Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13

hot because !l!uatrlous nnd brilliant
men did not proceed. or follow him.
! but because the name shines our in
all lis peerless graudeur-we shall
read hrst the name OF Georg. Wash
! ing;On.
inspiration or Robert T.. Lee.
And. then. Mr.. President. after tho
interval Of three quarters Of CEN
fury. We come to the man, the only
man in all the history or tic world
that can be named In the perilous
connection. tn. name OF Robcr, T..
Loo. Well may old Nirs mia be proud
"f her twin sons. well maY she cher
ish their sacred memories. and we'll
may her present mud future offspring
10" inspired 10y their iliustrious OK.
amrles.
but. Mr.. President. peace hath her
victories. no less thar, war. and In
tn" han"ful and diseraccful days Of
reconstruct.~n. our own fathers. vet
Grams OF tho war for tho inpcrish-
able principle Of stat" rights. were
called upon TO take their place. upon
tn" stage. and right valiant!y did they
play their parts.
Next. cam. tn. war with Spain.
when this great country OF oitls Nvag
the champion OF m" weak against
tho oppresSor's wrong: when men
upon this floor today rallied Il The
c"lors and riskod their lives for what,
'h"uSh not recognized at tho time.
perhaps. was the archtypc nr thar
idcalistic conception. which caused
thousands OF American BOYS to give
their All In order that the world
might be safe for democracy AMI bc
rendered decent place for decent
people TO live in.
"of that last great convoiuiion I
shall have hut little TO say. Nv oyn
part In II was insignificant. bur re-
joicc that my comrades in arms her.
present. having themselves az living
sacri'c's, were spared from tina:
bloody holocaust In order that they
might continue to serve their NATIVE.
stat" and. mayhap. their nation. I
do not believe shall incur serious
opposition when say that the cut
standing hGur" In tn" worlds yrcnt-
est ana most disastrous confederation
was another Nirginian who, although
not an active Comhatant. y"t bears
upon his body the hunornhl. scars Of
battI" and who. through his match
loss intellect. contributed az much TO
inc cauS" OF suffering humanity. a.,
d'd The hravcst OF the brave .yho laid
down their liv"s upon tn. rcd fields
Of France and Flanders.
Idea Of what 10 strive Fer
Mr.. PRESIDENT, have thus i'm
perfectly sketch"d the history or our
INDUSTRIOUS past. aud faultilv pro-
traycd the participation in /; OF mi,
! honorable body. in order that nigh,
S'EhiiE to you my humble IDEA Of
what We ought to strive :ur To- pro-
! mote the future welfare Of our mother
state. w" are one people. homcrc-
| hcons. kindly, sympathetic, loyal. IN :
/
brotherhood OF man ana should re-
gard each other as brothers I'm
! fortunately fox our common aeprn
/ tons. we have, on occasions. aliowc,,
sectional differences to influence. o,,r
| course OF conduct. This should not
be. We have, At times. failed To re-
/ "i!Hc mat We have at heart onn com
/ mon purpose-thc welfare Of old Vir-
glnia. We have permitted ourselves
TO be swaycd by local Influences. Al
times we have overlooked the fact
that the cities and the counties OF
THIS Commonwealth are incxtricably
bound up together for veal or Voc
We have overlooked the fact that III,
cities cannot flourish without the
loyal support of the counties and, on
the other hand. that the counties
must lanruish without the co-opera-
ton OF the cities.
In the ardor Of debate upon these
and kindred subjects. Mr.. President
] have more than once given ute,
ance To expressions for which ] an
sincerely rerretful-per contra,
have at times received thrusts which
left their scars. l would now, upun
the eve Of my departure from the 20,
litical arena. strike hands with my
quondam opponents. oblitcratc IN,
wounds OF combat and only cherIs!
as a fragrant memory tn.
many kindncsses and courtcsies Of
which ! have been the recipient
cannot close this faltering address
without making due and proper
recognition Of the uniform fa!rn SIS
and consideration which have r..
c"ivcd at the hands OF the three all.
and distinguished presidents. undc,
whom have had the privilege &c
serve. | Civ" you. one and all an ar