The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-05

Jature ard even the chief ma g3strate ~
q state snogid ESye away 70 a favored
few rights that s<ioas 20 She whole com
FuEusfy- Yet sBcn = Thing has occurred
f. Gre Of tho ARREST states u the Union.
T-nas same enemy 70 national honor ard
prosperity shows g-se}f IN almost every
community. u IS 10 ba met ~ th@ sStr5E
% - adapted 70 modern needs and
equipped FOR modern 4ces Il Is useless,
alress IuaicrouS. 10 glorify ourselves BY
whas car fathers Gid. The immediate
and aH-ln1portags; question Il, What shah
do What foes our Ration need -
uS7 cur love ~ country Is 80 be SHOWN
not In the pilgrimage to shrine OF by
gone gtcry but u she crusaders courage
for she duty CT the day. Not In toe
heritage q a naH7s Nor IN reliance u0on
7ne virtues and chiyalTy ~ ancestry. lrut
ln IRE simple. honest fearless duty 20 ouV
city ard 70 cur country and our God to-
day shah W. prove the worth Of cur
ratvgotf n. Thrift and honesty n bust
1e~s methods. purity and fair dealing IN
goItlcai methods. unhTthea and unbought
procedure in legislative nlethods-these
are the things thai call for the practical
pcFfgrmance q me patriotic spirit.
II IS in relation 10 sne Eeeds os tbs
people % today rather than IN the praise
Of ae deeds % the people OF the past that
7 make a plea Tor patriotism. We some
times hear IL alleged thst patriotism J.
played out. that she inequalities and in
Justices and disturbances % present day
life have destroyed an real love az our
country d cannot be- Il must not D.
deny the charge The apparent waning
OF patriotism IA On the surface. Beneath,
tae heart ~ the people stlu thr0bs with
love for their country Long periods ot
peace test The anectIoa 81 any people for
their nation For go many ages patriot
ism haz been so identified NTH warfare
tt4I 20 develop Il ia civic and social and
commercial waya is no easy thing. We
seeta 70 need stili the sound Of the drum
and the sight OF the flag 20 engender
reverence. and devotion ia the govern
mvut. These are the nations sacrameuts.
symbols Of fidelity and faith. on this
account it is proposed that military in
straetlon and drill should be associated
with the whole public school system.
There are dangers. however. a. well as ad-
vantages In SUCH a proposal. 4 more glo-
siouS patriotism than that of tae soldier
Is that Of the citizen. In battles OF peace.
IN ths Improvement Of industrial educa-
t.onal social conditions OF the people let
as see displayed the truest and the noblest
valor w need the signs, the songs. the
symbols to stir the heart. but would that
these might direct the trend Of enthusiasm
along the lines o. bettering the internal
and vital interests Of the nation! Al The
TINE of the celebration of the queen
jubilee in "A certain city Of this country.
where thousands were assembled 10 honor
the queen and the British nation when
the hand played God Save the Queen
the building shock with the applause OF
tho multitudCs and hundreds % hats were
tossed IN the air. but when Il little later on
the band began The Star-SpangIed Ban
ner the people forgot to hail our queen
the goddess OF liberty-and 10 greet our
ration silll the best and the brayest and
the strongest on the earth.
For this present day patriotism | make
a plea. In vision / behold that ideal
Democracy such as was contemplated by
the trainers OF our constitution, such as
vas conceived by the signerS Of our dec
iaration such rs we in the evening twl-
light Of this nineteenth century have yet
tn pray for and 10 work for. In this ideal
republic of God there will lee work enough
for all. and time and means for the edu-
cation III ali. Justice will no longer mis-
carry and legislation will cease 10 be a
burden. True individuality will be pre-
served. but az the same time the individ-
val Will find his highest and hottest end in
the conservation of his life for tie good
OF the many. The strain and strife OF com
petition viii gradually disappear In the
peace and prosperity OF co-opera ton until
that government al the people, by the
people and for the people shall be in no
danger Of pcrishinE from the earth Aud
In this yisio" of an ideal American ma ton
Ne behold also R world Wide federation 4
universal peace and coutentment The
Srvat Gladstone, speaking recently In Iiv-
crpool ON Jhe Turkish crisis leaned for
ward ana with uplifted hand ana trem-
bling frame declared The ground on
which we sand Is not British nor Euro
peaH-tt is human So our American
patriot in its best sense is human.
broad as the world for freedom and for
men
At the conclusion of the address the
audience Joined tn singing America. " and
dispersed amid tic playing II The Star
Spangled Banner hy Nj Mayer.