Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
says Pkeian ISLANDERS south.

SbyH StonueRH SOuth.
To tho Editor Of The Times.Dispatc CHI :.
t. sir--Durins a worry recent discussion
in the Senate between Senators James
shnrp Williams. OF Mississippi, in
which the matter Of lrcland's claim
Tor indnpendenre was. sought to be in
ti0ms, referring to the War Between
the. states. Senator phelan is reporied
to have said thiR:
''Thc fact is the South. after a valiant
strusalc; gave way because there was
no NON mo "a force behind their cause. They
dom"
From what have learned OF this
senator | am constrained to hone thar
he has been Incorrectly reported or thai
his remarks were made impulsively in
The heat OF debate without adoquate
consideration. Tor to any that the South
fought for the preservation OF SLAYER
Is an unlustiAabin SANDER nm unwnr-
rnnted libel. malicious falsehood and
chir9lrou5. patriotic and an nltruIstic
people as ever submitted their cause and
| their clainns To The. record OF battle.
Home rule. local self government, the
right OF the South to determine and do
cid" for itself it's own form OF gov
eminent were tho issues involved in
that al least so per cent OF it's volunteer
soldiers, officers and privutes. never.
owned slnveR aud HAD no interest what
ever In the institution OF slavery. 7
can conceive Of no better iliustrat lon
OF This than is found in the lives and
Jackson Both Loyalty and lovingly
champoneh the cause OF the Confed-
cree Greg neither Owned slaves. ana If
neither favored slavery as an nsti,u-
,Ion ana Just ono natter would have
,su Ns armies I" battle If slavery hi,d
purpose OF the South in It's detcnsiv.
warfare. II Is also reported that Sena
n 1Dr lanes ,;,i u. rheiam. OF California. suld
II m
Why because there was no moral force
Dchind their cause" ] do no; know and
e. .,i,n nothing what in the opinion and
am pcrsuadcI 10 believe he is gloon.
~, r ,.aa, ana rital!y dchcien, In both
challenge and defy Senator James n
rin stnr,. ~, r., CALIFORNIA. 10 IND in all
wherc VINO have exceeded and exceIicd
me n"e,iera In the fair land OF Dixie
SUNDAY iorai on ZONE church membership.
ia ws; Bible reading. Indeed, in any and
- ~ ~ IN" virtues and tho graccs which
tr5e .', ~, n nh acorn true womanhood ana
,heian. Of California. think 1, possi
oIe that such people with such a
.h cHTr1 could or would have i,nperiled
ih'.cu YES Hocrty. property and sncrrd
io %% bt IN va. ,w,,hor, any moral
~ scant word for him; he is an nhpac,
lUr 90 nitneinent In some asylum for in.
S Sapapte idlots ;, Allow me TO say 70
That II the Confcdcracy had bnen "! =.
lu,Iy supplied ana equipped in numerj.
os ofUe o. men. munitions and money
po'"ntatc or power would or could 800
AYE compelled II to give way
ali s altrian GO" Wiz q on lrsnman. and IN
Erin worthy or tho name In thcGr GU
t an, ,na-a ana ambition for nom. rule,
knSw and 10 n" fee e ISst i nna Gr 5oSSd 70
sven m, an aggressive champion ana lor e
4 LINK friend a.; as this senator: a, The same
bis support fpr Ra'"f nst to Learn that
in,,,s should have he'd him 20 mar q.
are attributed 10 f!m' wis 30; 5hou, i,, as
in uI" FOL o. iGreiand,s indepcndencc is be-
i i ei tSrseG ~, 20 the front. 10 no, deem
annfe re'erencs to the record OF Viz 70
Si ins u, IN , ms. behalf II there is any
re irish S Should ID h ai tn; na land which
1!miE ground" 10 them il IL virrin -; 10
;noyn IS T TfhsAIK;f now S ,fis pa,,y
motivS e'a anG oh atnnounesd its rurpose.
Catholic Church and kin 70 6 uGsstT1S the
c cner Irish Irish immigration. with lis Scr
theeii signs; passwords, grips and oa.hs,
paiEn in This State. verg gF msnx cam
the hS Hst ,ns bbnlpiis and orators from
matthias arai,r iGu anathemas. mara
ana the irish. decla GfIns0', ,h, Church,
and nrosp sniS g, of thS future nrosrers
i'm "''us banners. torchl Sht processinn'
ella iined ms ,nn,! canvass. they ppo:
S! s then the Whole country Ttfvrc a, Ntr
m for on III, hhsey so hoMeysr Signay isied.
This party OF hate met o its U Vsn.
Inc Democratic party. un(cr ert3o;
ff or 2io1srh eoardersh'p ,?f it's eanddats
orator: Henry a. WISE ro I,sar,i,ess. able
wh e VEL ,merited rehuke in an o %nrh
rise aga" nsain deisa, rso hey fell, never to
my ,nf fat Tl.n fear as small boy. SAN sa
his agGressivc cha n m isE because c OF
onin for Ireland and bec,ns cor 81 hom me
Y et. Few TO 'he NothIns par ris
messed a voluntessr ahLi ritsGdrd Wit
W VGn IN battle array marching lr i5to
Virssinisns 10 w crush 81, and conquer these es
f EGs,o OF the ballot box. Ios snenr ont.
the ''o DO not write this to rev; iT;
ago but only to dSn ns'o ma or the long
lie lie AZ abisewpt TO defaine and s, Tiefnte
by Gnit eGut s,ai IN 'he alesation made AIDE
eatc en1ssmbHr: Recognize and ih en sen
~ and nd" one we s haye now only one coun-
f,ag and for ihfis c cn tna' M ,ndsr this
G GIn1S Of the soldiers who f oil%nin5
De desc eseendants of the - soldarya accord the
name an Ge fa On 4, var wasea n1 in r the
to make. democra rae SAFE ss Re- Of humanity
same .o Ht the bc same time and BY she
ssnd supincIiy al ailow wh3 he w9nid silently
casa essam zee and stigmatized, az n w. 10 be
caIifornia.e 'a Wtho5natm lanes 3 pheisn. Of
numcia ton. Is unit and I'G nn ,.a and de-
peen born OF Il southern my TO
respectfully lher.
fredericksburg, Va. Novemb bt.rc Il
;, Questions Prob, 90
INC Editor OF The Times IT., -.