The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-07-13
Spirit OF AMERICA
DEFINED BY HUGHES
v Full Appreciation of Ideals
of Democracy Held to
Be Necessity.

racy, said Charles r. Hughes In the
course OF Fourth of July speech
here yesterday. He asserted that the
nation needs more than thrills in it's
patriotism, and said his dream of
America was of a country differed
by its best men actuated by no
thought OF self. He devoutedly hop
ed, the nominee declared, for a new
birth of the sentiment OF unity from
the country's present perils.
I'VE are not rash people," he
said. 1--WE are not filled with n spirit
OF militarism. We are not anxious
20 get into trouble. but II anybody
thinks that the spirit OF service and
sacrifice is lost and that we have not
got the old sentiment OF self-respect,
he does not understand the United
States.
"I have been long on silence and
very short on talk: II II an odd ex-
perience that I am going through.
picking up the threads of old rela-
tions. / think I have lived at least
five years in the last three weeks.
zone OF the pleasantest incidents
OF my return IL TO he sojournlng with
you in the shadow OF the American
flag. Wherever that flag floats
there is shrine. don't care In
what part OF this favored land ex-
ercises In celebration of the annlyer-
sary OF independence are held. there
Is cause OF rejoicing because OF the
opportunities which only institutions
like ours can afford.
at is all very well to talk about
the declaration and the strong SEN
timents which II contains, but that
was backed by men-men who
couldn't have committed II 10 mem-
ory. men who couldn't have repeated
e.; but men In whose lives was the
incarnation OF independence and
whose spirit was breathed into that
immortal document.
1T rs because we had men who
were willing TO suffer, TO die. TO ven
ture and to sacrifice that we have the
country, and II Is only by that spirit
that we ever will be able to keep a
country. | love to think OF those
hardy men. Quiet men, not noisy
men. sensible men. not foolish men,
straight men. honest men. depend
able men, real men-that Is what we
mean by Americanism. There Is a
vast amount OF good judgment in
this country, much more than the
headlines OF our newspapers seem to
Indicate. There Is a vast amount OF
thoughtfulness In this country. We
are not rash people. We are not
anxious TO get into trouble,
hut II anybody thinks that the spirit
of service and sacrifice is lost and
that we have not got the old senti-
ment of self-respeet, he doesn't under
stand the United States,
81 am not going to make a speech,
but | do want to say word TO you
along these lines We want patriot
ism and | don't thing we are going
10 lose il very soon, although l do
deyoutly hope that out of the perils
and differences OF this time may
come new birth of the sentiment
of unity | do hope that in the midst
of all these troublesome conditions
we have a better realization of our
national strength and OF the import
of our democratic institutions.
"The boy is going TO thrill at the
sight of the flag today just as he did
80 or hundred years ago. We are
all going to thrill when we hear tn,
words of our national hymn and
when we think of the long years OF
struggle and determination that have
brought us TO this hour. But We
want something more than thrills in
our patriotism; we want thought; W,
want intelligence
1--WE need no vast extent of terri
tory. nor great population, not sim
ply extraordinary statistics OF ma
tional wealth, although they speak ii
eloquent words OF energy and man
aging ability. but what We need more
than anything else is an intelligep
- comprehension of the ideals o
democracy. Those ideals are tha
every man shall have fair and eQua
chance according TO his talent. 1t IL
not an ideal of democracy that on'
alone shall emerge because of con
spicuous ability, but that there shal
be a great advance of the plain peo
pie OF the country upon whom tn,
prosperity of the country depends,
1--WE deplore every condition il