The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-01-25
OUR FLAG

With Just enough frequently to inspire
continued enthusiasm for the subject,
readers Of The Logan Republican write
letters asking for some emphatic expires
sion on the American flag. This in itself
seems to us corroborative of the fine uni
ty that the flag symbolizes. ... .--.-.. $780,.
Without the desire to provoke any of the
controversies that spring out of metaphy
steal inquiries, we may mediate upon
the flag in sort Of duol idealism. Object
lively it presents to us something for the
child in us to be thrilled by something to
lead us because it lacks doubt and is not
to be questioned. 1t is accepted as moth
er is accepted-or home.
Subjectively-a the child grows tomat
urity-it becomes the symbol. We perez
i've IN its stripes the hopes and fears and
struggles, the joys and griefs and disap
pOintments, of the forefathers. In the
s,ars there is the fulfillment of the pro-
mise, the reward Of great courage the re-
cord OF the vast establishment that has
been built, the unity of the institutions.
There is the white of purity--pure aims;
the red courage, the blue Of truth-faith
these tlle principle Of sound government
purity, courage, and faith. The heritage
has not been misspent.
Today we feel that the lessons of pure
aim and courage have been kept; and not
less than faith, but we find ourselves
more eager to preach faith than the 9TH
ers, for if we keep the faith the other
principles cannot suffer Let us never
faI - fo.t 1o%,
extend that faith to greater human
sympathy among ourselves. In this res
pect we find the flag leading US to the
greatest duty.
To be ambitious and eager for reward
is irrevocable in humankind. And ambit
ion is the emotion for which we have most
to be thankful, for it provides goal of
happiness when the means are whole
somely empoyed. Yet the very path of
ambition is beset with many hazards that
put each traveller on his mettle to rigdly
deport himself so the reward will be hon.
estly achieved and valuable alike for poss
ion and the method of its achievent, and
not for disenest ussession merely. Know
ing these things, we are likely to forget
that ambition does not present the same
hazards to all; that some, by fortunate
circumstances, attain to great ends with
less toll than others; and many find them
selves circumvented at the beginning of
the race.
} So it appears that to make the race
even and open to all is the finest express
ion of nationalism. 1t should not mean
that aid is to be extended to the human
being that is here with us, but that child
rem must be born into the even chance
and not suffered to undergo penalties
they have in no wise incurred. In word,
ambition must be open to all. We must
have such faith in ourselves, in each 9TH
er and in our mutual institutions as viii
set up fairness for all as the rule of our
actions.
There must be not alone the object re-
verence for the flag, a material respect
so to speak, that only is aroused when
the object ITSELF beheld, but we must en-
IMsurage a subjective emotion embracing
3qf the things it symbolic. Choicest Of
these is the square deal among all our
people.
Ofthe flag itself let there be alteration
We should always be jealous of it, per
hitting it to position save second to the
cross itself. II should flutter from the
flagstaff or drape soiennnly the bier of a
hero. for we cannot too highly esteem the
,.s,,,, n ~ hIinoan faith