The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-17

carried the fragrance ana f1Uf
OF that kiss with him tht&f
world as his inspiration,
his mother WAS singing inRst1ls
of heaven.
Mothers Lsve.
SO we love TO revel there. My~F
and so that g%listening and N4tt
pillar on the banks of the
that losses its head Ave hunGsl
ffty-fve feet above the fog. wh1
crowd surges around II. like tt0~
OF a sea. that is not only George
ington's monument. but It IL ~
J er's monxnaent too HecsHNg
,seoreas =, aeai2h& les. .r~a nzoaMssaf
! like Happy Hooiigan's" 10
ha y gone around with . tin e.
his head.
And sir, hold a minute. this u
owes II to itself to discover whM
is jeopardizing and assAu1ttu&#
homes; and whenever n n~ation-T04
the request of the mothers and
the privileges OF defending
right to vote. hen sir. sure ohm
awaits. MS
If you haven't got the rnanhb4S#
arouse and defend wives and
mothers and our children Against
assaults OF evil and iniquity anti
damnable whiskey traffic; IL W6M
not brave and decent and UNI
enough to do 1t. then put the IN
In their hand n they will dfttll
into he'll. And whenever we tTN11
discover what It is jeopardfzfnG4
homes. and when we refuse to raG
to the request and the appe4f
tears and the pleadings. OF the n
ers, Oh! sur oblivion awaits for
nation. Sure, Sure,
Sixty odd years aga AN Anret&
went over to Africa. died. was bul
and slept In his grave until 1881. t.
Americans stood by. dug up thies
mains. and put them In a metallic
ket. The United States goveTnNl
sent a msn-of-war ana with the ~
draped In the American nag, an4 z
Stars and Stripes flying at hAif r.
she started out through the .Medtk1
mean. through the strait Of s6ibfMN
and across the Atlantic. entSr16M
harbor at New York and m shes
the guns Numbered the salutsaNf III
Flags OF all nations. Of IN M
I dtpPrd 'AhrlT 1oiotE anu aii WV -
Numbered a welcome. They put
coffin aboard a special train and 8
Jersey City. on the PennsylvAAfa.
ried II to Washington.
Business was suspended. tho ~
of representatives and sofa151AM49
closed. all department stores. Sc114
universities suspended. 8
There on the reviewing stand RI
the president. members OF his l.
met: here, United States supp
court: here. officers of the aeTny,sJ
the navy: here, heads of the De-
ments: here. senator's. r~epresAntat4
and the population stood with hs9N
uncovered heads. while tbs otry
were lined with school children. =
with an American haE turned mn
down in honor, n down PeHnaya
MIA venue went the procession he4
by the marine band. $3.50
Oh, what a battle had that maN
that coffin won7 None.
What building had he er0cl
None.
! What statue had he carved. NoA
What painting had he put OF {
vasr None,
What work of art in marble a
bronze? None.
what book had he written M
what Grafton had he ydelfvel
None.
What act Of diplomacy that bro1
renown to American diplomats? ~
None. 2
He had written a little song =
by the rich. sung by the poor, L.
by the captain as ne stood on
bridge watching for the light NJ
harhor's entrance. sung by tit
gineer as he leans out OF THE
straining his eyes along the 64l
see that all the lights are whftesY4
by the working man as he wenars
way after the whistle lows. =
from the factory with caftoussd
, ana empty dinner bucket, SUNG M
easant on the mountain sidAsAA04
the dugouts on the plains Of LII
John Howard PAYNE hadaewr4
Re it ever so humble. IhefGqa
place like home"