The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-07
VETERANS OF CRAY HONOR
THEIR NOBLE CHIEFTAIN
Unwilling OF MAGNIFICENT MONUMENT
TO JEFFERSON DAVIS MARKED BY
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES.
The Thinning Line Marches Through Richmonds Streets
To Dixie" and My Maryland"

RICHMOND, Va, June S.-Under a
nerfect sky, with bands playing crash
inc music. in which Dixie and
MARYLAND were pre-eminent, the
remnants of the armies of the Gray
today passed through the streets Of
Richmond. and out on splendid Monu-
ment avenue, unveiled an enduring
memorial to Jefferson Davis, the first
and only President of the Confederate
States of America.
The event came as the climax OF
the reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans. and every member of the
body of old men who was able to walk
At all took part The day and the
event will live forever in the memory
Of those who were present, and the
expressions of beautiful sentiment
which were uttered by the speakers
are destined to become a part of the
history of the South.
Second only to the tribute given to
the memory of Dixie lands great chief
tain were those offered on every hand
10 the women of the South whose gift
the monument is.
The ceremony was one of the South.
No other section had any part in It,
The veterans who fought for the Lost
Cause" were gathered together to pay
their tribute to the man whose mem
orv is revered above all others. Their
descendants were assembled because
il is bred in them to cherish that
memory. and because they wished to
imbibe new lessons. The speeches
counseled the teaching of loyalty to
the cause for which the Southern
States struggled, but there was moth
ing in the teachings but what excited
the sympathy and approval of visitors
from other sections.
"No, No." For Bryan.
That the great multitude had gath
cred for one purpose alone was evil
denced by the attitude of the people
toward William j. Bryan, who was the
guest of the reunion. He has given
remarkable ovation as he drove
through the streets in the line OF
march, and cheered to the echo as
he mounted the stand just before the
programme was begun. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony there was
number of calls for him to address
the people, but these were immea-
lately drowned in chorus Of mo, no,
no. many times repeated. The Cd
iections came from everywhere, and
were led by the women of the Jefer-
son Davis Monument Association also.
Gen. Stephen d. Lee, Grand Com
mander who presided at the stand
ANNOUNCED in ringing tones:
There will be no politics here.
He turned to the crowd in every
direction to shout this warning, ana
it had the desired effect The calls
ceased at once.
During theceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan had occupied an inconspicuous
position in the rear of the speakers
stand. out of the sight of the people.
As soon as his name was called MT.
Bryan made movement as though 10
withdraw from the stand. He realized
that if he appeared before the peopie
a political motive would be attributed
to him by many, and for that reason
he had opposed going on the stand az
all. The prompt suppression OF the
calls by Gen. Lee and others saved an
embarrassing situation.
The unwilling of the monument was
the fruition of eighteen years OF pa
tient and loving effort A devotion
which knows no equal in American
history is responsible for its building
1t was work the South had TO 40
without help There was no united
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