Putnam patriot., 1925-11-13

of the government cannot risa high CT than the nobility of the Individuals 8f which it is composed We are governed. not by law. but by a respect for law: the majesty of the state is uaf in the badge of the policeman but in the breast Of the citizen. IL Is easy. on the one hand. ta have lib erfv. but liberty alone inelines to IT, eenee IL is easy. on the other hand. 70 have law, hut law inclines to des- p8fism The ideal we seek is lihafty under lav The American people are fl liberty loving people. and want their liberty uHhampered by foes within or foes without.
 For Justice and Right
 Therefore when Germany attacked cur nation in 1917 you SAW every agency of this great government that strives for justice and right begin to turn. and as time went on. you saw the great man power of the nation mo biIized throughout the land. You saw mature men and tender boys shoulder their arms and leave their homes, as did our forefathers in the days of the Revolution and other wars. and go forth m the spirit of American fidelity some to give up their lives and fall heroes on the battlefelds. some to die of natural diseases in hospitals. some to return home with medals hanging to their breasts, fit to grace the honor af kings. and some to return to their native land. crippled, maimed, forever physical wreck.
 l thank God that our people are God fearing people that we do not live for self alone and that We believe in equal rights to individuals and na- tions And so when the zero hour was announced and thousands of Ameri- can soldiers dotted the battlefelds of France. defending the world against the ravages of the enemy. Americans fought not for themselves alone. but for the cause of civilization, the cause of humanity.
 Seven Years Have Passed
 90. my friends. seven years have passed since we won the greatest vie taHe that has ever been recorded in history We are gathered here to eele- brate the anniversary, but lt IS no profit ta ns to eulogize the illustrious men whose names appear on the tab let= here hefaHg us- aH to sound the HHaisrs af al who bore arms i'm the defence ef their country unless we fake tu heart the lessons they have taught Hz They have gone and they kaxe shaWu their devptinn tn a great eaaze. aad the. have left us to see e fl that that cause shall not he hetray d whether in war or in pearc II may be said with truth. that the dan gers of peace are worse than the dan gers of war, and that is particularly true of our nation. Every day shad owv hosts and forces are eentendiup about us. and on one side or the other oi these bloodless battles all of us must arraign ourselves. it is fitting eu day like this that We once mere pledge ourselves tn keep faith wtf America in the same manner as thes' noble heroes wha have gone before as
 Honor All Who Have Died While il is impossible for us Co q, more than do honor to their memory on occasions of this kind, we eas pledge ourselves anew to carry uui the principles for which they made tht supreme sacrifice. We cherish then memory by dcdicatng this bridge and hv so doing we honor all Who haNt died whether their names he here te corded or not whether buried n Int soil of their mother country. of whether buried ia the blood dranchtf fe'd. uf France They are ail Iient sentucls for Hres ta come. and hy their over presancc an duN. may thl reagt which their sacrifice Wen be- eVei #aelre 8Hd may they eeer watch over a# and remind us that we tuu must keep tufb with America. Iu peace a. thrz did n Waf