El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-07
The cartoons which are printed from
time to time in the Herald are strictly
original unless otherwise marked.
OUR FLAG.

During q recent trip to the eastern
part Of our country, we travelled come
three thousand miles through eleven
states aud two foreign countries.
That was less than one month before
the declaration OF war against Spain.
Before We had been long on the
train We noticed that the American
nag was nowhere to be seen. We deter.
mined to cut notch in our pencil for
every time the flag was seen conspic-
uously displayed. When we arrived
1t the end of the three thousand miles
the pencil had only three notches in
1t. One was for . flag displayed on q
town pole in little Michigan village;
one was for flag on the United States
postoffice in Buffalo; one was for .
big Autograph of the Stars and Stripes
which was covered all over with adver-
tisements of . certain brand of beer,
and was displayed in the front window
Of . Chicago saloon. A glorious record,
that
Now let it be noted that the eleven
states passed through contain one half
the total population of the United
States; that they contain the greatest
cities in the country, and the greatest
state of the union. 1t is to be remem-
bered that we were on the eve of war,
aud no one will deny that even then
the voice of all the people was raised
% one voice, In hearty support OF the
policy which should once more esssb-
heh the United States, among the ma
lions as power to be respected and
feared, 10 history As the champion
of liberty and human rights.
In passing one days journey through
. strip of Canada, between Detroit and
Buffalo, We saw the British flag every
where, on every school and public
building of whatsoever sort.
It 10 but fair to say that on our re-
turn journey we found . marked change
in this matter. The flag was in
evidence everywhere, and one travel
ing through the country would not
have to ask q fellow traveller what
country he was in. All this SIM
ply gees to show that . nation like
ours, which 10 30 nearly self-sufficie mt
during ordinary times, needs to be
stirred up most vigorously once ina
while just to prevent a settling of all
those sentiments OF patriotism which
are just now held in saturated solution.
But q word needle to be said about
the unworthy use of the sacred en-
blem of our nationality which is ex-
emplifed in the beer sign above refer
red to. A measure was proposed by the
Milwaukee chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and adopt
cd by the National Society, that is rot
only the most comprehensive measure
thus far proposed, but the only one
which describes as q misdemesnor all
unworthy uses, and affixes penalty
therefor.
The bill was introduced in the house
by Mr.. Jenkins, of Milwaukee, and in
the senate by Senators Hosr ard Hans
brouRh. TIE second section of the bill
10 - follows:
No device, nor inscription, ror the
repre- Sc ntaticn or image of any person
or thing shall be imprinted upon,
painted upon, or attached to the
nation al flag, or upon or to the coat of
arms of the United States, except that
the de vices row attached and used by
the Grand Army of the Republic may
continue to be used by them.
It 10 eaid that the chief opposition to
she bill comes from advertisers, hold