The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-23
SAYS PATRIOTISM
OUR CHIEF DUTY
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SAYS
WE SHOULD OBSERVE WASH
iNGToN'S WORDS.
PERIL IN SELF CONTENT.
OF Nation and Admonishes Hearers to
Remember First Presidents Out
iina Of Essential Pillars of
Public Felicity"

Chicago. Feb 70 Fcrmer Presi
dent Clev land vas the guest of honor
tonight At the banquet OF lhe Union
League Club, sharing post prandial
honors With Richard Watson Glider OF
New York. and Howard l.. Smith
dean of the University Of Wisconsin
law school
Il have always understood" said
Cleveland THAT an after dinner
speech mus be in a kind of merry
ana complimentary mood. Now am
an essentially sober, somber man and
| do rot think am altogether to
blame for this. | tn nix the voters of
the United States are truly impli-
Gated as accessories before The fact,
because they put me in a position
where | contracted soIemnity a good
deal as the boy caught measles by sit
ting next TO H.
Patriotism Our Chief Duty
Il would no have you think for
moment that the allusion to The years
when | bora solemn and responsible
public duties s made in flippant
way. On the crtlary, whenever
recall those years II is only to in
crease the solemnity Of my mood. |
would not have all our people SOM
ber | would not have tn m all sober.
But | would have them Thoughtful, and
| would have them patriotic. In the
midst of all ia r hopefuness, | would
lave tn m remember that more than
all this there is duty stern duty, al
ways present that they owe to their
country, and this duty is patriotism
When we believe that we are merely
contributors TO this fund Of patriot
ism, and that this fund is a fund of
love, fund of brotherhood, a fund of
fairness, and fund of American op.
portunity then we have the right
idea of American citizenship,
Il would like the people of Chicago
to love their country, as they love
thtlsa cit No more can be asked
~ s.ssss-~-s's.. r '-'-s. q
81 free American Institutions
Speeches by Glider and Professor
Smith followed the close Of Cleye-
lands address.
Cleveland Speech.
Cleveland's speech, In part, follows.
The commemoration Of the day on
which American independence was
born, has been allowed to lose much
of its significance as a reminder of
Presidential favor and the inhexble
patriotism of the fathers Of the Re
public, aud has nearly degenerated To
reyel Of .euseless noise and danger
Gus explosion leaving in its train far
more of mishp and accident, than
sons of goo citizenship or pride OF
21ntry The observance Of Thanks.
sI .ug Day is apt alive thr5ugh its
sl lal des gna ii by Federal and
e authority Bui 1t is worth OR
a.Is to Inquire whether It's original
Ieaning; as a day Of united@oraise
nd gratitude 10 God for the blessings
'et, towed upon us as a people and as
Individuals, Is not smothered in feast
6 and soc al.iadulgence, We in com
On with GFristian "a .ons every
hese ceieafate Chr mas-but how
= .ncl less n a day OF 1t nmemorating
alrth a. The Redecmer of man
a1 than day of hiiarity and
{ Interchange Of gifihs.
= 0ill not Rithout decided protest
b. accus d Il -sntagonizing or depre-
{, Ing gll-retried mirth and iollity.
o. ne cor ry | am an earnest advo-
csa,-of every kind Of sane decent 50.
q anjoyment. and all sorts Of re-
r n. But nevertheless el
n the allowance Of an incongruous
no ssion 1v them of our commem-
ira5 Ire dag $ evidence of a certain !.
q 5.tion. ad is symtomatic' Of a :
p liar ter iency which are by no q
rea -uring
raise Fer Remembering Day.
,a. this Ia the Tn on League Cleh e
+ .Hicaeo should especially reioiee in a
G.. c1us iod-ness of patriotic accom- !
4-en aH on th's dav of al sts- /,
I'VE one Of its members should !
enhers a.p as a bad 10 Of q
ver Sc the srgsBiza 4
-Te done. y has lusunea r
8Hd earned To applause Al
~ hose i~ve Of coutfrv isl
dr, % oio .ed The work IL has
ore 1r ne 4 .ivers &c of Wash- &,
9r m-s hfrshdsy from neglect or IN b.
oleut remembrance ia
In furthersnee Of the high endeavor AZ
{ your orcsnization. Il would have r
een imp -ssible to select for obse- s,
ance any Other Civic holiday having ia
g broad ans dt'i7g q significance as ur
II me-u0riz-s the birth Of sne "a
hose glorioIs deeds are transcen5-
rily above I'D others recorded in ~
rr national annals and in memoriz- "a
ig the birth Of Washington il com M