Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Some Thoughts on the Fourth of July
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been at work in this country seeking turn this nation
back from that pathway upon which it's feet were set by
Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton and Franklin to the
shambles OF Europeanism thoroughly discredted
today than 1t was when Liberty bell proclaimed It's MS
torlc message from independence hall l48 years ago.
Great currents of immigration have carried into this
country conception of government alien to those ncorpo
ated in Declaration independence and in federal
Constitution European culture has denatured the
Americanism of small number of American scholars
and self-styled nteectuas We are being told today
from the street store box from the college rosrm
from the editorial tripod and from the pulpit that after
all Amerlcanlsm mistake and that the time has come
to turn back the prov OF the MayfloWer-
ITO Europe; entering her blood red eclipse
We are being pestered with propaganda intended to
undermine the faith of the American people In their IN
situations and the conceptions Of government which gave
them birth We being told that the European concep
ton of the exaggerated state master of the destiny OF its
citizens, controlling every detail Of life and exchanging
government meal ticket for individual sefrespect and
independence superior to the American governmental
ideal.
We are being told that the Atlantic ocean should be
treated as an imaginary boundary and that we should
abandon the position of friendly isolation for that of in
volvemen IN the European political system; that we
should exchange for right to ntermedde European
politics the right of Europe to intervene in our own
We are being urged to eliminate from govern
mental system the one institution which guarantees to
the American citizen the maintenance Of the individual
rights set forth essential to liberty in the Bill OF Rights
of national Constitution and by destroying or i'm
pairing the of the Supreme Cour to open the way
for unbridled tyranny after the European pattern.
We are being urged to abandon the system Of rep
adopt what is loosely called pure democracy which sub
sutes the momentary of the mob for the DELHI
crate Judgment OF the people speaking and acting IN or
derby fashion through chosen representatives in egsa
tive bodies bound by constitutional checks and baances
We are being urged to destroy the limitations placed
upon the three separate and distinct branches of
ment republic, and permit public power to be
cenrated in the hands either of auocratc executive
equally tyrannical parliament.
We being urged to abandon the Enthusiastically
American system of national political parties for groups
and bocs based the boundess ambitions OF ndivd
uals or the selfish purposes OF special classes.
This movement to substitute Europeanism for Ameri
cans of not progressive but grossly reaction
most of those who contend for the abandonment
of Americansm the livery of liberalism to pro-
mote institutions which only the rotten survivals of
feudalism
Amelicans on independence day should dedicate
themselves to the principles, the traditions and
the ideals of the great repubcthe most wisely concev
ed the most strongly developed nation of all times where
the widest range of opportunity the oftest level Of in
tegence and the highest plane of life for the has
been attained in all the history of the world.
It is time for re-reading the story Of the nations
BIRTH the heroic struggle for independence the
romantic and the most thrilling chapter in human history
the story of the young republics growth from feeble be-
gnnngs to it's present high estate of and influence
Too many Americans do not comprehend their coun-
try Patriotism has been rdiculed until they ashamed
to manifest it, The institutions of this country have been
attacked until they fear to have faith in them.
To know your country love it, to cherish it and
ready to defend ito return the scongs of the
skeptcs with scon and to rebuke the maunderngs of the
superficial sap-heads who imagine that they mani
Testing mental superiority and moral breadth by decryng
their country and the citizens love for and his purpose
to defend it against all enemies foreign and domestic
The truth about the who processes to love all
other countries well his is that he loves
try at ALL He is lacking in that instinct OF loyalty to
things worth while which dfferentiaes the patriot from
the traitor.
Have faith in America Have love for America For
love of this republic through all it's life from the begin
ming has served so we'll by example and action.
Let us honor the who risked life and fortune
that this republic might i've by rendering unyeding 10y
atty to the nation for which they willing surren-
der everything
Let us resolve that this republic despite the persis-
tent effort of maevoent misguided shall be kept
true the ideals of the patriots of 76 and of the long
line of brave and who after them have unsef-
ishly served the nation-The National Republican.