The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-01

NJ Thomas.
but tell you the people are getting
tired of tariff and finance and all that
talk when there are other and more
present evils blotting out the sun OF
prosperity. If the parties won't take
stand the people will and woe be
unto the party arrayed under the
black banner" Here Governor Glenn
seemed to strike a sympathetic chord
for he was Inundated by continued
applause.
81 look into the future not with the
eye of divlnation but with the eye
OF faith" humorous story In true
"cornfield Niger" dialect given as
only a Southerner can, illustrated the
speakers point to the intense amuse-
ment of the audience. "If our On
coming generation are idlers. drunk
ards, weaklings. I write with shame
the character of our nation of tomor-
row; If they are Industrious, pure,
sober, I eagerly write wealth, and
power, and happiness. We do not
need more extensive armies and
navies, nor do we need more laws
our need is Christian men and women
to stand at the helm Of government"
The speaker turned and addressed
Warren G.. Harding, who sat at the
| side of 5he platform: Governor" he
said, II tef you the course of your
state is cowardice: business men
afraid they win lose trade; politicians
afraid they WIN lose votes; Christians
| afraid men will sneer; ministers
efraid they will lose influence from
their pews. II we would all stand
together shoulder to shoulder we could
wipe evil from the country in less
than Il year
Law Is supreme. In my own state,
the railroads. most powerful corpora
tons in the land, attempted to defy
the law in the two cent fare rate. |
asked them to give the rate a fair
trial, and II at the end of the stlpu-
lated time 1t was found they We're
losing money the bill would be repeal
cd. Their officials said they would
see men in another and hotter climate
before they would obey my old law.
'You'll obey it, / answered, If have
to spend every dollar in the treasury
of North Carolina and put n gun in
every mans hand I'm the state. When
the day arrived on which the law be-
came active they trampled 1t under
foot Immediately | arrested the Of
hcials and placed them behind good
sound bars. The atmosphere was un-
congenial, and In a few days they
| said they guess they would obey the
law. Law Is greater than the strong
est man, the greatest corporation in
the universe, It Is supreme. At first
thought / would keep aloof from the
liquor question when II was submitted
to vote in my state, But 1t was given
to me not to act the coward, and
when | was led into the path of duty,
| went out into my state and pleaded
with my people to drive the drink
curse from its midst. How beautifully
and wonderfully they responded!
What we need is more men in the
legislatures who can't be bought, more
Senator Cores, who see more with
their blind eyes than some of those
| twe-eyed traitors down at Washing
ton.
"Take the great forces God has
given you-you can, you shall, you
must. Ours is the best nation ever
created. The Panama canal will
| DrlnR tne IltItS VI lHe oTlNnl anu u
| South America to our feet; the Inter
oceanic canal will bind our East and
| West with streomer of freighted
water the cleaning of the Mississippi
and Missouri will pour cleaning gold
into our treasury; education will make
| of our boys and girls the noblest cit
i2ens on Gods roll of nations. Our
care, our watchword, our life, must
L
be our Country
| At the close of the inspiring hour
of patriotism lighted with all the fires
of the Southern orator and true
| American, the audience roce with one
| accord and sang my Country 'Tis of
Thee" the hymn of the republic.
Flayored as it was wit hthe soft
southern accent, and ringing with sim
| cerity and honest love, the address
| will be remembered as the best patri-
otic contribution of week rich in
| reference to country and citizenship.
Governor Glenn makes us proud OF
our Americanism.
Preceding the lecture. Miss Molly
Jane Reed, an elocutionist of ability
gave several excellent numbers Her
Interpretation of Riley's incompatible
"The Old Man and Jim. was another
| resounding patriotic note In the pro-
gram of Grand Army day.
Cn,,,.Iau Eyanlnn