The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-26
OUR COUNTRY

War IS a hateful and q mad thing
Al cmb0dies the maximum oi humai
wickcduess and human folly TO tnri
mis- strange and wonderful experience
lifc-this brief time between the dark
ness from which vo came aud the
darkness to phich we go-thai offer.
Is 4 man beautiful world 10 look
81 ihe B0undlcss interests of knoWt
edge Tie happiness of friendship the
onioymcns of labor the blessing Of
inc deeper affections 10 turn an shis
into shambles and hatred, Is mon-
ssrous. t8o doing Of devils
But the wickcdness and waste of Il
must not blind us 10 some good to be
got from IL
N the first place there Is Russia &C..
deemed from tyranny. there viii be
Germany We hope rescued from her
military madness aud al home there
van be some rccompensc for our pri.
saiions and suffcrings The country
VII be consolidated as never before;
east and eest. north and south. will
find sectional differences well nigh
nbIinraied The western farmer VIII
find the Wall street banker a man de
voted 70 the general good, whose
ehlci fault Is not to be revolutionary
feiormcr. and ihc Wall street banker
wlH fcel that the western farmer
ehould have his economic condition
smeiiorated People may live three
thousand miles apart but common
emotion Wsll make them nelghbors.
faF quicker than steam aud electricity
Then We hope that the incidence Of
iaxation VIII fan on Iuxurios during
lhc wsf aud uiil continue to faIl on
insurics after the war. SO that now
and hereafter X indulge greatly IN
Injury wiii be me sign Or a Stacker mi
patriotism
Then We believe that league Of
democratic nations VIM be the begin
ming of real human union. will real
ize tho old dream Of Christianity d
Chfistendom Ia which an men shall
be brothers. that no nation viii seek
70 keep market solely for itself that
protective dutics win be suppressed
by International amity. the sword bo
beaten into ploughsharc. and mill.
tary Preparedness be regarded as the
lagt remnant of the middle ages
But most Of an our country will hapeg
2 greater Significance for an Of as.
Now We are conscious that we arel
Irish. Germans. ltullans. swodcs. plon
~ Jewish, English or Scotch descent;
we feel thar We arc parts Of q com
posiie whole that America is a sortl
of agglutination OF pieces iakou almost
~ random from tie old world Tho
war win change an oF this. II Is com.
mon suffering and common sacrifice
that creates nation Not common
blood nor common speech nor com
mon literature. nor Shakespeare aud
tho Bible. but Il IS the fact OF having
7'riven and suffered for the ideal
which the country holds up, that ere.
atcs and sanetifles a nation.
AN this taxation. all the Libertvl
oana an tho gifts TO the Red Cross
~ ihe partings with our soldiers and
sailors. all the blood to be shed. an
ho wounds and death to be endured
VIII conseerate the citizens Of Amerl
Fl WIN unite the forty.eight states,
white folks and colorod. rich and poor
non Of German With men OF French
lesccnt men Of English with men OF
r'sh blood into one great self.con
'cious organism animated by par.
'ose higher aud nobler than the pur
'oscs OF ordinary mon. aud win elve
Q each American the sense OF a groat :
ersonal responsibility aud great per- 2
onal selirespect because ho * citi. :
en- Of such a rogencrute nation. =
Such good as this wo must moi lose ,
'ght Of 10 Tho midst Of an these hor.
ofa' such good Ne must be resoute
achieve, keeping our eycs On tho
nerica Of promise while We help the !
mefica o. today TO carry on the ira
ilion Of Washington and Lincoln. and
BOW the world that America win sac 4.
.flee what it holds dearest for is !.
leals.-lienfy Dwight sedgwlek Of =.
le Vigilantes "'