Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-02

POLITICAL faith State pride ana sec
| tional attachments are haturai ah'i
commendable emotions ana very near
akin to patriotism. but there Is nopier
love OF country broader PATRIOTISM
that rises above all places ana sections
and knows no North or south, no East
or West. but only native iand. pat
riotism that clings to no river DAMN,
that claims no mountain ranges, tna'
wcrships no plains, but lifts an inspir-
ling eye to a continent redeemed from
| tyranny barbarism and slavery, by
common sacrifices made sacred ny the
shedding OF kindred blood. Such q
patriotism .aould be taught the rising
gener alton, for ii Is the cable ana sheet
anchor OF hone. Thank God there arc
men whose very presence makes one
mindful of the dignity OF our republic
whose very breath is patrlotic ana
Whose public utterances make us think
of the Stars and Stripes--such man
was our warm hearted. prince OF con-
gressmen, Seth L. Milliken.
| Again / say "One country Magni-
ficent republic; and the children of to-
day and the children who VIII be men
and women long after we nave been
dust will read with patriotic ardor the
| history of this great American repub-
| lie; how from feebleness and misery OF
| the early settlements in the bleak sol
1 itude, 1t advanced TO the subJugatior
of the hostile forces OF nature plunged
into an arduous struggle with dangers
and difficulties only known to itself,
gathering strength from evry conflict
| and experience from every trial until
| it stands at last as one OF the great
est powers of the globe. We honor the
living and the dead. Every American
lis a sovereign, an uncrowned king. II
is more honor to be an American citi-
zen than ii was ancientiy 10 be a Ro-
man citizen. And II an American citl-
zen cannot travel the earth clothed
with this dignity and under this can
opy of protection. then the lives OF
these men we have gathered to honor
were sacrificed In vain. They died fof
| liberty--they died for us. They sleer
in land they made free. under i'ae
| they rendered stainless. under the sad
pines. the solemn hemlocks, the tear
1 full willows and the embracing vines
each house away In his own window
Hess palace of rest. Earth may run red
with other wars. but they are at peace
| In the midst of the battle in the roar
of the conflict. they found the serenity
Of death. Brave men; there are cheers
for the living and tears for the dead
No longer are hearts weary, tenting on
the old camp ground. For many years
We have known that "alfs WE'LL with
out hearing from the guard. The
pickets have been called In. But under
| the green sod OF the sunny South the
| bones of the brave bleach and whiten
lThey sleep in graves unmarked and I'M
known decorated bniy by the kind
hand of nature But the fact that they
Igave their lives for home and country
for equality and human rights, is 2
monument Of glory more enduring thar
granite.
| Through years Of bloodshed. through
the fiery furnace of afiiiction the ma
ton has passed purified, strengthened
saved 1t has been made strong by It's
| trials and pure 10y its sufferings The
great lesson to be learned from all this
is that no great wrong can long endure,
that right viii prevail: that patriotism
and devotion to country is the safe
guard Of any nation. | believe that the
territory between the Atlantic and the
| Pacific, between the Dominions on the
north and the warm waters of the gull
on the south is the Eldorado of the
earth. and that the Declaration OF In
dependence and the Constitution Of the
| United States constitute the ne plus
ultra of human government. Whether
| this view is correct or not, it is well
enough to state that our responsibility
is great.
| Dr. Farnham touched upon the neces-
sity of fairness OF things in politics. the
| treatment of immigration laws, the facl
| that a working man has as much right
| to tread pathway to the White House,
| the patriotism of the men of Congress
at the birth of the nation. the causes
| that led up to the late war. and the
| true Interpretation of the meaning of
| liberty. Continuing. the speaker said
Liberty was national-slavery is
| dead The flag for which the heroe 5
| fought, for which they died. is the
symbol of all we are. of all we hope to
| be- 1t is the emblem of equal rights.
1t means free hands, free lips, self gov
eminent and the sovereignty of the in
dividual. 1t means that this continent
has been dedicated to freedom. 1t
means universal education-light for
every mind, knowledge for every child.
1t means that the schoolhouse is the
fortress of liberty 1t means that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed"
that each citizen is accountable to and
for the government; that responsibility
and liberty go hand in hand 1t means
that 1t is the duty of every citizen to
bear his share of the public burden-to
take part in the affairs of his town, his
county, his state and his country. 1t
means that the ballot box is the ark of
the covenant; that the source of au-
thority must not be poisoned. 1t means
the perpetual right Of peaceful revolu-
tion. 1t means that every citizen of
the republic, native or naturalized
must be protected at home in every
state. abroad in every land and on
every sea. 1t means that all distinc-
tons based upon birth or blood have
perished from our laws forever and our
government shall stand between labor
and capital. between the weak AMI
strong, between the Individual and the
corporation, between want and wealth.
and give and pliarantee simple juStipa