Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-15

iury for the enrichment OF rev, they w, WI
rally to it's defense with unsel1lsh anu o NC
voted patriotism. Their energy ana coul,
ace have not been deadened by ease anu
luxury. There can be no prosperity Will Will
ont public tranquility, and the people VIII VII
not long remain tranquil undei Wei
founded belief that the corrupt use VI
money prevents free ana honesI eAples-
sion of their choice OF men ana ileaSui 40
IF public opinion cannot be hOneStly eA-
pressed in authorized ways, our electloIls
will become expensive and useless mock
cries. and free government Will eNlSI olils
i'm name Let us not be deceived ny lllelG
forms. Radical changes III GoVernlliemo
may be effected without pelctpsloleS Smtn 81
in the mode OF administrator. some VI
the worst tyranniaS the WoriC mas ever
known were maintained under popular
forms.
Men like Grant, who have sprung from
the people, with strong and reSolute cnar,
acter. unspOiled by luxury, clear-mlndeG
and leyel-headed-ab to see men ana
Times as thev really are, undeceived by
outward show and cOnventlonallty-are
worth more to our nation than all It's mere
cunning, self-seeking politicians, It's polltl,
cal theorists, or its plutOcratS. IN wal ana
peace these qualities lie at the foundation
of all true character A nation not only
needs such men, but they are indispensa-
BILE to it. In times Of peril 1t may perish
without them.
It is not improper at this time to call at
tentiOn to baneful influences and practlces
which lower our national Standard ana,
unchecked. threaten disaster. EnGroSSeu
in the cares OF business ana laDOrlOuS occu-
patiOnS. men seem inattentlVe to the re-
ouirements of citizenship, but they do not
consciously and willfully Shirk its duties
and responsibilities when they are clearly
seen and fully understood. Ihey may DE
slow to act, but when danger becomes I'M
they have in the past. They Will not allow
the republic to perish from neglect. The
sentiment of patriotism is Still strong IN
the people. 1t is neither dead nor short
lived. 1t grows and strengthens with non
est appeals to it. and it may be appealed to
with confidence for the VindlcatiOn OF good
measures. It increases with every draft
that is made upon it, and while it may be-
come silent through neglect, 1t does not
cease to exist. Its voice may be
unheeded for a season, and may
be drowned by the noisier tongues OF
greed and selfishnesS, but it will be heard
again. 1t patiently submits to many at
fronts, and quietly endures many lndignl-
ties. Butin its temporary silence it gath
ers an accumulation of energy, and when
the limit of its endurance has been
reached, it's commanding voice breaks forth
on the startled air, trumpet-tOngued, and
against It's mighty tones no other voice
war swept over the land. The spirit of
patriotism which was then reused from an
apparent Slumber became dominant and
pervasive. 1t extended everywhere and
touched everybody. 1t reigned supreme.
The ordinary interests OF men were sub
Ordinated to it. The war did not create it,
but reused it into action, gave it direction,
and furnished scope and opportunity for
the assertion of itself. In our armies, and
behind them, it was moral force OF trc-
mendouS energy urging them forward and
onward until the supremacy Of our cause
was finally established.
Our country was settled by men who
sought a land which they might love as
their own, and pledged their lives and for
tunes for the maintenance Of its inStltu-
tons. Our republic was founded in the pa
trIOtiSm OF the people, and their love of
country was strengthened by the struggle
tor It's defense against foreign aggression.
The revolutionary war was q test Of the
popular patriotism which had been pre-
vlously implanted, rather than develop
ment of it. The patriotism which was
ablaZe in the speeches OF Adams and Otis,
and in the intrepid conduct of Warren,
was steady and fervent heat in the
bOsoms Of thousands whose names are un-
known to history. AS a people we have "A
herlted the patriotism of our revolutionary
slres, and the inheritance has not been
squandered or dissipated. Because it is
Volceless among the busy multitude, in the
martS, on the farms and IN the workshops,
we must not think 1t has ceased to exist,
for these were the sources from which our
patriotic armies were filled. 1t is not the
noisy and blatant sort of patriotism that
finds an easy outlet on the rostrums that is
the staunchest and the best; it is a stronger
and more self-denying passion.
The vast majority of the people are pa
triotic and sound to the core. In them is
our malnstay and chief dependence. Our
confidence III their steady and unfaltering
love of country, which is Indifferent about
any show Of itself, and speaks only in it's
acts, will never be misplaced. It was this
sort OF patriotism that was personitied in
Grant