The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-28
STRONG APPEAL
FOR PATRIOTISM
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privilege on the basis of trousers oil
skirts.
"The present is made up of memorials
OF the past. AS a people gather in a
memorial service they are thankful fol
the examples of valor and patriotism by
those who made sacrifice of their lives
for their country. 1t is honor of history
the memories of the past, that causes us
to observe in this country Memorial Sun
day and the Fourth of July. 1t Is not
mere sentiment that impels us to rever'
ence the memory of the nations dead
but something nobler. 1t is because we
honor them for the unselfish, devoted
service which they faithfully rendered
the nation. 1t is custom that will new
er die, because we, as a people, can never
forget our soldiers and their great serv-
| ices.
"Such men cannot die. Life with them
has resurrection, a power which death
only can heighten. When engaged in a
service of this kind | always think OF
this statement, dead upon the field of
honor | look off TO Gods acre where
lies the turf in many a Wondering heap,
and this suggests many that are dead
upon the field of honor But they are
not dead. By laying down their lives
they came to an earthly Immortality.
They live in our memories. Their ex-
ample lives. Those who died upon the
field OF honor still appeal TO us and
memories of their deeds will live until
the last syllable of recorded time. Their
monument is a thing of life.
IF you would see a soldiers true
monument look around. Reflect on what
a land we have, what a government Is
it not now the cynosure for the weary
eyes of the oppressed of all nations? An
inseparable nation has come TO exist,
New sympathies have arisen and old ami
mosities are being supplanted.
at was not more the leaders than the
common soldiers that secured these
great achievements In political, and
even in theological circles, final decisions
are determined by the rank and file OF
men. Leaders have their place and seem
in controversy to hold the popular gaze,
but the final arbiter will be found in the
popular heart. Leaders are, in a sense,
representative. No man ever became
great alone. Upon the valor, the deeds, !
the sentiments, the intelligence of the
masses of the people it will be found |
that the stability and perpetuity OF our
free institutions rest. In the rebellion |
the soldier stood out as the central figure |
and it is around his monument that we |
gather on these patriotic occasions.
"Let us not be too gloriously heroic |
over dead people and ages gone, but let |
us give due credit to the heroes and hero
ines of this present world war. Already |
q million young men have come forward
to defend our allies and our republic. II
now looks as If other millions must fol-
low. God only knows what complications
may arise to prolong this world war
through long series of years In this
terrible war autocracy and democracy are
in a death grapple. A million young
men between the ages of q and 81, the
flower of our manhood, are TO be selected
next month to go to the front, if neces-
sary, to fight our battles. They must
be equipped and supported, To accom-
DIish this, Congress has instructed See
NcAdoo to put out two billions OF dollars
If bonds, called the Liberty loan
"These bonds are in denominations Of
fifty dollars. so that the school children,
he widow, the workingman. as well as
he rich farmer and the merchant can
,uv a bond paying 312 per cent interest
With the pledge that If later bonds bring ,
per cent the interest upon these bonds ,
S automatically raised to the like level.
3ernstorff has sneered that the American
armer and business man will never buy
hese bonds. Shall we disappoint Ger
many? We can do this best by subscrib
ne for these bonds ten times over. J
From the viewpoint of self-interest c
lone our people should buy these bonds
nd support their government. 1t is per- !
ectly plain that we must fight Germany c
nth our allies, or later on, single handed u
ght her army and navy Should the i
ierman submarine starve England, h
hould Germany defeat France and Bel n
ium singly and obtain iron and coal and
heat from Russia, the time would soon r
ONE when in our unpreparedness the |,
Dasts of the Atlantic of the gulf and of il
he Pacific would be attacked and an in I il
emnity of forty. fifty or sixty billions, e
the entire cost of this war, b
lay be saddled on our children and our Z"
lildren's children. This is a time when d
II must sacrifice, some even unto blood. n
he peril is imminent. Many of us, is
robably most of us, are believers in ci
eaee; but there is no such thing as c,
eace to-day. Democracy is at stake. c,
Ie must win this war or pay the pen b
ty. That penalty will not be light. fs
Re have the men to win and must have n
lie money. We shall get it, but it can W
'me only by each one doing his or her
lare." m
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