Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-10
factor in the coming worlds state.

factor in the coming world.state.
believe it Was DR.. johnson who raid
that patriotism 10 the last refuge Of q
scoundrel: q generalization, II must b
confess cd, too absolute to be generally
true. But the ponderous philosopher
was not altogether wrong. He bat con-
densed his observation OF contemporary
politics in an epjgrsm that has lost
neither It's Attic dayor nor Its applies.
ton. For. like charity, patriotism
covers d multitude Of sins.
Theirs 10 patriotism that deiudss--
that dssrades and destroys. There 10 .
patriotism that is blind 10 the rights Of
others that 10 drunk with self love, and
stsgaers madly into crime. There h q
patriotism that boasts and oifend--for IL
boasts only 10 make m invidious cona-
parison . patriotism that towards ma
tons accounts that yirtuous which 10
wards individuals II woald brand as
criminal, there u 4 patriotism perverted
and distorted; !; and perhaps no good
quality has been 20 abussd a. this, the
supresns grace Of social man.
For the true patriotism tho higher,
the broader patriotism--means mot
merely love Of country, but love Of nan,
and II franscends oil other virtues.
Patriotism is the sum Of the beatitudes.
the crown Of holiness, the circle Of good !:
for it eomprehends al love, all goodness,
all Of beguty and OF truth.
Patriotism 10 the Brotherhood of
man and the fatherhood OF God. The
frst pure patriot was Chriss.
The higher patriotism breeds q nobie
expansion Of privilege and OF opportun-
ity. With love IL shsli conquer the
world, and with peace II shall annex
every continent. This 10 the erbansion
which vioiates no principle and which
brings the balm Of freedom 10 q bruised
race. III
Possession does not justify conquest
Wherever We plant the Dag We must
plant The standard Of liberty, aud all
who gaze thereon should be able 10 sas,
II. too, am an American, . freeman
not subject. bns king.
sss
The various raees and napltitndinous
creeds that have chosen 10 work ous
their destiny hers are not yet assimilat-
ed; education and mutual intsrcouss
aione can make the assimilation posihie
But when we shail stand before the
world--ons race, one creed. one ~.
tion-ali men Tree. strong, snd helpfnl.
united by one Iowa, animated by one
purpose, directed BY one aspiration
then, indeed, onr ideal shall have be-
come Il golden fact and We shalt have
sstatAbaished the broad altruistic soci.
ETY. which xas thspdrsam Of Ieffef-
son and the i'm .siratlon oi The Declare
tion of Independence.
The Declaration preceded tho Con.
stitution and tsanscends u. For the
Declaration voices 3 grand philosophy.
whiis the Constitnfion Il bat system
Of rules Tor its astaiament. Tho latter
must therefore BE- inse pseted In the
light of ths formsr. Tln Declaration
insokes no Judicial intsrprstion, snl
breaks ~ auaiiiaeasloH. Like the Ser.
mon % tho Mount, Il u for long time.
Man cannot ontsrow Il. Its suhlisne
teaching b the spirit of Christ that
girdies the world with lore and dedica.
In times 10 esefnAI truth.
The Declaration ef Independence
teaches tbs trus Democracy. Ds,nocra.
cy does not imply the rule Of The pro
ietAriat, Of tho negatinn of indiyidual
effort, neither does II intend the dsgra-
siation ol capital md ths snthronems0t
81 labor. Democracy alserts ths uses af
wealth and the nscsssity u enpisai. Bus
Democracy rscoxnisss worth before
soad.
Democracy nseans nniversal opportu-
nifty fcr work work. The ioundation Of |
prosperity. tho sinsws of success; work,