Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-02-09
han any poor wisdom OF ours.

than any poor wisdom OF ours
You may multiply election officers
and returning boards you may pro-
vide for an appeal TO courts Of FIRST
resorts or last resort. but in the end
you must somewhere come TO a point
where the sense of public duty j.
stronger than party spirit or your
election IS but a sort Of fighting: or.
II not that, a sort OF cheating. The
same thing 4, true OF the individual
voter or of the legislator who j. TO
elect the senator. or the governor who
j. to appoint the Judge or the cNccu-
tive officer. or the Judge who j. 20
interpret the constitution or the
statute and decide the cause. or the
juror who is To find the fact.
So in the last resort the destiny
OF the republic. like the destiny OF
the individual depends upon in
dividtal will VIII the individual
choose what Is right and not what
Is wrong
The choice OF the people in 1870
called that grand soldier aud states
man. William Mckinley. TO the execu-
tive chair. Whose skill in managing
government affairs give to the Amer
lean people a national ideal from
which II - not possible to fall away.
and to which every human life be-
comes sacrament of help and
mercy. and every true national life
stands willing To pour itself out in
the services Of mankind.
The 0rTafact a Al A
are the nations that bear the heavy
burdens of the world--upon whose
backs are laid the heavy responsible
ties and the appointed duties of thes,
passing centuries. Every man knows
with what motive the American peo-
pie brake the peace Of the world. and
the time Is coming when every man
shall know with what motive we have
taken up these burdens which are
not our own. ! do not believe that
the American Republic will be al
lowed to fail IN the midst OF IL, duties
honestly and manfully trying TO Der.
form them.
II IS not hard to see the danger
that beset the American peopk =,
IS not hard to paint out the cases
that are upon US; II is not hard 10 I'M
TIE future with the creations OF douh,
and uncertainty and fear: bur none
OF these things can move ne Il 20
the midst Of all dangers and ali h,,.
dehs' ana all doubts and fears. we
recognize the hand Of God stretched
iorth from the stars. tou.h;ng d.
american Republic upon the Shout.
dcrs and giving it high commits SION
10 s.dnd III the arena Of the worlds
great ahaIrs, living no longer TO il.
sen alone but in willing submission
40 the divine appointment. ready =,
last to become the faithful servant,
even OF the lonliest and mos, beIo
less of His children. "''P-
On the masterpieces of ,,o
notion you remember thar ON the d,,.
o, waterloo. the supreme eou;,y
Which IN the nineteenth century WI
ington threw the wing of NanoIeon's
downfall That the time has 80,
10 make an end Of his affairs Tha,
u .he CLEAN OF a lofty Imagination
pun mere IS IN the hearts of the
american people the steady ligb, 80
ia'th more sublime even than ,h,,
~ iaitn IN the greatness Of our com
wy iaith IN the future of human;,v.
q iaifh IN the divine guidance wb;ch
mas watched over the na,;on,, ne"
rom ITS infancy unto this hour "'
we nave heard il said tba, Oh.
eays OF the Republic are NUMBERED
ouch speech belongs to the bia.L
ness OF the darkness of a mas, asn
eration: The old union army m.d.
J, possible for people and tbc;, ch;I
aren to live in an atmosnber. %
longer oyershadowed by tbat su,t nJ
s" whatever may be in stors
' r;s. "" ., Whatever sn;, political party NAV