked every detail Of tht
ceremony, manifested al interested
and healthy capacity on the part OF
tho people generally to genuinely
honor 8 really great mau. The mil.
tary genius Of Hampton OF the tme
of his remarkabln C mpsigns In Viz.
ginia attracted tn admirlng gaZa oi
the world at theftin!e But that he
spant 9 great fortune 81 we'll rs Sxer
3ised with still creator sffa6t hiE
Mplendid fighting capacity througN
Che four years greht struggle, was
not what most endcared him to the
hearts OF bis country men, nor yet wa
1T his grand work Of redeemipg his
prostrate state from radical rule and
negro domination In nc, when the
greatest self. control end headwork al
we'll as undaunted courage were need
cd to bring sucoess TO very difiicult
and delicate undertaking. 1t was his
great loving heart that prompted him
n To otya Y Ant t,2t: - : e
Z sis @ell as his properly his people
that has given him permanent place
tn the hearts of all who knew him In
LIE or are acqusintod with his inti
mate history.
Hampton was q type OF the great
South's old tinae sristocrscy, nature.
8fistocracy, who8e standards ere in.
Gellect and character as we'll Sa Gu)
ture and refinement and means aud
power. He lived close TO nature ant
was strong, heing physical giant
we'll as o prince in manners. II
went TO war O millionaire, with big
fortune for those days, and he died s
poor man. But none has died with
richer heritage In all the things that
make men great and cntitle them TO
respect and admiration. He gave bis
genius % g. caValryman to his state
after advising against secession
Then ho oeme home and Wrested his
state from northern thieves In uhe
teeth Of fsderal bayonets and became
It's strong governor 81 8 time it need
cd O. big man and rounded out hj
oareef with X any terms In the United
States senate.
The procession, headed by Gordon
OF police anu bands Of music, was IL
charge Of Maj. Tleo. G.. Barker,
95and marshal Of the day, and him.
self splendid figure of the old times.
1t was escorted by squad OF Hamp-
toms old cavalry under Col. II. j
Lipacomb, Governor Hayward and
staff and Brigadier General VIII,
Jones ant, staff, OF tho national guard
organization, came next and these In
turn wefo followed by the Citadel
cadets, the Clemson cadets, COM
Any from Porter Military academy
ey Charleston and the national guard
organization Of the state. Next
Major Thomes Carwile and staff Of
the stats Confederate divi8iOn follow.
cd by the veterans and sons OF veter
ans. A bevy OF pretty women and
girls bearing banpers closed this SOC
tion Of the parade. N KIT ofme six
Butler, the orator Of the day; BiBhoi
MlliBon Oaper8, himself distinguish
ed Confederate general; Maj Lown
dos, Chairman j. q. Marshall, OF the
monument commission, f. w Huck
stahl, the monument sculptor. Guy.
ernor. elect M. Il. Ansel, President
Benjamin Sloan Of the South Caro-.
line Univeraity, Hon. II chard l.
Manning Of Sumter, Col. b. A. Nor
gan superintendent A Coward Of
the Citadel, President ID. 3. Johnson
OF Winthrop college, Hon E M Soc
brook ana Rev. Mikell, Hamptou's
grand ohildfon in charge Of Col.
Wade IL. Manning, hiB oliief aid dc
camp, Mayor T.. Fl. Gi5bes, Of Co.
lumbia, and Mayor r. Goodwin
RheGt Of Charleston.
Iais estimated that there were be
tween Cen and fifteen thousand visit.
ora Sugmented by The citys popula.
tion, all business having been suspend
ee Ia honor Of the occasion. a fca-
ture OF the dey waa the parade which
was probably tbe longest ever soon ii
this city. In the line OF march were
numerous military and civic organiza-
tions. Besides three companies frt IN
the military Institutions Of the state
and about twenty five companies Of
state troops there were tie survivors
of Hamptons ca.alfy mounted, q
long line OF Confederate veterans, sons
OF Veterans and g stream Of carriages
containing distinguished guests.
Thore wefc also thrae bands Of music
In the parade. On reaching the
statue which j9 located On the state
house grounds, the parade disbsndcd,
forming In a oircle around tho large
stand erected for the speakers and In
yited guests.
The ofilnara and men bsrB Of the
Eetirlng legislature and the membera'