EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT
WHAT IS TRUE  PATRIOTISM?
Our Duty as a Citizen?
1st Premium.—True patriotism consists
In tbe complete subserviance ol the individual for the sake ot the publio good.
No one oan be a true patriot and seek his
own good, to the detriment of his neighbor or the cltiz.n of his government. It
is muoh more to f qtlare our lives by this
rule in time of peace than in time of war,
and hence true patriotism is a much
scarcer artlole in times of peace. A mere
call to arms by President Lincoln,
brought forth thousands of our country's
truest men, who freely offered their services and their lives to preserve the Nation, But a oaU to a party caucus when
the most capable man for the offlce
should be deoided upon, will call forth
every ward heeler and publio leech, willing to suck his country's life-blood. But
the substantial business man, and farmer,
and churoh member, will remain quietly
at home, and preserve his robe unspotted
from "the dirty pool of politics." Becanse of this laok of active patriotism in
time of peaoe the public's enemies flourish and grow more arrogant, until the
boldness and flagranoy of their aots
against the public weal become unendurable and the truly patriotic, wake up
to find themselves unable to rid the
country of har clvlo enemies with the
ballot, tind they are again driven to the
bullet as the last resort. Had the public
conscience early recognized the great sin
of slavery, our country would never have
known the awful sacrifices of '61 to '65.—
If we now persist in our unputriotio indifference to the publio danger, and refuse to "rally round the btlloi-box" and
primary and caucus, and rid our country
of her enemies that grow stronger and
bolder every year, our people will again
be called upon to "rally 'round the flag"
in bitter war and drench its folds with
the life-blood of our Nation's fairest and
bravest sons.
True patriotism will prohibit any citizen from doing any thing.no matter how
desirable or innocent to himself, if it injure his fellow-citizen or induce him to
do himself or family a wrong.
The sale of a poor negro vote for $1 is
no more unpatriotic than the purchase of
the vote of a railroad engineer by the
threat ot the president to discharge him*
To embezzle' the funds of the State's
treasury is no more unpatriotic except in
degree, than the failure to turn in to the
assessor $1 of property for taxation. To
consent by ballot or otherwise to the
licensing of a trt flic in human appetites,
is unpatriotic. To mentally hold a double
standard of social purity for men and
women, and thus to consent to a traffloit-
human virtue is unpatriotic To indif-
1 or en tly neglect to vote at a school
election is unpatriotic. To vote a straight
party ticket when it involves the election of a bad man or the endorsement of
a bad polioy Is unpatriotic.
To sell one's vote in the U. S. Senate
for an unjast sugar tariff Bohedule, under the influence of a mnlti-milllon-heir,
or to vote in a Legislature for a Roby
race track bill for a price set by Chicago
gamblers, is as unpatriotic as was Aaron
Burr's plot with Blannerhassett. If I
believe churches and prayer meetings
and bible schools are ot inestimable value to the Nation, I am most unpatriotic
if I neglect to become an active member
and to do my share towards helping to
carry them to their highest usefulness.
When the citizens of this Christian Nation learn that no one has the right to
choose whioh laws he shall obey and
which he may break for his own convenience, and because he does not believe it
a Just law, we shall at once have made
this country an impossible home for the
Anarohiat. He who will join a frenzied
mob and help to bang a miserable wretch,
no matter how guilty, is no better except in degree, than the Hay-Market
bomb thrower. Again I repeat that
True Patriotism oonsists in tbe complete subserviance of the individual
rights, likes and dislikes, for tbe good
of the State and her citizens. We must
observe the law because it is the law,
and the easiest way to secure the repeal
of a bad law Is its rigid enforcement.
A great wave of civic reform, and revival of trne patriotism is sweeping over
this country and all true lovers of our
government will hall it with delight and
enlist in the movement and do all within their power to further its interests.
At the head of the movement is Edwin
D. Wheelock of Chicago, Its National
President. It holds, "our country to be
appointed of God, and therefore too sacred to be left ln the hands of corrupt
men, or to be made a matter of convenience, instead of a matter of duty, by
Christian men. It believes that the
dangers which threaten our country
arise less from the strength and activity
of bad men, than from the apathy, ignorance or cowardice of good men. It is
the people of God standing unitedly
against public evils. It is not an attempt
to bring the church into politics, or to
combine church and State. It ls not an
attempt to form a new politloal*party or
to help orlhinder any existing party."
The corruption in high places, poverty
in low places, and selfishness in all
places, must give way to righteousness
which exalteth a nation, or the days of
our Republio are numbered.
Let us all sign the new "Declaration
of Dependence," inaugurate a new Fourth
of Jnly and all become True Patriots in
timo of peace as well as war—patriots
every day, with eye and ear ever quick
to see and hear our country's need, and
ever ready to respond with time, money*
sacrifice of reputation and life if needs
be. A response that "I do not ■ know" is
sullicient to relieve ns of the tremendous responsibility' for the immorality
that is about us. We are "our brother's
keeper," and surely our children's ' keeper and our.Nation's keeper.        C. E. N.
2i premium —A patriot, according to
the Standard dictionary, which is probably our latest and best authority is
"one who loves bis country and zealously supports and upholds its institutions
and interests; hence, any defender of
popular liberty, civil or religious." First,
we will Inquire what constitutes a conn
try which the trne patriot is commanded
to love and defend? Does it mean the
constitution and its subordinate laws?
Does it mean its mountains, valleys,
lakes and rivers? Does it mean its
plants, its trees, its flrwersand ils animals? Yes, it moans all these and more.
It inoludes its dear people, not a select
few, but all the people whom Ood has
created in His own image, and placed in
our land. Hence the true patriot loves
his country as a whole, and is particularly interested in the uplifting of his
fellow man, and is ever ready with whatever power and means he commands to
do anything and everything to assist
those who are less fortunate than him
self. Before we are able to know a
patriotlo act, we must know the motive
that is behind that aot. The business
man who donates J 1,000 to a new chnrch,
because he believes lt will make him
more popular and increase his business,
does so through no patriotic motive and
he charges it np to advertising, jast as he
does his display of printers' ink. But if
the money was contributed with a view
of uplifting humanity and bettering the
moral and religious sentiment in his
town then the gift was highly patriotic.
If the yonng man enlists in the army
and goes to the front because be feels that
the future welfare of his country and his
fellowman is in Imminent danger he is a
patriot indeed; bnt if bis enlistment has
been made because it was the only means
of making a living open to him at that
time, he ls no more imbued with patriotism than is the boy who aocepts a contract to saw wood. The millionaire who
contributes so lavishly toward the ereot-
ion of armories, and in our large cities
does so from the most selfish motives and
not a drop of patriotlo blood is backof the
gift. Ho does so because he expeots the
militia there quartered will defend bis
property ln case of a labor riot. The sugar trust and other monopolies that are
now hovering about Congress are devoid
of every element of patriotism, because
they would rob the people at large in order that their chosen few may add to
their millions. We all have opportunities to be patriotic; we all have daily opportunities to assist in the elevation of
humanity; and he who contributes this
mite ln tbe right direction ls as truly patriotic, and has as fully fulfilled his duty
as a good citizen as is the great philanthropist. But the opportunity of thOBe of
large means is so far greater than that of
those ln the common walks of life that
they are lacking in the essential elements
of true patriotism if they do not employ a
portion of their wealth in bettering tbo
condition of the destitute and unfortunate. W. W. P.
Henry Co.
—Doesn't Mr. P. get patriotism and
philanthropy mixed?—En.
3i Premium.—True patriotism is not
loud talking about what we would do in
the event that certain things should befall our country. It is not criticising
every official, party or organization. It
does not consist in going to a horse race
or a sham battle on the Fourth of July.
It does not produce the flaunting of the
bloody flag, and bsrating the people of
the south, because they seceded from the
Union a third of a century ago.
Patriotism is an inborn principle that
leads us to esteem our native land, lt
causes us to appreciate American institutions and people. The principle of patriotism makes us to look out on our broad
land and sing with pride, "My own, my
native land," etc.
Patriotism says that I am proud of our
grand accomplishments, our progressive
improvements, and also I deplore the
wicked and un-American influences that
are being exerted.
Oar duty as a citizen is to do
right at home and abroad. We should
give our aid and support to our public
schools and other institutions of education. Endeavor to promote good local
government by the election of efficient
county and township officers. Then give
them our support and encouragement
and above all don't forget the road supervisor. Be loyal in the support of good
laws, and for the enactment of good laws.
8trlve to put in office men who are conscientious and capable, regardless of party. Help the best man to get the nomln
ation for oflice. First be loyal to right,
and then as you can be loyal to your
chosen party. As farmer citizens we
should be alive to the interests of farmers
as they are affected by legislation. We
certainly need our share of help from
laws enacted, and should be awake to secure them. Fttrmlng and farmers are
not recognized as they should be with
public patronage, (although our chief
state executive is a farmer) and we should
pull together and see tbat we are given
our full share of the plaoes of trust and
influenoe. Lutiiek Uadlky.
Hadley.
KEVIEW.
Is not the truest patriot the one who
strives to discover and remove the causes
of imperfection of immorality and of
friction; who when emercency requires,
is willing to make heroic sacrifice for
his country's good?
A few years ago war was threatened
with a foreign nation, and a number of
our citizens wrote our Governor tendering their lives and property. This was
patriotlo and praiseworthy.
But are thore not several problems of
home government which effect our
peace and prosperity and are more dan-
gerors to our beloved institutions than
any prospective foreign war?
Ono of these is reepoot for law. All
law is based on the moral sense of the
people and publio necessity. Our people
are gradually learning that slavery, lotteries, strikes, mobs, trusts, prize fighting, the sale of intoxicants, betting and
pool selling, eto., are forms of aotual rebellion against the conscience and laws
of the oountry.
Without law all Is chaos, the honor of
tbe Hag and of the country is the respect
we have for law. We remove our hat on
entering a court room, or we salute an
official not so much to do honor to the
man as to show respect for the law he
stands for. ln this we show respect for
ourselves and for our institutions.
Thore is one principle behind all law,
all govornment, which is often forgotten,
it is "the law of public necessity." The
individual must yield to the general
need.
In all constitutions and statutes tho
fact Is constantly recognized that "the
publio welfare is the supreme law."
By this law we are oompelled to sell
right of way to now lines of road or of
railroad."
By this law "Phil" Sheridan, who was
put iu charge of the great Chicago lire,
blow to fragments whole blooks of private property in trying to stay tlie
flame s.
By this law a man's home in Philadelphia was entered by officials and his wife
who was sick of cholera was taken from
her bad to the pest honse. Her husband
was not allowed even to go and nurse
her. She died and was buried he knew
not whon or where. This was thought
necessary to prevent thousands of death's
from the plague.
Slavery was for a long lime depended
on the claim of being private property
and even as sanctioned by revelation.
But public moral sentiment finally condemned it as immoral and degrading
and having no right to exist.
The United States Supreme Court,
speaking of lotteries, says "that common
gambliog is comparatively innocuous
when placed in contrast with tiie wide
spresd pestilence of lotteries. Tlie former is confined to a few persons and
places, but the latter infests the whole
community; it enters every dwelling; it
reaches every class; it preys upon the
hard earnings of the poor; and it plunders the ignorant and the simple.
The same United States SupremeCourt
also says of the saloon: "-The statistics of
every State show a greater amount of
crime and misery attributable to the use
of ardent spirits obtained in these retail
liquor saloons than to any other source."
Slavery has gone. Lotteries, dueling,
bigamy and prize fighting have been
practically wiped out. May we not
learn to settle strikes by arbitration?
Then there will still remain among other
immoral agencies, the pool selling, the
trust and the saloon.
Is it not unpatriotic for us as citizens to
consent that any well known system of
immorality shall li ave camping ground
upon our soil?  	
No. 70, July 10.—Care and feed of sheep
from lambing to market.
Na 71, July 17.—Renovating an orohard.
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Carmel, E. H. Collins.