The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-01


before which our forefathers fell back.
is now the richest land in the world
as result of transportation.
Take away our trains. Miss Garber-
son said, and the result would be
that our coal and iron would remain
in the ground, our grain would be
unsold and our live stock would roam
in the fields.
The fact that the country is now
being agitated by the question of how
TO control the railways made Miss
Garberson's Grafton one Of exceptional
Interest. She brought ont q num-
ber of thoughts on the subject which
have probably never been touched in
Jail Of the exhaustive discussion of the
iquestion which has been going on for
iseveral years.
Education as the only means of
Isolvlng the negro problem, was spok-
EN- of by Mr.. Henry Schaffner. His
oration on the subject, Solution of
the Negro Problem" was one nicely
delivered and heard with interest.
He said that It Is admitted that the
negro Is generally shiftless and worth.
less, caring for nothing except food
to carry him through the seven days
of the week. He expressed the be-
lief that the negro was really of
higher grade mentally as a slave, than
he Is as a freeman. As a slave he
: could be relied upon, but as a free
man, he is inclined to be indolent and
careless. He does nothing but emu
late his father.
Education would raise the negro's
! standard of living and consequently
would tend TO instill him with a
spirit of industry, and desire to
attain that STANDARD. The result
/ would be that he would be compelled
10 work and to contribute to the
, welfare Of the nation.
= Neither Legislation nor force will
, make the negro better citizen. '.be
speaker said. He must lie taught
. and trained so that ne will be oual-
ilied to take up the higher follows of
D. life. What will become Of the Amer
G | '''h 'N5'Ns Niilt OHly VIII Iell.
! Whatever do, let us remember
. that he is human" said Mr.. schaff-
: ner. In closing, he repeated the
p golden rule as a motto to be follow
ed in disposing of the negro question
Miss Florence Schneemilch spoke
> IN memory of a patriot whom the
people of the country are inclined to
u neglect. In an excellent Grafton on
= Una subject, William l.. Yancey. -
Miss Schneemilch told Of the man.
ner in which this man fought for
S what he believed to be right de-
S spite opposition from friend and foe
8 alike.
He was man with strength OF
d character rarely found in any one;
e he was an orator without peer,
d Miss Schneemilcb said.
e The speaker recounted incident,
J. which happened at several stirrinl
Il political conventions previous to tn,
b Civil War, when Yancey, to show hi.
S disapproval of action taken by the
n delegates, twice arose and left the
hall. The first time, only one del.
: egate followed hin, but the second
I. time, the delegations from sever
n states joined h'n. At the last, hC
d achieved victory, and then when al
+ was over, he went home to die. Hi!
o death marked the close Of one OF
O the greatest lives OF the country!
y history a life consecrated to Ugh
4 and justice.
n The quartet composed of Misses
IS Mildred Dombaugh, Marianne Rein
icke, Marguerite Krause and Lull
. Bland played the overture from "Zi,
p Rosamund" and after that, Mr.. Nal
J. colin Strelitz delivered his oratlon oi
W Thought of Immortality" In hi
n Grafton Mr., Strelitz dwelled upon tn,
te fact that from time immemoral. al
G peoples and all nations have believe,
N in some religion that taught the hop
= Of an eternity. The speaker through
IA Tout used language that beautifully ex
,r Ipressed his thought on this inter
, esting question.
~ The speaker deplored the fact tha
the average ma, would rather worr
"a over figures dealing with a week
~ profits than to dwell upon the beau
10 ties Of some work o: literature. Hal
as of the people are engaged in bushes
O. and the other half are engaged 4
m worrying over 1t, he said.
~ The thought OF immortality Is tn
~ lone precious boom to all mankind
n 1t gives inspiration In every endeav
G or. Life's grief adds value to life
or Joy. There has been planted in tn
human soul the prophetic flower q
or hope, the speaker said. Life is bu
ts a momentary visit of the soul With
~ this earthly clay.
=, That there Is n foundation for tn
.,a theory of Immortality, the speake
"a said that h sincerely believes.
the Maker sees fit TO give new life t
The little acorr Transforming it INT
NC the giant oak # He sees fit TO rene'
as the existence Of the rose, surely II
-e' will not neglect the soul OF nan, tn
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