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'THE HOUSE OF OUR FATHERS;
CAN THE SOUTH COME BACK?"
The following is the address delivered
by Pr. J. E. White before the
U. D. C.'c Wednesday evening of last
week:
"With a Southern man eight successive
years in the presidency during
the most momentous period of American
history a majority of Southern
men in his cabinet, and with a congress
of unparalleled legislative
achievement, under the leadership of
Southerners, the people of the South
have now the right to say in sincerity:
"'We are in the house of our fathers,
our brothers are our companions
and we are at home to stay, thank
God.'
"With this fair fact established let
us put congratulations aside and face
the question which it now submits to
the South. The question is, whether
the South had come back or can come
hack to a permanently great and constructive
influence in the nation comparable
to that she once enjoyed. Are
we as a people prepared to reassume
on/1 m ti i ?t o i ? 1 1 b ' ? -
unu inaiMiuiii a naiiwiull lUUUer.SUip 111
the affairs of the whole country ? Has .
the capacity of the South to contri-.
bute consistently a successful national t
leadership suffered the loss of any of c
its vital elements during the half cen- (
tu^/V i which we have been aloof from 1
any i?..*ge interest or place in national 1
affairs? a
This question is of great practical ?
concern to every forward-looking I
Southern man. It may be that our c
present conspicuous position in na- I
tional affairs is only an accidental I
turn of the political wheel of fortune, i
We should think of that and begin to ?
scrutinize our chances of national ?
prominence when we no longer can I
depend on a Woodrow Wilson to se- m
cure it for us and we have to rely upon ^
our own actual capacity as a people s
to produce continuous lines of lead- i
ership big enough to claim and hold v
national attention. If it can be got- c
ten abroad in the South that we are 1
called upon to reassume the South's I
anripnf: crlnrv in +Viia ronnKl!/i T
n.w.^ ... v...u 4V|/uuuu aim iiium *
pet ready for it, it will prove to be t
the best impulse for our industry, t
education, politic and morals. <3
"The South's approach to its oppor- i
tunity, if it is intelligent, must begin 1"
with two facts: c
"First: That his American nation a
is the house of our fathers; they not e
only lived in it gladly, but they built t
it. I
"Second: That the Southern peo- t
pie must regain the attitude and spirit t
our fathers had Nvho built this house r
and made it big and broad for hu- F
manity. a
"The House of Our Fathers." I
"The nation in which we live is the F
house of our fathers in deed and in f
truth. Whatever this nation has a
amounted to or may amount to, its ii
original idea and its persistent ideals> t
were mainly Southern; horn. The part r
c^.av. _1 I it. n..i
wuc uuuui jjiojcu in tue L/ecittraiion i
of Independence, in the War of Inde- s
pendence, and in the formation of the r
Federal Constitution, upon which the d
American Republic was founded, is e
acknowledged by all historians. Bancroft
and Fiskes were not Southerners,
but in their histories they have put v
beyond any disposition of dispute the c
fact that the Southern States of the a
original Thirteen Colonies contributed s
the largest share of the patriotism
and political genius which established S
the nation. It was out of these South- t
em colonies the spirit of Revolution x
broke forth most fiercely, and it was 1
in these colonies that the roots of the s
Republic found their richest soil. That t
may be said with all applause for 1
Massachusetts and New England. The p
concert of colonial unity was not ral- v
lied around Massachusetts as it was >
around Virginia and the Carolinas. v
Before the Pilgrims launched the May- c
flower, Virgignia was in the field? c
an organized social and political a
fabric, with a representative assembly, c
making laws for the government of a I
Dominion twice as large as the New s
Eneland States afterwards hocumo H c
included the great Northwest terri- s
tory, out of which have been carved f
the commonwealths of Ohio, Indiana, v
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North (
Carolina, West Virginia and Tennes- t
see. In 1790, the Southern section 1
constituted in area and in population s
throe-fourths of everything involved s
under the government of the Federal
Constitution. Tt the time the Constitution
was adopted there was no question
at all of the predominant responsibility
of the Southern section for the
new Republic, not only as to the principles
on which it was founded but as
to the energies by which it was
'uieved and the actual administrations
of its government. For fiftythree
years the Southern States furnished
its twelve presidents in an almost
unbroken line of succession. Its
congress was controlled by Southern
representatives, and its Supreme court
was held firmly in Southern hands. It
was a great time in the world, and a
great time for the South when our
forefathers were raising the banner
of hope for humanity everywhere.
"This is the history against which
we lift the question, 'Can the South
i ome Hack'/' i
"Arrested Glory. I
"When the future historian of the 1
South entirely free from all passions
except the love and candor conies to 1
retrace the record of the South in the 1
building of the nation, he will he met I
by the fact that somewhere in that '
story of events the glory of the South s
was arrested, and that for more than '
a half century Southern leadership <
went into eclipse. We are ourselves
almost, if not quite, at the place where
we can look at it calmly. From 1850 1
to 1900, the South stopped short of i
the destiny which the fathers had :
marked out for her as a national facV
1
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BO MOVAt^ a X t1
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J^uda ;
*mi?6 :
POWDER
Absolutely Pure j
Made from Cream of Tartar ?
NO ALUM-NO PHOSPHATE [
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or. Apparently Southern thought he- I1
;ame estranged from the "House of ?
)ur Fathers." It was a desperate c
loud and the saddest thinjr that ever 11
innnpnprl in fhic on.l ;? ....... T
i period in which Southern character c
;hone forth with unsurpassed glory. r
^o true history has yet been written t
tf the inward honesty of the Southern t
>eople in the War Between the States. I
^mid all the baffling misunderstandngs
and outside all the unworthy pas- f
ions, which were in evidence on both h
ides, the keenest truth of that terri- I
>le time was this: The South never f
villingly made war on the "House of ^
)ur Fathers." Lost sight of in the u
moke of battle, obscured in the crimnations
and recriminations of contro- '
'ersy, the truth was that the Southrn
people loved its liberty, and the
ight it pave to the world. If one asks I
>roof of this, let him look at us now.
f the heart of the South had not been
rue all the time to a deep devotion
o the nation which Southern men had
lone so much to found, would it be
mpossible only 50 years after all the I
lorror of the Civil war and the Re- t
onstruction era for us to be saying a
,s General Gordon said, and as South- a
>rners say everywhere, that we are a
hankful to God that the American
Jnion was not disrupted? We who t
lave suffered so much deserved to be J
lelieved when we assert that there t
lever was a time when Southern peo- a
>le had any war in their hearts J
igainst the "House of Our Fathers." s
t was the fate of the South to make a t
>rotest. It was also our fate to de- a
end Southern soil from advancing c
irmies. Looking back at it now, this i
s our only lament: "Would to God I
hat some way had been found to
ecognize States' rights according to a
he terms of the constitution, and that
ome way had been found to rid the
lation of human slavery without the
Ireadful cost of war and the horrible
ntail of its pain and bitterness!"
"What Have We Lost?"
"The question to face is this: Have
ve lost seriously as a people our
apacity to serve the nation which we
.re so glad has been preserved? If ,
o, what is it we have let go ?
"If we recall to that period in which
Southern men were doing so much for
he world, we will mark that they ,
vere men of great human breadth and
luman sympathy. They felt themelves
in the founding of this nation
0 be engaged in a work for mankind. ^
They were doing something great and *
rood for everybody everywhere. They
vere looking beyond themselves?be- c
rond their narrow interests. They }
vere consciously the exponents of
lemocracy and the very incarnation c
>f its genius. Such an attitude, such
1 spirit, reacted upon the character
>f Southern people and ennobled it. j
>Jo\v, when we turn to look at our- j
:elves, their grandsons and their j
rranddaughters, we discover that the c
;um of Southern thought and feeling j
or more than a half century has been |
rery much narrowed and depressed. c
Jut of the defensive habit engendered t
he war and the bitter experience of
Reconstruction we came to be a sentitive
people and our motive chiefly j
self-regarding. It is impossible for a f
)eople to fall into this temper with>ut
a serious reaction upon character
ind capacity. But the most injurious
leritage of the conditions which t,
ledged South about following the war t
vas the fixing of our social and politi- <
;al thought upon the negro in our
nidst. Our political energies have
>een absorbed in our fear of what
night happen through the presence
>f millions of negroes. It has pre- '
rented us from taking counsel of our
\nglo-Saxon force in a generous hunan
way and nas confined uS to our 5
\nglo-Saxon fears which have not ^
permitted a broad outlook upon man- *
cind and world concerns. Our souls (
lave not been as free to think and c
'eel as our forefathers thought and w
'elt. Thus we have been chained to a |
sathetic sectionalism, very different
'rom that unselfish sectionalism in ]
vhich our forefathers loved the South <
'or what the South could do for the ?
lauun and ine world. It you ask me ?
low this situation could have been 4
ivoided I cannot answer, but I know (
,hat we have suffered sadly for it and 4
that we must in some way get free to 1
think outside ourselves and be able to
iweep without sympathies a bigger
lorizon if we are to develop great national
usefulness. >
"The Vital Questions. \
"The ability of the Southern people 1
to maintain national influence will And i
its severest test in our own local civili- i
nation. We cannot take a big part i
at Washington if we permit ourselves j,i
o play a little part at home. These C
re the vital questions, the real prob- ^
sms of the South:
"First. The question of education?
he relief of illiteracy?a safe civili/.aion
of town, county and State. The |
endencies of lawlessness and mobs
without an indignant and powerful
iublic conscience for their suppression
.'ill completely deny national power
nd international influence to South- ,
rn people. The problem of illiteracy
s our burden. The fact that our poplation
in the Southern States is 1G 4
ier cent of the national whole, and our
lliteracy 3-1 per cent, is one that bears
irecuy on ine outlooK oi tne South,
ipon its political opportunities.
"Second. The question of self eritcism
and responsibility demands atention.
The South can no longer be
ectional in the sense of not caring
chat people outside the South think,
rhe whole world sits in judgment
ipon ourselves and frankly confess to
me another our own faults as sources
if weakness to be lamented and corected
and not eccentricities and foiilcs
to be condoned, we are in the way
o power through progress.
"Third. The question of ideals and
eadership cannot be neglected. We
lave to define what it is to be a true
Southerner. Shall we go back to the
ool, steadfast, tolerant, thoughtful
nen who built the "House of Our
'athers," men nobly just, sincerely
onservative and passionate for the
ight; or shall we set up for our ideals
he demagogic type, the waspish, agiated
intemperate type, indifferent to
irutalities. appealing to prejudices,
vho rally ignorance and passion, and
attcn on factions. Both these tvoe
lave played a distinct part in the hisory
of the South. There is no future
or us as a people unless we shall
iavp good men and great men to lead
is."
SIS FRIEND HURT;
HE HELPED HIM
njured Man Laughed When Simple
Treatment Was Suggested, But
He Thanked His Comrade
Later.
Once upon a time word came to
fenry A. Voehl, of Plainfield, N. J.,
hat a close friend had been injured,
ind full of anxiety he visited the
ifflicted man, who was suffering from
l sprained ankle.
"It was so bad that the leg had
urned black," said Mr. Voehl in reating
the story. "I told him I would
lave him out in a wppIc anH Vio lannrViori
it me. But I took him a bottle of ^
Jloan's Liniment, that night he put
ome on and noticed the ankle felt bet- ^
er. I told him to use it every day, j
,nd in three days his ankle was practi:ally
well. In four days he was work- j
ng. He gladly admits that Sloan's t
jiniment "put him on his feet." ^
Sloan's Liniment can be obtained at '
ill drug stores, 25c, 50c and $'1.00.
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BEZSBShZE&QHH 1
WILL OPERATIVES i
TO RECEIVE MORE PAY I
i
Augusta, Nov. 27.?Twenty-two t
lundred Augusta cotton mill opera- 1
ives employed in five factories here 1
oday were granted an increase of 10 1
>er cent in wages. These combined j
>ay rolls foot up $12,000 weekly. f
This increase is by mills nol in- \
luded in the Savannah ralley mills,
vhich increased wages 10 per cent on 1
November 10. J
?tate of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
le is senior partner of the firm of
J. Cheney & Co., doinp: business
n the City of Toledo, County and
5tate aforesaid, and that said firm will
av the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
>f Catarrh that cannot be cured by
he use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
n my presence, this (>th day of Decem>er,
A. D. 1880.
A. VV. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inernally
and acts through the Blood on
he Mucous Surfaces of the System.
>end for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
LARGE AREA IN SOUTH IS
CLEARED OF CATTLE TICK
Washington Nnv 9?; ?A Woi
57,172 square miles in Alabama. Arransas,
Georgia, Mississippi and Texas
vill be released from cattle fester tick
juarantine December 11, under an
>rder by the secretary of agriculture,
innounced today.
.ax-Fos, A Mild, Effective Laxative t Liver Tonic
Does Not Gripe nor Disturb the Stomach.
in addition to other properties, Lax-Foe
:ontains Cascara in acceptable form, a
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Foa
icts effectively and does not gripe nor
listurb stomach. At the same time, it aids
ligestion, arouses the liver and secretions
ind restores the healthy functions. 50c.
THREE THOUSAND MILL
WORKERS' WAGES RAISED
|
Durham, N. C., Nov. 25.?The Ervin
Cotton Mill company announced
.onight that 3,000 workers in their
West Durham and Duke establishnents
will get wage increases. The
imounts will be apportioned accordng
to the faithfulness and length of <
lervice of the employees.
/I
NGINEER GAINS 68
POUNDS; TOOK TANLA
L.ost Health Completely an
Had to Lay OIT Work
15 Months.
VLMOST LOST HOI*]
fow Hack on Ro^ular Uun?Saj
Tanlac is Only Remedy Ever
Helping Him.
"My name is J. R. Watson an<l m
ionic is in Mobile, Ala. I am thirty
hree years old and bv profession ai
i railroad engineer. I have a reguU
un on the work train between Sehv
ind Mobile.
"Up to only a few months ago?thj
s, up to the time I started takir
^anlac?my health was broken clow
ompletclv. When I commenced ta!
ng Tanlac I only weighed one hui
I red and three pounds and had ni
teen able to work for fifteen month
'low, after taking only three and
lalf bottles of Tanlac. I wcierh or
lundred and seventy-one pounds at
lave actually trained sixty-eigl
lounds and never felt better in m
ife.
"I suffered for several years wit
he worst kind of stomach trouble at
onstipation. T kept dropping down i
veight and losing strength, and final!
broke down completely. I had se1
ral attacks of what was called acui
(oisoning of the stomach and nobotl
mows how I suffered.
"I took treatment at the Marii
fospital at Algiers, La., and at Ti
ane Hospital. New Orleans. I ah
ook treatment at Hot Springs, Art
ind ak Lookout Mountain. To tell vo
hoj^CTulfti, I tried everything I cou
bnil^f and spent hundreds of dollar
mt4l just kept going down hill, ar
or fifteen whole months I was unab
0 run my engine or to do any oth<
;ind of work.
"Of course, I was awfully discou
iged about myself, as I could see bi
ittle hope of ever being well agai
Vhile I was sick and unable to wor
1 brakeman gave me a half bottle <
Tanlac. I took it and began to fe
letter right away. My stomach fe
letter and I got so I could eat ar
injoy my meals.
"When this was gone I bought a
ither bottle, and after finishing it
elt so much better I went back
vork on a switch engine. I cou
ust feel myself gaining in weigl
ind getting stronger every day, at
ifter taking my second bottle I wei
jack to running an engine on the ma
ine.
"Now, since taking three and on
lalf bottles of Tanlac, I am workir
egular, running a work train betwe<
Mobile and Selma, the swampie
:ountry in this section of the State.
"Now, what I have lold you is tl
;ruth, and hundreds of people wl
enow me and know how I looked b
'ore I took Tanlac will tell you tl
tame thing. Another thing, you ci
?ee from my picture, which I hi
;aken while I was sick, how rnu
stronger and hea'thier I tool; now th:
[ did then.
"They can say what they plea
ibout Tanlac and patent medicine
>ut I can truthfully say that Tanl
s the only medicine that ever d
ne any good and I want everybody
tnow about it. If people do not b
ieve you, just tell them to come ai
ook at me now and then look at n
>icture, which was taken while I w;
sick. I will show them mighty quii
vhat Tanlac has done for me."
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Jnion: Buffalo Drug Co., Buffalo; ]
~>. Bailey, Carlisle; B. G. Wilburn
ton, Cross Keys; Jonesville Drug G
lonesville; Lockhart Mills Stoi
iOckhart; R. J. Fowler, Monarch.
I1 "Cured" \
ft Mm. Jay McGee, of Steph- A
^ enville,Texas, writes: "For "
J nine (9) years, I suffered with J
womanly trouble. I had ter- I
rible headaches, and pains in I
my back, etc. It seemed as if I
1 would die, I suffered so. At J
last, I decided to try Cardul, fl
ft the woman's tonic, and it j
ft helped me right away. The J
if full treatment not only helped
I me, but it cured me."
| TAKE
Cardui
| The Woman's Tonic
] Parent h^trvi ufnm?n In timA IJ
Ik of greatest need, because it
M contains ingredients which act 1
K specifically, yet gently, on the
Yfk weakened womanly organs.
14 So, if you feel discouraged,
Ifl blue, out-of-sorts, unable to
" do your household work, on
M account of your condition, stop I
W worrying and give Cardui a "
E trial. It has helped thousands 3
E of women,?why not you ? j
W Try Cardui. E-71 P
Mrs. B. G. Clifford spent sevei
days last week with her daughb
Mrs. H. S. Adams, at Chester.
c I Work - Lab
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d ! What good will it do
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A provident while your e
V was at its best?
E
s *? Start To
.* A Savings A
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A unable to earn a living
m ~4 *
ir A dependent on your ch
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A will keep you and you
^ A of care and worry of h
. | Citizens Nati(
s.
a A R P MORGAN
K: A President
id
,y *? State, County and Cit
V
? A Card to (
;; of Rural Telep
ie
i?o
We are anxious to see thi
^ other parties and connected wi
id condition as to furnish efficien
*j owners of rural lines are respoi
ie we want to co-operate with th
ir
All lines require a thoroi
[[ sionally if the best service is
n. recommend that every line <
overhauled at least once a year
ei experienced telephone man ass
cost of this work when divide<
of the line, makes the amoui
"i small, and this cost will be mc
f? improved service.
Id
If the owners of rural telep
J,t tion are experiencing trouble
"l will appreciate their talking th<
o- Manager or writing us fully.
^ what we can toward helping :
st dltion of your line.
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FINE FUNERAL FURNIS
iDEPARTM
Up-to-date Equipment?Cas
fessional services rendered ar
?same as in town. Phone <
where in the county promptly
Phone 106.
al Bailey Undertakii
or - Toil ?
f
you when you
have not been !
arning capacity %
day ?
.ccount
hen physically A
you won't he A
lildren or char- A
f yc ur savings A
r helpmate free A
ow to live.
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C C SANDERS A
Cashier A
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;y Depository
O 4% 4% % % 4% 4%
Dwners
hone Lkies
it all lines owned by
ith us are kept in such
t service. Where the
isible for their upkeep,
em.
ugh overeauling occato
be obtained. We
:onnected with us be
and that at least one
1st in this work. The
1 among all the patrons
it paid by each man
>re than offset by the
?hone lines in this secvith
their service, we
3 matter over with our
We will gladly do
rou improve the con5PH0NE
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MPANY ygfojp
at are
lean
? hard work and it will deice
of most varnished floors,
d the easier and more pracof
preserving the natural
id floors with
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apply a little Devoe
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Marble Floor Finish
water-proofs the wood
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In clear, dry weather
it will dry in 24 hours.
Of our many customers
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Marble Floor Finish, all
report satisfaction. We'll
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long- lasting
floor varnish.
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inches
HINGS IN EVERY
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iket delivered and prolywhere
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)rders answered anyr,
day or night.
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