The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
GOVERNOR FOLK
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unhappiiy we should be drawn into
the mighty conflict now desolating the
Old World we would meet the emer-
gency as one. with a common, resolute
purpose. The mission OF America.
! however. is to upiift mankind, not py
the bayonet or bullet. but by holding
! aioft those ideals reflected In the Dec
! iaration of Independence that inter-
pref the heart beats of humanity. The
! eyes of the hopeful of all the earth
are now turned with anxiety on us
as the only depositary of the sacred
I fire of brotherhood, now in danger OF
being extingui2led in the floods of
human blood being shed across the seas
Never were the principles of brother
/ hood more generally accepted between
man and man than now: never were
those principles more generally dis
regarded among the nations OF the
earth than at present. Someone has
said that it takes thousands of years
to make civilized man out OF u
savage. but only q few minutes to
make a savage out of a civilized man.
The truth of this is being illustrated
| in the hloodmadness of the nations
of Europe. Though we may depiors
! the horrors OF war and abhor Its sac
riffces and its sufferings, we can but
admire the sublime courage with
which countless thousands of men
march courageously down into the
! Valley of the Shadow of Death 1or
their country's glory and their coun-
/ try's honor. When men shall learn
/ to serve their country as devotedly IN
/ peace as in war: when men shall be-
| willing to sacrifice little for the COM
! mon good in every day life as they
are to give the last full measure of
devotion on the battlefield, then tine
4 ideals of service and brotherhood ca
! pressed in sae Declaration OF indie
| pendence will be realized. Patriotism
does not abide alone amid the roar OF
cannon, but In the common duties IA
1 life as well. He who serves his fell
! low-men and tries to make the bur-
den of mankind lighter and easier to
bear may be just as much patriot as
! he who bares his breast TO the bullets
/ of the public enemy in time of war.
+ + He W lfo-tfivss fE5F-his- feffv~-HEHH and
j his country may be as patriotic as he
j who dies for slis country and the COM
mon welfare. When these ideals shall
/ become accepted by nations as wen
as by individuals. tnen there will be
fpeace on earth and good will in the
/ hearts of tbs sons OF men.
In other lands ruled by kings and
emperors they sing God Save the
King" Our national ideal Is voiced
/ in the anthem America" sung to the
same tune as God Save the King"
but sne words are different. Where
men are subjects rather than citizens:
where the individual exists for the
! government. they sing God Save the
King" Here, where the governins emit
exists for the individual. and where
each Individual In In part, a soveresssll
we sing through America:
our Fathers God to Thee.
Author of liberty.
To Thee we sing.
| Long may our land be bright.
with freedoms holy light.
/! Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King
No king but God: no rulers but right
and justice: these are the ideals OF
America. that find expression In the
| Declaration of Independence.
Oriname Of Free Men.
/ In writing the Declaration of Inde-
pendence Thomas Jefferson lighted a
beacon that will ever be the ORR
ffame of freen men everywhere.
!, There is another mar OF Virginia birth
Huow at the head of this Republic who
| lie destined to bring the world to its
senses in these days of reckless hu-
man slaughter. even as JEFFERSON ona
hundred and thirty-nine years ago.
pointed the way OF liberty and harii Z
ness for the common man. In the
i years that are TO come the names
OF four presidents will stand out IN
history above all others: they are
Washington. Jefferson Lincoln and
Wilson. Washington fought to give
tus this nation. guaranteeing rights
to the citizen, never obtained or exer-
cised BY any other people. Jefferson
/ taught the principles of the rights
of man: Lincoln preserved the nation
ias q government of the people. for
! the people. and by the people: Will
son has made the principles OF Jeffer-
son living, vital force in government
and has applied the ideals Of WASH
iington and Lincoln to the problems Of
today and is steering the Ship Of state
amid stormy waters into u peaceful
harbor. As Washington fought against
oppression; jefferson to make men hap.
pier. Lincoln to make men free: %
Wilson is striking the chains Of bond
age sfroFn the average man 20 the end
that each may have that equal chance
lin life's battle that belongs ~ each
!, The capacity or people for seif -goy-
eminent Is to be determined not ~
bravery at the cannons mouth nor by
the extent OF nations domintons,
but by the welfare and happiness Of
| the average individual.
| No president ever had the American
people behind him mara ,soliA iy than
I President Wilson. They believe In him
and trust in him. and will follow his
leadership. His tdeais will not bring
war. but will brtns peaoes not only
for the United States but to sun
ering world
Felly ~ ATme4 Peaee.
No man knows what this stupen-
idouS var n about no man knows Wh4H
or how the end shall W; certain IkN14
though that. prectpItAt<d eeeminGlx
-ithout cause. Il has taught ~ sfo11y