The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-23
SYCAMORE HILL TO
BECOME SHRINE OF
HONESTY AND TRUTH
QUALITIES EXEMPLiFIED IN THE
PERSON OF ROOSEVELT ADD
WEIGHT TO MEMORIAL.
what does it mean to the nation,

What does 1t mean to the nation.
this organization which proposes to
erect memorials for Roosevelt?
II means the same thing that was
meant when those who followed
Washington. labored to make the idea
OF love Of liberty universal.
It means the same thing that was
meant when those who followed Lin
coin did All in their power to further
national unity.
II means that those who understood
and believed the Roosevelt doctrine
Of progress are now beginning a cam
paign for the propagation Of national
purity. honesty and courage.
There Will be no miracle OF swift
understanding among the people. no
sudden acceptance OF ideas The up
building OF the nation along these
lines must come through gradual edu.
cation. There may be. and no doubt
will be. sporadic cases or the old re-
vtval spirit tina will sweep certain
sections Under the fervor OF such
excitement MANY Will wear allegi-
ance to truth. honesty. unsel1sh low
atty and higher Am~ericanism. who
will later fall before the onslaught OF
expediencv, timidtty and cupidity. but
many will abide
This war has taught much OF ma
tional duty and has wakened many a
soul that was still in the fog and dark
ness OF an old life It sought to leave.
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or showing to these souls that what
they have seer is not merely a fash
or vanishing light. but the first CLEAN
CT a better day in America.
From the foundation already laid
II IS proposed to build a more solid
and permanent structure Of national
life. Through a steady. unsTerving
righteousness through education. an
til It will become the national habit.
No man whose soul Is clean will
ever deny the advantage Of plain un-
deratandings and honesty In public as
well as private life. The square deal
will ne urged and taught until dis
honesty has been driven put OF mum
cipal. state and national life.
No real American will ever dis
pute the wholesomeness OF the idea
that those permanently in America
must be Amertcanized So win the
ideals ideas Of our nation at its
best be taught by the society and in
duced BY having the life and words
Of one who was long the apostle OF
true Americanism constantly pre-
sented. The monument and the park
Will be reminders. 10 everv thinking
person who views them. OF the faith
OF Roosevelt in his nation and his
love for her.
As Mt Vernon has been the shrine
OF liberty. SO Will Sycamore Hill be
come the shrine OF public honesty
n truth
It IS good to remember the good
II IL helpful to recall the men who
stood for the best in their day. David
stands out Ike a giant among the
puny or his dav. ST. Paul's record
shines ike the glory OF the morning
sun. Luther. Knox. Washington.
Lincoln, Roosevelt. stand as beacon
lights. warning against the shoals and
rocks. reckoning to the safe harbors
This organization means the
strengthening OF the nation through
the PRONUNCIATION OF truth and right
eousness. Courage. honesty. truth
purity OF life. as exempli7ed in the
person OF Theodore Roosevelt. viii
aid IN the characterization Of Ameri
ca, Rome died of immortality The
United States Of America has been
shown life everlasting, through q
strict code or morals. The Roosevelt
Memorial Association will do its part
that code.