The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04

Roman days were the early days whes Il
each family possessed It's little farm. I'll
the solitude or a country life men became
self-re.iant, free. once upon time lasI
Noiscians threatened the home owners III
Rome. Cfncinndtus, the general. being sfnif
for, the messenger found him piowing I'LL
his field. Summoned 10 the sanreme de.I
tatorship, in u memorable campaign I'll
sixteen days he had beaten the enemy ans |
retired to his field and his pillow. News I'll
the battle OF Lexington reaching Putnam I
he left his team yoked 10 the plsw ard
FASTENED TO the defense of free institutions
These were men. And they We're the prod. |
uct Of conditions, and these are. IN course |
freedom, solitude, thought. self-reliaGes
courage. character. OF these. freedom 81
first. The conditions precedent 10 all ELL
zeal action Is the freedom Of the actor.
There Ia a word 6earer than even mothss |
home or heaven. 1t Is Liberty The waiaI
denotes condition. This condition Ia IA |
desire of the heart Of man, for in 1t alaas /
true selfhood is possible. How then nsy
man obtain and keep it, ] answer: ByI
the formation Within himself OF an iny.as-
lble determination. Help does not cora
from without. but from within. The king
dom of heaven Is within yoo-" And 50 ]
the kingdom OF power.
He who would be free himself must s;TiAs
the blow. And freedom is the end and ala
of all mems struggles upon this earts-
Every just contention Of man, since n
world began. has had freedom as It's %
ject. Freedom of the individual. We au
to know the truth. and the truth saal
make us free, This is the end. This y
what we are hidden to work 10 strive, %
agonize to obtain. Freedom from ignoraass
makes the wise man. the educated msa
Freedom from poverty the truly rich Hah
from vice and evil thoughts the good msa
Indeed. the constant warfare Of the VIZ
tuous is waged for the purpose OF freeing
himself from the sin that doth 80 easas
beset him.
Stepping for a moment into the domis
of politics. of economics. we see that ne
evil is still the same. The end here % as|
sought Is freedom: freedom from the never
ending exactiosE. the speciously proPscaI
and insidlously argued schemes Of tnos
who would make merchandise OF the tal|
AID tears, the flesh and blood OF poor. is'l
norant, deluded, long suffering hnmaniysI
My friends. there Is In life but one hsi'
tie 10 be fought; but one just warfare LIP
erty Is its object The liberty OF the io-I
dividual. The spiri; Of this never enilnsl
struggle has animated men from the PC
ginning and will to the end, From ths|
time when In the darkiing mists OF aa-
fiquity he first meets our gaze TO thai lss
day when He that rules the world shall say
1T is enough" Then man shah be fIee.
Then the morning stars shall sing iozslas.
and amid the silver chimlng OF the spaefss
g!l the sons OF God shout for Joy.
Until that time, duty calls us In our srs.
erai fields 10 the FRAY There is no reistss
In this war. towards and iaggards ~
cry retreat: hut for us upon whom rs
come the weight OF mental responsihsfg
Of comprehension Of duty. there Il. ihs,s
can be, no thought Of release. The ba,na
If yet on: the sounds of the fray. the hss.
ing OF horses and the shouting OF sasA
come family to our ears. once more. I9s'F
dear friends. into the breach
In all the affairs of lfe, its successes ~.
It's failures. lis joys and It's sorrows w ~
have upon which we may AZ all TINES -, "a
only ourselves and the God wliiAn. -
else In time OF trial may leave ard 'ofs@as
us: and II the trial be severe enough. ST.
Will do so. But these two remain.
are true. X ye are sincere. even plssss
partly In the wrong, va are certain Va =
innate victory. ...,
We are then 70 depend upon ouF.sssis~ :.
Sef-reiiance is the greatest virtue, W - /.
who deyoutly relies upon hisngif has =
this done al he can 90 rely upon tIpl, 4,
We all remember the story OF iefna.s.
C0rtez. Young able. brilliant, fesos'
fui; cruel 10 he sure, bur not IT,.
than others Of his time and raca. I nFg,s
by the thought that he vas 70 c9aa4.,.
world for Spain ard me cross. vita . h. t.s
handful ~ men he r get 4o~n ui'sssstess
shores OF Mexico. IN front ~ PIN iia1.-asxt,
~ men. nation 70 oppose. 5as . no - ..
Of retreat or coward ease inspires a.s t.
trepid soul. With true genius, "a - -
mastery u nru. he makes their reiease -
possible. He burns his SHIPS gl os
shore II the impossible seas heasxv,-s
II Is victory Or deaia' AL other rss' 80
than their own good right arms hA .
vanished I'm the burning ana gore - 90
smoke = hey ara forced - dspena 80.
upon themselves! We know ne res.
Y0u. my young friends. are heH 'e~esE
upon the shores Of the i.imisaoe SO
Of eternity. \ world = before YOU. "a
and far il Il, but fliefl With pitisisss nsss.
lurking foes. There ts no reireas -
DIE. You are 4 eonGner or be ean ,e.x. q
He who would win fame and oy1hAr
he must. leave name tnaI silas II 80
an inspira ton and heueGeti1n 70 - -. IL
snail come after him. Ut nstn I'VE ~ "a
d.Vidgai Life lat nsTn grasp ~ sW.ss .,~ss.
firrnsr hoiA and sirikg n dld oU I'D
tors in centuries that are past. to'
and Ny Right