The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-08


 euans, that those who gave their sup port to the union cause would sit idly by and say nothing when these issues are raised? They are none the less pa- triotic now than they were in 1S62-63-64. Could they be less patriotic and can they conplacently permit the subject oi the war to become a jest at this agei If so. the sooner we know it the better. ' At this point MT. Heybdtn received his only interruption. It came from Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas, who, without even awaiting the permission of the Ida ho senator. abruptly interposed the ques- tion:
 Wore you in the war?"
 "Olf." responded Mir. Heyburn .'that is ths stock question of the cheap reporter.'
 'I understand replied MT. Davis, that the senator represents 264 niggers' in his state.''
 Responding to the last interruption, MT. Hepburn said If there were 264 negroes in his state, he intended to try to represent them. He added that he was not sena- tor from his state alone. but a senator of the United States as well. As for his participation in the war, he stated, he had been too young For that, but that youth, even though he was, he had been very anxious to enlist while the war was in progress.
 fatrIotlsm or PeOpic, MT. Heyburn said that if there were senators who thought it was proper that khe rebel flag should wave over the property of the United States, they could vote for the measure, but he would re- mind them that there are millions of people in the United States who have inn planted deep in their hearts the spirit of patriotism. who would not follow them in that course.
 From the consideration of the pending resolution MT Hepburn turned temporari- ly to the question of the wisdom of plac- ing a statue of General Lee in the hall of fame in the national capitol. He did not mention General Lee by name, but left no doubt that he had him in mind He spoke of the fact that the object of his remarks had been an officer of the army of the United States when the war broke out and said he had done much to render more serious that conflict which had cost the country millions upon millions of money and thousands upon thousands of lives. He appealed to the people of Virginia and the south to take the statue back
 Figures for Hall of Fame.
 'Tn sending us figures for the National 1 Hall of Fame l would advise you he said, mot to overlook your Marshalls, your early Lees, your Monroes and your Henrys. Don't violate a sentiment which you know to exist, and which exists to- day as 1t did in the sixties. I ask you in the interest of loyalty and harmony to say to the people who have sent here this | image to come and take it away it may be dear to you, but it is not dear to us. Take it and worship 1t if you please, but do not intrude It upon people who do not want it. Take him home-place him in tie most sacred spot; give him the dearest place in your local temples, but for Gods sake, don't again start this spirit out of which the terrible troubles of the past arose.
 MT. Hepburn here declared that he had no personal feeling in the matter and that it was not his intention to wave the bloody shirt.
 1T am," he said. "as far from doing that as any man you ever deamed ofy But I love my country too well to see it drifting on the shores of discontent and personal strife.' @
 Declaring that he would stand against such legislation as was proposed 1T his was the only vote against it, he insisted that he did not desire to be interpreted as imputing dsloyalty to any senator who might differ from him. The vote was then taken and the Senate adjourned.