Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-06-01
FINE PARADE
MEMORIAL DAY
MsvOr and City Officials Lead
Parade to BarabOo Cemetery
Where Services Are Held

ed heroes of the Civil war, Spanish
American war and World war. The
line of march.
Mayor and city officials.
G. A. r. in automobiles
City Band
Company G
URited Spanish war veterans
American Legion
Sans Of Veterans
High School Band
w. r. G. in automobiles
y. S. w. veterans auxiliary in auto
mobiles.
American Legion auxiliary in auto
mobiles
Auxiliary to S. of V. in automobiles.
Daughters of G.. A. r. in automo-
biles.
Throngs of Baraboo folks witness
ed the ceremony at the graves in the
cemetery. The services consisted Of
the usual ones by the G.. A. r. con-
Quoted by James DiOble, Sons of
Veterans, Oscar DOppler Spanish war
veterans and American Legion. w. W.
so spoke at the cemetery and review
ed the war briefly. The speaker also
stated that the spirit shown by the
departed ones should not be forgot
ten and should live in the lives Of ALL
At the close final salute was fired by
a squad of American Legion mem
bers. Lyle Conan blew taps.
Dat La - H.
but kindly held off until all were in
doors for the final program of the
day
The services for the afternoon took
place in the AL. Ringing theater, May
or Adolph andre presiding. Members
Of the American Legion attended in a
body and representatives OF the allied
patriotic orders occupied the plat
form. which was decorated with the
colOrs of the different organizations
represented.
The program was opened by music
from the es-Nold-Roberts-B Bump
quartette and the following numbers
were given:
Reading Governors Proclamation
Robert Pease.
Prayer-Rev. H. H. Savage.
Song-Quartet, "Tenting Tonight"
Reading General Order No. II, is
sued by Commander John A. Logan,
May 5, 1S6S-Edward Thomas
Song-Quartet, Perfect Day"
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress-JOhn Taras.
The address of the day was given
by Rev. II. II. Savage of the local
Baptist church with an enthusiasm
and vigor which characterizes this
speaker He took for his theme the
danger Of the expression personal
liberty so commonly heard. Our
freedom allows us to act without re-
striction only to the point at which
our actions interfere with the rights
Ci others. To illustrate his point, Rev.
Savage told several humorous stories.
in fact his whole speech was replete
with hum0r, cleverly used to en-
phasize the idea which he wished TO
convey.
The speaker said that all wars had
been waged against an unrestricted
use of personal liberty by tyrants, dur
ing the days of the Revolution by
England again in 1912, and in the
days of the Civil war, by the divided
states. In summarizing the Civil war,
the words of Beecher were appro-
priately given. When twitted about
the tenacity with which the south held
out, Mr.. Beecher replied, "Sir, we are
lighting Americans!"
After the days of 81, the history
of the nation came to a new stage.
Instead of a policy of looking after
our own interests, we adopted that
of championship of the weak. In
1897, came the Spanish-American war
with the sinking of the Maine and
glorious Dewey at Maine and glorious
Dewey at Manila. We could not bear
TO see the personal liberty of a Span
ish despOt used TO Cypress little Cuba.
An then in 1917, we could not
a fitting memorial TO those whom
we honor on Memorial Day. Not in
granite slabs, not in programs and
parades, is the best memorial mace
but in our everyday life, in the pro-
lection of that constitution for which
they fought. Since the Eighteenth
amendment is a part of tho constitu-
tion. just as tie fifteenth which for
bids slavery is, that law must be obey
ed. Laws which forbid speeding can
not be changed by an ignoring of them
but by representative legislation, at
all costs, law and order must be up
held. So instead of shouting "per-
sonal liberty" the masses must be
taught to shout, in the words of Lin
coin, "a government of the people, by
the people, for the people"
stand by and see Belgium, Armenia,
the whole world, thrown into an up
roar by the misuse of the liberties
Of one man, largely, and again we
we're drawn into conflict and again
democracy tTiumphed.