The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-12
rpJToR'S CIT At.
The Fight for the Flag and our D"'s III
Protecting 1t.

EDIT0ISS CiiAi-
r,e FIGHT for the Flag and Our Duty 4"
Protecting 1t.
HONOR THE FLAG.
One Of tie most remarkable features Oh VIZ
,r.st nolitiral campaign Of 1896 was the use VI
The fac or the National eolors. IN the P"iau'e
,s nc Marty emblems This is hopeini sign
Of the times all the more hopeful since IL mas
anneared with the breaking up Of party lines III
both the North and the South.
The hest of il all was that no one party WAS
allowed monopoly of the flag and that the re-
x,u.st of the Reupblican leaders to their support
ars IN ;isnlay the flag Oct. 81 WAS promptly loi-
lowed bv that of the Democratic supporters 10
,h.;r followers to do the same thing on that
date. .to
ar,eriran neonle are patriots before they are
politieians. Oct 81 was a veritahie rag Ia! tie
country over. From every acknowledgements
city hall to every dim country scneohoNee'
wherever the people assembled to discuss the IS
sues OF the campaign. the flag OF united ceuA.,s
blazed from The platform and gio"e" ." 'no
hearts aud eonsciences OF TIE peopie.
All this is well. But with 1t has grown up q"
.huse of the flag that we must at once corTect'
or our glorious National emblem Will CONTINUE
20 he nrostituted 10 selfish ends, ana SO VIII
cease TO command the love and Affection o. OUT
whole people.
The abuse mentioned is the printing on inc
flag of the portraits of partisan candidates anu
rartv cmtlems ard mottos and attaching 10
Inc fac the colors OF "a coutendiug party. In
one case a British flag was attached TO oia
GLORY and swung to the breezes IN large city,
All this is wrong aud must sion. Inc ohi'eu
States should b. AS choice of her flag as Canaua
is OF hers and forbid by law the use oil IL 10.
partisan purposes or advertising oil any KIM
calculated to profane its sacred character Oh CA
cite or nhame the popular m'nd. -,
He will proye himself true patriot who Will
be the frs: TO introduce with the next Congress
a law for the protection of the flag, and all
patriots will be sure to support such measure e.
SWEETHEART.
By Kaie Bro1u,aiee Sherwood.
A song is ever in my heart
siug il "a the morn,
And iIum II in the eyentide
When am most alone;
Ii IL the song oil songs 10 me,
Forever I'm my heart,
The song iissi knIts my soul TO dhee,
'-Sweefheart, sweeaheari
All life w oud be dreary thing
II hearts were not agiow
With all the gladness OF the Spring
We garnercd long ago;
III tirou.A the twilight OF our days
NosSttie bird would start
The drill OF uuforgoticn lays.
'.SweetAearl, sweet ileari-
Nv lille love so far away,
Nv daring aiIi my dear.
Acres. i've world THE weary day,
Pray listen and you'll hear,
Though, all the world around be sad,
And tears are in your bcsrt,
The song you heard when life was GLAD,
"Swecilsesrt, sweetheart
orr CAUSE AID ONE FLAG.
We are ali glad that the election is settled
Eomstter what our party affiliations may hav'
been. we are relieved that the strain is ovel
and that we can now settle down to the que
routine OF our lives.
EVERYBODY has been on terrible nerson
stain. and no one has felt qualified to 60 Oh
with the common duties of life.
The whole country seemed TO stand still, ant
the wheels of progress TO stop, waiting Tor Nov
2 10 decide the great issues OF the day, befor
we could take up the burdens and cares ant
march on.
When we look back over the exciting week
that have passed we find that we have muei
to regret. We have not been kind and con
siderate of others who have differed from
us: we have said hitter. uDkiDd things calcu
lated TO wound and we have heaped abus
when argument Jailed.
We have aptagor ICED our dearest friends an
made a breach that time alone can heal. w
churches and all because we did not recogniz
the rights OF Others, and their privileges O
thought and action
friend, in talking about the bitterness o
campaigns told little story relevant to til
subject, as follows:
I'VE had been the closest friends for years
we cared for the same books and looked at Iii
through the same glasses; we seemed TO thin
alike. and to be congenial spirits IN the truel
sense of the word. We were always togethe
and we found our greatest delight in hone'
discussion Of current topics.
Then came the Grant-Greeley csmnaigl
with ali OF its bitterness, and we difere'
That was our privilege, aud each should ha,
recognized the right of the other to think an
Judge for himself.
Not SO; we were intolerant of each other
views; then we grew sarcastic and vindicti,
and abusive; we parted in anger, and for :
years were enemies
% ii is all right now, and we understand eas
other again, aud shall never be separated, I
matter what our differences may be, and the
are many. But think. o, think, Of the 20 yea
or his companionship that lost that / new
can regain
This story is pathetic and true. Have Y,
antagonized a friend? Have you writ,
sigbtingly and spoken brutally to other
Then heal the breach. and let US all come
.,,l for a..