Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-12-14
suBsoRIpT1oN RAVES.
PHOENIX. DECEMBER ID. 1879.

on living questions. We
HONOR received yesterday from
THE the National Flag asso-
FLAG. citation a pamphlet
which gives quotations
from a hundred of Americas most il
lustrious citizens on the subject of
legislation to preserve the national flag
from dissertation. These quotations.
alike in sentiment but differing widely
in mode of expression, are of interest
noteworthy at this time are the utter
ances of our three great admirals, the
sons of Lincoln and Grant, and White
law Reid
The pamphlet containing these note
worthy utterances is published by
Charles K. Miller, chairman of the
flag committee of the Sons of the
American Revolution of the state of
Illinois. This publication gives many
illustrations of the way in which the
flag is desecrated and of the need of
protective legislation. Ten states and
the territory of Arizona have recently
enacted laws for the protection of the
fag.among them New York, Illinois,
and California. The fact is noted that
Arizona's flag bill passed the assembly
in just three minutes. This honorable
notice of the action of Arizona's legis-
lators will have wide circulation, as
copies of the flag associations publ
cation will be sent to every member of
congress and will be distributed by the
patriotic societies in all the states of
the Union.
Said President Mckinley in a recent
speech at Cliff Haven, N. Y: THE
flag is in evidence everywhere. 6
AS long as the children carry these
flags in their little hands there will be
patriotism in their hearts. The flag
now floats from the homes of millions,
even from places of worship; from
school houses, from shops, from fac
tories and waves from the camp of the
pioneer in distant outposts. 1t is found
in the home of the humblest toiler, and
hearts"
One of the leading organizations in
the endeavor to secure legislation for
the protection of the American flag Is
the Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, which this evening is
to hold commemorative exercises on
the one hundredth anniversary of the
death of George Washington.
The following are some Of the patri-
otto endorsements by distinguished
Americans of the flag legislation adj
vocated by the National Flag COM
mittee:
cordially sympathize with the good
work in which you are engaged of pro-
tecting the national flag from 1esecra-
ton"
Governor Theodore Roosevelt.-'T
cordially hope that there will be ma
tional flag legislation of the kind we
had in New York
General Horace Porter, ambassador
to France, and ex-president of the
National Society Sons of the American
Revolution.-'I hope congress will give
us a law to protect the national flag
from dissertation"
Whitelaw Reid, ex-ambassador to
France member of the United States
peace commission and for two winters
a resident of Phoenix.-"I sympatiuZe
heartily with your effort to prevent the
degradation of the national flag in
using it for advertising or other alien
purposes. Years ago my venerable
mother objected so strongly to the act
of one of her friends in covering a sofa
or easy chair with the flag that the
circumstance happened 10 be noted in
the local papers. At that time it
seemed to cause surprise. I am GLAD
to think there would be less surprise
now, and a more general concurrence
in all practical efforts to preserve :he
flag of our country exclusively for the
use for which it was desii5ne1, and
treat it always as becomes the august
symbol of our national glory
Admiral George Dewey am en-
tirely in sympathy with you in the
matter of the protection Of our flag,
and hope you will be able to secure ma
tional legislation looking to that end"
Admiral Sampson.-'1 am very
strongly opposed to the use of our ma