The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-06-28

\ tied My Own Country" In which ne
speaks of the wonderful THINGS TO be
seen by the traveller In the countries
Visited, and with what pride the ma
tives point out their magnificent noun
tain scenery, beautiful lakes, grand
palaces and pyramids, and insisted on
telling what he thought of them.
Mr.. Wooley. too much of a gentle
man not to praise the things they
thotght 50 grand, kept In his own mind
the thought that "My Own Country"
has still grander things than these,
and on his return, bursts forth In
strains of such eloquence az few men
are capable Of. In praise OF his own
glorious native land"
so we today after nearly a century
and half of growth under the stars
and stripes, are proud 30 be contented
citizens of this great republic-proud
of our fields Of waving grain and rich
meadows. unsurpassed in extent aud
fertility by any on the face of the |
earth: proud of our gardens which |
yield every variety Of fruit and vege- |
! tables In unsurpassed quantity and |
quality-grown In climates varying |
from the torrid TO the frigid zones;
proud of our grand mountains full OF
richest ores; proud Of our men ana
women, our boys and girls; proud OF
our ancestry who left TO us the best |
form of government known. or that
they were able to devise PROUD OF
"oUR OWN COUNTRY" THE LOVE
OF COUNTRY-THAT is PATRIOT
ISM.
It Is the duty of the child to love
his father and mother; but 1t Is the
duty of the parent to protect his child
and win his love.
Il is the duty Of the citizen to love
his country, but II is the duty OF the
state to protect the citizen and his
children in such a way as to entitle 1t
to his love.
Some dark clouds hover round the
plation." says Mr.. Wooley. Once or
twice year we set apart a day 70
teach patriotism In our public schools
We usually send soldiers of the civil
war to tell the children how they
fought, bled and died" to save the
country; and these children can not
always see the relationship between
love OF country. We need object les
sons in patriotism. The parent must
win loyalty from his children by being
Just and loyal TO them. The state can
only win the affection OF its citizens
by being loyal 20 them. The state
must see that Justice Is done 10 every
man. woman and child In the land
that the products from the labor of the
farmer and mechanic and the common ,
laborer shall be PROTECTED INDUS.
as we'll as those OF the manu-
facturer. A cloud hangs over the In
iuserial world-blackest In Russia =
dark in our own country. The condi.
ton OF Russia is furnishing us an oh
iect lesson to the effect that patriotism -
be taught with bullets and bay. y.
onets and oppression. n
Our president is making a laudable !
effort to dspe! the cloud that hangs
yver our ovn country and II remains TO
D. see.. whether our government can
'ecure JUSTICE between capital and
hose who labor. through the arbltra.
nent OF peaceful measures, or repeat y,
he lesson Russia teaches. A govern
nent can teach It's subjects to be pa. =
riotlc only by deserving their pa
riotism. >,
Therefore we come 20 you today ask y
ng you TO love our own country. Some
{ us may say, The government has :,
ot been square with me. II has :
censed saloons all around me 20 .
empt my boys and me to poverty and
cath. Knowing their weakness. can y
'e expect to teach him, his wife or
hildren TO love his country2 "
Fight the saloonl II is the hotbed s.
I anarchy. traitors and treason. ~
Vote against the saloon! II is the 20
Ither OF disloyalty and the enemy Of y, ~,
atriotlsm. u,
Don't spend too much OF your time a'
ioing the old world; do America, "
nd do II well. Visit II you will the at
raves Of the kings and queens and
arrlors OF the old world, but don't y,
,rget the great and good men and " "
omen who have lived In our own y,
,untry. Let not our watch word be, VI
What millione died In the old world
Iat Caesar might be great" but our ~
xt and tallsman should be, what ~ ~
illions lived In America that Chris ~ u,
an citizenship might be clean" ~
The paper was received with ap. "
ause. The train OF thought com AT
ends itself, President Hanna ex-
'essed the sentiment of the society IN
hen he said we appreciate the effort
Mr.. Rockhill, and the ideas con "
ined and so clearly expressed IN FRI
@ essay. He said many do not seem
realize the beautiful and varied ca
emery OF our home land, and the
'nefits and luxuries and blessings 1t bu
ours to enjoy in this the best coun- alb
y on the face OF the globe. as
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