The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-02

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There IS i John tirown spirit in
Tie air, Ihe shatkieS ct tNe slavery
or molopofy are 10 he torn uaay.
The glory |hallelujah Of u people
freeing themselves from This oppres-
son is tvsGunding through the land.
Theodore Roosevelt IS leading the
people out OF the bondage OF monop.
IS. y new battle cry OF freedom is
this tocsin Of the people. From the
grasp OF greed and graft an gain
and corruption IN high places this
people viii be free,
The American people are Il long
suffering people. peliyerance how
ever, lawns. Right shall dethrone
robbery. The God OF Jacob is the
refuge OF this people.
Comrades as in the days gone by,
SO now your symapthy and influence
will he on the side OF the people.
Your voice and vote are still For
humanity and against oppression an i
wrong The great responsibility of
perpetuating this government is up
on US all. The policy of the nation is
hut a summary of the policies OF the
states.
| congratulate myself that | am
permitted today to meet the soldiers
and people OF this influential city in
the affairs OF the commonwealth. 4
city OF resolution. energy and enter
prise. OF trees and handsome resi-
dences y city OF education and cul.
tire, the seat of tine schools and
churches, and a university, the abil-
ity of whose professors and instruct
orS and thotoughness of students are
known throughout the whole north
west.
This city and its churches. schools
and university will WELD a large in
iiuuce in the future of this state and
proportlonately in the republic.
These old soldiers BRING one request
to you as citizens. as men, women
and children, as ministers, profess
sors. teachers and students. They
ask you to stand fer the government
they love. That YOU preserve the
nation they saved.
That however bitter the contest
between the people and usurping cor
porations, a~pgregations OF wealth. or
other enemies of good government,
that you may ever uphold the cause
OF human rights, as they have in the
past.
That YOU highly resolve that this
shall truly be a government OF the
people. by the people and for the
people.
Tn Il in this cause you may have
the faith OF Joan of Arc, the enthusi-
asm of Peter the Hermit and the de-
Yction OF old John Brown of Ossawa-
T; TAME.
May your souls he thrilled. stirred
snd controlled by the Impulse. That
the Lorj OF hosts has sounded forth IA
trumpet that shall never call re-
treat.
That you may ever revere, honor
and love the Old flag.
1t stands for all that we are and
all that we hope as d nation.
Ernblem of The power. ability and
perpetuation OF our great republic.
AS these zen have in the past so
they entreat YOU in the future to
keep the old banner in the sky.
Its stripes Of red. eternal died i'm
heart streams of all lands,
Its white the now capped peaks that
hide in clouds their appraised beads,
Its blue the ocean waves that beat
round Freedoms circled shore,
Its stars the print of angel feet that
shine foIeyermore.'