The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1910-07-22
Hon. Earl Brewer Speaks.

Hon. Earl Brewer, of Clarks
dale, delivered his lecture OF
Patriotic Citizenship" before q
large and appreciative audience
at the court house in Tupelo
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Brewer was introduced by
Rev. W. L. Duren, his lifelong
friend, in a happy effort, and in
his Introductory remarks Mr..
Duren grew eloquent in referring
to the duties of citizenship. and
his reference to the people OF
this state and the south. He
expressed his high opinion of the
character of Mr.. Brewer, and
with unstinted praise pronounced
him one of the states purest and
best citizens.
Mr.. Brewer was in fine form
and electrified his audience by
his pure diction, unsurpassed
logic and lnatchless eloquence.
The audience frequently inter-
rupted him by applause in their
hearty endorsement of what he
had to say. Among other things
Mr.. Brewer said:
MANY grave problems are
arising in our nation which our
wisest statesmen show no symp
toms of solving, and yet a solu-
ton for which must somewhere
be found if the nation is to take
a permanent place in history as
the exponent of successful self
government"
He said that frequently the
cry had been raised for a Wash
ington or a Jefferson to come
and call the people back to san
ity and to rest, but nowhere
had a leader appeared who could
lay his hand on the delirium and
calm it down to rest. He pointed
out the danger that lurked like
armed foes about the great civil
ization that we have built. He
called attention to the growing
extravaganza of the age; to the
great restIessness of the people;
the consuming desire to make
changes, and to the great hordes
of Asiatic foreigners that are
pouring in upon our shores and
of the great selfshness of man.
and insisted that the selfishness
of man would tank up the at
mosphere and sell it for so much
a breath, or corner the sunshine
and sell it for so much a ray, but
for one fact that God had made
too much sunshine and too much
air for man to control.
He insisted that the beef trust
would corner all the food prod
ucts and dispense a bare living
to each man but for the farmers
who raise their food at home and
who are the most independent
people of the earth.
He said that consequent upon
rapid increase in wealth we
have come to an age of self in
diligence and luxurious living
and he declared that coupled
with the fact that our people are
rapidly becoming congested In
great cities would sap the vital.
lity of life and consume our
patriotism. That it was there.
fore from the homes of the peo-
pie of the south, from our rura
districts and our blood, that the
patriotism must come to save the
country from the domination OF
a strange and degraded people
and perpetuate the institutions
| into which our forefathers built
their morals while fashionine
the structure. He appealed Il
the boys to stay in the countr,
and be honest, truthful and pat
riotic, and said that he cared no
what their station in life nigh
be, whether riveted down to th'
chains of poverty or blessed witt
a golden plenty, if they woult
make up their minds to stan'
for the really great things of lif'
and be honest, truthful and pat
riotic they would not follow tn
, star far until they would b
recognized as bright and shining
lights in the community in whicl