Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-14

beloved country, and we propose to give
the lives of our sons and the savings
of our lifetime, if necessary, to ex-
tend to Others the blessings we enjoy.
Not all of us can fight, but non-com-
batants have just as good and serious
work to do as those who do fight.
1t is our duty to provide all the
necessities to enable our brave sol
diers to keep their health and strength
unimpaired.
To those who are well we must
furnish food, raiment and equipment.
To those who are sick or wounded we
must provide all the loving care that
they deserve as martyrs who shed
their blood and suffer wounds as our
representatives.
Thank God the women of our coun-
try are as wide awake as our men, and
the grand work they are doing, and
will do, will gladden. the hearts of those
who are well; will ease the pains of
the wounded, and steel the hearts of
those who have to die, to die like men.
am glad indeed that the Fourth of
July has ceased to be day for blind
ing and gripping our children, and
has become day for safe, and sane
enjoyment Of public demonstrations to
commemorate the birth and life of the
United States, one and indivisible.
Efficient work counts more than noise
and brings happiness instead of mis-
cry.
The Birth of Democracy
When this Republic was formed in
1875 modern democracy was born.
Some foreign nations, even after we
had won the war of the Revolution,
predicted that as government we
would not last twenty five years.
Thank God we have lasted nearly a
century and half and are now looked
upon as the savior of the world from
autocratic rule.
As the oldest democracy in the world
we have had long struggle toward
freedom. And in that long struggle
we have had many great man come
forward, ON great occasion, and make
great speech or statement, that has
lived in history. To create a mile
stone in the march of history usually
requires three elements: a great man,
crystallizing the thought of his time
in single dramatic, great statement
on great occasion.
Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary
patriot, having been sentenced to death
at that supreme last moment of his
life, when the eyes of all his com
patriots were upon him, showed his
patriotism and love of country by his
last words-"I regret that have but
one life to give for my country
What an inspiration these words have
since been to the thousands of patriots
who have sacrificed their lives for
their country's salvationi y
In our Civil War much life and treas
ure flowed for the attainment of indi-
viduaI freedom. One Of the great lead
ers in that struggle, General Sherman,
enuneiated the new historic statement
that war is hell.
War Forced on Us
As we have been wantonly forced in
to the present world war, we propose to
make it hell for those who brought on
this dreadful European slaughter
Colonel Roosevelt said recently,
s'When this war is over we want to
say to our Allies, as we look them in
the eyes, we also nave ioVheu "ui
enemies in the eyes. :"
Before the end of the war we hope
to have the flower of our youth look
ing our enemies in the eyes, and we
hope that our boys will, figuratiyely
speaking, knock the enemies eyes out.
One Of the greatest of England, Is
statesmen said not long ago that the
United States had never engaged in a
war except in and for the cause of
Liberty.
This statement from the mouth of
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