The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-29
Memorial Address
By ST llweil u. RuBseil

Hon. SiIwell H. Russell IN his
memorial address to the old Conied-
crate. among other things said.
That he was glad to know that all
had enjoyed themselves in an unus-
cal manner at this reunion in Ard
more. and while they had met and
had the pleasure Of greeting and Civ.
Ing the glad handshaEe to comrades
from whom they had been scpardt -d
some Tor years and years and whl'
they were doing their duty 10 The liy
ing g. ,ho1ld not De- that they had
forgotten the dead 1t S. the boast Of
our civilization that our dead houid
never De- forgotten. Enjoying 'ilo ve
were too prone to forget that there
was time coming to thoo whose
heads ara high now who m5st 'la
low and ho the silent companions gt'
the dust The terrible Time OF 81 To- -
should only be- preserved as O. mem.
.nrial graoUor than every other rec ,l-'
lection and should bp kept in our
hearts for the comrado who left ht
life upon the battlefield and went
TO his death as a martyr TO the cause
which he deemed Just Some OF thuse
sleep In unmarked graves. while 9TH
.ers rest meath marble grandeurs But
these who are rapt only IN the gray
blanket and tattercd garments should
be remembered with gratitude on
plain with those who occupied the
exalted stations While the general
directed and planned II was the man
OF the ranks who was behind the
gun and did the fighting. and we
should never forget his deeds Of sac
rihce and heroism unparalleled in all
the worlds history
We should also remember,that while
the southern soldier was numerically
much the weaker in q ratio OF abod
one to three. that he never could have
been subduel by all the foreigners
aad rifrafs that could be poured 30
here from the old world. that % took
The best blood Of soldiers who lived
across Mason and DiXon's line and
men whose valOr patriotism and
courage ought never 10 be questioned.
That II was to such men that the a,.
my Of Lee surrendered 20. That Il
was a man representing such yalOr
aud courage to whom the grand L,e
rendered his sword aud who refused
the trophy that Hannibal. Caaar or
Napoleon would have accepted as Ike
one souvenir Of all the worlds CON
quest. But Grant would not and tLo
private soldier and officer were cent
TO their homes aud from tEa, time on.
gs an object lesson never to- be isr
gotten by MS. the immortal Lee kept
sacred the pledge.
My countrymon. the war is over;
the hatchet, handle and all should be
buried making up with the knife up
the sleeve is not the way brave men
should act ana it was not the way
the old Confedorates acted You have
heard today that our country Is not
united. | want to ray 20 you that II
there be truth In profession. II there
be sincerity and good faith IN the dcclu
rations OF the old Confederates and
the true statemen of the south, II there
be love In the heart OF the nothorn
man when he comes south and takes
one Of the flowers from Dixie AS hiss
wife, or in the southern man when
hc crossed DiXie's line ard mad
maiden OF that land his companion.
| then Il could be truly said that We
We're reunited gs one people cemented
not only by the good faith of our sur
reader at AppomattoX Dut by he good
faith Of our deeds IN peace since then
hy the good faith IN iraternal unions
and IN the love that Is conquered, then
our country is one In hope and pur
pose We are told that peace hath
her victories no less renowned than
war, when II should have been writ
ten that peace hath her victories O"
wcll as war But let me ten YOU that
the horoism Of the uusclHsh soldier
in climbing the battlemcuts Of death
end striking for his own land and
people makes for the world a record
Of courage and fortitudc upon which
is based an the achieymo. IS of penC'
The southornor fought for the CON
yiction, that conviction. Of course, rep
|resouting a principle I'm constitution
al government; a principle thar was
represented In the character Of our
leaders, the confidence IN their char
acter. in the judgment of our lead
ers WOe nrinciuln that rooted Onr