The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1910.
Al GREATER THAN JOHN DROWN.
osawatomie was the centre Of the
bleeding Kansas ana sacred to the
bnemory of John Brown, WHO plotted
for the overthrow American slavery
bed desperate criminal expedition
banged at Harper's Ferry nearly sixty
one years ago, after a fair trial, for
treason and murders traitor to his
country and to his race--his hands red
amcng the American MARTYRS" as
worthy the admiration of law abiding
people. So enthusiastic is said to be
the feeling for this condemned felon
II
statue in the Hall of Fame at WASH
kngton has been started.
Yesterday at, osawatomie sacred
hillside was dedicated to- the state of
kansas in honor of John Brown, but a
greater than John Brown held the
centre of the stage, a figure that Will
stand out in history as John Browns
match for lawlessness of mind and
contempt of organized society, the
most illustrious, most excellent, most
|honored American of the present day
lin both heather and Christian lands.
|the Colonel. There was an immense
crowd. brass band music. fearless rid
ers, the shouting of the captains:
~Lord, God of Hosts, be with us yet;
hest we forget"
The Colonel made q speech, any
humber Of speeches, was speaking all
the time and between times. No fair
Recount was taken and no fun account
Of all that he said could be given; but
his prepared speech, sent out by the
xPTeSSH bSipIG iN 500 sNt ~
his present remarkable expedition, was
made up of four. columns of the Col
%oneI and seven-and half inches OF
John Brownie pushes them all off
.InA this speech John Brown is mem
.tioued by name only twice, while the
Colonel, the orator of the day set apart
n honor of the old Abolitionist, en-
phashzed himself with the Imperial II
thirtyafour times, and deserves great
credit lfor not making it an even hun.
bred.
The Colonel discussed in his exor.
alum the. two great periods in the his
kerry of tthis Countrywide formative
period Ca Sbetter name would be the
constructive period, and the John
Brown period Tor period of destruc-
tion). which "determinedS' as the Col
onel declared, that our country should
hoe in deed as well as in name devoted
Ito both union and freedom "The
name of John Brown Will be forever
associated with this second period OF
the nations history the Colonel was
gracious enough to concede; but John
Brown and Abraham Lincoln nor any
body else on natal day or special oc-
casion designed in their honor coult
be expected to escape safely the Col.
onels determinaaion that there shall
be Yeti ano,Aersperiod--the period Of
punk--with the Colonel himself lead,
ing the gallant hosts of insurrectos
|of the Twentieth Century Sin TIL,
spirit of John Brown (the second AM
hast time the name of the hero of Osa
watomie was called by his successor
evidently of mngnifying the speakel
and his present desperate crusade
against organized society-note tn,
Colonei's assault on the Suprem.
Court, and Abraham Lincoln, the SAM
abraham lincoln, bear in mind, WHIT
[was elected President year after
lJohn Brown was hanged and who de,
clared in his debates with Douglas
FIndL his puIpoSs was " Y tilc u mon
not to destroy slavery, The Colonel i.
"the thing" Just now, however, ant
mot John Brown or Abraham Lincoln
and his speech yesterday was abou
the Colonel principally, ihe keynot,
upon which il was pitched being en-
pressed by him in this descriptive pas
sage. so familiar to every WE'LL traine,
But weary ear
II stand for the square deal. Blu
when say that I am for the squar.
deal, I mean not merely that stam
for fair play under the present rule!
of the game. but that stand for hav,
ing those rules changed so as, to worl
for a more substantial equality OF OPP
portunity, and Of reward for equal!
good service,
There We're slight variations in III,
development of The Colonel's theme
but he was the theme as might hay
been expected. he gave a chestnut.
fayor to his composition ny workin,
over THE men who Wore the blue am
flie men who wore the gray bu
with the skill of the master he for