Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-30

| civil government with the best posi-.
BILE efficiency. We protect our coun.
| try's good name when we cordially
respond i'm the performance of civic
| duties that help to make this not only
the most perfect place in which to live
in times of peace but also capable OF
being turned into an efficient and pow
crful military camp and naval rendez.
vOus at the first note of wars alarm
The manhood and womanhood of
Hawaii must be stepped in the prin.
ciplcs of practical efficiency. They
must first love their home. They must
be loyal, alert, ana determined to
take no backward steps.
They must be trained with as pa.
tient care as Washington's men at
Valley Forge.
They must go forward as did Far.
raguts men, they must march on as
did Grants men and Shermans men
| and Sheridan's men, as did every man
in the Union army whose word or
deed counted on the side of liberty.
They must do the duty of today Lin.
| coin once said that he didn't care so
much about Richmond--it was Lees
army that should be given attention.
That taken care Of, the "On to Rich.
mond" would care for itself.
Hawaii is no place for American in.
action. We cannot have Mcclellan
bodyguards though We must have
trained and loyal men who have prof.
tied by tho discipline of the drillmas.
ter and organizer.
These are some of the lessons that
may be drawn from the lives and
deeds of the men who fought the bat.
tie for the Union fifty years ago. You
taught us to give the best that is in
MS and, II need be, our lives for our
country. We learn from you that to
fight the battle for freedom and Ma.
tional integrity and honor is a com.
mon duty of the plain American which
gives a certain claim to undying fame
mo one can look at the wrinkled,
battle.scarred faces and bent forms of
the veterans as today they place upon
the graves of departed heroes the
flowers of remembrance. without re.
flccting that men give high price for
their wreaths of fame.
"Thc candidate for immortal honors
sits on one side of table and the
Goddess of Fame sits on the other.
Unwillingly does she release her hold
upon the chaplet of honor.
"'Can you wear rags? Can you eat
crusts? Can you endure bitter cold Z?
Can you know sleepless nights? viii
you give in exchange your youth, your
health, and all you love? II not, this
wreath and this niche in my temple
of fame Is not for YOU"
There is no primrose path to con.
quest and honors. The fields of in.
fiuence are reached by steep hills of
| difficulty. The eager aspirant must
hew out each step as he climbs. Often
the step is used by the next aspirant
following after, while the first toiler
leaves his body lying on the hilltop
he has Just surmounted.
Not alone is this true of the soldier
who gave his life.blood that the slave
might be free, but true 1t is also that
the teacher gives the best of his life
that the pupil may be wise; the physi.
clan wears himself out that the sick
may recover; the scientist burns him.
self up by overstudy that he may find !,
the clew to the unknown; the mother
dies that the babe may live.
Universal the sacrifice, for the law
of life through death is a law of ma.
ture. The leaf falls that the shrub
may be stronger; the tree falls that
the soil may be deeper; the bee dies
that the hive may hold honey, but
these sacrifices are unconscious, and
not prcmcditated.
THE man or woman, the boy or girl
who deliberately turns from the path
of ease and chooses the path of sacri.
flee, following II where II leads, is the /
glorious hero of the world and the |
handspring of progress.
THE youth of today Is inspired by
the great deeds of yesterday For this
reason If no other self-sacrifice and
heroism are really worth while.