The Glenwood post., 1915-10-16

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REAf .trcs. ofines placed pleased
~ loyalty We speak of loyalty to the United States loyalty Is
loyalty spring. loyaly end loyalty
and the obvous the fact that this
call Loyalty spetb of much sbus This quality which
loyalty shamefy overored and absel
ourselves with tie notion that loyal
wen in reality only foolish.
oyali Certainly something quite df
from would have believe Who nothing but
dioyaly everything that .aeks of criticism Webster defines
loyalty being faithful to law upholdng authority faithful and
lawful govennent; ussvsrvng in allegiance;
pssson persons whom fidelity follow then
that the thing which have ad sound for loyalty too often
Iesa .etAins but fesahpssA brand Of disAssssty.
high that away from the foolish and dangerous
notion that be loyal bsors honest before
truthful, before just
lev Of u.wazrantsd optimism swept
COLORADO a.d lsyshy hss ssstiea prsaptsd
sxanpss y snd pezods
srld u oono.pass ssAisvats whaa knsw Tie
sas.s,s species ek deception We sitting Tie
might almost the shaor and holding them
everyday examples Of the pssnsvs. VI sell;
selecting the successful fruit cd yins BY in
ference that these individual might easily b dupl
Gated by when matter Of fact knew thA sh
The this optimistic inoxicstion Of people which
suited land boom that vsant has hA it, reaction
and observe that what designated loyalty mix
ture Of foolhardiness and dishonesty. ais r-
In those boom days the mania the air. Almost everybody
pcuatine lands helping peddne tales Of fabu-
ou profits boom land prices far beyond reasonable value
and all under the mistaken notion that loyalty country demanded
Almost every editor the strain help
the good work along and remember that when the writer Of this
article the late NJ Bunting of the Grand Junction Sentinel
foeeng the trend Of the unnatural sentiment sought direct
people products potatoes
be wheat alfalfa and when defended the land
Of medium price production and refused and big
scarehesd fellow fortune
fruit but preferred to act the with the people, though
might occasionally
branded disoyal to the country.
When Mr. Dickson few denounced the booze ridden
and booze controlled that had this and
and this by the throat he told that he the
community and doya to the in which he lived Although
told that loyalty being faithful
full authority the editor denounced for telling the truth
called doya by people who would the law aside and ho either
by word action both wnked and tolerated the violation
the law though there no law
few the editor Of recited
the difficulties and Disadvantages under which
and fruit of his labore and suggested remedy
Immediately pronounced disoya
to his community But he had only told the had
pointed weakness and sought to prescribe remedy
few during campaign which the
dry issue involved issued red circular which
plainly writer that the could be concealed which
to point the desrably(D y of Glenwood under
domination in which to settle and bring family Immediately
prate loyalty
make the community better place live branded the author
that circular whose identity have learned this
loyal to the community although they did dare attack the
truthfuness of his statements
Recently the Colorado Springs Gazette editorial
The New Colorado Spirit which strongly affirmed the
N Of being Colorado
against traduces without being enough dishonest
enough the facts the article closing with this
advice
Let all the habit Of being loyal Colorado 1t right
that should know faults and afraid mention them
that should indeed study retain habit
mind which watches for the good eagerly for the
We need in Colorado today of spirit willing
tien
make conditions such they ought to be- But fra