Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-28

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4 tia which u few politicians prevented
Us from reaching in our last Leg isla Ia
| tlre, should be 50 thorough ana ef-
sfective, that two years hence prohi-
| bltion should no longer be n question,
! but an absolute certainty as sure as
anything human can be, 10 make. thar
certaintss will, however. require labor .
on the part of all sincere wisheis FOR
y, The Prohil,ition league has we'll
MAPPED out the campaign for Il and
no doubt will see to the ininutest
Working of every9detail. trust, now.
ever, that ! may be pardoned for sus-
ggesting some features, that TO me
y seems, would be beneficial and IN
fact necessaryiin order to reach the trce
and unhampered will and wish or
5the8p people s5
a preachers and teachers agree,
that IN order to keep UP on anytime
OF progress certain courses of study, or
mental food be taken. Would II NOT
be We'll for us to occasionally polish
up our love Of country and desire Tor
good citizenship in the same manner?
Would It not be a step in the right
direction to engage in an annual good
citizenship conference, where all
creeds and parties might meet to-
gether53and pay homage in common
at the ishrine$of liberty. loyalty and.
and take part in. a number of patrio-
tic addresses and exercises, refresh,
Ing the memories of our people re-
garding the noble lives OF our fore
Fathers, that adorn the history OF our
country? Would it not be a pleasure, an.
edification and a recreation to en-
gage IN such a gathering, especially IN
these days or universal search for so-
cial enjoynents? See the inspiration
and thrill of patriotism that noble
hearts would feel in hearing eloquent
portrayals of Waslingtons career, of.
Nathan Hale's immortal utternnce."
.I4regret only that j have but one life
TO give for my country, and Henry
{ Clay exclaiming Il would rather be
right than president"
Many heroic deeds and adventures
could be thus rected to stir the
patriotic spirit. What a grand spectacle
1t would be for ten thousand voices.
of different creeds and parties singing
together ."rhe Star Spangled BAN,
ner, or other national hymns.
The call for such a convention
should be one OF Importance by pro-
Eclamation of the Governor Of the State.
and the very best informed and
most talented statesmen should make
up the program. so that the best the
country affords could be portrayed In.
influential manner and sincerity. Here
also could be discussed in the spirit
I of fairness and brotherly love, many
important measures, that the average
citizen Is Ignorant about.
Recently there has been a day de-
signated. but very little observed as
vet, that ought to go a long way, II
properly recognized, towards supply
Ing. the spirit we are lacking, and that
is Flag Day. The time for it is very
convenient, all that it lacks is observ-E
ance of it. June 18th, should be made
the rallying point or day for all that
is best&in quality of our national make
up for the spirit OF loyalty to the ma
ton and the flag In addition to full
shlling the aim and object of the Amer.
lean Flag Association by following
their recommendation to observe the
DAY by display of the flag and gather
ing in school houses to hear appropri-
ate exercises, let there be a great state
gathering such as mentioned above,
and let the exercises there be elaborate
and extensive enough to cover two or
three meetings at least.
Immediately after such character
building exercises, let the political par
ties start up their band wagons to
gather in their followers, for in spite
of the unity that should exist in the
previous demonstrations, we must not
expect that it will lead to a. unity of
faith for a long time yet to come. Ops
position will stilI be a necessary evil
to urge each of the contending forces
to put forth the best it has. After
rally, review or recital, whatever we
prefer to call it, oflthe nature spoken
of, wherein sefishness and trickery
shall have been spurned at, and scorned,
while true citizenship and love of coun-
try shall have been the leading topics,
let the real campaigns for election be-
gin. Let the election laws be broad
ened. and better opportunities given so
that the humblest and poorest day la,
borers can afford to be more active in
that respect. Lot the laws to this end