South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-04
GOVERNORS DAY
WAS BIG SUCCESS
Gov. Cox of Ohio Strikes a
Popular Chord When He Pro-
poses a National Home For
Confederate Veterans.

GE L i ODOfSGs "a, July 0.-"GON-
ernor's day. In the big tent was a
great success. The enclosure was
crowded with thousands of cheering
veterans. Patriotism and love of
country was the keynote Of the
speeches. Interest was added TO the
occasion by the presence of a con-
gressional committee of 21 representa-
tives and nine senator's who came here
today from Washington headed by
Vice Pres. Marshall and Speaker
Champ Clark.
One practical suggestion came from
the meeting. Gov. Cox of Ohio in the
course of his address urged that the
National Soldiers home at Johnson
City, Tenn, be turned over to the Con-
federateS for use as a home for the
veterans who fought under the south
ern sky. The audience voiced its ap-
proval Of the suggestion by tremend-
Gus applause.
Vice Pres. Marshall was the first
speaker. His address was in the ma
ture OF a Fourth of July Grafton He
said in part:
Only in America.
1T would be vain to speak of right
or wrong on this occasion. This cele-
bration could only happen in America.
Nowhere else in the world could men
who fought as bitter foes so years ago
meet and clasp hands in brotherly
love as they are doing here today.
This occasion wipes out the last of
the Mason and Dixon line. As''Bob"
Taylor once said there is no difference
between the north and the south ex'
cept cold bread and hot biscuit.
Speaker Clark made his usual hit
with the audience. He commended
the sentiment of Mr.. Marshall that
only in America could there be wit
messed the scene of once bitter foes
clasping hands in brotherly love so
years after they had fought each
other and he recalled that 1T took
England 250 years to get around to
the point of erecting a statue TO its
great Prince oliver Cromwell"
The valor displayed in the war"
he fervently declared, was not
northern valor. 1t was not southern
valor, but l thank the Almighty God
it was American valor. The greatest
thing of all is TO be an American citi-
zen."
Know Others Better.
Then came Gov. Sulzer of New
York; Gov. Mann of Virginia, a war
veteran. who produced great enthus-
iasm by declaring IF we had known
each other as well in 1861 as we do
now the war would have been impos-
sible"; Baldwin. Connecticut: Hanna.
North Dakota; Miller. Delaware;
Haines, Maine, and Ralston, Indiana
Bow Cox of Ohio was a favorite
and his Confederate soldiers home
suggestion appeared TO strike a pop
ular chord.
Gov. Eberhardt of Minnesota caused
great laugh by saying in mock
serious manner: What an indeScrib-
able pleasure must be experienced by
Vice Pres. Marshall. who presides over
the senate, and Speaker Clark, who
presides over the house, TO come here
and look into the face Of so many
honest men" He referred TO New
York as a place where "the streets are
so narrow and the buildings so tall
that two railroad presidents cannot
meet without forming a combination" ="
Gov. Eberhardt is famous as an
orator and he concluded with a patri-
otic appeal that brought forth loud
cheers.
saloons Must Close.
AS a result Of a conference late
today between DR.. Dixon Of the state
health department and Judge SwOpe
of the county license court, all saloon
keepers were notified to close their
barroon1 st II o'clock each night and
were forbidden to sell liquor 10 intoxi-
Gated men.
night to hear Pres. Wilson speak to-
morrow, the celebration practically
ended tonight with a fireworks dis
play. Before II began several hundred
veterans from the south marched over
TO headquarters to pay their respects
TO Gen. Liggett. They brought band
which rejoiced in Dixie, and
Maryland, Ny Maryland.
Gen. Liggett stood in front Of his
tent and reviewed the march.
The regular army will pay its trib-
ute tomorrow TO the men who died at
I Gettysburg so years ago. Brig. Gen.
| Hunter Liggett. L. S. A. in command
Of the camp. today prepared general
/ order directing every officer and man
In camp 10 stand at attention from
noon until FIVE minutes after that hour
! tomorrow when the big flag in front
OF his headquarters will be half
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