A call has gone out to eradicate the carvings on the face of Stone Mountain in Georgia. The work depicts Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis, presumptive heroes of the Confederacy. In the wake of movements to remove Confederate iconography from government buildings, parks, and other, especially federal, properties, this would seem to be another symbol of the co-called Lost Cause in need of removal. Sentiment is running high on both sides of the argument and a quick read of the issues would suggest that, yes, this ought to be removed. It’s in a public park, supported by tax dollars, and represents three personages one could easily label traitors to the United States. …