The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-07-08

principle. Although peace loving and
easily mislead, by the propaganda,
that promised peace, wanting and hop
ing for peace, and looking for aid to
the man who "kept us out of war;"
when it became apparent that the
Kaiser in his mistaked assumption of
divine right, had assumed world do
minion, and that he had been suffered
to invade our own capitol, with nego-
t~iations by which he sought to barter
some of the territory of the United
States, for the support of Mexico,
when he brazenly posted notices in
American cities to American citizens.
Uniting their rights upon the high seas;
when he ruthlessly sank the Lusitania
with it's precious American lives; the
spirit of America arose in its might,
and u]nprepared. either civily or in a
military way, overnight as it were,
every business interest, every naval
and military and every social force,
was mobilized for var The life of
America had been threatened; and the
Declaration of Independence consid-
cred another scrap of paper, and it
depended upon us whether the Ameri-
can government, with its cherished
ideals should be ground beneath the
tvrant's heel. The spirit of rs was
abroad and America cast its all-in
lives and treasure, into the vortex
of the World war, that the principle
might live and America be saved.
Our forces saved the day, Empires
fell and thrones crashed, and we
emerged from the wal once again vic
%torious; and the beloved principle for
which we battled is now the controlling
thought in every civilized land.
l spoke of a new era in national
life as marked by the second declara-
ton of independence of the American
people. made at the election last fall,
when they repudiated the plan by
which we were to throw away the
fruits of this, and other victories, and
become members of another govern
ment, giving up our independence and
the principles upon which the nation
is founded and for which the Ameri-
can people have fought, and bled and
died in the wars of more than one hum
dred years. Here again the idealism
of the American spoke and said that
a super-government, or any other gov
eminent, than that of the American
people should not be tolerated on
American soil. Those who promoted
the plan of internationalism are re-
buked, and America remains self-re-
liant, and independent, as of yore-
with malice towards none and with
charity for all"
In fact history itself is more elo-
ouent than the words of the most in
spired orator. A look at the stars and
stripes, and what they stand for, is
more moving than the most finished
periods. Among the lights and shadows,
in the many trials Of government, in
'unnumbered battles, that flag has never
gone down in defeat; from Valley
Forge to Lexington, from Sumpter to
Appamatox, in Cuba and the Phillip
pines, on the western front, before the
Kaiser's ruthless hosts, owe many a
), we'll fought field, it has ever flashed
it's crimson and it heavenly blue in
the proud message of victory. 1t stands
for the great principles for which
= many of us have died and for which
all of US should live. Support, honor
and salute the stars and stripes-the
!, physical emblem of all of Americas
achievements and ideals. 1t is the
! flag of your country.
"Breathes there a man with soul sc
. Who never to himself hath said:
, This is my own my native n
If such there breatheS, go mark hin
well,
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
{ High though his titles, proud his name
|, Boundless his wealth, as wish car
claim;
Despite those titles, power and pelf
= The wretch, concentrated all on self
y Living shall forfeit fair renown,
o And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from which he sprung
t Unwept, unhonored and unsung."
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