Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-11

devotion OF the people also u NV
| constitution as the protector OF their
| personal liberties, and tn" saviour o!
the powers and dignities NJ their res
| pectve states from Il possible ruin
| less ravage. These two potent. p0pu-
| lar estimates Of the constitution ana
| the Union are consistent and cooper
| alive They are the indtSsouhl" com
| ponPnts OF a good government. and
\ both are sentiments very dear TO the
American heart.
| We remember the power OF the
| maSterfui Union Scntimtn MT when the
] appeal was made 10 save tn" i'm
| perled life of the Union. even by war.
II was feeling inherited fiom our
ancestors of the American Revolution,
and had been al various times dis.
| played throughout the South and In
| the North when threats Of seceSsio"
| were made by the Northern states
man. Our fathers felt that in !orm
| ing this Union they had gained irn"
] government OF United States which
| would abide forever. They wcr"
| thrilled by the patriotic sensation that
safety was secured for all rights. ana
| def nsc was provided against all
wrongs This has therefor" been IN
all our cOuntry's history powerful
| sentiment. and ii is that same low" OF
country which still warns the soul OF
the true citizen when h" sees tn" I'm
ion truly illustrated by the full! "X"r-
oIse of all powers delegated and re-
served so as 10 serve every section.
to protect the interests of every cili'
zen. to save every right ana thus
achieve durable magnificent great
ness.
but there is another element in
the enthusiasm of our SireS and their
sons. which is the twin brother to the
Union sentiment. Wha; is that other
twin constituent which was laid In
the cradle OF our government? What
is that browning glory OF our country
which distinguishes il even as the
glory Of the sun is greater than the
glory Of the stars? 1t is the equally
masterful popular sentiment concern
ing the value of the sacred sentiment
which was ordained and established
as the constitution for the United
States of America
let us follow that popular scnti-
ment for the constitution to its source
as We have followed the FEELING tor
the Union. For more than century
the colonial states had held their few
liberties by the uncertain tenure OF
royal charters and edictS. and these
failing. they fought for Independence.
and having won it. they undertook to-
hn nf
written constitution But the plan
produced such harrassing discordS
and perils that a constitutional gov
eminent OF United States l. came
clearly the imperative need The
problem before these colonial states
in this situation was such as no other
people had ever solved. The
South would not live in the past alone.
It's people gaZed awhile sadly on the
rich and radiant glow Of the setting
sun. but they firmly faced the duties
OF the coming day. The severity OF
the new conditions were appalling,
but in battling bravely with their OBJ
stacles this heavily burdened gallant
people are achieving well deserved
success. Out of extreme des0iation"
the hopeful Southland citizenry has
arisen majestically by their own spien-
did achievements without capital ex-
cent a credit good as gold. and land
that responded to the enterprise OF
it's owners. They had genius FOR
honesty in business and fidelity TO the
Laws Of true trade which 50 directed
their financing that they have never
in all history produced financial
manic. Their energy is clasping win
its glad hand the present oppor'uhi-
ties. and with honorable thrift they
will preserve their prosperity.
"Behold this Sunny South! See
how IT beams in varicl beauty; how IL
exuIts in its temperate climate: how
/, estecms with products that meet
the wants of the world! Glance at
its stretches of prosperous domain
from MARYLAND TO Arizona. from ST.
Iouis 10 Charleston. from Louisville
to New Orleans! II embraces IL ex
tensive states-more than onethird
of the Union: nearly as many rs all
tho great West contains. and twice
as manv as the thrifty Fast. Count
its twentv-fnur millions Of people"
nearly one-third Of the population OF
the United States Think Of its Ear
vicious natural resources. Hear win
yladdened hearts the music OF rs
mills and mines. its commerce and
its fields and forests singing in mar
monious chorus Hurrah for the Sun
ny South!
South Has Its Own Problems.
There are conditions existing nj
times. in special situations which pro
duce problems for people to solve and
in our country there are varieties OF
local problems which can be solved
only by local wisdom. But our form
81 government is better adapted To
.cttIe such problems in The Interests
aovcrnms mt was problem indeed not
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