The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-05-12
4o1D REBEL" WRITES CONCERN
INC 1T AND SUGGESTS WHERE
TT SHOULD BE PLACED.

The Dawson News, the WIDEST
awake paper of the great Southwest
has recently published several ar
4;o1os advocating a combined memo
rial to the women of the Confedera-
Nv and the heroes of the gray "a
splendid idea.
Az "others" are invited to express
themselves on this important move
ment a line from a reconstructed
cold Rebel" may not come amlss.
BiI1 ARD. whose homespun phlloso-
nbv and ready wit kept things lively
and encouraged during war times,
once said: There are some secesh
CO red-hot if you spit on EN- they'll
sizz Well, I belonged to that
hrnch-without apologies or re-
oret--but time has cleared the vision
and given to life deeper, truer
meaning. Those who were rated as
enemies when the Stars and Bars
were afoat are now considered broth
ers. But ever and always my heart
turns back to Dixie Only the stu
dent of history has any conception
of the important part the South has
held in building this the greatest ma
zion on the globe. The history of
nation is the heritage of posterity,
and the Southern boys and girls have
a right to know the heritage that is
theirs. The civil war forms an i'm
portant link in the chain of historical
events. and we would teach our chill
dren by tongue and pen and marble
shaft" the exact truth of that period.
This memorial is by no means a
local affair, confined to Dawson, but
it is to be a Terrell county monu-
ment and concerns every man and
woman in the county. OF course it
should be placed where our citizens
who drive in from the different parts
of the county can see it, also. the
people in town and the ''kiddies'' as
they go about the streets. A fine
location would be the corner lot, if it
can be had, at the intersection of
Main street and Seventh avenue.
Place the monument in the center of
the lot, plant trees and flowers and
call it Hood Park, in honor of Mrs.
B. H. Hood, who has done more to
keep alive the memories of the ''Old
South" and to teach the younger gen.
Grafton the correct history of Confed-
crate days than any other person in
our midst. A monument like that,
in a park like that, with name like
that, would reflect great credit on
Dawson, Terrell county, the splendid
band of Daughters" and Mrs. Hood,
who richly deserves the honor. The
park itself would be an ornament
and a fine resort to all who come to
our town
To illustrate the far-reaching infiu-
ence and power of monument we
need only look back a few years.
When a fitting location of the Wurtz
memorial was being discussed there
was a cry of Indignation in some
parts north of Mason and Dixon's
line. They" said in substance:
Many tourists from the North visit
the national cemetery and a monu
ment to Wurtz should not be seen in
or around Andersonville. 1t will
cause hard feelings, engender strife
and even predicted that the monu-
ment would be vandalized, etc. Those
who had the work in charge were
wise enough to place the cenotaph in
the most public place available.
There it stands silently telling its
own story 1T was then | knew that
silence had a tongue" Oh, yes, we
want the Terrell county monument
placed where it will be a constant
reminder of the women and men of
the sixties-'lest we forget" Very
respectfully, OLD REBEL,