Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-05
Savannah News.l

Helen d. Longstreet would seem to
be sufficient to cool her ardor in be-
half of a man who stands convicted by
jury of his own state with the de-
grading crime of stealing, and which
charge is repeated by that states at
torney general as stealing" And
with that lecture, the public might
rest content, but for the offense she
throws in the face of the entire South,
and especially of the Confederate Vet
Grams.
She assures the attorney general that
her late husband wrote to Gen. Sickles
that he (Sickles) had made sure his
place forever in the hearts of Ameri-
cans Did her husband fail to re-
member that the South contains
some Americans? How much space
did the general imagine that Sickles
occupies in the hearts of Southern
ers?
Again: Mrs. Longstreet knew what
crime Sickles had committed when she
quoted that letter by Gen. Longstreet.
Does she mean to tell Southern peo-
pie that her husband would have writ
ten those words had he known Sickles
had stolen the states money placed
in his hands as a trustee? Is that
the class of heroes Mrs. Longstreet
admires?
Again: Mrs. Longstreet spanks
Sickles' son in public because he does
not pay the amount stolen by his faith
er. The son paid $4,000 Does she
know that the son owes $23, 476-the
balance of the amount stolen? Is she
just to condemn the boy for not doing
what he is not able to do? AS he paid
$4,000, what right has Mrs. Longstreet
to assume that he could pay any mora,
and rush into print and abuse him
as an ingrate-as a dog?
Again: Mrs. Longstreet tells the
son to shut his mouth while his faith
ers foes on the field of battle raise
funds to save him from Jail" I'm the
name of God Almighty" and of the All
Impotent United States Congress in
1861, how does she expect the boy 70
eat or drink? He had better commit
suicide at once than try to live with
his mouth shut through eternity!
Again: Mrs. Longstreet assures the
attorney general that the raggel,
MANNED veterans of the South will
rush to respond to the need of one OF
the most gallant soldiers America ever
knew! She is the most gifted woman
-why-she's mind reader, a clairyoy-
ant, a telepathist-or like Puck, can
girdle the earth in forty minutes" t.
learn within an hour that the ragged
and manned Confederates" over the
whole country would rush-yes!
rush! Think of the maimed-the one
legged old heroes-rushing to keep a
thief from going to Jail! "In my mind S
eye" l see these ragged-maimed pa
to otis who fought for four years %
maintain the law, rushing now on
>rctches to defeat the law. And as
the rush. hear their joyous voices .-
singing
Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys ar
marching"
varied with,
John Browns body lies a-moulderin
in the grave
| While his soul goes marching on"
and 1 see their steps on crutches-and
their rags tapping behind them-as
they double-quick to the inspiring
strain of
Marching Through Georgia"
rushing-rushing-to lick the hand
that smote them-the hand that stole
the money!
But-Mrs. Longstreet, inadvertently
let us believe, has aroused a sleepin.
lion. The whole tenor Of her utter
ances is a Qualification Of the men whc
fought to crush the Confederate states
and, necessarily an aspersion on thu
IpatriOtigm Of the ragged and MANNED