La Junta tribune., 1916-10-14
IT WAS PROPHETIC
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else All education costs money.
patriotism costs money, the flag
costs money, but they are all worth
| the money they cost The late civil
/ war in its education and benefits
was worth twice what 1t cost.
| In nations where war is too long
delayed, the people forget patriot
ism becomes a reminiscence and the
atmosphere becomes superheated
with avarice. People stop thinking
OF glory and patriotism, and the
honor OF their country and its des-
I tiny. and go TO thinking solely Of
making money; and everybody Is
measured by his capacity for making
II. II comes to be recognized as the
qualifications OF honor and success,
and Greed seats itself on a throne
and wants every body to work for 1t
for nothing. But when war breaks
out, Greed Is dethroned, and the
man who can do the most for his
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Money making ceases TO be the chief
end OF man. He then becomes great
/ who can do the most good for his
/ country, millions enter the new field
and instead Of the contest in money
making there is a contest in patriot
[ ism and We have Grants and Sher-
mans and thousands Of others like
7 them. and We find those who could
not make money are able to make
history At once men are ratel on
a new scale and are promoted on
account OF what they can and will
do. or have done for their country.
Then the historian places no
laureIs on the money-maker, but
gives them 10 the patriot In times
Of pea" the greedy man gets to
the front, and in times of war the
brave and the patriotic man gets to
the front. They do not need any
money 10 become great. they only
need the occasion.
Sooner or ater the United States
will have another war. hope It will
be soon. We need il. there is an
occasion this very day for war
and We ought TO open II.
In times OF peace socialism and
anarchisn assail the flag, in times
of war they don't. Socialism is
simply organized Incidence. Anar-
Chy IS only disappointed ayarice. In
times OF peace Ne have them both.
4 dose Of war cures both these evils
until again long period Of peace
deyelop"s an atmosphere OF super
heated ayarice, aud starts the germs
that brings the evils back
There are those now here who
viii be iu the next war. There are
bafor" me captains and eolonels.
and 10 them viii be confided the
safety OF This flag and the honor OF
this country These young men are
a fighting race. and a fighting ma
tion. and a fighting state, and they
will do themselves justice when the
time arrives And the young ladies
who are present will see that they
do. for women are always patriotic.
Il viii close what / nave to say
with an incident Of the past. Before
the railroads in their western march
had Z, Fggu.I ,b, Atg-.1t,.g d. a.
pony express was organized to carry
dispatches from Omaha to the Pa
cific. Stations were established
every few miles "a; which there were
horses and riders, The mail bag was
thrown 10 the rider ard he carried
I II with all possible haste 10 the
next station, where he flung II TO
another rider who was waiting TO
carry It further on. The generation
to which | belong has ridden It's re-
lays and has handed 10 YOU the flag
which II received from the genera
tion preceding The flag has never
touched the ground II has been
/ porn" forward with all Its memories
and hopes. There are wrapped in
it, folds the duties and dcstinies OF
tn" nation The flag has never lost
a star, II Is as We received It from
the great men who preceded us and
who carried It through memorable
years, ! have no doubt you will
take It and carry II through your
relay and deliver IL to the genera
uion that will be waiting TO receive
It. and that You viii be able TO say
10 them that the flag has never
touched the ground. and has never
lost a star, and that Il still bears
with II the prophecies OF the future
and the message OF the past"