Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-14
FRANK |. M'VEY
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|, is to be hoped that other places i'll
the state will be marked and cnnoblcd
bv appropriate figures that will give cX
PRECISION to some great lesson. 1t has
been taken for granted i'll many quar-
tiers that love Of country is Indigenous
t" the soil Many Of us have felt that
to be born in America was sufficient III
i, elf to give each one Of us the attitude
ni patriotic devotion toward country.
From our public buildings and school
houses we fly the flag of the nation,
but something more is needed to bring
to the minds Of the youth III the land
the meaning of American citizenship.
Some visible forms of expression have
III themselves great power of suggcs-
ton Statues of men and women who
have done noble things suggest inquiry,
arouse curiosity. and out of this comes
wider knowledge Of what it means to
love ynrr country Monuments con-
tribute immensely to thi, result, cspc
cialIy if they have in them suggcs-
1iun that has Il close connection with
the welfare of the nation They have
a power. too. of keeping alive state
pride. and arousing in our minds the
feeling that, while VIC are citizens Of
a great nation. we are also members of
Il commonwealth in which are main
tanned the principles of local self-gov-
eminent, Many a nation has lost pow
err and force when it attempted to con-
rcntratc in few hands and at some
~"ntral point the rcins of government.
The duty of the citizen is to hold high
ideals Of country should be closely as
soriotcd with the right and privilege
Of local government. And if We
Greet in this commonwealth OF ours
statues OF men and women who have
contributed to its history. we do well.
because it keeps in mind not only love
Of country. hut the princi pies of local
self-govcrnment.
might say much at a time like this
of what is involved in this principle, of
the tendency to break it down i'll these
present days, and of the necessity Of
';:'cping clearly before us what that
"ean>. and how it will affect us ALL
But aside from so great 4 subject rs
this, there is in our hearts feeling of
gratcfulnccs to the original of this
statue that is being unveiled today for
the part that she played in the work
vt Lewis and Clark. to the women who
have made this monument possible by
their untiring energy, to the sculptor
who has given to his statue the power
to speak of events long past and to the
people generally who have contributed
of their substance to make it all pos
siblc. As it stands there unveiled to
the world. | think it is not exaggeration
20 ay that we are in the dawn Of 4
new era, that things will never look
quite the same in North Dakota. The
emphasis now is being laid upon life
and ideals rather than upon things.
Wealth is worth the having, worth the
striving for. but after all. life. stimula,-
ed by the beautiful, by the higher
ideals. is the thing that we all hope
for.
SO. coming back again to the refer ]
nee at the beginning OF this address to
.',c dedication of Bunker ill and the |
brt,e ground of Gettysburg, we NAV :
.av that this event. not SO strongly
written. it is true. in the history of the |
rrcrlc rs these which were commemor !
ated there. has yet a significance and
suggestion that brinfs to each one OF
us renewal of patriotic feeling and
desire for the things that make for
real life.