The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-27
Mr.. MOONEY ON OPPORTUNITIES
AND DUTIES OF EDITORS"
Bp1ssdd Address Dshpsrsd b c. P. J. Mooney Manag-
ing Editor Of ts Msnaphis Commercially Appeal Be-
fDrsthe AIabansa Press Association at Dothan

1As ,sddrsss Of Managing Editor q
~. !. Mooney, Of the Msnphts Com
tmorcial- Appeal before the Alabama
editors q Duthan, was one Of the most
notable spssches ever made before the
Alabama Press Association. 1t made
: deep Impression upon the editors.
Mr. Mooney skfd
Rsoentiy saw the magnificent frag-
Lnaents Of q mighty army pass through
1.-The streets of Memphis. They were the
hivfng reminders OF the dead. yester-
day They had done their. part well.
and they were passing into the shad-
lows, Hopeful. buoyant and confident OF
1.-THE glorious futqre Of the reunited
/ saw the chief Of this splendid host
,etrfke hands with the son Of the man
who conqusrsd Fort Donelson. fought
Johnston at Shiloh, beat Pemberton 1T
tNfcksburg ana closed the war In
death grappls with the Incompatible
zee. II the chief of this vanishing
United States Army. the son of Grant,
the hero of the Union armies. under
the stars and Stripes and under the
stars and Bars. can meet as friends
and as patriotic fcitfzens Of common
country, is It not time that we cease
coining from the bitterness and tbs
va ssion of this struggle Assets for the
auFhItconShe " ~~' 49,
The attitude OF the Confederate sol
der should be an inspiration to every
American citixen Of the generation foi-
lowing the war between the States.
He gave his cause the best that was
On him. He struggled for u even when
be knew Il was doomed He Fought
with the same enthusiasm and elan 81
Nashville during the Christmas holi-
days in 1884, in the dying hours OF the
Confederacy, that he did when buOyant
/, and hopeful and confident under the
leadership of Bee and Jackson. ne
drove. the forces OF McDowen from
the feid OF Manassas back to- the pro-
lection Of the guns that defended
After the surrender at Appomattox
the Confederate soldier still stood hrm
on MI feet, with his chin In the air
ana with his face to the front. In the
South there were ruin and chaos This
land was a desert. Within thirty
wears he rebuilt itNinto o magnificent
empire. He established schools and
colleges. The Confederate soldier was
q pioneer In raiirpad construction. He
was worker IN The field, In the brick
yard as we'll as q leader at the bar and
. teacher In the laboratory.
The war had taught him seif-reii-
ance, and while the Confederate sole
diers' work since the war has not
shown that dash and luster that comes
from the glitter Of the drawn saber
and the battle flag lighted under the
beIching fires OF musketry and artii-
iery. yet II Is endring; II In lasting.
He recreated the South.
At this reunion In the city OF Mem.
phis stood In the streets and saw
a line Of men from all the States OF
- the Confederaoy pass In review. saw
the Kentuckian. the survivor OF tho
Orphan Brigade. I saw the Missourian
who followed Price. saw Texans
and Arixansans. saw Mississippians
who surrendered at vicksburg and
other MississippiAns who followed For
rest. ! saw Lopisianians and saw In
memory I, the tricolor Of Francs
ct Wogram and Waterloo. I saw the
knightly pirgfnian and the South Car
Gilman. and they took my mind back
20 the ehivairic men who followed the
losing fortunes OF Charles 4.
was struck by the appearances OF
the Alabanians. We Of the south
boast of tho cavalier spirit, but the
AIapauafans on THIS magnificent dsS
reminded me not Of The Geld Of the
ei9s Fl sold. nor q ths men on horse
thsir forbeaFs with Cromwell and John
r7&npuen. There reaa a stern Ahns
aboat those men that suxsusseM the
n1sttle Of that heroic band Of Eng
ffS1fnGn WHue unuer stnS- teauStsuAD VI
oil oliver struck into the dust for
ever the doctrine that one man hed
re divine right TO make or mar the
happiness OF ether Een.
sf mingled with these Alabamiane al
as reunion because I have had little
opportunity 20 come IN contact with
Dur people. I saw that these Ala
hmians themselves. these stern flbred
hen. these patriotic men. these heroic
men under adverse circumstances. mus
have been a tremendous force in sus-
tanning the struggle Of the Confed.
leracy for four years.
There were many private soldiers
from Alabama at this reunion saw
one man there more than rs years old
One eye had been shot out. Part oil
hts jaw had been torn away by q
she'll He had, surrendered AZ vicksv
bkrg. exchanged and enlisted agaiA,
\ AID was with Joe Johnston In the isss
hEht around Jonesboro. He was Q
Get 4 inchfs tall. and as straight a.
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