The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-07-12

! am more than delighted to be per-
mitted to speak to you upon this oc-
casion. This Declaration of Inde-
pendence which you have just listen
ed to was sent broadcast over the
world TAI years ago today. 1t was a
proposition, an experiment, the like of
which had never been promulgated
ciated as was declared at its begin
\ ming, are self evident, but all self ev-
ident truths so far have not been able
to be put into practical application;
and so with this immortal decara-
ton, the experiment was then inau-
gurated, and has been going on for
141 years-longer back than any of US
\. can remember, and the question stands
today still unsolved. | speak this
calmly. yet advisedly, and just so long
as human passions are left to run at
liberty, there will always be conflict
between the truths enunciated in this
declaration, and those passions Of
men which desire to thwart the pur-
pose of righteousness everywhere,
subordinating them to their own sell
fish purposes and ideas.
In 1851 the problem, still unsolved,
was brought before the American
people, and the immortal Abraham
Lincoln made this declaration: -Four
score and seven years ago, our fathers
brought forth upon this continent a
new nation, conceived in liberty and
dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal. Now we are
engaged in a great civil war testing
whether that nation or any nation SO
conceived and dedicated can long en-
dure."
Following that war comparative
peace reigned within our borders for
more than fifty years; comparative
peace with our neighborng nations of
the earth has reigned between us and
them; but another crisis ismupon this
country. another test as to whether a
nation so conceived and so brought
forth, SO dedicated, can still remain
as the leading high ideal among the
nations of the earth. Imperialism
from without and anarchy from with
in, are putting this declaration to
test today, such as 1t has never had
before. Our forefathers, 141 years
ago today, pledged their lives, their
fortunes, and their sacred honor to the
carrying forward of the principles
enunciated In that Declaration of In
dependence viz: that all men are
created equal and today the conflict Is
on again, and you, fellow citizens, are
asked to pledge your lives, your for
tunes and your sacred honor to the
perpetuation of that same declaration.
Will you make the pledge? Will you
stand by it? Something like 10000 of
as brave men as ever buckled sword
have been safely landed on the other
side of the ocean to grapple with i'm
rerialism that has defied the Stars
and Stripes on the high seas, and has
defied the Stars and Stripes on Amer
lean soil. They are there to establish
upon the territory of those aggressors
the right for the American flag to
float unsullied, untrammeed, over the
seas and over the land.
Now / want to say to you this
morning, fellow citizens, that not one
of those brave boys will ever return
to American soil until those princi-
pies have been established on the 9TH
er side of the water among the enem-
les of American liberty, and If need
be. Uncle Sam has 5000, 900 more men
just as brave, just as true, just as
loyal as those that have already
crossed the ocean.
Dangers at Home.
But, ladies and gentlemen, these are
not the only dangers that we have |
You and / don't want Imperialism
planted on American soil, nor will we
longer tolerate it's profligation for one |
single moment. But while there is
imperialism on the other side of the
water, endeavoring to destroy the |
principles of democracy, there Is an
archy trying to destroy the principles
of all government already in America.
1t is showing its cloven foot here in
the Occur d'Alenes; showing the clo-
Ven foot in every city of any size and
Importance in every mining camp, in
every logging camp, in every section
where there is any production of any,
thing whatever that can equip this
government with necessary material
for protection or support 1t in its war
against imperialism. Anarchy, the
emissary of Germany is trying to de-
stroy these things. They shall not be
permitted to do so while there are
stars in the blue field of Old Glory.
This leads me now to the old pro-
verb that Blood is thicker than wa
ter" Let me. this morning, say to
you, ladies and gentlemen. that this is
the greatest fallacy that was ever set
forth, and no democratic government
can long stand advocating that prin-
ciple or founded upon that proverb
that blood is thicker than water"
When our forefathers wrote oat and
signed that immortal Declaration of [
Independence blood was forgotten.
That great company was composed of
men. who either by their birth or II