The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-28

cond{tton In the Soutn.
Aftsr makng oonpltmen.sry 1870
ences 70 me Union LeABues ps.,os.s
support 81 the Union sfmy ~ xs 49,,
brsak OF me Wat ana curing ~ e0'-
tfnuAnces ~. Ilu 800
= pecuiiery NUM- tna. sn', s S.u.
esch year snouto ceieotete .ne o 49,
day OF that man VINO was then conn-
Ing Into prominence ana upon "nou'
hung. " would sssms the Wnoie oe.-
unies OF this nAuou.
Crmncs Atssery oensne
~ not Tor me- IN the presence -
gentleman VINO knew him' VINO 10y
ed with him. who ran the FISK OF nIs
and death with MIN. 70 descant upon
ms ire. hie pecunar virtues
length to attempt 20 picture ms char-
acter TO this company But there are
| certain things with respect 10 Genera'
Grant that todey come back VAIN TEL,
erence 20 our passing NE. fney saio
| tnat Srant had NOT tne mifitaty genius
thar other generals displayed IN tne
war. To my mind ms mind ana brain
represented the very genius or the war
to suppress the rebellion, because ~
was MS mind that grasped the fhouent
that until we had fought II out WIN
tnem a. soidiors until we convinceo
them BY our strength that the battle
was nopeiess. we could not expect 10
have united country.
Wnat Il wished particularly to
dwel upon tonight was the spirit OF
tnat peace at Appomattox. represented
on the one hand by the magnanimity
and farsightedness of Grant. and by
the sef-restraint and courage and
fsr-sighted patriotism (for that II was)
2, saeneral Lee, In bringing the strus-
gie 70 close. Tnat spirit at Apo
lALtOx IL LOQaYs II trust. fTlumDnant
between the two leaders 1t existed
wnen the terms OF the surrender were
signed put II was impossihle under
tne conditions, that spirit should con-
tsol and make itseif Immediately man
nest petWeen the two sections. The
conditions We're such that could not be.
me remnants OF slavery. the Distress
so conaition OF the south and the feel
ings tnat mad been wrought between
the two sections could not be DOWN
ed by the mere expression Of two such
readers as Grant AMI Lee, as II was
necessary, suppose, that we should
80 through that thirty or forty years
IN order that the rent which was made
70 the foundations OF our country and
OF our civilization, should be reunited
IN g common country, with a common
spn DuI Wnat mean 70 point out
is that that spirit we now rejoice In,
as we find between the two sections
no remaining bitterness. IL spirit
that as between the two great COM
manders existed the DAY that they
shook hands and signed the terms of
surrender. It Is q matter that I have
very much at heart.
believe that It IL possible to make
the two sections even closer together.
The South II more homogeneous peo-
pie than we.s Emigration into this
country al a
West, not into the South, and the
South preserved Its traditions longer
than We did In the North. Added to
that trait and quality of theirs, was
the fact that for a long time. the
traces of war and the sufferings from
war were present to them and always
they have present the negro race to
Prosperity has come to the south Soma
changes. fear. are necessary in fxsd
economic principles to promote the
business of the South. We are Ali IN
the same boat in more emnhattc
sense than we ever were befora II ~
history of the country-I mean bust
pecially their business men are treno-
bling In the balance of doubt az to
just where they are noi,t,cai1v
CTAughter.) In that condition II ,asi
certain that the next decade or two
will bring about n chanre ~ .ha,s
political views NOT nace..a ,,i,, -,
qualify them for MEMBERSHIPS 4 AN
Union Lea que cinb Usu.hts~, 80
such as to fft them FOR ,nSa. ~. ~
action ans at times 10 ne v,itsns -
opportunity OFFERS. To vota fnr : a.aenr
emit candidate from him ,vho a. 80.
ported BY the solid south SspS
II am not maxine par,,h,,
speech. and an, not ,,.s.,., . YAn
Republican staninognt. ! - lass+
can aeDara ta nry.s,t 80 nope
position natural to ona s.ia' us
through the last cainnai. "o wehl
from the standboInt ha. pS@ sing
patriotic Interest an i,,,,, as,. 80. OF real,
forward into the Fnsrt look
with the hone ffst W. cSue-not
come Republican "a ",e snalL De-
try ali Ren,Jhlica,, e. the coun-
am Ia my sunnort os a. Incn as
party. thinL upiican
good. strong onnasstsn ,opposltion. .
make the Ran,,hItra., - NECESSARY 10
control the rovernma,. ~. ~ ~ is TO
people. m nd a 5aSaat :. =. uselui 10 tho
hurt IL $50 = go ae times would not
n,y~-..,...
"Wbat . y, io.,,,- Eerties.
dfyersior, ~ ~ -ntS Lo.ward 70 is a.
a. tbat fha-a ~, ..ies IN the South,
i,ttroI o,,i,,icx " toierance or po-
stats sos,arr,,ns. 30 tnat In their
81 ! 30 ~. 49, ~ anu IN their Nation
no,itieai .rast - mail & pc more than one
snnnortaS subscribed TO and
thrors,t sth. that generally
-. &c.,. 1Vu.h tne men who are
,anossns-s "sasea In politics would
~ 49, Gnu az one deyoutly to
s,rss eApresslng these de-
DAASS' = 1HA Quttc conscious that nv