The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-15

Several voices promptly intro
duced Bill Follett as the sole repre-
sentative of the party And still
they tell me the party is divided in
Massachusetts" was Mr. BealIS re
Joinder. Brethren should learn to
dwell together in harmony. especial
ly where there are so few of us. But
lines of political division important
as they are, sink into unimportance
as compared with the higher respon-
slbiities of American citizenship
tApplause).
Continuing, Mr.. Beall spoke elO-
quently OF the prospects Of Texas its
devotion to the principles laid down
by the Pilgrim Fathers, and its striv-
ing to emulate the virtues of the
founders of this country
Il realize tonight that ] am in the
heart of Iankeedom. Like the south
erner of whom Adam Bede spoke, |
was almost grown before | knew
that damn Yankee was not just one
word. | briag a message of friend
ship from one of the youngest and
greatest to one of the oldest and
most historic of the states of our
union. Though far removed from you
in location upon the map, We are
united with you in the love of
common country. It is our country
as well as yours. 1t seems to me that
we of the south have better reasons.
If possible, to love our country than
you have. Our fathers helped to pur-
chase is with their blood Our faith
ers helped to put upon the flag the
first star that glistened there And
then we know more about the
stripes. You have America and the
Star Spangled Banner and SO have
we. and in addition we have Dixie
and The Bonnie Blue Flag. You
have flag, the stars and the
stripes; it is our flag, too We would
not take from it single star nor a
single stripe. In addition to that
flag We have another that is furled
and folded and laid to rest yet up
on which We can look and pour out
our tears like the falling of April
rain. You would not ask us to forget
It or the brave men who followed it.
We can stand shoulder to shoulder
with you today looking upon that
flag which floats over a reunited
country. We can say that there is no
red like it in budding rose or spark
ling wine, no white like it in April
blossoms, in falling SHOWS. in cres-
cent moon; there is no blue like it
In woman's eyes, in oceans depths
in heavens dome; there is no such
galaxy of stars and streaming light
in all the spectrum of the earth and
|sky. prolonged applause and
cheers)
Loyal to Union, Loyal to Past.
I'VE are loyal to the union of to-
day, but we are also loyal to our
memories of the past. You would
not respect US if we were not. We
shall teach our children to love and
honor the flag of our country, but
we shall also teach them to touch
with reverent hand and look with
tear-dimmed eye upon the tattered
folds of the southern banner. You
would despise us if we did not We
do not ask you to forget your dead
and you cannot make us dishonor
yours.
Massachusetts and Texas are ri
vals-rivals in the possession of holy
ground, rivals in the preserving of
sacred memories. You have Lex
| ington, we have our Alamo: you have
your Bunker Hill, we have our San
Jacinto field. Rivals once upon the
| fields of battle, rivals now in the CON
test of peace.
Texas challenges Massachusetts
once again TO the trial not of strife
and arms, but TO nobler struggles to
decide which will do most in the
coming years to make our republic
deserving of the blessings of man
kind and worthy of the approving
smiles of the God of our fathers
| Mr.. Weeks-What did | tell YOU
about those Texas democrats?
Voices-They are all right