Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-03-08
Men Of tho Hour.

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omen who their duties know,
And know their rights, and know
ing dare maintain;
Prevent the long aimed blow,
And crush tie tyrant while they
rend the chain.
These are the "men Of the hour;
these are the men that make history.
Let ~ turn the time soiled records
Of the past Lot us note the action
Of those wise and daring men who
stood a. defenders, when many were
skulking in the dark.
| see through the dim and dusky
past body Of Legislators gathered
in Virginia. The important moment
has arrived when liberty must find a
champion or perish. There steps for
ward young man with the eloqueuce
Of a Demosthenese, and such oratory
fell from his lips that men bowed
their heads and means aud sobs
could be heard from every portion of
tho room. lie told them their faults
the oppression to which they were
subjected how the morciless tyrant
had over ridden their smallest hopes :,
how he was draining the very life
blood from their fullest vein. In
burst Of eloquence he cries out,
"Threc million Of people, armed in
the holy cause Of liberty, and in such
a country ss that which We possess,
are inyincible to any force which our
enemy can send against US, and on
TO the end, eyes flashing, voice ring
ing, Patrick Henry towering, half
human, half divine, made this per-
sonal declaration. ~ know not what
course others may take, but as for
me, give me Liberty or give me
death.
How beautiful il the thought that
American citizens Of today are copy
ing that worthy example, though
perhaps in ways unseen, that those
words were not uttered in vain that
this imperial challenge TO greed and
might did not fall on deaf ears.
No, thank God They we're waited
to the ears Of American citizens who
guard their priceless heritage de-crv-
iugly.
Our eyes are dAr1led a. We look
upon the names o. men who have
aided in shapeing the destiny Of ma
tions. And We gAEc loving and ten
derby at the name Of the man Of whom
!, has been beautifully said, "Proyi-
dencc had left him childless, that his
nation might call him father. Pa
trick Henry did his part, but the
ship Of State must have pilot Wo
see the good father Washington az,
with tear stained face, he takes the
helm, and God, in his infinite wisdom,
guides his hand, and permits him 10
anchor in a haven Of triumph
Let your thoughts 20 with me to
Eastean Hemisphere for We are not
limited 20 America" There about
the end Of the eighteenth century,
when France, made wild BY the quick
removal 81 long borne burdens, aud
crazed by the sudden enjoyment Of
new found privileges, was facing her
myriad Of foe, with the reckless dar-
ing aud super human strength of an
iniuriated maniac and Europe. black
with the thunder clouds. and ablaze
Nth the lightnings OF war, was bear.
iug down to annihiiato suddenly
there strobe upon the scene the most
commsnding figure that the world
bad beheld since the days Of Caesar.
Napoleon Bouaparte came to rule the
storm.
Follow him through all his cam
pAlsus, aud YOU will see where he
hA. met the occasion with a strength
and courage equal to il, aud has vic
Poop ip contest after contest, until at
Last hc giye. To the world brilliant
"a powerful nation
But let us not think for one mo-
".ut that the only "men of the hour
were aud are the heroes in some great
"ar IL vas not the will of the Great
Divine.