The Ely miner., 1935-06-06


comes to us to carry on, to do our duty
in peace as they did in war. We cannot
be true to them if we forget their deeds,
if we forget what they fought for.
"The battles of peace are as great as
those of war, and it is not less glorious
to be good citizen in times of peace,
than it is in time of war We cannot
all be heroes or men of renown, but as
hewers of wood and drawers of water
we can do our part to see that these
men did not die i'm vain.
"We can see that justice and right
prevail We can see that the strong do
not Cypress the weak, and we can all
be ready and willing to stand up and
do our part to see that the blessing of
liberty is not allowed to perish from
this earth.
II am not afraid of any outside force
oveTthrowing our government. Our
danger lies within our own bodies, it
lies in our own indifference and failure
to take our civic duties seriously.
"If we wish to continue great as a
nation We must be willing to make
sacrifices, we must be willing to forget
our own personal desires and ambitions
and work for the common good. Too
many men are seeking Office who do not
have the good of the people they repre-
sent at heart. Too many people are
asking special favors or special priv
ilege from their government, and too
many well organized minority groups
are trying to coerce their will upon the
unorganized majority and obtain some
special advantage they are not entitled
to. 1t is sometimes hard to resist the
appeals of our friends, even though we
know they are not right. 1t is easy to
spend the public funds for improper
purposes, and yet therein lies a serious
danger. We must appreciate that a
public official is position of trust and
that public funds are trust funds and
should only be spent for public purposes
and not spent for the enrichment Of the
few at the expense of the many.
Liberty is not a birthright, it must
be achieved, and from generation to
generation constant watchfulness is
necessary therefore if it is to be pre-
served. There are many forces at work
that would destroy it.
The last war settled nothing. DEM
ocracy and free institutions have nearly
disappeared in Europe. If we wish to
preserve our liberties, we must be will
ing to stand up and fight for them.
I'VE are particularly fortunate at this
time to live in this country. All over
the world, dictators are flourishing and
human rights and liberties are being
destroyed.
I'VE have hte right to worship God
according to the dictates of our own
consciences.
I'VE have the right to speak our
opinions freely.
We have a free press and the right
to criticize our government freely.
I'VE have a right for trial by Jury
OF our own friends and neighbors.
I'VE have an independent Judiciary
and the right to speedy and public
trials.
I'VE have right to own and manage
our own property and be secure in the
enjoyment of it and these rights no
one can take away from us as long as
We keep our present constitutional gov
ernment and have an independent
judiciary.
These men whom we honor today
died that those blessings, that those
rights and liberties should not perish.
We1an not be true to them if we allow.
this government TO perish or our con-
Stitutional guarantees to be taken away
from us.
Let us concentrate ourselves to the
task before, let every lover of liberty
make il. his bounden duty to see that
these gallant dead did not die in vain.
They are calling upon us to take up
the torch and see that the ideals they
fought for do not perish. Let us not
fail them. Let us remember that might
does not make right. Let us have the
courage to fight for the right and to
stand up for it even though it is the
unpopular thing to do. Let us re-
member that nation is great only
when 1t does justice to its citizens, pre-
serves homes, fosters religion and puts
its trust in that divine providence that
watches over all"
The Rev. Sloan pronounced the bene-
diction and the Municipal Band played
the Star Spangled Banner. The firing
squad of Frank Lozar Post gave the
gun salute TO the dead and the drum
and bugle corps played taps.
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