The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-14
YEARLY SACRIFICE ON
ALTAR OF PATRIOTISM
Fourth Of July JHggGTnaut MOws
Down lis Victims By
KuadrGaS

( we are q patriotic people. That no
one may doubt it. we make an annual
demonstration of the virtue. killing
on nearly hundred Of our innocent
lchildren and well-beloved youth. ana
manning and torturln@ some three
Thousand more This yearly sacrihoe
1--WE make on the altar OF that liberty
in whose name crimes are want to be
committed II IS to be counted II there
is civilized Nation on earth thai
gives sucn q spectacular and sanguia
afy exhibition OF patriotism as we Do
The pagan gods were able to inspire
belief Ia the efficacy OF 3orture-- wor
snip. and n frenzy for the human burnt
Offering, but the victims we're seldom
willing volunteers nor was the fire
supplied By fond induleent parents
who sat scroRely hy and applauseG
the preparations There are said 10
be beneath countries in which still
Survive forms OF ldolatgy hst call 70,
ithe sacrifice Of life bat We send mis-
Ialunarlcs To these 0enigmed people ID
itry to win them from their cNel ways
albeit our foufth OF july juggornaut d
permitted TO stalk i1om one end O
the land to the other moving down
its victims.
4 II the devastation keeps up at tie
present rate, It win not be long be
fore the death roll and list of the
wounded VIII more than equal the t.
tai casualties OF the war for Indepe
dence, ard our celebrations Of Inde
lpendence pay win h&se cost us NOR
than independence itseif Imagin
the wave of norror and excitemen
that would sweep tae land wore re
ltilities between the United st4.Cs ano
some foreign nation TO be pfesased oy
a conflict costing as in Killed. aud
wounded the sacrifice demanded by
what we consider PROPER celea-r
ton Of the glorious fGnrth "Ramer
Der the Maine!' is the ecao from ona
such grim tragedy 1t is not possiDl
that the spirit of freedom demands thu
same toll iii time Of peace as in time
OF war.
Here and there an isolated reforme
now and then a journalist, takes M
the bloody farce we enact each fourth
lof July and calls upon the humane
and rational to put stop to it. Meas
lured by results, there is no such thinl
as a sane and hndhearted and 1T tht
same time patriotic american. Al
least, with the approach OF July. pa
itrlotsm becomes species OF rabies
and dethrones the faculties for the
time being NOBODY seems to oppose
anything definite against It. The
politicians who make the laws or run
their making have turned the fourta
~ July spirit and its whoop-and-hm
lrah 70 such accouns that M one dares
ipeep for fear some one will raise the
cry, Interference with personal IN
ierty" Traitor Tory" anglo
lmanlac" Occasionally local legislation
ldeyises "a few restraints. but they are
always In the interest of property say
ing and not for the protection Of life
land limb
We're any one TO announce that he
had perfected an invention chat would
practically put an end TO the sac-i
+ fee OF HE and limb Ia railway acc
dents he would be nailed as phil
Ianthronist whenever a neN serum IS
discovered that prom;ses FOR amy ais
ease the immunity pasteur held out
10 the dogbltten, the world acclaia
hmmorializes tho scientist Only
lew days ago The press OF tie country
gave prominence TO the statement
that sixteen lepers from the Louis,aua
colony mad been discharged cured
All sucn discoveries are classed a. tho
wonderful benelcence or modern sci,
ence- and no journey IS too long. no
expense TOO great to letter. humanity
'Wnen lite Is at stake from ibe hope
held ont % IS ineNnicahlc that The
peohle Who seemingly place such
lnieh value on ife are zee very same
who provide their children with the
deadly toy gun and giant cracker. pow
'uer and dynamite 20 take chances