The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-29
o. F.. HULL, Publisher.

&ntefed Ue SECOND CS0eS m0ttST 0tsns
Leon ,LosOa POstotsce.
..sHlp-AHOYl'
From the topmast comes the cry,
"ship- Ahoy!" She Is lying to the
southwest, and gives evidence Of having
been in q great storm. The rigging is in
shreds-the spars are dismantled-the
crew disabled the helm unnamed.
.sship.Ahoy!" She floats on the top Of
the sea lazily, as though weighted tothe
gun'ale, with her levers moving slowly,
but surely, with her sides bruised, but
not broken, caused by contact NTH the
rocks she crushed in opening wide the
channel between Liberty and Despot-
ism. Scattered over the deck are men
seemingly dazed from the terrors Of
winds and waves and the horrors which
accompany disaster. From her mast
top flies flag Of distress, and on her
PROV are these words: "The Constitu-
tional Liberty . "United States Of Amer
ica.'' AS she nears it is evident that
her timbers are of live oak and are snn.
harmed. Where are her officers? We're
they swept over by the mighty waves
which she encountered in the storm?
( Or have they shrunk from duty and
taken refuge IN the comforts OF the
cabin? Here and there are q few be-
spangled human figures. erect and ges-
ticulating, but no heed is paid to their
orders, and the crew remains lls'less,
as though unfamiliar with the command
or unwilling to obey. From the upper
air comes voice at the sound Of which
every reclining man springs to his feet.
Faith speaks: 81 was present when her
keel was laid. saw the timbers hewed
the knees fashioned-the bolts forged
the braces and ties bent and the mast
made from which fioated her glorious
5pennant Arisel Awake to duty! Not
i timber Of this ship has creaked. AS
the, fathers formed il so js u 70 day.
Rnbbish nm gathered in the bold and
barnacles are haneinR on ~ 80 q
'Throts .Uut the t,rst cleanse "A the M
ter restore the plain spaTs and rsnew
~ q Ills. The winds
MI answer to the restoration
The cleansing, and the old ship will
pierce all seas be welcomed by all peo'
ple-will preserve liberty to yourselves
--induct it into all lands whose people
are famishinp for the blessings of free
dom. Arouse to duty. Lay by the
"honey and milk and feed on bears
flesh and lions marrow" as did those
Who breasted the storm when liberty
3 was unknown among the people Of the
earth. To be cravens now is to be das'
tards for all time. Clean up the ship
: Put the worthless cargo ashore-cast il
into the mighty deep, that it may be
forever hidden from the eyes of man.
Dismiss the unworthy who are seeking
to hide under the sheltering sails-con.
denim the traitors who are foresworn
against all virtues, except those which
can be prostituted to purposes other
than the public good. The old ship has
outridden many storms. She will out
ride many more. She will survive, that
she may attest that liberty still abides
ON the earth-that constitutional free
dom still belongs to the American citi'
zen. Let the principles Of democracy
i preserve their blood bought rights.
WIN spite OF rock and tempest's roar,
IN spite Of false lights on the shore,
sSail on, nor fear to breast the sea!
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with the.
hearts. our hopes, our prayers, oul
tears,
faith triumphant DER our fears,
kre all with thee are all with thee"
pcinnati Enquirer.