The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-30

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= Just - tSue Of patriotism shss viewed
from pursly utiiitarian point Of view II
psys psopis 70 honos IL patriot dead By
objsct lessons q publie obsisssoA There
= not msrehant In Seattle today whose
psspssty Il not safer bscauss Of the sduca-
sios d he growing youth Of the land 70
che ssnsimsnt at broaA patsiotism and
nbounding nationality. Il y becauss Of
shie sdueasion % patriotism as1 national
1ty that Ne do not do - the y do In Ger
missy. Francs end Russia and make .
aeAnding army In time u psaos whose
bayousts ere - numssous - the corn
ssaIks In the hsIds. We live orr psopls
she ballot; Ne siys them the hight Of frss
discussion; Ne sulIsf them 70 make and
onnake thsir oun laws and when those
Isvs ars threatened By mob violence our
yssstdsnt has only 10 do - Lincoln did in
1eoi. - wass the Stars and Stripes from
ths sssps q the sapitet aad The beyonsts
- . frse. patriotic, isw-abidins. law-sup-
pcstine and lau-visdicstins people rise up
IKE epeinging eEass 10 svssy sssts.
lin hattie svssy bullet hes - bin d %
II this country behind our fsss ballots are
miliions a iau-shiding and iav-vindicat-
Ing .bayonsea. This vas true In 1851; IL u
ssus today: and because Il va true in
III ~ pay annual honoss b Cur patriot
dsad: " ~ ths Stars and Stripes from
orr sshoolhousss and Ne teach q shoot, ct
ths home. hon shs sostrum and the pulpit
On I'll public oecasions that IL 10 far batter
for . bog e - sduoatsd 70 honor his
Grandfathsr Tor his dsvotion TO duty in the
boar Of danger and death than is 10 70
seach him 70 worship the golden cslf
The follows Who repeat with junction
that - live jackass 10 bsttss than dead
lion. I" are right from the jackass standard
md function In this world. Jsckass work
and duty can b better done BY jsckass
than anything slse. for 10 jacksss din
nsf 81 bull thistiss Il . banquet and bray
Inc early and late like . Chinese thsstsr,
eatisfss his excesdingiy long ear for
nusic; but tsckasses are not chosen for
Mar horses; thsir ambition In that direc-
zion stops short ct the army mule The
9SAsss8A s8At ~ 0sS ss1St 1H&SE9 - aVnO{l8k
day b Of the oeder Of Falstaa. who in
che spirit Of gSoss matsrialism dsridss
honor by asking II s.honor can ses . leg. !"
MOI honor cannot set . leg. bat Il can do .
greater thinR than that for the pressnos
or absence Of II at the smsrgent hour may
ssve or wreck vAciliating soul, may
Ssecue or ruin staggering nation. ehak-
spears makes primes Hal" laugh as
Falstalrs saliies. but when the call of
honor and duty really came home to him
Prince Hal ross - once TO the Insight Of
that very hsroism which II satirised In
Falstaff's mocking question. 'scan honor
Get isgf"
The utilitarisn psddler philosophy Of
eewasdly, sensual. selfish Jack Fs.ssafY
would hare cost Prince Hal his crown and
lagdom. The feeling thAs base life 10 .
sater calamity than brave death in .
sood cause IL the instinct Of ell high.
foulsd men and the decision OF ell great
us,iona When the Falstaff, peddier
philosophy flls . people art may
Seamaiats. bat men will surely de-
cay. Tho philosophy Of Faista6 was to
lear death mors than dishonor; the
philosophy Of Prince Hal was to fear
dIshonof more than death. Our nation
lives today because IL elected 70 conquer
= peace for right with blood and Iron than
make . eowardly peace with wrong. In
memory Of those men who died TO enforce
this noble resolve OF the nstion ws decorate
the graves Of the Union dead today.
What men the vast majority Of the dead
on both sides Of the war for the Union
werei They we're until Altar Gettysburg q,
least recruited ehieay from the ranks OF
she young aud the brava The records
show that while the Federal Law makes
subject 10 military duty sli males between
the ages u n and Is, nevertheless Q lasss
proportion Of the volunteers Vas CON.
rssed Of yoaag man. Here 10 record o!
lis. "a soldiers from Ieaianas