Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-02-15
Letter From Big Bud.

to advocate the compromise proposed
by the members from the wet COMMITTEES
VIZ. That they would all vote for the
measure, and also vote for resolution
submitting an amendment to the Con
stitution, providing that whiskev sbopld
never be manufactured or sold in tbn
State (and this could not have been
passed in the Senate without their vofel
if we would extend the time from lime
lst until December 3lSt. 1908 We had
q good deal OF opposition to the extern
sion Of time from such men as Gov.
( Nardaman, Hobbs, Dr., Lowry and the
chairman and secretary of the House
committee Both were against it AT
first, but had the support of Bisbon
! Galloway, Alexander, Capt. RatliA
and senators Price and Leftwich, chair
man Of the Senate committee, and a
goodly number Of both senators and
members of the House. All of the
Joint committee, except one member
finally agreed to the bill as amended
| putting the time at Dec. 3Ist. 1908. and
thereby keeping the States contract
with the liquor men, who 'had taken
out license for this year. Mr.. johnson
OF Clark, submitted a minority report
asking that the time be made June LIST
1908 This was voted down. and in the
passage of the bill it received unani
NOUS support-the first time in the
history Of the fight for prohibition that
such a result was ever obtained. The
Senate was to vote on this bill Tues
| day, but so many members were ab
sent Chat it was thought best to most
poue action on the bin until Thursday
and | look for it to pass, with only n |
few dissenting votes.
We all went to Nickshurg on Satur-
! day as the guests of the city and had |
royal time-iine dinner at the Carroll. !
car ride to the well-kept charity hospi |
tall where they care for about 200 pa |
tlents, and there is also a Confederate |
annex, where they can accommodate |
have eleven inmates now Who ,a are y wofl |
cared for. and if any Of onr oid Confods |
need attention Of .n,, I,i,,5 ~, -o,,
get warm recention here Ran of |
these institutions are snnnortad IN nm n.J,
by the State and the balance il naid by |
the city of Vicksburg and co1nfy ~ |
warren, we had q magnificent trolley t
ana auto ride through the mill |
I2ry PARK. Inc Government has built |
ABOUT thlfty-liVe miles. OF road through |
me PARK, ana |, makes a delightful |
qIlVe, put got tired of looking at the |
handsome monuments erected by the |
N ,ll, states TO commemorate the |
E"loI 0l Vheir soldlers. limos, the |
nome Oh zen. Grant, has the finest As |
yeI not southern State has erected |
monument 70 thelr soldiers, though |
MISSISSIPPI mas appropriated 500, 600 for |
monument TO her gallant sons, and it |
WiIi De placed on a commanding sitda
uQh IhiS year. 1t was left for Penn
sNlFahla (the state OF brotherly love- =.
10 eAcel IN the inscription engraved on |
thelf monument, land | will quote it |
from copy made by my young friend, |
oplVey douglass
u.troxo huo4L e.,
A'oio 'io',ieiS I9uslIC LOT Vhe"
tIoro horooa p dinJ eas ia. ..
ioi0e' ULeu lol IIleIl collFIe-
1nd ,,n;toa 'lo aa in e.
any ulliIeu people VIII forever
0liei! IN ehe precious ,3 legacy OIL
l'0D'o 'i'"iiiioo"'
After reading this | felt like LAYING
flower at the pedestal of this mag
nitlcent monument, We drove through |
the Federal cemetery. where sleep
1900 of Northern braves. This CEN
etcry on our border, beside the great
river which sings an eternal requiem ia
their memory, fulflls the prediction
made by Mr.. Davis in a speech in 1S60
in this very city. He said
IF Mississippi. in her SOVEREIGN
capacity, should decide to submit to the
rule of an arrogant and sectional North
| will sit myself down and bear nv nor
ton of the bitter trial But if, on the
other hand Mississippi should decide 70
resist the hand that would tarnish the
bright star that represents her IN that
galaxy, then | will come at voLr bid
ding, whether by night or by Gay. and
gathering around me nucleus of Mis-
sssippi's best and bravest. will welcome
the invader to the harvest of death. and
future generations shall point to
small hilIock upon our border to tell
the reception the invader met on onl
soil. "
As | rode through this cemetery
which stands as a monument to Con
fe ierate valor, thought of these lines.
and thought how prophetic they were
This trolley ride was given by Dr |
Street, nephew of Col ii NJ. Street
who has splendid private sanatorun
in Vicksburg, and is an excellent Young
surgeon.
Heare very busy with the appropria
ton bills we meet twice a day to have
the heads of the various institutions
show cause why their estimates for
the years 1908 and 1903 ought to be
allowed As said before. we have
fearless and intelligent chairman and
good committee, and we feel satisfied
that we can hold the appropriations
Wlthin the amount of our revenue ana
not cripple single institution
wish nv GOOD friend Charley Strong
could have been with us this morning
and heard Prof. Order tell of the nos
si0ilty of the cement MANUFACTURES OF
this State he said that Mississippi had
the lime and the clay close together in
sulTicieat quantities to manufacture aiIt
the cement the world needed and not
factory in The State Il thought Charley
would have been manufacturing it IN