The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28
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never hauling down IN" fd=.
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WHERE IL ought 10 noat. RuI General eros
veuor invites nothing but ridirul" with MS
!wadil,. about never hauling Gown the naS
| under any circumstances whatsoever FROM
| any place Whatsoever where 81 has been
| run IN. II b" viii reflect 4" little. lac VIII
| surely admit ;iI?t he hts NO us.H"P"ly "l
| pa r!uriSm. \uuniY constitute! him keeper
| Of all his f"linw-riIizrnS. i''caGSo men de
| sire to act with common sens. j. no r-t-"u
why their love OF country should be- i'm
puGucd.
who Will haul down the Am, sican flag:
| may provoke urroITou.s applause at a hau-
| quct. the President lately discovered.
! while swinging round the c.rci iDHn ia
| Dixie. hut the cold facts "f history show
| that 10 Ha ion on earth ever pursued! such
| prcpoStcruiiS rnllcN-a policy which " ui'G
| inevitably render every war Il war Of eXt"r-
| minatiOn. Lets take q i~w samples from
| The Emperor Adrain voluntarily hauled
| down the Roman iiaS and drew In ;h' cor
| fines of the roman Emrir. lay hundreds 81
miles. and historians say that h. preserved
its life for centuries by 81 doing. II General
| Grosvsnor had been there h" would have
| said: 'Adrain. hold on. Where the Roman
| eagles once hy they must continue 10 hy
| forever
| There was once a man named Napoleon
Bona parte. who was much ~ q StaJ~Sma!,
NOR" Of a soldier, who roam.d around q
good dea! and who ran w the tricol"r Of
France lit many places outside Of France.
he may he fairly termed the most nastcrfgl
fla g-rsiser Of that a@.. Dti he. the armed
/ soldier of democracy who had Kings for
seutiuels and nations for his OEtrosi~. who
elevated his brothers. sisters. Mar-hils and
even his stable hoys tn jhTOnes--.!.,l he, even
| IN the meridian Of his glory. refuse 10 haul
down his hag from over the most ancient
capitals OF Europe. where h. had run II up ,
Nav. not 80. This wonderful warrior more
than nnce hauled il down voluntarily, and -
4 matter OF good sense, ia Vienna, Berlin
and other places too tedious TO mention.
History Cited.
Had the heroic AMI inv!ncible Grosvenor
been present he would no doubt hav" re-
monstratcd with the martial Corsicsn and
said Sire. YOU are sullyiug your fame by
weakly hauling down your ihg from the
palaces Of the HapsbUrgI ami IiohsnZpi-
Terms. Your honor demands that where the
French flag has once fluat,d i; shall float
Forever arI forever.
As long ~ the aea., las passions.
~ bong A. M. has
AT last, when the allies captured Paris
and Gagged Napoleon upon his torriI isle
they hauled down their flag; from the spires
of tina: fair city and returned with the m
into their own countries 1t is really bless
ing that General Grosvcnor WAS not there on
that nournful occasion or h. might have
Diet OF heart failure AT tho spectacle az
Wellington hauling down the cross az -.
George. or brave old Biuchsr pulling down
the banner OF that Fath.rIanI which he
loved better than his OWN lfe-
In this crimean war the flags IF Eng
land and France ioaici together over So
hauled down b. Queen Victoria and Louis
Napoleon as a sign that war was ended and
peace returned Fcrtuultely-most for
turatsly-our good. great Grosvcaor was
rot there with his prophets beard and
heart Of fire to demonstrate with the French
Emperor and British Queen upon their
folly and lack of patriotism. ar THE cri-
mean might STill he In progress, and
the world would scarcely contain the col
umns OF Kinglakc* history thereof
Take example or two from our own
| history.
| "our flag once Hoated in victory over the
| ancient halls Of the Montezunas. Does any
| sane man regret that il was hauled down >
Not that anybody ever heard OF. Yet. II
| Geuerai Grosvenor's theory had been the
| rule and guide of our faith and practice, We
would still be- fighting to keep the fl <
flying in Canada and in McNicu-fOE That
| IS the only way known among men by
| which that result could have been secured
| ''Our maj ines once set OH Glory To- float
| Ing on the shores Of Africa, but having
| sufficiently punished the pirates who had
I Numbered our ships, We pulled down the
| starry banner of tn. Republic without any
less OF prestige, and left the Africans tn
| their own devices. The men who were cor
| Quoting our affairs then have been Cencr-
| ally considered fairly good patriots. Many
! o.: them had fought IN the Revolution; b;:
| they were not fools. and they thought that.
| having accomplished the purpose for which
| our flag was run W. II was the part ~
| wisdom to haul II down. AS good luck would
| have Il. General ';rusNennr had not then
1 been horn. and his theory had nor then
| been sprung upon dumfoundod word.
| ION "A LAY in 1914. the remernhranc" or
| which must forever remain a humiliation
| To- us = British General burned the IA
| tion's Capitol and SET the flag Of his coun.
try floating above its ruins. Had General
Il =
| ful banner would =;ill be waving where
| Old Glory now proudly floats, and The Con
| gress of the United states. of which tnai
| General il a distinguished member, ~oui'
| b. meeting in some other CITY. u AZ an
| which is the reductin ad ahsurdI'Tn- But
| that hated flag could not have continued
| a. eoat there y. power on earth could
| have kept IL there. Every American from
| that day To this would hav. died In The
| patriots erdeaVor TO haul IL down; and II
| she English had not taken VI down Entiii,
| tarilv. we would finally have accomplished
4 IL hy main strength.
| so let us hear no NOR" Of the snihiimaied
| itJio,.v q. who will pull the ilaG down:
| Floating in its proper place n l. an ''in-
| blem Of liberty and epuality ,btlnIe me ''W,
| F'loatin.. where. il does not belong. II Is an
| insult 10 the memory nf the brave men who
/ have died In ITS DEFENSE
Appeal for the Republic.
| nv countrymen in this crisis Of the ma
| TONS fate. We appeal for your suifrases IN
| grounds u. reason. patriotism. Self-irterest
/ and humanity. Our solemn appeal Is ior
| the salvation Of the Republic
| We present Nou - platform IN" most
! thoroughly American eyer written-pfo-
| claiming an American policy at h"H"-an
American policy abroad.
| oar standard bearer the greatest statesman
of this gsneration-th" most famous iivinH
| oratOr-I man who u platform within
hinself-whom no temptation can hJr".
whom no danger can dr'v" from the path
way of duty-the iinn-heart,d hieh-souied.
broad minded American. William Jennings
Bryan Of Nebraska.
With such a platform and such Caudi-
| date. We IDENTIFY invite thu >uiIaSes Of
all lovers OF their country ana 81 Their
kind.
And. row. may the God o. our fathers.
| the God who inspired the heart and tongue
! Of Patrick Henry, the God who guided the
| hand of Thomas Jefferson while ne traced
the greatest state paper in the Hood or time.
the God who sustained Washington and his
! starving men through seven awful years
and nj last gave them complet" victory on
| the hlocd-stain-d heights Of Yorktown. may
he preserve this great Republic. the last
/ hops. of Constitutional Government an The
| face q: the earth. from all her enemies.
foreign and domestic. and from her unwise
friends. who would lead her into the path
which endeth in destruction.
City Attorneys substitute.
Delegate Albright Introduced "A bill in the
House of Delegates last night 20 amend
the municipal code so that the City Attor-
ncy may appoint representative to act