Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19
BRUMBAUGH PLEADS
FOR STATES HONOR
ON HISTORIC SOIL
Pays Glowing and Eloquent
Tribute to Pennsylvania in
Address at Paoli Memorial
Celebration.


nominee for Governor, pleaded for fewer
laws and for strong citizenry at the
ls7th anniversary exercises of the Paoli
massacre, held on the battlefield at NAL
vern Station this afternoon. The exer-
cses were held under the auspices of
the Paoli Memorial Association in front
of the monument erected many years ago
over the burial place of the victims OF
the midnight assault on the troops of
General Anthony Wayne during the Revo-
utiOnary War.
zone of the greatest gifts n human
being can receive is the silt OF ltHehSh.p
In this great American Republic said
Doctor Hrumuuugh. In no place. in any
time or cline. has the world witnessed the
supreme spirit of democracy as 1t Is To
be seen here in the United states IN TINS
beloved Commonwealth of pennsylvania.
"The political struggle of the centuries
has been to widen the circle of the com
mon citizenry. On this spot men heroic
ally gave their all that universal ue-
mocracy with a quality of ciVic rights
for all should be the heritage OF unborn
millions.
@Countries like individuals can pros
ner only as they give gloriously their
hest gifts to those who need them 1t
Is because our forefathers gave SO
snlendidly that we have prospered so
nhenomcnally. 1t is just as necessary
today that men should give their lives
in service for the nation as 1T ever was
ITbe man who loves his country honors
AZ by living under its laws. decent
orderly. industrial life. If any are to
be denied a part in our civic procedure
let IL he the lazy, the willingly Idle ana
the criminal These are unpatriotc'
They are not real American citizens.
''The first test of n good citizen is
tl,, In nnt
fear but through sincere love for the
country whose laws he obeys. This love
must be an intelligent love, 1t must be
based on Il thorough knowledge OF the
great sacrifices of the past.
1--WE are always in danger OF thinking
our civic ills are cured by legislative en-
actments The best citizens need fcwest
laws, They know how to apply the goi-
den rule in their daily conduct. and care
little for the restrictive issues or public
assemblies The weak citizen Is always
cilmoring for much statutory support
The strong citizen could cheerfully torego
much of the agitation for new laws and
give himself gladly and heartily to con-
duct of such a patriotic and noble char
acter as to win the respect and support |
of his fellows.
"a few laws honestly and impartially
applied will make for the progress of a
people Vague, Incorporate. propusiVe
confusion, distrust and disaster. There
should be stability in ordered procedure
1ust as surely as in individual conduct
Legislatures should. like individuals, be
sure they are right before they go ahead
II am pleading for that type of man
who has respect for social and CIVIC Or
der, who has the courage to doubt wisely
before acting and who. when the right
thing is clearly visioned, will devote his
energias his fortune, his life, his sacred
honor to it's accomplishment. When
would-be leaders cry 'Lo here or Lo
there ne will say Prove all things, hold
fast that which is good
PENNSYLVANIA GREAT HISTORY.
"There is another matter that wish TO
present for a minute. When l taught !
school in Pennsylvania years ago l be-
gan to learn the lesson that there was |
a great deal of New England and Vir-
eiuia history in our schools, and very
little PENNSYLVANIA history, because those |
who had written the text books of our
public schools-the books you studied and |
/ studied-were men who knew the New
England history and the Virginia history,
but they did not know the story OF Penn
sylvania We have not taught It to our !
children is We should.
"Gradually there has 10 come into the !
conscience of the people of this great |
Commonwealth the fact that here in |
Pennsylvania we have a history of the
founding of a colony and the develop !
ment of Commonwealth story Of |
splendid service by men and women. |
that is a 5 line and splendid as anv ueople |
in the world have written into the an
nails of time, and today in this political |
campaign, | rejoice that | am a Penn
sylvania boy, and that you are citizens |
of this great state that "e all ought 10 !
love.
.'The moral of that is-allov M mn,
to speak Ill of your family, your home.
your church. your town, your country,
your Commonwealth. These ought To be !
the sacred things for which you stand
and into which you should be putting the
full energy of your best manhood and !
finest wOmanhood, and the man who !
traduces the State and brings no social
program of 5etterment of party is an
enemy OF his people and a traitor 10 his /
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