The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-14


human progress.
I'm the early days, there came a
time when human rights could suffer
being trampled upon no longerwhen
liberty and honor and Justice were
more precious than life itself-when
were written high and lasting on the
walls of our nations temple such
names as Patrick Henry, Paul Revere,
George Washington, Lexington, Con-
cord, Valley Forge. Those were the
days when this flag stood for national
liberty.
Preservation Of Union.
in the adult year of the republic.
there came time when human con-
science said slavery is wrong set him
free, and when selfish human nature
refused to surrender its property
rights. when there arose the vital
issue as to the relative power Of the
state and the union, when at cost OF
thousands Of brothers lives and mil
lions Of brothers money, in a bloody
fratricidal conflict such as the world
never saw before, at the cost of chill
dren's sobs and women's tears and
almost the destruction of one great
and fair portion of our country, were
again written high and lasting on
these same walls of our nations
Lincoln, Gettysburg, Richmond, Apo.
mattox Those were the days when
this same flag stood for the preser.
walton of our national union, as well
as of human liberty.
I'm more recent years there came
a time when our country could no
longer turn deaf ear to the call
for help from a people suffering under
the bondage of foreign master-Of
an alien people, but so close to our
borders that on some silent night we
could almost hear their plaintive cry
stealing up from the southland across
the everglades Of Florida, and once
again were written high and lasting
on those same walls of our country's
temple such names as Sampson,
Schley, Dewey, Santiago, Manila and
San Juan hill. Those were the days
when this same flag stood again for
human liberty, not only Of our own
people, but Of our Cuban netghbors.
I'm '76 our flag fought to estab-
fish our national liberty.
I'm 81 our flag fought to preserve
our national liberty.
I'm '9S our flag fought to estab-
lish and preserve the liberty Of
others.
''That is significant and glorious
trilogy, and marks majestic pro-
gress of people from sef-liberation
and preservation to that high and
noble altruism for the good Of others
and this great distance our ma
TONS flag has spanned in a little more
han one century.
Flag Strong Enough.
There are those of US who believe
hat flag is strong enough and brave
enough and united enough to help to
10 what was done for Cuba and the
for Mexico, for
China, and for Europe: that, that be-
loved bunting, today on land and sea.
must stand again, and stand unafraid,
and supreme, in all these
troublous times, for the progress and
and peace of the whole
world.
whatever may be the outcome OF
this war, whatever preparation we
may make, whether our neutrality
may be preserved or not, whether we
have peace or war, this fact has come
forth out of all this turmoil-that the
American people still love their flag,
still love their country, and that
patriotism is still ours. While we
want, as all this old world wants, too
real and lasting peace, yet we want
more than this, liberty and freedom,
and world wide-cost
what it may. And these occasions
these representations and symbols OF
our national conflicts-these societies
and these veterans-this tablet-this
precious flag stand for
this high resolve"
The s. A. r. Speaker.
In introducing the man who spoke
Tor the s. A. RS, Mrs. Collier said:
"The celebration of Flag day was
instituted in 1894 by the Sons of the
American Revolution. Mr.. w. j.
Fulton, as president Of Lexington
chapter 8. A. r. will speak to u.s.
FLAG Day Reflections.
Flag Day Reflections was the sub
ject Of the response by w. J. Full
ton, president Lexington chapter, S.
A. r. He said: ap.o
"He that is without flag is twin
brother to the man without coun-
try whose misery is so clearly por-
trayed in Hale's monograph. me
sentiment which attaches to Old
Glory dates back almost to revofu-
tionary days. It is instilled into the
school life Of our children. Rever-
ence for the flag is written on our
statute books, proclaimed by presf-
dent, governor, mayor and minister.
The flag floats from capitol. court
house, school house, ship and dwell
ing.
ST we were to take time to analyze
our conduct we would be amazed to
find to what an extent we are moved
to action by what we call sentiment.
The thrills we get from the strains
of patriotic music, or from the folds
of the red, white and blue are among
tne sweetest and most stimulating
of our inspirations. From tender
childhood to lettering age, our free
Americanism attains its supremest
joy in sense of loyalty to the nag
1t may have come to some OF us,
then to inquire. why should we