The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22

II 06OAJ " 0uopSASc, LIE greatest SUI
: ferer. Let us thank God those un
Z happy days are oyer-let us look up
on this wondrous picture the re
. generation of the South, with it
r teeming cities, rapid advance in com
mercial progress, it's splendid ad
: vance in education lines, the bounti
full harvests from it's fertile soil, tn,
vast possibilities of wealth in it,
mineral resources. Look at Tennes
see, with marble, the best in the
world, and its vast deposits of Goa
and iron. Look at Alabama, with its
Igigantic strides in mineral produc-
tion and the wonderful building uu
OF its marts of trade. Do you re-
call that old-time melody
Sweet Alabama, dear Alabama
If live till sunrise tomorrow,
I'm going back to old Alabama
again"
| Each Southern State is advancing
along lines of Industry and prosper
lity. Its charm of climate is more
pronounced, perhaps, in that won
drous State, Florida. All, to us of
the North, when winter blasts come
and chill the marrow of our bones,
what a lure is this fair land! We
should have no animosities. Stern.
unrelenting war settled our differ
ences. Let us join hands with joy in
our hearts In the pride of race and
the glory that our children inherit
nation that has become mighty
world power. Let us finish the final
laps of life's journey with hearts in
accord with that beautiful sentiment
inscribed on Kentucky's battle mon
ument on Chickamauga's bloody
field:
"As we are united in life
And the united is death, ~"
Let one monument perpetuate
Their deeds and one people,
Forgetful of all asperities,
Forever hold in grateful remem-
brance
All the glories of that terrible con-
fict
Which made all men free
And retained every star on the
National flag"
The gates of the South stand ajar.
Within their portals brave men and
fair women with the smile of well
come, the hand grasp of friendship,
INVITING their kin of every section of
,ur country to- enter, to join with
hem in the uplift, to develop it's
vondrous resources, to strengthen !
he ties that bind with love and :
With friendship which will bring ,
eace and prosperity, strengthen the
onds that unite us with a far reach
ng power of mighty nation What '
glorious consummation. There are
few, thank God, just a few NAL $
ontents who are still fighting bla- a
antly with their mouths, for the t
ause' that it lost. Possibly it would Il
e soothing if they would read this Il
Stract from the order of Lieut.. r
en-. Walker, commander-in-ch of
le U. G. ", regarding the reunion
the blue and the gray on Gettys
lrg battlefield July 1, 2 and 8, y
l3,and the proposed election of the ~
ace monument thereon: "Your "A
feels that the time has at
me when, by invitation of our late U
es, we can unite with them in ul
lebrating that permanent peace
hich we pray may forever bless tb
is, our great and glorious country. %
t us bury deep and forever all bit :
mess. The fighting generation =
lght the war to finish, four years
fearful weary struggle with it's 70
,rifice of countless loss of human TO
3. We give heritage to our pos ca
ity a nation, unity of States, WI
ind together in thongs of steel, leg
nented with blood and treasure. Ne
r up no bitter memories, but die
engthen the structure with gar n
ds of the flowers of love and 49,.
The generations that ).
ne will have their own problems. -
fact there is now type who pro-
i'm themselves the Captains of Eff
ustry.' You will have to get to- :
her or you will find in this land old
rfowing in milk and honey that no.
few have absorbed all the honey. e+re
:, 'ou' '"ii"i. SUNS VI the horth, car,
t get hystericaI about the noe
lghters of the Confederacy; their The
sion is peaceful one; they are mo
plotting rebellion" or conquest: ola /;
there is danger to you should n
wander within the portals of tan<
Southland. Should you measure hon
% their standard you are in dan vea,
of capture, of losing your heart aro
iome fair daughter of the Con- c1ud
racy. That April day forty dam
n years ago when that war-worn that
"eois army VI Northern VIZ upo1
a commanded by that suberb in oaoe