The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
SENATOR CLAPP TELLSGA.R.V VETERANS
OF PRESENT DAY DANGERS TO REPUBLIC


dress in Duluth Memorial Day the veterans of the
Grand Old Army of the Republic. The address was re-
markable because of the fact that breathed through
out the spirit of true democracy
It is refreshing indeed to hear this time such
timents expressed by Senator Clapp. While a.
large number of our people going mad over pre-
paredness and running wildly the borderline of
militarism, Senator Cpp steps to the front and
warning to the that gave their all to preserve the
republic and to maintain the ideals of a democracy
Senator Clapp and The Labor World are not identi-
fled with the political organization are not
very far apart questions of principle Senator Clapp
has vision. He is true patriot. He is associated
with interest that is seeking to profit at the ex-
of the people, In the Senate United States
he is trying his best and most times he succeeded
as much could be expected of man. to represent
the best interests of all the people Minnesota and
the country
Senator Clapp's Memorial Day speech has been pub
lished in full in the daily newspapers 1t long
to reproduce in this issue of The Labor World
contained in it much food for thought that we are
pleased publish many of the most striking sentences
which it contained:
"While you left priceless legacy of reunited
Republic, there with that legacy another problem
which your thinning ranks sadly admonish cannot
be solved by you but must be solved by those who
after"
'"This is the problem we inherited from you whether
distinguished from the form of free institutions
that genuine liberty which involves justice equal
ity for all.'
'To do this, have to meet that tendency to decay
incident to the extremes of abect poverty the
hand and the of wealth the other those twin
forces which lead to weak degenerated citi-
zenshp have to meet that greed it's attendant
lust for support it's demands, ever seeks
to subordinate the hollow form for the real spirit
free institutions and ensaves the of mind and
body under the guse of overlauded but unreal
dom; have to meet those forces which thrive upon
destruction of the morals of people, for immortality
and vice incompatible with strong vrile citizen
ship"
GAS human progress has ever kept pace with the
broadening of the human equation, govern
ment, it follows that the forces which weaken de-
moraize citizenship and subordinate the energies
many to the of the few must to accomplish
their purpose destroy the real spirit of institutions
and leave only their shadow"
"The force which has always been arrayed against
and the broadening of rights has always sought
to minimize the human equation with which it has
deal, and hence has been opposed spirit of
real democracy, and we'll it might be, for genuine
democracy in fact well in form, is the surest
guarantee of the morals of people essential to vgor
citizenship and the surest of that justice
and equality which lies not only at foundation
human rights but is the basic principle which
national greatness must rest'
I'm the establishment of a real democracy we must
meet the force, that is, the lust for power
which sullenly retreaed before historic
which led to free government"
I'm the old struggle the battle-ax and spear,
later the cannon and muske the scafold and dungeon
while in this struggle is involved that respectabty
which has always been the shield reaction the glitter
and glamor of the dominion property supposed
power to withhold bestow beneacon it's dwarfng of
courage and ens1avement of the MIND"
"Already have in this country too many who feel