The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

| the daWnlng nght now Frightening
our political sky we begin to catch
glimpscs of the rising sun of glor-
Gus day. In the renewed vigor OF
! National unity the South is Begin
min" tp play an important part, and,
. through the vitalizin" influences Of
+ the real issues Of the war. which were
lost sight of for 50 many years, the
! conserving elements of lasting peace
and prosperity are laying broader and
! deeper foundations of solid and
enduring Union of co-equal and frat
crnal States. Rocked in the cradle
Of trouble. tuturcd in the school of
adversely. and labituated to stern
ScIf-control. with thorough apprc-
, citation of the necessity and blessings
"i GOOD government, the patriots of
, the South are today j"inin" hands
with those Of the North in rclightinc
the fires Of Constitutional Liberty in
, the Temple of Freedom and rcstor
! in~ the ccntripctal forces Of the
! shattered liyamcnt> Of the CunStltu
I
i is true. have been lcaped upon MS
! by the narrow minded and malignant
! leaders Of the former dominant party.
but in the short space of thirteen
years there exists a political condi-
tinn in this country without its coun-
tcrpart in the annals Of time. The two
sections then at war are now one,
AMI the States Of the vanquishcd are
not only represented in the National
Legislature, but by the very men who
were most prominent in the work of
destruction.
From this point the speaker de-
voted himself to a burning, eloquent
panegyric of the dead soldiers, their
hcroism. their sacrifices and the les
sons which their deeds should incul-
cate. "We owe to our hcrocS.' said
he, ga depth of gratitude which we
cannot repay. and accursed may we
be- if we ever fail to honor their deeds
or cherish their memories. AlluSiun
NaS made t" the proposed t"nfrdcr-
acy monument [" be erected /" the
~ Unknown and unrcrurLrd deal. :
and the speech was then closed with
:;n appeal /" the young men oi' Nrw-
'.rlrN.
Said the speaker. a,l,lrrS>m" him
self To- lhr youn" mem. ''Tn v,u r$Drc-
inly ,I,r> this simple. beautiful shaft
appeal. You are the inhrrilnrS of
the example. character and hcroism
nf the noble men whose memories it
pcrpctuatcS. Loving hearts have
erected il. Inu are cuStudians. and
upon your shoulders their mantlcS
have fallen. AS they were true men
in the civic walks Of life and heroes
! in the Stnrm-clnudS of war. SO may
you ever prove worthy descendants Of
your noble srcs and kinsmcn. and
give in your State. as they did, your
best love and services. and prove i'm
every relation Of life that You are
true men. Remember the dyin" sen
timrnl Of tie lamcntcd Gregg: "Tcll
Governor Iickrns I die chccrfully for
South Carolina" Noble sentiment Of
Il noble soul.
"Nou havr.' said he to the young
men. ga magnificent future before
YOU. Your beloved State. battered,
Scared and torn. has for four years
IaiI aside her mourning. and rising
in the majesty Of renewed hope and
vl|or invites You to take your place
among that host Of active, earnest
workers who are movin" with high
courage and bu"yant hearts to de-
vrlnp her intellectual. moral and ill
du$lrlal wealth. and thus place her
ON the sure foundation Of material
prosperity and enlightened progress.
while this common country Of ours,
free alike from the dangers of caste
and lhr prriiS of communism, has
but yesterday given every patriot rc-
nrwcd assurances of the pcrpctuity
! "r civil and religious liberty by the
! rejection of "thr man on horseback -
by enc Of lis great parties, and the
nrminatirn by another Of a pccrles S
%'.Ilirr statesman. wlnsc sword will
ever defend. but never destroy, the
liberties Of his country, and under
whose wise. just and patriotic admin
i>iralinn the country will bound for
ward ON a career Of mcxamplcd pros-
prrity, its Constitution oncc more re-
Sl,rrt"d. lis laws obcyrd, and its starry
ensign the symbol Of united people
and of co-cqual States. II is our