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EDUCATION WITH PATRIOTISM.
There is great need Of educated men IN our
public lie. but 10 is The need Of educated men
with atriotism. The college graduate may e,
ana frequently is. more unpatriotc and les.
useiul IN pubiic affairs than the man who, with
limited education. has spent the wears when
opinions are formed. IN improving contact wi
Inc world instead OF beng within college walls
and confined 20 the study of hooks In IN he
true, as IS often claimed, that the scholar i'm
poliics j, generally failure. 10 may well he due
20 me lact that during his formative period.
Whth ia ing impressions are easily received.
ms intellect alone has been cultivated at the ex-
ment.
-. speak to-day in advocacy Of this sentiment
II 10 IS not found IN extreme and eXcluslvem mem
sal culture, neither Is 10 found i'm the busv m,rfs
OF trade nor IN the confusion OF bargaining nor
IN the mad rush after wealth Its home is IN
the soul ana memory OF man. II has 20 30 with
the mora. sense. ltreverences traditions In loves
IDEAS IL ceeflshes the names and the deeds Of
neaooi ana eod y %or.hns az the shrine Of patriot
when IN some features is distinctively Ameri-
can, that we should never allow to langmsh.
men Mlei we are toid that We are a practical and
cohnon-sense people, we are apt 20 receive the
statement with approval and arpause We ere
p'ouu OF lts, truth and naturally pround be-
c@use CO. " llS tr1th ls attributable 20 the mar work
we nave had 10 10 ever since Our birth as ma
uon' ana because OF tie Stern labor we still sec
IN our way before We reach our determined
ue1tiuy. iieIe Is cause 20 suspect. however.
that another and less crodltaule reason for our
gralhcaton arises from feeling hat there is
something her0Ically American in treating with
Indifference or dorision all those things which
IN our view DO not directly and palpably per
tam 70 what VIC call, with much satisfaction
tIactlcal affairs but which, II we were entirely
frank we should confess might be called
moneY-gettlng and the Detterment of iudivid-
ual condition. Growing ont Of this feeling. an
increasing disposition is discernble among our
people. which begrudges TO sentiment any time
q ION IN HEFnf frfN. hue
anu which IS apt 20 crowd ont OF mind any
thought not directly related TO selfish plans and
purposes
VALUE or SENTIMENT.
4 little reflection ought 10 convince us that
this may he carried much too far. 10 is mis-
take TO regard sentiment a. merely something
which, i INDUCED. has tendency 20 temp 10
Idle and useless contemplation or retrospec-
uon' thus Weakening In people the sturdlness
OF necessary endeavor and dllutlng the capacity
Tor national achievement.
The elements which make up The sentiment
or "a people should not be counted as amlalle
weaknesses because they are not az all times
noisy and turbulent The gentlcncss and love-
lness OF woman do not cause u To forget that
She can inspire men 10 deeds OF greatness and
herolsm; that as wife she often makes mans
career nObler and grand. and that as mother
she builds and fashions IN her sons the strong
pillars of a state. So the sentiment OF people
which in peace and cOntentmeut decks with
flowers the temple of their rule may. IN rage
and fury. thunder OF lfs foundations. Sentl-
granite blocks OF governmental power. or tne
destructive agency whose explosion heaps IN
ruins their scattered fragments The monarch
who cares only for his sovereignty ana
safety loads his subjects TO iOrgctiulutss OF op-
preston by pretense OF love Tor their tra0l-
tiOns; and the ruler who plans encrOachments
upon the liberties of his people shrewdly pro-
ceeds under the apparent sanction of their
timent Appeals to sentiment have led nations
to bloody wars which have destroyed dynastles
and changed the lines OF imperial territory
such an appeal summoned our fathers tO the
batile-telds where American Independence was
won. and such an appeal has scattered soldiers
graves an over our land, which mutelv give
evidence Of the power of our GOvernmont and
the perpetuity OF our free institutions.
SPIRIT or OUR GOVERNMENT.
/ have thus far spoken OF peoples sentiment
under any form Of government. and IN any ma
tional condition. But the thought naturally
follows. that if this senument may be
SO potent in countries ruled by
will. how vital must It's existence and
regulation DO among our conntrymen, Who rule
themselves and make and administer their own
laws I'm lands less free than ours the control
of The governed may be more easily maintained
II those who are set over them see ht TO make
concession to their sentiment; vet, with or
without such concession. the strong hand OF
force may still support The POWER 10 govern:
But sentiment IS the very life blood
of Our nation Our Government was con-
ceived amid the thunders that echoed
"AN men are created equal and ~ was
brought forth while free men shouted
we. the people Of the United States " The SEN
timent of our fathers made up of their patri-
otto intentions, their sincere beliefs, their
homelv impulses and their noble aspirations,
entered into the government they established;
and unless 10 is constantly supported and guaTd-
cd bv a sentiment as pure as theirs Our scheme
OF popular rule Will fail. Another and differ
ent plan may take its place. but this which we
hold in sacred trust. as j. originated ia patriot
ism. is only fitted Tor patriotic AMI honest uses
and purposes. and can only he administered in
IIV I.l
est and patriotic men. IL can no more be saved
nor faithfully conducted hy "a selfish. dishonest
and corrupt people than o stream can rise above
It's source or he better and parer than us ioun-
tain head.
Mono OF US can be ignorant OF the ideas which
constitute the sentiment underlying our na-
tiOnal structure. We know they aie reyerent
lellef in God, q sincere recognition OF tile value
and power of moral principle and those quail
ties Of heart wh'ch make noble manhood ce-
VOtlOn 10 unreserveu PATRIOTISM, love lor man
equality, unquesuOnng trust IN popular rule,
the eXaction OF civic virtuc and honesty. iaiih
in the saving quality of univ ersai education.
protection OF a fies and unperycrted express ION
OF the popular viii, and an insl-tence upon
strict accountability OF public officers as ser
wants of the people
These are the elements of Amer can senti-
ment. and all these should be found aclly lnl-
ledded ln the minds and heart OF our country
men. When any ono OF them is displaced the
time has come when q danger signal should be
raise I. Their absence among the people or
other nations-howeyer great and powerful they
may bS-Cau AFFORD us no comfort nor lrAesut-
ance We must work ont our DESTINY unalded
and alone I'm full view Of the truth that no.
where so directly and surely as here does the
destruction or degencracy Of the people senti-
ment undermine the foundations Of govern
mental ule.
AMERICAN SENTIMENT.
Let us not for moment suppose that we can
OutgrOw our dependence upon this sentiment,
nor that i'm any STAGE of national advance and
development 10 Will be less important. As the
love Of family and kindred remains TO bless and
strengthen man IN tho VclssItudes or hls
mature and busy life. SO must Our American
sentiment remain with US as people snre
hope and reliance in every phase OF our conn
try s. growth. Nor will II surce that the factors
which compose this sentiment have sluggish
existence in our minds. as articles OF an ldle
faith which we are wiling periunctoriy 10
profess They must be cultivated as motive
PRINCIPLES stimulating US 10 enort IN ihe cause
OF good government and constantly warning us
AGAINST the danger and dlshonOr or lallhesS-
mes to the sacred cause we have II chAi4e
and heedlessness OF the blessings Vouchs&led 70
us and future generations under our Tree lnstl-
tutOns.
these considerations emphasize the yaluo
which should 10 placed upon every ol lrtuniy
ehoFded as for the contemplation OF inc pure
lNes ano patriotic services Of those WHO nave
beeh connected with the controlling incidents
OF Our countrys history. Such contemplation
cannot Iall TO reinforce and revive the sentl-
ment absolutely essential TO useful American
cltl1enshlp, nor fail 10 arouse within rs deter
lnlualoh that during our stewardship no harm
hhaA come 10 the political gifts we hold III trust