Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-30

these are life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness; that to secure these
rights governments are instituted
among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed be-
cause in the giving of this truth unto
the world 1t was Heavens next best
gift to that of life and an immortal
soul.
THUS inspired they were given the
courage to battle against oppression
and wrong, and they also breathed the
spirit of the thought expressed by one
of the poets, who said:
In the beauty of the lilies Christ
was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that
TRANSPORTED you and me,
AS He died to make men holy, let
us die to make men free,
For God Is marching on.
Asylum Of Oppressed Humanity.
1T has been said that our country
was constituted the great asylum of
suffering virtue and oppressed human
ity and that, only a few years prior
to it's discovery, mankind was shut up
as If in a vast prison house from
whence there was no escape but that
a seed of liberty found Judgment in the
hearts of a few brave souls which be-
came a precious seed wherewith to
plant the American soil and grow, and
blossom, and beautify the earth, and
set Alright the ideas of men, and ex-
tend their power. It was as a light
house from which liberty shone out to
Illumine the world and it's beauty
caused the heart of our fore fathers to
throb with patriotism which was the
vital spark and shield of the revolu-
tionary heroes during their long and
trying conflict. Patriotism, the love of
country and loyalty to Its cause,
prompted these noble men to shrink
from no sacrifice and seek no reward
save their country's honor and their
countrys triumph. They knew and felt
that the sweetness OF life, and the
power of growth, lie in mans liberty
They believed in the fatherhood OF
God and the brotherhood of man. They
shed their blood to create a govern
ment of the people, by the people, and
for the people.
1.-THE discovery of the system of a
representative republic, and the enun-
citation of these blessed truths, was the
greatest political event of Ghrists
teachings and, in fact, the principles
underlying our form of government was
taught by Christ to his disciples.
Amy man who fails to appreciate
the services rendered by the founders
of our government and the defenders
of our flag in every war since its Gre
alton is unworthy Of citizenship and
destitute of the nobler sentiments OF
| men.
in the language of a distinguished
statesman, Let us, on this day, re-
solve that our children shall have
cause to bless the memory of their
fathers as we have cause to bless the
memory of ours and to do this we
must so live as to extend and perpet-
uate to posterity the institutions ou1
soldiers created and preserved. We
must therefore honestly, faithfully and
courageously exercise our rights as
citizens as history teaches the lesson
that nations are destroyed by internal
decay as well as by war. 1t oftimes
requires as much courage to properly
perform the civic duties of life as II
does to fight it's battles in the time OF
| war. Hence, let us on this day ask
| Of ourselves whether we are Sinking
our duties and allowing others to think
speak and act for us? Whether we
| could aid in a movement for the ele-
walton of mankind and yet remain idle
and silent? Whether we are individ-
ually doing our part toward maintain
ing the law and proper respect fol
law? Whether we are allowing mer
who are prompted by greed and selfish
| ness to secure control to further their
selfish ends without protest from us
Whether anyone who enters a cam
paign against corruption and fraud ID
not entitled to our hearty support and
individual assistance? Whether we are
| cowardly trying to appease our con-
science by the thought that to aid in
any such movements for the betterment
OF society would hurt our business
| standing? Whether liberty would long
| remain secure or community, state
or nation advance were the majority OF
men to simply drift with the tide
whether for good or for bad?
Merely being truthful. honest, in.
dustrious and virtuous In our own pri.