The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-06-07


lost or gained. Slavery was the one
principle that Intervene itself into
the warp and wool of the nation and
il 1t won, the nation was irretriev,
ably lost. You could not see this
black, cruel thing that made hui.
mans chattels, to serve the Industrial
purpose of the South and grow and
contrOl--yOu went because you
ought to have gone. This blossom Of
duty blooms in your heart today, and
you have not a regret because you
did your duty.
Who are the true patriots? Those
who sit by their firesides and lei
strife and evil rend the republic
or those who see the fires burning
on the sacred alter? You knew the
love of country for your deeds Of
service at Gettysburg and AppomatoS
where you fought the enemy, will
ever sing of your patriotism. We
can sing my Country 'Tis of Thee, "
but unless we live and do the senti-
ments, it avails but little.
1t is over and almost, yes---quite a
half century has passed since FIT
Sumter was fred upon. Many COM
rades sleep beneath the sod, but we
lay these tender tokens gently upon
their graves today.
| stood in front of the vault at
Mt. Vernon once, where rests the
body of him of whom it has been
said: He needs no sculptured mar
BILE to perpetuate his name, his deeds,
his worthy deeds, have rendered him
immortal"
| stood once at Harper's Ferry
and saw the plain monument for
John Brown who blazed the way
through the forest of public opinion
and died for his hatred of slavery.
The present has new problems to
be fought, not with warfare, but
with mind and thought and life
There is slavery today worse than
black slavery-the white slave trade
in which our women are sold into
the marts Of lust and the next gen.
Grafton will be motherless.
Oh. that men would be heroic to
protect womanhood from this cursed
traffic.
The drink evil, licensed by the
nation, creates a great economic loss
in manhood and money annually and
we want oldiers to cry ut is enough
stop it.
The Industrial conditions that
put eight million women and chill
dren into the grind of life with long
weary hours and poor pay, needs
strong men for its defense.
Every willow plume that waves
luxuriously on the ladies' hats, means
| tired hands, aching eyes and pool
wages Only half of the people
are citizens and the great hordes
Of foreigners who come to America
are too soon given the sacred right
Of citizenship and men Of Oklahoma,
II the ballot were given to the negro
which you fought to free, is not the
woman who has helped you in ev
cry other problem of life. entitled
to her badge of citizenship? Kan
sas men will give Kansas women the
ballot in November and | hope Ok.
lahOma will try it again in the lucky
year Of 1913.
The age is a fast one. We live
too fast. Our young people sing
cheap songs and read cheap books
and dress loudly and restrictedlg
our young men smoke and drink and
gamble and we need to slow up q
little. The great Titanic disaster
was result of the high speed of life
The church needs strong men who
are not ashamed to accept the meek
and lowly Nazarene as their Savior
The Men and Religion forward move
ment has reached many men and
will reach many more. The world
of politics needs clean, honest men
Soldiers, rest, thy warfare DER
Nor dream of battlefields no more, -
But live to bring about the righteous
reign
OF Christ and right through this
domain.
Come, fight for right and win we
must,
Our swords unused will rot with
rust.
God wants brave men to win and
wear,
A crown of gold when cover there. y
Written by Minnie Johnson Grin.
stead.