Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-10-08
CASE & BISHOP.

an effort should be cemented together in
bonds OF sympathy and friendship, and so
long as they ars loyal to the flag of the IN
ion, brave AMI generous men will not cen
sure them for chcrishing an affectiOnate re-
gard for one another, and for strewing flow
ers on the graves of their fallen comrades.
The suppression or effaccm mt of ones
self Is not always, and invariably. highly
meritorious. a modest estimate OF ones
powers may he quite justified by the facts.
An underestimate of ones powers may be n
fault Grant had extraordinary abilities,
and while he never dwelt upon, or thought
about their greatness or measured or
compared them with the abilities OF others,
he knew Just what they were. their extent
and limitations. what might be accom-
plIshed by them, and what was beyond their
reach lie was never misled by rating him
self too high or too low. The timid distrust
with which he entered upon the engagement
at Belmont rapidly disappeared as his pow
ers were tested in subsequent campaigns
and battles. In Mexico he had shown un-
mstakable sense and courage in a subordi-
nate capacity, but in our late war he began
the study of himself as 3 commander and
leader of men, and he soon mastered the
tehsJI.
1t is not improper at this time to call at
tention to baneful influences and practices
which lower our national standard and un-
checked, threaten disaster. Engrossed in
the cares OF business and labOrous occupa-
tions, men see IN inattentlve to the require
ments of citizenship, but they do not con-
sciOusly and wiIlfully shirk its duties and
respOns utilities when they are clearly seen
and fully understood. They may be Glow TO
act but when danger becomes imminent they
will assert themselves again as they have
in the past They will not allow the repub! ic
to perish from neglect. The sentiment OF
patriotism IL still strong In the people. 1t is
neither dead nor short lived. Il grows and
strengthens with honest appeals to il, and
it may be appealed to with confidence for
the Vind.cltion of good measures. II in
creases with every draft that Is made upon
it, and while it may become silent through
neglect, IL does not cease to exist. Its voice
may be unheeded for a season, and may be-
drowned by the nOisier tongues OF greed and
selfshnesS, but il will be heard again. 1t
patiently submits to many affrOnts, and
quietly endures many indignitieS- But in
it, temporary silence, il gathers ac-
emulation of energy, and when the
Limit of its endurance has been reached,
its commanding voice breaks forth on tho
startled ar, trumpet tOngued, and against
its mighty tones no other voice dares lift
itself 1t was so when our last war swept
over the land. The spirit of patriotism
which was then reused from an apparent
slumbCr became dominant and pervasive.
It extended everywhere, and touched ever
bOs'y. It reigned supreme. The ordinary
Interests OF men were subordlnated to H.
The war did not create il, but reused II INFO
acton, gave it direction, and furnished
scope and opportunity for the assertion of
Itself. In our armies, and behind them, it
was a moral force of tremendous energy
urging them forward and onward until the
supremacy of our cause was finally estab-
lished.
Our country was settled by men who
sought a land which they might love "a
their own, and pledged their lives and for
times for the maintenance Of It's institutions.
Our republic was founded In the patriotism
Of the people, and their love OF country was
strengthened by the struggle for Its defense
against foreign aggression The revolution
airy war was 4 test OF the popular patriotism
which hal been previously implanted, rath-
er than a development OF IT, The patriot
ism which was ablsZe 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 unknown to history. As q people We
have inhrrits d The patriotism of our reYolu-
tlonary res. and the inheritance has not
been squandered or tiIssipated. ReeaRse
Is vo!eelesS- among tho busy Raltitude5 ~
the martS, on The farms and In the work
shops, We IRu nOs thinkit has ceased to
exist, for these were the sources from which
ofr patriotic armies were filed. It Is noe
the noisy and blatant sort Of patriotism that
finds an easy outlet on the rostrumP that Is.
the staunchest and the best, u = - stronger
A d. Wade, one Of Tie earliest set
tiers Of Lawrenee K4s-. died from
heart trouble.