Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-01

morial exercise, and by the aid of General John A. Logan of Illinois she was enabled to bring it about.
 Thus it is to the south-or the ladies of the seuth-that we are in debted for the inspiration which prompted and enabled a lady of the north to bring about the establishment and observance of Decoration day. ''It is also eminently proper that such exercises as these be held under the auspices of the Y N. c. A. The
 memorial features of the day are us-
 ualiy religious in their character and tendencies. It is the hallowed memo
 ries of our heroic dsad which aroused such exercises, and we cannot fail to
 be impressed with the truth of the quotation: The good men do lives after them, the evil is inferred with their boues.
 Tn some of the states laws have
 been enacted to prevent the desecra-
 ton or improper observance of this day by making it unlawful to engage
 in horse racing, ball playing or any
 other games or sports which are pro hibited by thejr so-called Sunday laws. The object being to secure such an observance of the day as will best tend to honor those in whose memory
 1t is kept, and to arouse in those par
 ticipating higher degree of patriot
 ism
 While would not detract one word from the most eloquent eulogies pro-
 nourced nor withhold one single flow
 CT from the garlands with which the
 graves of our honored dead have today
 been decorated, yet permit me to re-
 mind you of the error of the all too popular idea that patriotism consists alone in deeds of military daring or a willingness to offer ourselves as DOS sible sacrifices upon our country's aI- tar. in time of war.
 The fact remains, that if the princi- | pies of our popular system of govern
 ment, and the institutions erected
 thereon, are to be perpetuated so that | they may go down to our posterity un- impaired, then shall we find it as nee
 essary and the opportunity as ample to show our love Of country in times of peace as well as war. 'Disloyalty we all despise. And if
 upon call by our president for troops to maintain our nations honor. or de fend her flag. one of our neighbors should find it convenient to cross oyer into Mexico, or take a trip to Europe. to avoid possible draft into the ser
 vice. we would not hesitate to dues- tion his patriotism. Tn my judgment.
 no less disloyai is the man, who for the purpose of saving a few dollars, eyades and shirks his just proportion of the burden of maintaining out gov Iernment, by failure to report all his property for taxation, to do which nee essitates his making false oath to the assessor.
 We all remember the incident of
 Major. Andre and his negotiation with Benedict Arnold fer yne surrender of
 West Point to the British. and how Andre was executed as 6 spy, and Ar hold became wanderer without home Tor country, known and despised of all men as a traitor to his country. yet to my mind there is no difference. Iexcept possibly in degree, between his conduct and that of those who by bribery or other improper means se- cure the enactment of pernicious Iegis- lation. or judicial decisions in viola ton of law and 5nstiec.
 T need not multiply fllus,rations of this kind but viii simply refer you to I the colossal carnival of what we cslI "gfaft," which has been and is being