The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
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heyburn's Unqracious Part.

Those men who took an active and coura-
geous part In the great civil war learned to
respect the valor of their opponents no mat
ter upon which side they fought and those
who at this late day would tear open the old
wound are invariably found to be men who
never smelt powder when the conflict was on.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho. upon several
casons in the upper house of congress has
taken upon himself the ungracious part of
ing the bloody shirt in that body. and yet
some months ago, when pinned down, he was
forced to admit that he had no part In uphold
ing the nag upon any battlefield of that awful
Once more Senator Hepburn yesterday went
out of his way to inject and bitter
ness into a debate in the Senate over an in
significant matter Involving the retention upon
son Davis coored bodyguard. who had reached
the advanced age of So years.
Instead Of lightly passing the matter hy Mr.
Hepburn felt called upon to explain that he
was willing this old man should be retained
for his service formerly given to the Senate
put not because of loyalty to the glory of an
infamous cause"
The cause of the Confederacy may have been
a mistaken one. but 1t never Infamous"
designate 1t In the presence of those who had
fought for 1t, who had lost those most dear
to them in that conflict.
Senator Williams. Of Mississippi. with r11trch
ieehng is reported to have replied to Mr.. Hey
burn by saying that he mot prepar ed
to hear civilized in the twentieth CEN
fury call an Infamous cause the cause for
which his tWilliamsp father had laid down
The self control shown by Senator Williams
under such great provocation showed him up
IN his true light as courtly southern gentle
man, and by the same token II placed Mr. Hey
burn In the role of arrant demagogue.
That the sympathy of the Senate was with
the gentleman from Mississippi is evidenced
by the fact that he sustained by ii vote
Of IS TO IS ~s ''8'
At this time when the nation is firmly re-
united, when in the last of the South
rushed to rally round the stars and stripes with
all the fervency that their Northern brothers
II ill becomes man like Senator
Hepburn, who Is devoid of any martial record
to shoot shafts of malice at those who fought
for the lost cause.-Butte Mont, Miner
Vartiaman The White Chief
Ex-Governor Jim Vardaman, who aspires
to represent Mississippi In the Senate was met
AZ Meridian by crowd OF 2asaa0 and ss.rs. to n
cart drawn by 100 oxen. upon each of which
was seated man toting a banner with the
legend: Vote for the White Chief ad Save the
White SOUTH" We further Informed that
the candidate sat upon stand built in the
cart He dressed in white, and was 'the
most conspicuous figure in the procession" or
course, Jim Vardaman is the most conspi-
cuots figure in any procession. We are also
grateful to- note that the champion of the Plain
people of Mississippi, has. it were, risen
from the ranks of those who day and night
proclaim their unwaverng allegiance to the
cause of Caucasian supremacy. Ex-Governor
Jim has been promoted. He is the
White Chief" Perhaps in time he may cen
become less than 1.-The White Hope."-Co-
iumbia S. c. State.