Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-03-30

These Improvements will bring our
people closer together. This meeting
is the making Of new page in the
history Of our country In the last
half century there has been the great
est advancement in commerce by means
of scientific inventions that have cur.
tailed the earth's surface and made
neighbors Of people thousand Of miles
apart. Every cable that rests upon
the coral strand of distant lands.
speaks with tongues Of fire Of peace
and good will to the nations of the
earth.
Every sail that Autters in the breeze.
every iron keel that splits the oc can
waves, every railroad track that cross
es over states is a mighty messenger
Of commerce. We have the greatest
country in the world blessed with
more natural resorces of wealth than
any other nation.We have the most per.
feet system Of self government in the
world. Standing here as the repre-
sentive Of the Old South am the
rear guard Of the grand army.
Most Of my comrades have passed
over the dark river. where they rest
under the shade Of the trees. | feel
it great privilege to speak here to
the American nation, and especially
to the sons and grand-sons of the two
great armies who once contended on
ensangulned fields, and are now one
people The evil days are past. The
eiIulgent beams of this morning sun
/ light sup the blushing dawn of new
day. An epoch in history, the be,
ginning Of new Era. Mason's and
Dixon's line will be obIiterated from the
map of the United States and its evi
history bIotted from memory.
Sectionalism is curse and a ca
Iamity. We are now one nation o
reunited states. Upon you younl
men upon whose shoulders must fal
the mantle of honor worn by you
fathers, with the burden of its trusts
and responsibilities, we can only say
as the dying gladiator who lay upor
the sands of the arena, The dyinl
salute you" these precepts in you
memory bear, TO thine own self bt
true and itmust follow as the night tn,
day thou cans not then be false Il
any man" Let all the ends thou aim
est at be thy conntrys Gods and truth
some Of You will. lead in the arts 0
industry, some will fill the legislative
halls Of the state and nation, what ou
country needs are not soIiticans, bu
statesman The representative Of
people in the halls of legislation eithe
of state or federal who has not th
courage Of his convictions, who vii
sacrifice principle for office is un
worthy of respect or confidence. Th,
sohtican who waits to see which wa
pupic sentiment tends. and follows tn
current for favor against his convic
tons is unfit for leadership and wi
most likely find himself slrande
among breakers at the turn Of the tide
t The duty Of citizen is to look
, the best interest Of the people. II
! should encourage science and art
: all the industries Of peace, and III
= advancement Of general prosperity
r The most contemplate character
t the demagogue, and the biggest fool
t politics is the man who fights capit
t and prevents capitalists from inves
: ments that would set money in circu
+ alton. This congress, my countr!
] men means peace and prosperity, an
y as a representative of the people
4 the land we love, cIinging with It
e nancty that only death can sever III
;, sacred memories of its past its gIori,
+ and its ideals. | am forced to reco
e nize ,be change Of time and condition
and to advise you my brethren
c teach your sons to adapt themselv