Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
PATRIOTISM IS
ORATORS THEME
FRIDAY El0RNING CLUB HEARS
GOOD ADDRESS
Frank @. TyrrelI Shows the Influence
Such Organizations Have for
the Good Of the Body
Polltic

Frank q. Tyrrell gave an interesting
address, "The Patriotism of Peace"
yesterday morning before the Friday
Morning club.
MIR. Tyrrell Is a natural orator and
his speech comes easily and with
swing that Is fascinating. He said In
part:
Patriotism has been defined as ma
tional selhshness" but when used in
America IL must take o a larger mean
ing. Granted that 1t includes devotion
to the American government, that
means in turn devotion to human
rights. II we were to attempt a further
analysis Of this word, should we not
find that this inspiration flows from
still deeper, stronger word, word
which perhaps awakens the highest and
best thought and stirs the purest emo
tions of the human heart-love? The
patriot Is one who loves his country,
one who with all the ardor and disin-
terestedness of true lover IL ready TO
surrender all and II need be merge his
own personality in the happiness of his
beloved.
viii Stand No Interference
God forbid that this nation should be
embroiled in war with any foreign
nation. But 1t should be understood
once for all, first, that this nation Will
manage its own affairs, both internal
and International, and will not brook
interference from any one Of the TOUR
corners of the earth; second, that ours
is n federal government, and each state
possesses within certain well eStaD-
lished limits it's own sovereignty, and
no state will yield one inch TO the en-
croachments of the federal government,
even though international pressure may
be brought to ear upon the nation;
third, and finally, that IL the little
brown men are really determined to
look for trouble, Uncle Sam is ready
and willing to help them, and Will give
them stomach full when they come.
Every citizen should be intelligently
informed regarding his country's his
tory, laws, institutions and problems.
Our public schools IRE Going much in
this behalf, and yet much remains to
be dones
United States history should begin
in some form in the kindergarten and
continue throughout the entire educa
tional career 1t is q subject which can
be made interesting to a child as soon
as he begins to prattle, and 1t is suff1'-
ciently profound to engage the rarest
powers of the most richly cultivated
mind.
Few Know History
And yet how many of us are fairly
of our country? How many can give
an outline of the chief events in our ma
tional life, to say % hing about the
innumerable and interesting details
which are alive with significance.
Every person possesses more or less
influence. You have a voice or pen.
Lift that voice and WELD that pen at
every opportunity with a sincere and
disinterested purpose to advance the
welfare of your ward, or your district,
of your city, of your state, or your ma
ton. Understand perfectly well the
machinery of government, including as
a matter Of course the political party
machinery. Become acquainted with
party leaders and with people who Of
fer themselves as candidates for office.
Paw an occasional visit to the city hall,
and the court house and lie state cap
itol, IL for no ether reason, in order
that you may know what equipment II
has in brick and mortar. Devote your
selves as far as other duties permit to
some particular line of political action.
Visit as an angel of mercy the Jail or
the detention home or the state mental
hospital.
Has Great Influence
There is not a part machine nor
political leader in the state of Califor-
MIA that cannot be nightly influenced
by the personal and collective work OF
a club like this.
And vet I feel that I owe you an
apology for even making such a suS-
gestion. because I am confident that
Won are already more than busy IN
these and other fields of ivic activity.
You must never become discouraged;
YOU must never allow your feelings to
he hurt. One of the most effective
weapons used by corrupt and design
ing men in their fight for the spoils of
office Is ridicule. If they can make
IFS appear busybodies, If they can stlg-
matize us as belonging to the numer-
Gus Buttinski family, they know that
with people who are unacqualn,eu WIN
us they have measureaply neutraliZeu
our influence Be prepared for sneers
and gibes and innuendoes and JeJune
epithets. and be determined to be un-
moved by them. Serene and unper-
turbed. hold well your patriotic way
and do your duty though the sky rain
mud.
When we read about lie methods OF
such predatory monsters as the stand
ard Oil trust the railway trust and the
lumber trust, we Immediately wax in
dignant. Is it not fair to inquire
whether the same spirit of avarice may
not have tainted our own soul? Re-
Gently couple of Irishmen were dis
cussing the question of tainted money
one of them said: mike, do you know
"Sure." said Mike. 'it's twice tainted
"How's that?" rejoined Pat. "In the
first place, 'tain't mine; in the second
place 'tain't yours" The Inference is
obvious. Covetousness may be the in
spiration OF all forms of .apltalistic
outrage, but are we not all or us IN
danger of falling before t.lat eminently
respectable deadly sin?
Business is made for men, not men
for business. Government Is made for