The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-23

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Contributed: This is a time TO
try mems souls. Brave. just, far
seeing men are needed. not timorous.
fear-hampered and spineless men.
Your country. your government.
your home has elected to enter
the great world war. to draw the
sword and enter battle for what she
believes to be the preserving of lib
critics of humanity. There are diff
ferences of opinions among individ-
uals as to the reasons and the wis
dom of such a course. but loyalty
and love for country puts every man
shoulder to shoulder, facing the en-
envy, and each determined, if neces-
sary. he will give his all in defense
of his beloved America.
Who of us loves a Benedict Ar
mold? "A traitor is always ~despised
and avoided. for in the hour of need
he Is found wanting. ~bartering his
birthright, b~etraying his trust for
personal advantage and emoluments.
The loyal man will forgive much. 1t
may be that his home. his country
are battling for a wrong cause. yer
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tion. he obeys. and thus proves his
right TO citizenship and the liberties
accorded under its protection.
Loyalty to country makes coura-
geous men. loving liberty. detestinP
slavery, willing 10 offer their life
blood that these precious. dearly
bought privileges may be preserved
and handed down 10 future genera
tons, and makes Ii possible for q
people to live out their destiny and
plant the emblem of human brother
hood and liberty farther along the
path of progress.
Loyalty is one of mankind's great.
est attributes. To be loyal is to be
true. manly. just. courageous anC
forgiving. The loyal person may not
always agree with the stand taken
by his country. but in the hour of its
peril. its need. he will not hesitate
to give his strength and influence
his support to It, because duty tC
him is a trust and an obligation.
The loyal sons of America have
made possible the greatest republic
the world has ever known. They
have made possible greater liberties
than mankind were yer before priv
ileged to enjoy. They are making
possible a world republic by their eX
ample of democracy, and although
this government is far from perfec
and injustice its ugly head here
and there. it is Gods country the
best by far-and no loyal son viii
await CONSUMPTION before offering hi
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tory.
The loyal man is a manly man; hi
loyalty gives him stamina; his man
ner is positive. his pose erect. HI
looks every man in the face. He is
man among men. and his associate
admire him and are proud of hi
friendship. They recognize in hin
a just man and true. whose ever.
word can be absolutely depended up
on. Compare this attitude with tina
of a traitor. the one who, for an ap
parent temporary personal ~advantag
will betray his trust and his obliga
tions. This sort will hang his hea'
and go about with downcast eyes
and be avoided by all who know hin
for what he is. He has no conf
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confidence i'm others. He is despise,
and avoided and his dispicable natur
cannot be disguised by fine raimen
or gilded manners, nor smootl
speech. Loyalty begets confidenc
and honor. while treaehery beget
distrust and dishonor.
The loyal mar is the successful
man. He is sought after because tn
public know him TO be dependable
If he Is loyal to his profession, j
naturally follows that he will be 10y
al to all his other obligations. an
a public trust of this kind cannot b
computed in dollars and cents, TO
l it's influence is ever widening, bring
ing greater and greater returns. dis
closing large opportunities. establish
ing firmer friendships.
In this discussion of loyalty W
must also have a word to say abou
governments. There are times in tn
history of nations when they prov
false to the principles upon whic
they were founded. When the trus
| placed in them has been betraye
and they are weighed in the balanc
and found wanting. At such tim
the people, hitherto loyal, rise in In
dignation and uproot the false an
replace ii with better. truer, NOR
democratic government. Such ha
been the case in Russia; such, with
out doubt, will be the case in othe
oppressive monarchies before peac
is again established. 1t is the vote
of the people, the loyal IONS of tn
II 1.,t thn4 hoe rofSnd In nrntnS
and truth and justice, centuries de
layed perhaps, eventually comes in
to its own.
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! setting.-Mrs. r. Il. Shoemaker
Winfred.