The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
JACKSON FUNE RAL
| SERVICE SUNDAY
Final Tribute is Paid to Man Who
Made Supreme Sacrifice for His
Country over in
France.
HoNoRs ARE ACCORDED
The Rev. Harvey J. Moore Speaks at
the Church and e. w. McManuS
Gives Tribute at the
Grave.

, Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at the First Baptist
church for Oakle C. Jackson, who was
killed in action overseas, and whose
body was returned to keokuk for
burial Saturday The Rev. Harvey j.
Moore, pastor of the church, conduct
ed the services, and at the grave, the
Hon. E. W. McManus gave q. tribute to
the man who made the supreme sacrl-
ice.
Members of Keokuk post of the
American Legion acted as pallbearers,
and the legion acted as guard OF hon
or to the body. Other patriotic So
cieties joined with the legion In pay
ing tribute to the former soldier. The
fire bells of the city tolled as the pro
cession moved from the house to the
. church and again as the soldiers and
the parade moved out Main street to
the cemetery.
In his service at the church, the
Rev. Mr.. Moore said:
I'VE are together this afternoon
upon an extraordinary occasion. Not
because it is an unusual thing to be
in the presence of death-we are often
called TO pay our last respects to some
loved one, some friend, or some ac-
quaintance who has passed into the
great unknown.
1T is seldom, however, that We are
privileged to take note Of the passing
of one who has deliberately chose to
give his life for worthy cause, as we
are doing enis afternoon. Our friend
has exchanged his life for something
that is worth more than life. He has
laid down his life upon the altar of
his country that he might help to
make this a better wou,ld-a more de-
cent world-for men and women to
live in
He and the thousands of others
who died for the great cause have
purchased by their death something
that makes the world richer and
freer. something that enables hui
manity to rise to a higher plane of
Living and thinking.
And to you members OF the Ameri-
can Legion who are here to honor
your departed comrade, | should like
to say few words that I feel need to
be said. You, too, who offered your
lives TO your country have purchased
something that is above price We
who live In America owe you a debt
of gratitude which we can never re-
pay we lCSoSAlLC tIiS uCbl, caAu VIC
acknowledge it
No there are two things that oc-
cur to my mind which, if you will par
don me, want to say about what you
have done. The first is that what you
have purchased you should cherish as
a sacred possession. not to be sold at
any price, whether for money or for
any other consideration. You have
had opportunities in the pagt to sell
it, and you will have others in the
future. Any price that might be offer
ed would be too cheap. One thing you
have purchased is the right to have as
long as you live voice and a part in
the government to which and for
which you offered your lives. You can
not afford to allow anyone to exploit
this right of yours. You can not af-
ford to allow any cheap politician or
political boss, whose only interest in
you is what he can get for his own az
grandizement, to control or command
you or your vote in any way. Beware
of selling your birthright for mess
of pottage.