White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-02
PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF DEAD HEROES

to equal the gallant devotion of the
heroic dead. sister to shed a tear for
the. life that went out all too soon,
and all over this land the scattered
ranks Of surviving comrades shall
march again TO pay soldiers trib-
ute TO a soldiers grave. And when
the solemn work Is over all will re-
turn to their homes to leave for an
other year TO the tender keeping of
nature that heroic army of the noble
dead. by rank and regiment, by hun
dreds and thousands. in its last lone
bivouac beneath its tents of green.
guarded only by the silent sentineis
that march their solemn rounds in
the vaulted sky
The sacrifices made by these heroes
OF ours puts on us tremendous re-
sponsibilities. 1t means that we
should be true to the heritage that
they have handed down to us. All
their deeds of bravery. all their un-
selfish lives would be lost IL We were
not true tn the principles for which
they fought. II means that we should
take these institutions which have
been created by their undying efforts
and nand them down to the coming
generations, not only unimpaired. but
enlarged and enriched. The future
OF our country rests upon us. The
voice of the coming generation ap-
peals to us. Ii asks us to be true to
our heritage il asks US to be true to
the principles on which our country
was founded: 1t asks US to be true to
what we are. II asks us to be Amer
leans.
What Is il to be an American Is
1t to wave a flag, blow a little tin
horn, shout and yell hooray for
America? Indeed not. II means
something more than that. We have
too many shouting Americans and
not enough doing Americans. We
have too many Americans who are
getting all they can from the land
and putting nothing back but dis
cord and discontentment.
What Is 1t to be an American 1t
means that you should stand by its
institutions, stand by Its laws. stand
by its principles and take an interest
in public affairs. How can you do 1t?
BY your vote and by living such a
life yourself that you will be an as
set rather than a liability. To be
good American means to be a good
citizen. Every man and woman In
this country is good or bad citizen
You know what a bad citizen is. Now
suppose everybody was like him
what sort of n country would We
have here? Suppose every man was
Ia thief. as some men are. what sort
of country would we have9 Sup
pose everybody-iust talk to your
self minute-told as many lies as
do, or was as unfaithful to his
wife as | am--what sort of country
would We have? Listen. gentlemen,
did you ever look at the duty of
citizen from your standpoint? Did
you ever consider that you were
blessing or a curse to your COM
munity or country? Did you ever
consider that you we're a part of the
body polite. and that 1t just takes
one hundred thousand good citizens
to make a city of one hundred thou
sand people a good city, and that ii
does not take any more or less?
What Is a good American? Listen
to me. Mr.. Bootlegger. Are you
good American? Indeed you are not
You are nothing more than traitor
to your country: you are violator OF
its constitution; you are breaking
law that has become part of the con-
stitution of these United States. Don't
you go shouting off your head that
you love America and will stand by
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