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i \N WEEK Iy | t)H EDITED BY T THOS. E. WATSON ■ Vol. 11. The Judicial Parrot Still Talking. See Editorial on Page Eight. 1-- > zagafe 1 k, j <■ fW*Tw< iii 1 ' , A-x BwWklW ■y» wltes J IggPto-- _/<Jimx w et ISMC«Mn> t j|||j||i~3sß a> sgfe V A? ; ~' ’ < ’ f ' jbAyy ^ f| DRAWN BY GORDON NYE. /15 IN BATTLE GORDON SITS HIS CHARGER (The Atlanta Constitution.) The Gordon statue was unveiled Sat urday in the presence of a great throng whose hearts were lovingly attuned to commemorative thoughts of the death less valor of the great Georgia soldier, whose memory is forever enshrined in the hearts of this people. It was Georgia’s pride and glory to honor her valiant son when the per fumed air was sweet with its life giving vigor in the days when he walk ed a peerless leader among men, and now that he has passed beyond the flowing river to rest in the shade of Atlanta, Ga., Thursday May 30, 1907. the trees, it is still her delight to honor his deathless memory in heroic bronze. Loved by His Soldiers. General Gordon inspired in his sol diers that same tender regard and undying devotion that characterized the followers of Lee and Jackson to those great captains, and no more touching scene was ever witnessed than the tender embrace between Gen eral Gordon and Private John Layton in their first meeting thirty years after the brawny private bore his bleeding commander off the field of carnage, in which the dauntless leader had been wounded. General Gordon was built in heroic mold, and it is fitting that his memory should be perpetuated in heroic bronze, and that the fair daughters of the south, with civic and military bodies, should meet in unison to pay their lov ing tribute to the memory of the man who bore the standards of his people, both in war and peace with honor to himself and to the lasting glory of this goodly commonwealth. A great captain has fallen, and a fitting monument erected to his mem- ory. With impressive ceremonial it was unveiled Saturday in a perfect blaze of glory, a brilliant military pa geant adding brightness to the scene in which troops from all parts of the state joined, while federal officers and troops from the department of the Gulf and Fort McPherson mingled in the tribute. Unveiled by His Daughters. Upon the greensward upon the northwestern section of the capitol grounds, with thousands of witnessing eyes ,the statue, standing 25 feet from (Continued on page 16.) No. 19.