Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-01

which Is the emblem Of the nation. |
many times heard orators and philos-
ophcrs speak Of the spirit which was
resident in America.
~ always have. for my own part,
felt that Il was an act Of audacity TO
attempt anything ~ that kind and
when have been outside OF the coun-
try "a foreign lands and have been
asked If this, that or the other, was
true OF America. ! have habltually
failed. Nothing stated IN general
terms Is true Of America. because II Is
the most Varlegated and varied. and
mnltiform land under the sun. And
yet. | know, my fellow citizens, that II
you turn away from the physical as
pect Of the country. II you turn away
from the variety of the streams Of
blood that make up Our great popu-
lation, II YOU turn away from the
great variation Of occupation, and OF
interest among our fellow citizens,
there is a spiritual unity in America.
Il know that there are some things
which stir every heart In America no
matter what the racial derivation, or
the local environment. and one of the
things that siirs every American is the
love OF individual liberty. We do not
stand for occupation We do not
stand for material interest. We do
not stand for any narrow conception
event Of political Institutions but we
do stand for that we are banded to-
Rether in America to see to II that no
man shall serve any master who is not
of his own choosing.
And we have been very liberal and
generous 10 this idea We have seen
great people for the most part not the
same blood with ourselves t. the south
Of us, build up policies IN which this
same idea pulsed and was pregnant,
this same idea of free institutions and
liberty. and, when We have
seen hands reach across the water
from older political policies and in
terfere with the development Of free
OF the western hemis-
phere, we have said No, we are the
OF the freedom Of popular
sovereignty wherever 1t displays or
exercises itself throughout both
Americas
We are the champions Of a par
ticular sort Of freedom, the sort Of
freedom which Is the only foundation
and guarantee Of peace.
Peace lies in the hearts Of great
industrial and agricultural popula- /
tons. and we have arranged govern /
ment on this aide Of the water. by
which their preference is and their
prediction and their interests are the
Of government itself. /
And 80 when we prepare for national |
iefense We prepare for national pO- I
itlcal integrity; we. prepare to take I
care of the great ideals which gave |
birth to this government; we are GO
ng back in spirit and in energy TO /
hose great first DECORATIONS In Amer (
ca, when men banded themselves to- +
sether though they were but hand 1
'ul upon a single coast Of the Atlantic, |
% set up in the world the standards F
which have ever since floGted every +
where that Americans asserted the I
power OF their government.
AS | came along the line of the +
'ailway today ] was touched to OBJ +
ierye that everywhere, upon every F..
-ailway station. upon every house. |
where a flag could be procured, some I
standard had been raised, I
rom which there floated the stars I
md stripes. They seemed To have di-
lined the errand on which / had come,
hat we must subordinate every in
lividual interest, and everp local in
crest. to assert once more, if ii should I
Ne necessary to assert them, the great
principles for which that flag stands.
40 not deceive yourself as to where
he colors of that flag came from,
hose lines OF red are lines Of blood, /
lobly and unselfishly shed by men
Who loved the liberty Of their fellow
men more than they loved their own +
Ives and fortunes. God forbid that /
We should have 10 use the blood Of I
Ameriea 10 freshen the color Of that
lag. but. If il should ever be neces-
airy again to assert the majesty and
of those ancient and honor
bile principles that flag win be color
d once more. and In being colored,
viii be glorified and purified"