The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-22
DECORATION.
"THEY DIED FOR You AND Me-"

We publish in this paper thes Pro'
gramme for the Decoration OF Soldiers
Graves in Kenosha, on the 3Oth instant
Good programmes are well enough or
such occasions if we'll carried OUT The
main thing is for the people to- do creai
TO themselves by keeping inremembranc'
the patriotism and heroism of the dead
who died in defense of their country
And what more appropriate than to as
semble and march in procession with
martial music to the Park, there have
music, prayer and an Grafton, then re
sumo the march to the Cemetery and there
have patriotic addresses and music and
then strew the graves Of the FALLEN
DEAD with flowers entwined by loving
hands aud grateful hearts.
The time has not yet come when there
shall be war no more The time still IL
when it should be remembered that
EXTERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF
LIBERTY" And we may reasonably ex-
pect that the maintenance OF liberty viii
hasten the time when there will be war
no more. WhsE man becomes so unfolded
that he wilt no longer war upon the rights
of his fellow man there will be no more
war. When he becomes so unfolded that
I. l. I,
be no more civil governments. But that
time is not yet, though it may be dimly
seen in the distance. Every aspiration
for higher and better conditions brings
it nearer and makes it more clearly SEEN
Every effnrt IT, know and do the right
basteDs the time when man will war no
more On bis fellow man. Collectively,
man is capable of self government, else
our government is founded ia error. Gov
eminent of the people by the people and
for the people, though often In danger
has thus far stood the test of experience.
Individually, man-eVery mails not yet
capable of self government. When he is.
aud becomes law unto himself,the price
of liberty will not be eternal vigilance.
Now it is, and being so, the annual re-
membrance Of the Fallen Dead and the
Decoration OF their graves with flowers,
and the Dedication of ourselves anew to
eternal vigilance in defence of liberty, is
appropriate and worthy of Free People.
Aud we hope and trust all the freedom
loving people-and all are or ought to "a
freedom. loving-of this city and county
will give Friday of next week, the 30th
of May, to the dedication of themselves
anew to liberty and join ia the decora
ton exercises in keeping in remembrance
the patriotism and hero'sm of those who
CAV. their lives for the defence of their
country, and as their graves are strewn
with flowers, each one remember for him
self that they have only gone little be-
fore being thought worthy to be TAKEN
while we are left for time to keep them
in remembrance and for the defense of
freedom, when we too shall be taken, not
to the silent grave but to the higher life,
where we shall meet our companion pa
triots and heroes and the loved ones gone
before ready to rec eve US into the new
life awaiting us. One day IN the year
thus given will be useful TO every one
giving it and to all the people. And
when the day is past and each one retires
within himself for meditation and hears
the still small voice saying we'll done
good and faithful servant he will have a
foretaste of his rev ard and an incentive
to devote himself anew to the duties of
life.