Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-29

schemes, hopes, desires or purposes
here. But the South is here, and
here it intends to remain. The
South will never seek remedy in
the madness of another secession. We
are here; We are in the house of our
| fathers, our brothers and our compan-
| ions, and we are at home to stay,
| thank Godw
Yes we are still here and today
after many weary years of toll, we
have today the modern South The
South that again stands forth in re-
gal splendor and more brilliant than
ever. A free South with the shackles
! of slavery forever thrown off of her
neck.
Aye, the South has ever been true
to those stars and stripes that she
| again bows down in allegiance to,
and in 1893 her sons were seen
marching side by side with the sons
of the North, still fighting the cause
of Liberty. There they were sons
of the veterans of Gettysburg fight
ing common enemy and for COM
mon cause. And two of her bravest
, generals, General Fitz Hugh Lee and
General Joseph Wheeler led the sons
OF the boys of the Blue and the sons
of the boys OF the Gray.
And now just few months past
we again find the Sons of the New
South fighting for the Stars and
Stripes. Fighting still for that in
nate principle and love of Anglo
Saxon liberty, for which she has al
ways fought
In the Argonne Forest we find the
South and the North and the West
of these United States of America
lighting arm to arm, and shoulder to
shoulder. the damnable Hun and all
that he was trying to accomplish.
Yes they won, and that is a prophetic
warning that when the boys of Dixie
and the boys of the North fight
hand in hand there is no earthly force
that can stop them.
Sons of the Confcderacy we love
you, we honor you, and we cherish
ia. Yours was the fight of right
and to those who sleep the peace of
rest and to those few who are with
us today we thank you for your
noble fight. We know that you are
happy in the thought that you die!
not fight in vain.
Yes, just as long as the Blue Ridge
plerces the celestial clouds; so long
as the Chattahoochee winds its rapid
way to the Gulf of Mexico; so long
as there shall be heaven and an
earth-you shall always be held dear
in the hearts of the South
Your cause is not dead; your cause
carries on-and we. shall take it as
our sacred duty and sacred heritage
to remove the slurs that have been
cast upon your Holy names-Youl
cause rests in the heart of every true.
blooded Southerner and your mem.
DRY will forever live.
The deeds of Alexander and Ma.
poleon may be forgotten by an on.
rushing world. Shakespeare's name
may become obscure in the minds O.
all men and the world may lose sigh
OF Caesar. But as long as a hear
beats in son and daughter of tn,
South; we shall hold you dear anc
sacred to our memory. Yes yo,
died tor lost cause. Some of yo,
died when people did not understand
But your patience, your virtue anc
your valor shall be rewarded. Ye
you sleep, but Liberty goes marchin,
on. You are happy that we are
united country once more. You az,
happy that we are blessed with peac,
throughout the western hemisphere
You are happy that our last terribl,
N66AN 10 ONNi. lOulS was q DraV,
generous, chivalrous heart. Yes He
roes in gray we love you, and toda,
feel your spirits arise from Gettys
burg, together with those who were
at Santiago and with those who paic
the supreme sacrifice in the Argonne
forest, and l can hear you whisper
there is no North--there is no South
there is the United States of Amer.
ca.
Yes we are in the House of OH,
Fathers" and
No more shall the war cry sever
Or the winding river be red
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves OF
our dead
Under the sod and the dew
Waiting the Judgment day
Love and Tears for the Blue
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