The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-06


Mr. and Mis- Deedermann of Den
yer were visitOIs during the week
John c. Heinzeman a biother-in law
of the late Philip Schnarr came from
Augusta. Kans ,sAto attend the funeral
and will visit for 4 few days with the
family
Miss Nellie Beiotte of Georgetown
arrived Tuesday and took charge Of
the dining room at the Peck house
The following is an extract from the
excellent speech delivered by K. NJ.
KILN on Memorial day, regarding the
efforts that are being made to charge
the Flag. Preliminary to this he had
some very patriotic remarks regarding
the soldiers of the Civil war. His ad-
dress.was delivered in a very .forcible
/ and impressive manner.
There are men tpf up in affairs, so
cieties of large membership and in
I tiuence who are dissatisfied with the
stars and stripes as our national EN-
blem, and want it changed and more,
there are certain members of Congress
who stand ready to introduce bills to
that effect. There is a man in Denver
who is strenuously advocating change
| He, am informed. is acting as the
mouthpiece Of the Daughters of The
/ Confederacy and his idea is to place in
i the Fl id OF blue, instead of the stars,
I little reole flag. Can you imagine the
mongreI. There are other designs
] equaly ridiculous and nondesCript.
! The excuse advanced by some of
( these lcouoclasts is that the flag is not
artistic and they want their idea OF
art Incorporated IL the emblem. Now
the intelligent conception of art IS, the
truthful portrayal OF what 10 to be rep
resented. Could any design better
represent the nation than the flag as
it ls. The stripes for the original l3
colonies and the bright constellation OF
stars in that field of blue for the As
states. The south is equally represent
ed with the north, as eacn state has
star and some oI them are represented
in the stripes.
They would change the flag that flew
from the peak OF the grand old ship
Constitution that did such glorious
work IL the year of 1872 And right
here am reminded OF an incident In
the later history of the Constitution.
when it was proposed by the naval
authorities to break up the glorious
old frlgate and sell her tlmbers for
junk, there came to the rescue great
poet-Ohver Wendell Homes, with an
inspiliting poem that reused the
nation and with such vigorous
protest that could it not be ignored and
tne Constitution restored, is now doing
duty as training ship: training young
men to make greater navy. The poet
rather than see such desecration said:
Mail her holy flag to the mast,
Spread every threadbare sail;
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightnings and the gale:
That is the sentiment that will save
"old glory" that is the spirit that
swaled the heart and mind of Barbara
Fritche when she unfurled and waived
in the face of treason tpe stars and
strides,
They would change the flag that
Dewey carried to victory in Mauilla
bay; the flag that that has never been
lowered in any war the Nation has ever
been forced to wage.
No other country has changed its
| flag: the flag that waved over Water
loo; the flag that 600 rode under is the
flag of England to-day. The flag that
Napoleon carried through the SHOWS Of
Russia the fisg OF the Empire is the
lag Of Republican France. Under the
stars and stripes we has expended
from Is weak and struggling colonies
TO 4s powerful and prosperous states;
su bdued wilderness and created an
asylum for the downtrodden of Europe
3 We digeed the Panama canal andunder
tnat flag will bring peace to distracte d
Mexico.
The iconoclasts have robbed US Of
many of our cherished beliefs heaped
scorn on some of our pet traditions;
will they leave US the Eagle rs our
National bird? fear not,
Change the flag and we relc9ate to
| oblivion our great national anthem:
Francis Scott Rey's immortal produc-
ton, written under snch dramatic con-
dition, for no longer could we sing:
"Oh! Say can you see, by the dawns
early light,
What 80 proudly we hailed, at the twl.
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