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"f: w ”lg xv mu f win. 2. ’ . uo-sé ~ .- Opening Sale prices of Ladies and Miss* Opening Sale price of Men’s and Boy’s slio per pair. Opening Sale price Men’s, Boys’ and Miss* only l©c. Our Opening Sale price of Ladies’ Corsets, ^^^EVEllYT Come and see us before you buy as we ma we can save you money. Cincinnati I Ne^ct door to Bank. Shall the Nation Erect A Monument to Lee? Someone has said that the whole creation is moving toward “one far-off divine event.” Ten¬ nyson says: “Through the ages one increasing purpose runs.” Then we turn back to the be¬ ginning of history and watch here arid there the unsuccessful struggle Of barbarism before the onward march of civilization, and hear once and again the last voice of paganism, we feel that an All-wise Providence guided in those primeval days. When we see imperial Rome fall with its magnificence dissipated, we declare that this was the small price paid for modern Christian nations; we resent for a moment the arrogance of William the Conqueror, but are proud when mighty England appears; we are silent as we see the British moth¬ er bereft of her favorite children —the American colonies—be¬ cause we rejoice in the United States of America. But, while taking a philosophi¬ cal view of history long past, we are sometimes inclined to look up¬ on events not far removed from us as the results of accumulated passion attended only with evil, Under the mellowing light of time is it yet too early for us to east a-ide all prejudice, and calmly considering the great Civil War, to speak in the true spirit of American fairness? The, voice of the nation answers. It was heard when McKinley spoke peaee to the departed spirits of the Confederate soldiers and call¬ ed upon the North to assist in caring for their graves. It is even more audible today as it strenuously reproves the presi¬ dent for using his power of ap¬ pointment to the offense of South¬ ern people, and reminds him that Jahhfos Jreat uo life tenure upon the office to whivii he was ac¬ cidentally prompt . It seems to ro.cogn.ue v,ith j?;im are the spirit of the Revolution it showed it¬ self ih the southern soldiers who stood io their guns for what they believed, to be their rights and at he same time rejoices that we now constitute one nation. May it not be the same voice that is calling out from both sid of Mason’s and DixoiPs Lir “Shall the Nation erect a Mon ment to Lee?” The proposition involved in tl question is pregnant with lof Americanism. Under simih coiditions who would dari wh per such a thing in German How would Russia treat such proposal? Would France Spain or England encourage su a movement? Only in this sple did democracy of America m we expect a national mdnurae to be erected to the defeat leader of a civil combat. We a proud, justly proud, of our com try for many reasons; but the is no force more binding upon i citizens, and no better surety f< its stability, than the high regal fordutj and the broad spirit liberalism prevalent within borders. It is no sectionalism nor pr vincialism that seeks nation honor for the Cnieftain of Southern army. Far be it fro the South to crave sectional fan From all the sections sfie, lea of any, is lacking in great m< and nobje deeds. Page aft page of our national history brilliant with Southern jewe' The South needs no painter brush, no poet’s quill, no scul tor’sknife to exaggerateher gre ness; ohe needs no resplende canvass, no skyward pyramid, monumental pile to unduly pr long her renown; her record immortal. But there are reasons for tf praiseworthy movement restii upon fundamental principles our government, which are siler lywoikingin thoughtful min an<3 speedily become articula in an intelligent public opinio and which will eventually 1 heard in a spontaneous onto: declaring the north ready to jo the South in erecting a nation monument to Lee. This act would appropriate express to the South that tl believes the Southern pe< were conscientious in 188 are those in our section. t< wqo doubt that a divins har the victory in 01 conflict; but every sc every daughter resent tl