The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27

platform ia Sparta just about the time
the geutlemau states we were defend
ing he flag of anarchy
The Revolutionary war was fought
and a glorious victory achieved by
Washington and his heroic men, thus
making good the Declaration of In
IL deuce y + he na
Tous OF tlle NoId, tr mos wonder
fully aud mastery worded instrument
we know Of on record IN the history
Of the ages in freedoms cause. The
civil war cost this country seas of
| blood. drawn from the bodies Of 800,
coo of he'oic men, aud a mounIaiil OF
! gold enthusiastically great truth,
| that no man has any right TO hold
another in bondage, TO completely
abolish chattel slavery, to cement the
| Union Of the States, making them
practically independent, grand, and
| free. The whole human family STROBE
Onward and upward al the end OF
ttuSe four terrible ears of slaughter.
| the glorious stars and stripes We're
fixed 1--WE nope for everm0re," where
it floats today the proudest emblem
| OF honor in all this wide world. Tue
STRIPE Of white might be considered
emblematical Of the purify OF the
motives That acouaTed Americas he
raes ia 76aad in the.ciyii war. lhe
upe of biu5 could rigHlly DE inal-
| awe of the honesty und fidelity OF
the officials in what the immortaAzed
.mcoln termed IA government OF the
reupIr, b, he people aud Tor he PEG
| !, and any ma VINO dare~ to viola, e
| pue ,Cred oath OF pubic Office under
| such a government is a traitor TO the
best interests of humanity. Beauti-
| full stripe of red. ah. the fearful cost
| of the privilege of placing it There
should he symbolical of the brother
mood of the peoples of the world as
aIitieS with their different languages,
| modes Of thought and diversified re-
ligions coming TO America with the
opportunity awaiting them to labor
together and proving, if they so desire,
that it is possible for them to dwell
together in comparative peace and
harmony. The aggregation Of stars
on the field of blue serving as con-
tinual reminder Of the harmonious re-
latiOns that should exist between the
states, emblematic of their name
sakes in the sideral heavens. And if,
perchance, in the strenuous race for
existence some stains have appeared
upon that beautiful emblem of liberty
| waving there, it should be our duty to
wipe out the marks, remove the cause,
for eternal vigilance only is the price
of continued success and liberty.
The gentlemanly editor sneeringly
remarks that our friends come from
Sparta. We are proud of this one
item that has at least some founda-
ton in fact. The men and women in
Sparta are part of the noblest and
most heroic characters that our cOun-
try ever produced We can prove this
by some of Eveleth's most prominent
men, who witnessed acts of daring
and heroiSm performed by Spartans
in the gas and smoke cursed hole in
| the ground near Sparta on the day
aud night Of September lst, 1907
Moulder of public opinion, go and
| parallel the feats accomplished by
men WHO never labored beneath the
earth's surface for one day previous to
| that fearful time, and by so doing win
| the right to criticise a whole com
munity. Notwithstanding the poll
tical differences that exist in Sparta
as elsewhere, we can testify to the
greatness and nobility of the hearts
| that beat within the Spartans'
| breasts. True patriotism and manly
| courage will never cease to be revered
among the present Inhabitants of that
| little flower garden of the Range.
| After all. such sulphurious attacks by
the gentlemaniy editor at times, on a
| community, is considered by the pub
| lie aS measure Of respect that
marked inferiority pays to superior
merit. The statement that we led
the people from political standpoint
is rather humorous. We never lived
within the village limits, we never
voted there, although we should have
! been proud of the privilege. We al
ways Judged these people as being
quite capable of leading themselves.
1t is very difficult to make an empty
sack stand vertical, but we have good
reasons for thinking we have accom-
pliShed the feat in this case through
| the courtesy Of the different Range
| editors. whom we sincerely thank for
sending US signed statements refuting
Mr.. Dowlings charge. We print be-
| low names Of the Editors whose state
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