The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-06-03
DECORATION DAY
APPROPRIATELY
OBSERVED HERE


state rights aud disrupt the luion. The
climax wa, reached when the flag uf uu.
country wns assaulted hy TN, hostile
army ~ Sumpt"r There was uo Wn,
uf escape the government uf uur fat
ors must b" preserved War was iucvi
table. To have permitted the state. 'u
ce""de meant lh" establishing uf u..
many republic, ~ th"rr we're state,
And " % state WAS independent ct the.
federal government why could not 60.
county hc independent uf the state
Thu. u t. plain that organized govern.
mrnt must have aud rNcrri-" nuihorit,
tn" government wa. ~ either stand ur
fall Nud bv The patriotism uf thc.,
men whom Sc revere t"day, aud those
wuh died IN battle a. have since Weld
cd ~ the " invincihlc adversary whose
memory "" cherish. the government of
uur fathers >i""d. aud stand, TODAY aud
thank God Il will alwav, ,taud. the
% government of the rr"rlc. hN the pru
pl" aud for IL" pcupl" guaranteeing
tu every citizen free aud equal right,
uu" the lnw.
Ne have heard II said that "wur ut
IL, best is hell aud I doubt uo, hu,
that YOU men will testify tu M" truth
of this statement We all drprrrntr
war. aud AN sure that il civilized
nation, would only be- GLAD 'u u,tru
the dnwuiug oi the day. Wu.rl for
nineteen centuries hn, been l.r,'uld.
when swords should De- hrutru into
pl"wsharcs, aud spears into pruning
forks "" are indeed glad that ,ur
country j. not given 80 war. aud that
it j. not the policy "f our government
to maintain standing armies. Proud ,r"
v"u aud proud am |. that pDs huy, be-
rut have 20 hook forward to % time when
they shall De- marshallcd into an army
O." Il" ,cryirr - y crown. The cnudiiiou
which has existed for ages ~ the r"uu.
tlIos cf 'ic obi World, has ulrr rrrr
tu drive Young men from the shores of
Russia AZ. Germany aud cn'r, thcm to
n,r lo America than all - causes
combined. What spectacle thi, condi
tluu presents Ia au American how re-.
yulting II ls 10 nur citizenship We, the
frecst people IN the world, living under
government that does not demand of
It's citizenship task that Is unpleasant
for them 10 perform. No man ever left
the shores at America 20 escape duty
to his country. My friend, ! am glad
that liy" IN a country where the de
irucc of the sovereignty has always been
the blessed privilege uf q volunteer aud
not the unpleasant task ot % cousrrtpl
While our country Is not disposed Z"
rush Ia rrms, while we prefer in arhi
trntr rather than to battle, the most not
able event In our recent hiSory hus con
ylnccd the entire world that America
viii not permit one people 10 cypress
another. Time has not 80 far removed
rs from an occurrence of recent years,
bll lnUl We 'du sun ltlUfWN'I iN' wy
of our neighhoring island uf the sea fnr
dcliycruuce from oppression. cuba wa'
making u hopeless struggle for liberty.
From their homes thry could see the
stars aud stripes floating over "a free
people, aud they appealed 1" MIGHTY
America for d"liN"rauc". They appeal
wa, heard, aud within very few
months, u mighty army uf patriot ic
American soldiers, led hy the greatest
warrior at modern times, Theodore
Roosevelt, marched iriumphautly up Sau
Juan lliIl aud planted the stars and
stripes "n it, summit, and dclIyrtnu"
had come.
II hchooyrs ~ ~ citizens 10 lurul
cate patriotic deviation 4" our country
| We must discourage any attempt that
pursued since the orgau,Ipri"u ot oUl
government, II the trn'hiugs of th,
| fathers continue tu he th" dnrtruc'
ut successive generations, then the satn
| ~ at this republic j. assured for n,
time to come, liut 1t disposition takr'
nuld ~ pustrrlty Ia treat the trHrhlup'
of our founders of America 70, gilt
trrlug gcnrralitlcs, well adapted Il
CRAFTY the fogyi,m of the fanatics u
earlier times, then my friends this GOV
crnmcnt will fall But ! can sce u,
reason why this condition should eve
he brought about. II seems tu me ,ha
the destiny of this mighty republic b
shaped for eternity, and the principle
uf Justice aud liberty are 81 thoroughly
rugrafird IN all the branches at govern
ment, aud so Thoroughly onshriued IN th
hearts Of the people that me- feeling %
discomfort will ever arise.
Flag of our country starry emblem
at liberty Behold those bars of red
typical Of the blood shed hy her nohl
tat hers aud sons In her defense--an lu
hose bars Of white typical of the purit
uf her mothers aud daughters, aud Ia
hat field of blue and lo' those star
of white typical Of the Heavens froI
whence all love aud justice comes,
Some few years ago when nature wa
, awakening from her winter sleep q