Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-09
GENERAL LEES
ADDRESS READ
Paper Prepared by Head of the
Association Just Before His
Death Pays Tribute to Old
Style Southern Leaders,
Prominent Men are There.

birmingham, Ala, June 9.-Amid
great enthusiasm and before 1000
people in the Auditorium, the eighth
annual reunion of Confederate yeter-
ans was called to order today by Maj
Gen. George =. Harrison, command
Ing the Alabama division of the Con-
federate veterans. Surrounding Gen.
Harrison on the stage were Gen. W.
l.. Cabell of Texas, Gen. Clement
Evans of Georgia, Gen. Tyler and
other prominent officers and repre-
sentatives, local Sons of Veterans,
Daughters of the Confederacy and To-
cal citizen committees.
Today's program includes an ad-
dress of welcome by Brig. Gen. w.
Bush on behalf of the veterans Of
Alabama, by Gen. Rufus N. Rhoades,
on behalf of the Sons of Veterans, by
Mrs. Charles q. Brown, on behalf of
the Alabama Daughters of the Con-
federacy and reading the address of
Gen. stephen ID. Lee, deceased.
The address prepared by Gen. Ste
phen ID. Lee, which he had written
just before his death a few weeks
ago was read at this mornings session
The address says in part:
The old masterful type Of the
southern statesman passed away with
slavery. Whatever may he said of
that institution 1t trained men fol
leadership and government. The con-
slant presence of the bondman
wrought in the master a love of free
dom and a sense of honor that will
never be surpassed. Wonderful men
those old southerners were, great in
counsel great in battle, but greater
than all in the integrity which felt
dEshonor like wound. They would
have fallen upon the sordid plumb
erers which in later times have in
tested public life like Elijah upon
| the prophets of Baal. I cherish the
| hope that our southern blood will
| produce the type again-that with re-
newed prosperity we win again intro
| duce into public life class of men
| able and willing to devote themselves
| with pure and unwavering fidelity to
the public service, and free from the
| all all-absorbing struggle for bread which
has been the portion of southern men
| for so many years. May II be the LOT
Of our children to perform the duty
| of freemen In a republic, with as
| willing hearts as ours, but al no such
| fearful cost.
The reason why l have this hope
! that the Old time southerner shall
| live once more is because the south
ern boys love and cherish the deeds
of their ancestors. They do not for
| get. The ideals of the fathers are real
to the sons. The homage these young
men pay to US old Confederates is
sweet to our declining years, but
| sweetest OF all, because II bespeaks
a love for the dreams which we cher
| ished and a willingness to die for them
If need be.
The Confederate soldier has given
to the government at Washington the
same faithful support which he gave
to the government at Richmond. Hi:
| patriotism has expanded its bound
aries without losing its quality. He
yields 10 no man in his love of the
| whole country and his devotion tC
her cause In the war with Spain ht
| gave proof that his sword was moi
asleep II is all his country wherever
the flag floats, which his ancestors
filled with stars. That he has rebuilt
the prosperity OF the south; that hi
has restored the commercial majesty
OF this glorious land; this great city
Is witness The brain Of a Confed
crate soldier conceived 1t, and th'
hands OF Confederate soldiers have
been busy in its work. They served
their country in peace as In war
They point their children TO the busy
happy prosperous land, beautiful n
the dawn. strong in developing re,
sources, rich I'm promise OF all tha'
makes a state and say behold oui
greatest victory"