Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-03
FRENZIED LIBERTY.

We are engaged in war; epressbe conflict most just and
righteous high and noble inspired people to put
forth its sacrifice and v To attain the end Tor which thus
ueaceoyng unshathed its sword lay low and make power
the accrsed spirit brought all this unpaabe misery and
ruin upon the world supreme and unsuitable
That is the purpose people Wisconsin the purpose of the
people Of New every other State the Union give
ceence patience with those who would measure with
thermometer loyalty temperature Of our communities
Some dreames be- here everywhere immersed in their
dreams trumpet call the day has not yet awakened them
Some politicians here and elsewhere obsessed by the
issues which good election and unable to shake off
the nyeterate habits and the lifetime that
they recognize and share the sudden flaming mni
taons sprngg from the deep the peoples ouand after while
looking their usual followers find themselves chilly one
Some there are small minority always getting smaller every
among Americans birth who lack the vision
their duty strength follow it. and who stand rresoute hesiant
and dazed
The vast and overwhelming majority have acted true and loyal
Americans They entitled claim your sympathetic understanding
for the heartache which they entitled your
II will not be misplaced
am taking very that insignificant number Of
German origin who misguided corrupt dare by sdious and under
ground attempt oppose the u will the
There few of them count and their
clumsy effective let them be warned There sweeping
through the country mighty Of stern and grim determination which
BODIES i'll for anyone standing in its way
population which does deliberately
challenge national unity the militant Boshevh
midst the preachers and devotees liberty amuck who would place
visionary patriotism ignorant
would substitute for the tyranny auocy the still ntoerabe
tyranny mobrul the time being they have done Russia
il Russia against autocraey
would have been by As often before liberty has been wound
the Of its friends Liberty in the wild fash hands Of
fanatics has more frequently the proved the effective help
Of autocracy and the twin brother Of tyranny
Outczarng the its voa filling the prisons with their poi
opponents practising ruthless poaon and oppression and
maintaining their fconstuted rule by the force bayones Riot
robbery famine fatcda strife stalking through the ands
Of
Liberty foopoo For its benefcent working demands
restraint and clear recognition Of the practical
Of the fact that there laws of which beyond power
change
Liberty and limit the rights strong
casng guard and promote the webeng of those
gifts for the struggle for existence and success every
consistent with recognition Of the realities make life
living those whose existence cast the mould OF the
mankind give political equality equality before
throw wide open talent and worth the door Of opportunity
But must attempt fatuous relesess humanity
the pattern Of absolute equality attempt
will fail that attempt has always failed throughout history For
ncuabe Providence has made inequality of endowment fundamental
law Of nature animate well inanma from inequality of
physical strength brain and Of character springs inevitably
fact of inequality of results.
Envy demagogism upn wLmeaning upt agitation may throw
themselves against that being clash will create
merely temporary confusion destruction and anarchy in Russia and
after little while and much suffering the supremacy sney restrained
indvdualsm frenzied colectivm will reassert
Under the system Of wisely ordered liberty combined
individual effort whereof the foundation laid by far-sged
enlightened who created this nation and endowed with the most
aacous ntument that the devised
erica has grown and prospeed beyond all other nations
It has stood republic for nearly century and half which
longer than other genuine republic has amongst great
nation the world the beginning era Its mast has
been glorious the vista Of its future opportunity
splendid fuitfuness for Its people and the world
to its principles and traditions adjusting their expression application
the changing needs of the times spirit progress sympathetic
understanding and enlightened justice rejecting the teachings and
temptations of false, though PLAUSIBLE prophetic.
More and more Of late do the foundations majestic
benefcent structure DANGEROUSLY assa whom the great
republic generously asylum and whom she opened portals
of her freedom and her opportunities
These people with hundreds their counmen
came to our free shores after centuries oppression persecution
America gave them everything she giveh great gift Of the
rights and Liberties Of citizenship free our schools and
universities free treatment clinics hospitals bound on
portunties for social and material advancement
Most them have proved themselves useful and valuable elements in