Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-11


OF faction in the United States, th9t
every shot his misguided followers
| fired into the breasts bf American sol
| dierS was like the volleyS fired by
Washington men against the soldiers
of King George, his insurrcvtiou would
have dissolved before ii entirely crys-
talised"
The tihpmos, senator Bcvrridgc
said, are children utterly incapable of
| self government; the English or Dutch
system OF government were impos
sihle and a prntectoratc tmpracucahlc,
We must never forget that in deal
ing With the Ftlip;uoS We deal with
children And So our government
must be simple and Strons You can
not teach the Fllipino by preGCpt An
iprehends. he has no conception Of
pure, orderly, equal, impartial govern
mcnt under cuQal laws Justly adj
miniSterei, because Ne has never seen
such a governments tie must be shown
the simplest results of gnod govern
he may begin to understand its most
elementary principles There must be
no promise whatever Of the franchise
untl the people have been prepared
for it
senator Bevrriigr claimed that the
nations power to make rules and reg
ulatons Tor the government of it's
possessions was not confined to amy
given set OF rules or regulations 1t
was not confined 10 any particular
formula OF laws
Our dag has never paused in it's
onward march, Who darcs halt it
now nov when historys largest
events are carrying il forward CRAY
Ell, indeed, is the heart that fears to
perform the work before us, SO glldrn
and So noble, that dares not win
glory so Immortal. Do YOU ten me
that 1t will cost MS money when did
Americans ever measure duty by ii
nancial standards" DO you tell me of
the tremendous toll required to over
come the vast difficulties of our task
humanity, even for ourselves, has ever
been done with ease? Even our bread
must We eat by the sweat of faces
Why are we charged With power such
as no people ever knew, il we are not
to use ii in work such AS no people
ever wrought? who will dispute the
divine means OF the fable of the tai
cnts" DO you remind me Of tho prcc-
iCus blood that must he shed, the lives
that must be given, the broken hearts
of loved ones for the slain? And this
is indeed a heavier price than all com
bined And yet, as a nation, every his
toric duty we have donc every
achievement we have accomplished,
has been by the sacrifice of our nObcst
sons Every holy memory that Glori-
iles the flag is of those heroes who have
died that its onward march might not
be stayed. II is the nations dearest
lives, yielded for the flag, that makes
ii dear to us 1t Is tho nations most
precious blood poured out for IL that
makes 1t precious to MS. That nag is
F,
of the bravery of men and
women's tears, Of righteousness
and battle of sacrifice and anguish OF
triumph and Of glory II Is these
which make our flag a holy thing, Who
would tear from that sacred banner
where it has waved on land or sea?
What son of soldier of the flag,
whose father fell beneath it on any
field, would surrender that proud rec
ord for the heraldry OF a king? In
the cause Of civilization, in the service
Americans consider wounds the no
blest decorations man can win and
count the giving Of their lives a glad
and precious duty, Pray God that
spirit never fails Pray God The time
may never come when mammon and
blood that we will fear to Shed II for
the flag and its imperial destiny
Pray God the time may never come
when American h. ism is but a leg
end like the story = the Cid, Amer-
can faith in our mission and our might
a dream dissolved, and the glory Of
our mighty race departed.
And that time will never come.
We viii renew our youth at the fOunt-
ain Of new and glorious deeds, We
will cXalt our reverence for the flag
by carrying 1t TO a noble future as well
- Nv ran,.uth ariuy ita tpauahIc noe.