The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-12
The Patriots of Peace.

iHC TdhiOlS VI FCdOCs
"If / forget thee o Jerusalem, let my
right hand forget her cunning. If do
not remember thee. let my tongue cleave
to the roof of my mouth; If | prefer not
Jerusalem above my chief joy y-"-Psalms,
1877 5. 6.
Motives make men and men make
history. Love is the most powerful
of all motives. as well as the most
godlike. There Is nothing more bene-
fcially potent for the shaping OF the
character of a people than that prin-
eiDle of love which we call patriotism.
For the true patriot is such a one as
loves his land more than his own life.
The greatest need Of any nation is
that she shall always have the patriots
Of peace, the men and women who
can live for their land as well as
those who can die for it, who are
moved by the devotion that does not
have to wait for the drums throb to
arouse it. Plain, common duties are
most divine; everyday religion is
the finest and most heavenly simple
upright living is the most sublime
sight on earth, and plain. ordinary
doing of ones duty may be the most
glorious and heroic form of patriot
ism
Under the plain and simple life may
lie the most glorious motives; in the
heart Of the man who tolls like a
drudge may be heavenly visions, max
ing the drudgery endurable. In the
soul of the patriot who serves his land
by standing for her laws, by filing
plain citizens place, by the dull
round of daily duties well done, may
be the stirring vision of her yet un-
realized glory.
The vision is needed; the patriot
mus. not forget Jerusalem, the city Of
the great king. He would as soon
forget his daily bread or his skill in
labor He cherishes the vision when
the law conflicts with his liking as
we'll as when the land lays its wealth
at his feet, when taxes are due as
well as on independence day, when
the rain falls on election day as we'll
as when the great football game lifts
up nations thanks to Almighty God.
He would as soon expect to lose sight
of the glory, the eternal honor of his
land as that his right hand should
lose its cunning or his tongue become
dumb
The need of our day is men who
will seek to realize the vision in them
selves. We have enough who will not
cease from telling others what they
ought to do; we have enough reform
ers; we need more realizers 1t is a
good deal easier to fight to make
other people good than it is to stay
at home making efforts along the
same line yourself. 1t is a good deal
easier to fight for some principle than
it is to apply that principle rigidly in
your own life.
Sacrifice is never easy. 1t was no
easier to leave the old home in a
uniform than it is to leave the cozy
fireside in a raincoat to go to the pri-
mary. 1t was neither easier nor
harder to be a brave man on the field
than to be brave man, loyal to the
right, in the factory or at the polls.
The man who lodges the assessor
10 cents worth would dodge the re-
cruiting officer in the day of the ma
tion's crisis The trouble with all
these people is that the love OF sea
swallows up every worthy love The
selfish man connot be a patriot. He
alone can find life; he alone can find
liberty; he alone can love his lard
who has learned the great lesson or
willingness to lose his life.-Henry f.
Cope in Chicago Tribune.