The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-23
NATION M|SLED
BYFALSE DOGMAS
Congressman Brantley Scores
Initiative, Referendum
and Recall.
UNVEIL TABLET TO STEPHENS
Marks War Residence of Only
Nice-Prcsidcnt of the
Confederacy.
UNVEIL TABLET TO STEPHENS

I'm our day there has developed II
school of fnIsc tcnchcrs OF government.
TheS hnrc becn exceedingly active and
/ their converts may he FAR Grcntcr than
some of would like 10 believe. These
teachers would get nwn! from the Con-
stftution ns IL now reads. md would
give TO the majority the mnrcstrnincd
power of the majority. They would
rule by the initiative, referendum and
rccnli. They would recall judicial de-
cisi"nS. The rrstrnlnt; %: the Conni- |
tuition are growing irhsomc 10 some. II
they nhnll become irksome 10 the mn-
i"r:;!, woe he unto lnnd."
In these words did CONGRESSMAN ". !
G. Branticy OF Georgia. in the course
of an address on the life of Alexander !
II. stephens yesterday afternoon. draw
Il pointed comparison between the poll |
tical hcrcs:cs OF tho present day, and
similar arrogant assumption OF pow !
er by the majority which a half cen
tury ago. plunged the nation INTO in
ternecine war Against this needless
tyranny of the majority. said Mr.
iirantley, Alexander II. Stephens
preached with all the power and cio- |
Guence at his command, only to be de-
| ridcd foy his conservatism.
Crowds Witness tnNcilinE.
The new building Of the University
College Of Medicine hello a large crowd
of men, women and children when, at
! . o'clock. Judge George l.. Christian. !
chairman OF the board q. trustees OF
! the Confederate Memorial Literary So !
oicty, under the euspices of which the
ceremonies were held. stated the OBJ !
[ iect OF tho gathering nd thanked the |
/ women of the memorial society for
the'r aid in marking the birthSinccs of
history in the city and State.
! Lieutenant Commander J. =. Pom
dexter, OF r. T.. Lee Camp. No l. United |
I Confederate Veterans offered prayer, |
and was followed by Congressman
Brantlcy who made the principal ad-
dress. y chorus OF 200 school Children.
under the direction Of ". .. Mercer, |
sang patriotic songs. NJ the conclu- !
! sion OF the address the audience /,
emerged into the street 70 witness the /
unwilling OF the tablet commemorative |,
the fact that on the same spot stood |
in 1851 the residence OF Alexander II |
stephens. only Nice-president Of til, /,
Confederacy. The tablet is OF brorze. |
and is placed on the clay street side OF |
the new University College OF Mcdlrine
building, near the corner OF Twelfth
street.
Miss Martha Belle wnlingham.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs II. j. Wiling
nam. Jr. formerly OF Gcorgia, pulled |
the ribbon which released the drapery |
The tablet bears these words in bold /
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