The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-07

roar of the train, the voice OF sacrifice
/ calling from hundred hattleaeids.
| Every soldiers grave said: Love your
country. BE true to her. Meet the
problems OF today with the old time
! spirit All battles are not tough, on
the field with shot and she'll Every
/ day OF peace. when men 90 down 10
| their places OF business without the
call OF drum or bugie and pay the
rate OF an honest toll as further
edition to the pncnase price OF ma
ton. they are as true heroes as If
they marched to the battle fields OF
old
/ Every man who Hts the civic ideal
In city or state little bit higher is
a true patriot
Our nation appeals TO US as Pro
tector. 1t says to every individual:
Just so far as II is possible you shall
have justice tempered with mercy
So long as there are thieves, liars and
murderers, 90 long will the Individual
need protection. The humblest home
has thrown round it the strong arm
OF the nation. Every policeman and
nightwatchman are advocates Of pat
riotism. We have great respect for
! the individual who throws his protect
| ing arms around rs In times OF dam
ger. Should we have any the less love
for our country? This guardianship
becomes more and more refined. True
patriotism seeks not only to guard
mans home and life. but TO regulate
the relation OF the railway to the peo-
pie, to define the bounds OF monopoly
and to purify from poison the food of
the people. Every form OF legislation
which wards OF the attack of any
evil force In commerce or social life
adds to the governments record as a
protector.
Our nation is great servant This
should appeal to our patriotism. EN-
merson IN his essay on Commodity
strikes the keynote when he says:
The private poor man hath cities,
ships, canals and bridges built for
him. He goes to the postoffice and
the human race runs on errands for
him. He goes to the court house and
nations repair his wrongs"
All around US We find hundreds Of
kindly services all making concrete
plea for patriotism and calling US to
finer conservation. Every town and
city with their problems of local self
government affords an opportunity for
service
The third motive of Patriotism
comes from above. The thought that
God and man are partners in building
e a nation strengthens and purifies our
n lives. The foundation Of our Republic
D was laid by hands that had been up
!: lifted 10 God In prayer. In those
$ dark days when the birth -pangs of a
' nation were on, the sufferers looked W
b to God for help and believed that they
y received 1t.
Fl If read the history of our countr,
il Alright, there never has been time
lie when men have not been inspired t
rs duty by the thought that God wal
IS with them.
lie 'They have seen Him In the watch
is fires of hundred circling camps
They have builded Him an altar in tn.
D. evening dewg and damps,
to They have read His righteous sen
n, tence by the dim and faring lamps
s. His day Is marching on
I'd We still need warriors, for the bat
In tie will continue, but the fighting vii
ou be upon q higher plane. 1t will be
le- battle OF ideals. The battle field vii
OF be the platform, pulpit, school room
ID. ballot box and the legislative halls
es New Patriotism calls to our attentio
RI the value of the individual to the we
Is fare of the community In which h
en- lives. One OF the first questions asl
y, ed about an ofhce-seeker is, Is b
as honest, sober and truthful Not S
all much is he a Democrat or Republican
as but Is he man that can be trusted
en- Some years ago Sir Edward Arnol
lie delivered an address to the student
lie OF Harvard university. In that addres
he he said:
cd eGensleman of Harvard-Tn tt
sw years, I7Ts and 1872, you conauere
he your fathers; In 1851 to 1865 yo
l's conquered your brothers. Will ye
es permit an Engiishman to say TIL
81 your next victory will be over you
er selves
ad This is a world for modern patrif
as ism-when every citizen will ask VII
All contribution OF my own life can
ne make to my country-then PATRIOTS
es, will have new birth. New Patriots
tn will express itself In service. WIN
.ry can / contribute TO my town, city
Be- nation, not what can get out OF
be II will consider a public office a pu
OF lie trust. Many Of you have read Z
Ith Edward z. Hale's famous story, IT
am Man without a Country" The viii;
T's who cursed his country and vas e
He'd and who In the end became a he
gin tells at the last not go much Of .
ID. loneliness upon the high seas nor
ne much Of the fact that no word car
II -. tIro Sro~x ut, uattya land he fel