Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-06-28


Il eco salary to become poet and live
on 400 because his father had given
VOWS for him and made pledges" And
when the cords Of our better nature,
stretching from every heart and hearth
stone to the graves of our forefathers,
are touched 10y the angels Of our better
nature we, too, viii give forth the mu.
SIC Of liberty ana humanity We must
lie free whose ancestors were the pill
grim fathers. The institutions that our
allies in France today are defending
are the very deals for which our own
forefathorS struggled and died. The
democracy that our president would
have Us safeguard incarnatcs the pa
triotiSm of Washington the clear vi
sion If Hamilton. the earnest love of
equal rights Of jefferson. the intcllcc-
tual majesty of Webster, the universal
pity aud love which We're the glory of
Lincoln. And the struggle Of our young
soldiers and sailors will lie to preserve.
strengthen and hand forward the prin-
CipleS of self government that Were
achieved by the self sacrifice Of our
forctatherS.
What tho Republic Does For Poor Boys
1t is the glory Of this republic that
the entire resources Of all the people
are held as trust funds for the strength
ening Of each individual youth. The
genius Of our democracy is "all the PEG
pie Tor each individual, and each man
for ALL" In an autocratic country like
Germany the uatrician few hold most
OF the land, the income and the offices,
while the millions Of poor are held
down In their place as burden bearers.
But here all the people tax themselves
to build the free school, open to all
young hearts. All the people unite their
resources for army aud navy 10 Iro-
tect this poor boy and his home. The
multitudes unite their gold that each
ambitious youth may enter free
church and free library aud free
gallery. In the republic the test Of
promote the happiness aud well being
Of all the people, We welcome the
loom because II makes ra,ment cheap
for the poor. We welcome the auto
and the locomotive because they re
deem the people from drudgcry. We
welcome the new printing press hc-
cause 1t Sows the land with wisdom
and knowledge. Formerly Only the king
and the baron could have paintings.
miSSalS. warm houses, golden chariotN
but now the WurhiHguan has ali equal
chance at the papers, the books, a
chance for travel ON palace cars and
ocean steamers What, This country
owe You a living; Rather DO y"l
owe your country ten thousand Sacri-
fees. What treasures have You received
freely at the hands uf your country
rs Young man You read great boob,
You never wrote. You sing hymns you
did not compose. You ride on cars yuu
did not build. You are protected hy
laws You Gil not enact, are guided Iy
flag whose stripes are stained with
the blood Of your fathers. All yol
have done was to get yourself born
into this country ana lay hands upon
treasures beyond tho riches " King.
Liberty has given to You good measure
pressed down. shaken together ana run
n.ns over, ana rs You have received 50
must You give as soldier or sailor,
nurse or physician.
a Glorious Dav.
Tho f,v whom American bo,s carry
tBe bottler, % inn, ,ba tr,r.bns If
Froncc will Ion r.Id.r 1or IN "a, tts-
tory of liberty Tho sp.cta,Ia will .I.c.
tifv tha world hsor,.n onr ,l.fes mud
djsmov our enemies Tia, ,ur ON.
trance into This war will hasten IN,
coming n roorn and erd ,be lo., v..r
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