Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1901 Page: 4 of 16
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SOUTHERN MERCURY
Thursday, July 4, 1901.
"OLD GLORY" IN EVIDENCE TO-
DAY.
Today, all over the United States
and In her colonial possessions too,
"Old Glory" will be much In evidence.
Few who rejoice under its folds to-day
have ever given a thought to its sig-
nificance.
"Nations have their flags, emblems
of great principles that have been
wrought out in their governments, and
for which they have fought. Ours is
the star-spangled banner, tne emblem
of fraternity, equality and freedom.
When this symbol of union was first
fashioned into an ensign of a free peo-
ple, it had a star for every State and a
State for every star, all set in a piece
of bunting, symbolizing a united de-
votion to common principles. The
time came, however, when sectional
bitterness was engendered. Because of
slavery in the South and radical ab-
olition principles in the North, our vir-
gin soil was drenched in blood, but
to-day we are one with the star-spang-
led banner, the emblem of a united and
happy people, floating over us.
MOur flag does not belong to any po-
litical party alone. It cannot be ap-
propriated by the Republicans, mono-
ilzed by the Democrats, nor withheld
from the Populists. In these last days
it has proven its ability to protect
every American citizen, and on the eve
of this first Independence Day of the
new century, this sentiment never
meant more—no North, no South, no
East or West, but one country, one
people and one flag.
"Our flag should be the banner of
every church. While we do not believe
in the union of church and state, the
fact that our Republic was dedicated
to the principles of liberty by men who
believed in God, that religion and
freedom wrought side by side in build-
ing the bulwarks of the nation and
in sustaining her free institutions,
makes the church of Christ an ardent
leader in cementing into the closest
union the ties of patriotism and reli-
gion.
"Red is the symbol of blood, and im-
plies sacrifice and suflering. From the
beginning our government was secured
at a sacrifice. American independence
was bought at a great price. The lib-
erty-loving spirit of 1776 shows its mor-
al heroism in a readiness to sacrifice
and suffer in the brave attempt to
wrest from the tyrannical hand of
Great Britain the priceless boon of na-
tional independence. The stirring
scenes of Concord, Lexington, Bunker
Hill and the retreat from Valley Forge,
when the brave Continental soldiers
left the blood of their torn feet in the
snow, are incidents of this mighty bat-
tle for human freedom, that should
stir the heart of every American to-day
to safeguard by every means In his
power the free institutions that have
been secured to him at such great
cost
"Eternal vigilance Is the price of
good government as well as of liberty.
It Jb the duty of every citizen who
holds dear the public .welfare and the
purity of its morals to keep a sleepless
watch over the nation's interests. At
thsjreaent moment there is a pressing
for a citizenship that Is broad-
er and deeper than mere party spirit
—a citizenship that will not degrade
itself to the level of a mess of pot-
tage that may be bought or sold to the
highest bidder. We need officials at
Washington and in our other halls
whose main spoils will not be the
spoils of office, but an honest admin-
istration of public affairs, and, above
all, we need a common citizenship that
is fired with the moral heroism to
protect our American rights, especially
the ballot box, which is invariably the
battle ground upon which is always
waged the fierce conflict between the
uemagogue and the patriot. .
"The white in our flag is the emblem
of purity. In a country like ours the
things which we hear the most are not
the things which endure the longest
or do the most good. Gold and silver,
fields of grain, pastures covered with
flocks, mountain ranges, rolling hills,
rich valleys, large bodies of water upon
which ships carry the commerce of na-
tions, villages and cities in which man-
ufacture and trade are carried on, the
acquisition of new territory, the hoard-
ing of large sums of gold in the vaults
at Washington, and the opening up of
new channels of trade to do not con-
stitute the real wealth of the nation.
"The brightest jewel in a nation's
crown is the moral intelligence of its
people.
"Morality, the character of men, has
no substitute and will always pass for
its face value. It is the main channel
through which passes the heart throbs
of the nation's life.
"The lessons from history, especial-
ly in the downfall of Greece and Rome,
warn us against the folly of putting our
trust in money, rather than in men.
An honest poor man is of infinitely
more value to this nation than is a dis-
honest millionaire.
"The domestic, the social and the po-
litical life of the individual must be
kept pure, else the main stream of our
national life will become polluted.
"Blue Is the emblem of loyalty. It
implies readiness for service. At the
battle of Trafalgar, Lord Nelson fell,
mortally wounded. His last words,
"England expects every man to do his
duty," have been enshrined in the heart
of every true Englishman as the sym-
bol of loyalty to the Union Jack. The
highest tribute that we can pay to the
men of the past who carrier our flag
to glorious victory is to meet with un-
faltering step the duty that calls us to
action in the present To be loyal in a
time of need is to be brave; to be
brave in an hour of danger is to be
true, and to be truo to yourself, your
country and your God produces the
noblest type of the loyal citizen.
"The stars are a symbol of national
unity. Each star in the bright constel-
lation is a fulfillment of tne sentiment
thai in union there is strength, and
wherever the starry banner waves it
is known as the emblem of liberty and
the hope of mankind."
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Women suffering from disease in chronic form are invited to
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-THE POT CALLED THE KETTLE BLACK.**
8ECAUSE THE HOUSEWIFE DIDN'T USE
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The Best Line to the Old States.
The Cotton *Bett offers you the shortest
and quickest route to the "Old States,"
without unnecessary changes of cars.
Both day and night trains are
< equipped with comfortable Coaches
^Ijl^.and Reclining Chair Cars; also
Parlor Cafe Cars by day and
Pullman Sleepers at night.
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The Commercial Appeal half way
hints that ropes with nooses on the
end of them might have a wholesome
effect on the Quay gang of thieves In
Pennsylvania.
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Park, Milton. Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1901, newspaper, July 4, 1901; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185906/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .