Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-07-10

die happy because you believe you tried t
serve your country without selling you
soul
Those were grim days-the days Of '76
Those gentlemen did not attach their name
to the Declaration of Independence on thi
table expecting holiday the next day
That Fourth of July was not holiday
They attached their signatures to tina
document knowing if they failed the ex
treme likelihood was that every one woulC
hang for the failure. They were commit
ting treason in the interest Of the liberty o.
100000 people in America and all tn,
rest Of the world was against them. Al
the rest OF the world smiled with cynical
incredulity at the audacious undertaking.
DO you think those gentlemen, if they
could see this great nation. would regret
that they had done anything to make
themselves unpopular and to draw the
gaze Of the world in establishment and
understanding surprise?
Every idea has got to be started by
somebody and it is lonely thing to start
anything. Yet you have got to start it II
there is any mans blood in you and If you
love the country that you are pretending
to work for am sometimes very much
interested in seeing gentlemen who sup
pose that popularity is the way to success
in America. The way to success in America
is to show that you are not afraid of any
body except God and His judgment,
IF did not believe that. | would not
believe in democracy. II did not believe
that would not believe people could gov
ern themselves. If did not believe that
the moral judgment would be the last and
final judgment in the minds of men as well
as at the tribunal of God could not believe
in popular government.
But do believe these things and there
fore | earnestly believe in the democracy
not only Of America but in the power of an
awakened people to govern and control its
own affairs. So it is very inspiring to come
to this that may be called the original
Of liberty and independence in
America and take these draughts of patri-
otto feelings which seem to renew the very
blood in mans veins.
Down in Washington sometimes when
the days are hot and business presses in
and so many things to do that it
1Oes not seem possible to do anything in
he way il ought to be done il is always
possible to lift ones eye above the task for
he moment, and. as it were. to take into
mes whole being that great thing of which
We are all part great body of
feeling and American principle.
mo man could do the work he has to do
n Washington if he allows himself to feel
onely. He has to make himself feel he is
'art of the people of the United States
ind then he cannot feel lonely.
And my dream is this. that as the years
10 on and the world knows more and more
II America, it also will bring out this foun-
ain of youth and renewal, that il will also
urn to America for those moral inspira-
ions that lie at the base of human free
Iom. that it will never fear America unless
finds itself engaged in some enterprise
Inconsistent with the rights of humanity,
hat America will come to that day when
ii shall know she puts human rights above
III other rights and that her flag is the flag
lot only of America but the flag of hui
nanity.
What other great people. ask, has de-
oted itself to this exalted IDEAL To what
ther nation in the world can you look for
Instant sympathy that thrills the whole
'ody polite when men anywhere are fight
ne for their rightsY
81 don't know that there ever will be an
ther Declaration of Independence. state
1ent of grievances of mankind, but be-
eve If any such document is ever drawn
will be drawn in the spirit of the Amer
can Declaration of Independence and that
america has lifted the light that will shine
INTO all generations and guide the feet of
to the goal of justice, liberty and