Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-05
SONG OF LIBERTY
COL. YOUNG, OF THE DES MONIES
CAPITAL, ON THE SUBJECT.
Writes a Beautiful Article on Lexington and
Bunker Hill and the Principles Then Held
so Dear. Others Than the Favored Sons
of America Hold Such Principles.

When Colonel "Lafe" Young, editor OF
the Des Moines Ua.) Capital, takes his
pen in hand and determines to say some.
thing worthy OF preservation, he gener-
ally succeeds. Recently Colonel Young
wrote an interesting article in which he
asserted that he is ''not in the least dis
tu,bed by doleiul notes OF prophecy"
with respect to our institutions. He de.
clared that though we of today are "far
removed from the stirring scenes which
marked the birth Of the republic, the
principles then proclaimed are as dear to
the American heart as when first en-
bodied in the text of the immortal
Declaration of Independence.
Then Colonel Young wrote:
"When the fathers of the revolution
set the rock of independence, cemented
it with the blood which was shed at Lex
ington and Bunker Hill, and lighted
thereon the torch OF human liberty, they
started a blaze that was destined to keep
burning while the world stands.
"There are still tyrants in the world /;
there are still slaves in the world; but in
the light of the Declaration OF American
Independence the battles of human free
dom will continue TO be fought until the
last shackle. physical, mental, and moral
has been severed.
Therefore, may we say, in the words
of another: Refined gold needs no gid
ing The story of the revolution is the
cradle song of liberty, and like the cradle
song OF our mothers, it will always be
sweet to the ears of true American clti-
zens. Today we may solemnly swear by
the hallowed tomb OF Washington, by
the sacred ashes OF Jeiiel by the
cherished memory Of immortal patriots,
and by the precious blood of our fallen
heroes, that the republic founded by the
fathers can be maintained by the
sons.'"
Beautifully written, indeed and yet
one is prompted to ask ii the principles
of the fathers are so dear to us as Colenel
Young would have one believe. how does
it happen that in our attitude toward the
people OF -FOUR new possessions We are
persistently violating those principles?
If, when the fathers lighted the torch
of human liberty "they started blaze
that was destined to keep burning while
the world stands" how does it happen
that the people OF the Philippines, strug'
Cling for the same rights for which our
forefathers fought, and for which many
Of them died, are not permitted to read
their title clear, in the light Of that
"blaze," to government deriving its
powers from the consent of the gov.
erned?
When Colonel Young says that Gin the
light Of the Declaration Of American In
dependence the battles OF human freedom
will continue to be fought until the last
shackle, physical, mental, and moral,
has been severed" have we not the right
to expect that he will raise his voice in
protest against the government OF force
which we have established in the Philip
pine islands?
When Colonel Young reminds us that
"The story of the revolution is the cradle
sons Of liberty, and like the cradle song
of our mothers, it will always be sweet to
the ears OF true American citizens" with
what reason will he say that that "cradle
song of liberty" shall not serve to in
spire the men CT other lands to the lofty
ambitions entertained by the American
colonists?