The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
DAY ADDRESS
GIVEN M A. l.. TAYLOR

IN my humble opinion. this dag
will De one Of profound historical
significance. Not that Il calls our
attention To new things. that new
words have sprung into being lhcre-
by, for the words Liberty and It's
companion word Sacrifice" 4 rot
Of recent origin.
Lost in the midst Of the dim dis
lance Is the story OF human strug-
gle. Of the nrst resistance 10 tyranny
of the first voice raised against
oppression in It's demand for greater
freedom; unrecorded Is the first
struggle TO beat back the heavy
hand of despotism. The love Of lib
erty was born at the dawn OF the
human race and the willingness 10
purchase that sacred boon has
drenchcd the earth. these countless
thousands Of years. with the blood
VI humanity's hravest and hest.
Perhaps the two oldest words that
have sprung from human lips have
been Liberty" and Sacrifice" So.
this day brings us nothing new, but
Il does make the meaning Of these
words alive. aud electrical with
meaning. There Is a solcmnily aud
a thrill that pervades our being
when we use these words In these
momcnlous hours.
How often rivers Of blood have
flowed to purchase hut small mca
urcs Of liberty Heretofore the
struggles have been more or less
Isolated. one century or M decade
the masses writing under The lash
arose IN Rome England, Hungary,
spain, Cuba W IN America. Never
was there q universal voice, the
united cry mr. struggle. II was a
universal language without n unit
,crsal understanding. Inch by inch
was won by vigorous and sacrificing
souls, u fair measure Of democracy.
At last u became an established con-
liliuu. At last there seemed but
few Ia deny the right Of peoples In
outline and determine their own
destiny. We had felt at last that ""
we're firmly established In the I'M
DERIVING principles ~ democracy be-
government. democracy In religion.
democracy In industry lnd complete
liberty of intellect. We had rested
easily on uur oars, fpudly dreaming
that this order and derrncy aud
happiness would remain the price
less heritage Of uur children aud
our p]ostrrilv forever. Could Il be-
possible that So brutal and craven
"a power could arise ~ Ia threaten
to make null and void our blood
huuphl hh'rlics and peaceful lives [!
| cannot reflect upon America
without seeing In my minds eye our
land as a young and mighty giant.
| picture him colossal IN bone and
sincw, a. inexperienced. untricd and
unUcqunintcd with his own strength.
Would that ! could shout Ia him.
Awake, oh young and mighty giant
uf the West, awake, look eastward
Lookl Look across the cNpunsr of
waters. Behold the smoke of battle
and listen Ia the roar Of mighty
guns. Behold the hlnod-lclting until
humanity has been hlrd white.
There, libcrty-luyiug people are
locked In the embrace Of death with
u savage, mcrcil,ss enemy. lichold
the descendant of the ancient Hun.
The Hun who under Altlla oyor-run
The fair villages, poured through
mountain passes, slpurhlcriuF M
hrndish glDc the people nf Italy ana
destroying the art and architecture
NJ civilization. Behold the same
Hun NJ today. disrohcd Of the hahil
imcnls aud p%rctcncrs uf civilization.
with blood hcsmcarcd hands and
brutal yisagc at The thrnais ul FREE
@om-l0Ning peoples. Look closer,
young giant look at the hundred
million men and women now sting
ing beneath the lash Of prussiau
slave drivers, and whose weary
limbs feel the chill of prussiau
chains. Arouse young mani Again
the ago-long struggle for freedom
Is being renewed Again humanity
Is denied the right Ia cultivate thn
arts and blessings of peace aud lih.
Drty. Young man. YOU have never
failed Ia respond. Your e,r has
ever heard the he%arl-rrnding crysnf
oppressed peoples. Col go! got Ia
the rescue of those defending an
that Is dear 10 humanity Got Let
European soil lrcmble beneath your
mighty tread, resolved that 50 long
as love of liberty remains. 80 Ions