The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-04

unrivalled domain. that wait only to
blossom to the touch Of peaceful In
dustry.
"It is but logical, from the conspicu-
Gus part the South played In conceiy-
Ing the form of government which has
been transmitted to us by the Fathers,
that Southerners should entertain for
our free Institutions and traditions q
most exalted degree OF love and rev.
erence. Happy Is our peaceful and
prosperous land that the spirit Of
commercialism has not invaded our
realm, that frenzied finance has not
distored and perverted our business
relations, where wealth Is not regarded
as an Imperative corollary Of worth
and that character and manhood arc
admired as essential elements to good
citizenship.
'The South has not yet felt the
necessity of influencing national legis-
lation to the end that millions. through
the medium Of the high protective tar
In. might be legislated into the vaults
of money sharks and trust-barons, TO
the detriment and hurt of millions OF
helpless and defenseless consumers.
"The South. though continually dis
criminated against by reason of mea-
ger appropriations which have been
parsimoniously doled out to her TO
make her rivers navigable and have
her harbors deepened, and for other
internal improvements. has been pa
tient and unmurminE.
1.-THE South does not enjoy the circu-
iation of the millions that are annu-
ally disbursed in the North for Federal
pensions which serve to quicken trade.
stimulate commerce and induce pros
perity, but each Southern State. from
Its own scant revenue. is endeavortng
to extend to needy Confederate SOL
diers and sailors and their widows SUI
fioient succor to prevent abject want.
Instead Of being engaged In secur-
ing combinations of corporations that
stifie competition and advance prices
to suit the will of the trust magnate.
our people are pursuing their private
vocations. each man respecting the
rights of his neighbor and all uniting
In securing the blessings of clean
and honorable local self-government.
No Graft As Yet.
THE venomous dragon. graft. has
not yet inoculated our body-politic with
its deadly and destructive poison, our
people are to be felicitated upon thus
far escaping the onslaughts of this
insidious and hideous monster.
I'm the South. we rear men OF eour-
age and Of patriotism In preference to
erecting fortunes that tower beyond
the height of the gold stacked up by
Croesus.
I'll fares the land. to Fastening Ills a
prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men
decay"
Solidarity and amity between the
North and the South is being cultivated
daily. New York contains more South
erners than there are in New Orleans,
and genius and ability is being recog-
nized everywhere. regardless OF the
section from whence 1t springs.
when the interoceanic canal IL COM
pleted, thus placing our nation In quick
communication with the Orient. which
is thickly populated with millions OF
cotton hungry people, who are eager
to purchase our manufactured cotton
fabrics at fancy prices. the tide OF i'm
migration will steadily flow toward the
Sunny South; new railroads will be
projected, and built, to transport the
manufactured products of the North
and East to Southern seaports thence
to the commercial centers of the Far
East.
Towns that are now quiet hamlets
will become busy cities, and prosperous
villages will spring up as IL by magic
"Our boundless and rich agricultural
lands will be eagerly purchased, AND
from them the fieecy staple will be pro-
duced that will be cheap at fifteen
cents per pound, for in cotton product
ion the South has a natural and SUI
preme monopoly. The scream of the
! factory whistles will be the inspiring
| music that will fill the air already sur
charged with prosperity.
"The South, growing numerically
stronger, will then assume her right
full place in the AFFAIRS OF the nation.
and ere the last of the gallant men who
f,, rauniOn TODAY shall have
Joined the swelling ranks of brave
comrades, that have answered to the
call to tent on the camping ground
where the spirits of brave men live on
forever the Civil War will be only
memory, for golden and enduring
chains of fraternity will be fashioned
between the sections. once rent by the
horrors of warfare. that Will unite all
loyal hearts into one superbly patriotic
clan.
I'VE have only to know each other
better to appreciate and admire one an
other all the more; close contact ami
hilates prejudices and obliterates anil
mosities, as is beautifully evidenced
here today by these noble men who
have manifested that they are brave
enough to forgive and forget. thus
transmitting erstwhile hostilities into
the cement of affection which has
proven balm to once bleeding hearts,
| and has welded them into a homogen-
ious citizenship of Identical ideals, and
similar aspirations.
"Such a unihcation Of sentiment
among men who once met In mortal
combat could only spring from brave
hearts and fearless minds: such a state
OF feeling that pervades the Union. in
reality here exempllfied, constitutes the
Strength, the Pride, the Greatest Glory
| Of our Nation"