White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-02

of ours the best county in the state
of Nevada How can we. the citi-
Gems of the state of Nevada, keep this
country of ours the great ard
beautiful land of the world? BY
making this old state of ours the best
state in the Union, That is the part
you can play, and hat is the part We
should play.
International affairs are taken care
of by men sen to Washington. The
great shipping and trading questions
of our country are taken care of by
the national government. IL YOU do
not like the way they do things. then
vote when the time comes. That's
the only time you'll ever be able to
do things that are International and
that are national. What we can best
do for America here is 10 clean M
our city and clean up our county,
and IL you are not men and women
enough to do it. then quit shouting
what great Americans YOU are, for
you are not the type of an American
that will ever make this country a
blessing to the world. Listen to ne.
sirs; you don't have to GO back TIC
the revolutionary times to find a Ben
edict Arnold. No, sir, you'll ind
them in this county. in this city. and
no doubt in this gathering here TO-DAY.
What do l mean by a Benedict Ar
mold? | e any mar or woman
who is not TO the best of his or her
ability trying to live up to and SUP
port American institutions, American
laws and American principles.
Oh, | love to see people as loyal TO
America as was Speaker Lenthai to
the constitution in the days of Charles
the First. When commanded to dis
solve parliament he said. Il have
neither eyes to see. ears to hea nor
tongue to speak but as the constitu-
ton. whose servant | am. Is pleased
To direct me-" Or as Prince William
OF Orange was to the Netherlands in
the thirty-seven years OF King
Philip of Spain offered him fabulous
sums to surrender. But Prince VIII
liam sent back a message that has
become dear to the hearts of the
Dutch people. Not for life, nor wife.
nor children, nor lands would I mix
in my cup one drop OF the poison OF
treason" No wonder that when he
vas slain by the hands OF an assas-
sin little children stopped and cried.
That is the kind of men and women
this old land of ours needs today,
and that is the type of American that
will make our country the best land
OF the world.
now have come TO the place where
I feel that / have played my part IN
the program of this day. To me no
greater honor could have been con-
ferred on anyone than to speak on
such an occasion as this. My enthusi-
asm says go on. but time will not
permit. In closing let me a that
Just honor to the American soldier
can only be rendered by observing
their precepts and initiating their ex-
ainples. They built their own monu-
nent. and we and those who follow
must are for that monument that
they have so gloriously died for Thil
grand and beautiful republic Is the
monument Of the American soldier.
Maintain its independence; uphold its
constitution preserve its union; de-
fend its liberty. Let IL stand before
the world in all It's original strength
and beauty. securing peace. order.
equality and freedom to all within its
boundaries and shedding light and
rope and Joy upon the pathway of
hulhdu iibtity HOhl lut WCTtut
and the American soldier needs TO
monument.
Flowers, flags and monuments may
fully testify our love for them, but
this. and this alone. can adequately
Illustrate their service to mankind
MOI do they need even this. The re-
public may perish. the Union may
fall. star by star its glories may ex-
rire, stone by stone its columns and
its capital may mold and crumbie,
all other names that adorn its annals
may be forgotten. but as long as Du.
man hearts shall anywhere pant and
human tongues anywhere plead for a
true, rational. constitutional liberty,
those hearts shall enshrine the mem
ory and those tongues proclaim the
fame of the American soldier.
The Newe delivered in Hiy, Central
Nh - IA. H. L.