| Show IATRIOTIS fIn f-In these days of war excitement and alk of patriotism it might be well to wilder what patriotism really Is A cemeter city of the ll1ldl a good place to learn of those who have been i useful cltlrens One expects extravagance ex-travagance of sentimental eulogy there hut making duo allowance there can ho found II fair estimate ot NNhat poll tile were in life One or my earliest reconnoitering trump 11n Salt I al < elt seems long Wan W-an to the city cemetery One of the Inscriptions that struck me mentally waa In memory of the min who had Planted the first potato need In Utah When you think about It that naa orth commemorating on the silent narlle It was the doing ot romp tiling that hns gone II1l1eh farther to nards the making of piosperous Utah than nollld have been 1 the killing of a thousand I or ten thousand In linns the PeoPle who iNere at the time the only enemies ot the While settlers In Des eret In tho lam way H would bo most appropriate to honor the man or meet who Introduced water to the arched soil through Irrigating ditches That 118 worth vastly more to the country than the ilexlcnn war which was at heart a bit of conquest for the purpose of extending negro slavery So also loes he deserve the thank of the people of today w ho I many Years ago Introduced luccni to the ale oc Deseret JcfCctson eulogized lie man who made hlo stalls of corn grow where Only ono had 1 grown ns a i ibllo bene factor Tu < men who have Imllt I American rallunjs with the exception ut some who held up the government for that purpose have been benefactors In V ntors at Improved agricultural MR cllner developers of mining Industry and In short nil iAho haw nldl h any work that las added to the pro role and prosperity of tie country have been I among to very Inn I of out patriots Tint Is I to say patriotism consists not only In getting red In the face In ones anxiety to don a uniform paid rush out to light an impudent power that treads upon our national rights hut I also of that cool quiet resefed force which when became nocessary to light goes Into the work it human bell the can choose the time unit place to du Its deadliest work Grant wall a splendid pclmen or the soldier patriot hilt there were many like him In those rdhot years ot rebellion Dewey to I the type of lighting patriot now aM n magnificent type he Itt I No waste of powder In hUrrah and rcdflre 01 < parade He went to work like aianch man directing his crews In the Held and every man knew Just what he had to lo and did It without curiosity ns to what the others were doing War shows only one 11 as of patriot Itm but It gets credit for being 1 the only patriotism The Inn rraslon pre vatle that It exists Only In time of war and hibernates In lime at Peace That conception cheapens the article de grades It anti makes the people only a map of seine grabbers 1ho ere pelf regardless ot country In peace ana rvrvO the country through fever ot excitement ex-citement In war The bet government In the world It we know what that Is I should lx as IIn imiasslonel In war nn God In in bearIng I toward Imperfect humanity If I ours Is tin best we should Jook upon htls war with Spain as a painful I neces ltj Me should take that hoary nealn among nations by the collar end I It I over Uncle Sam knee and let the old gentleman addle It Into out mission and wood behavior with far more sorrow than anger The ht gov rmnent houll be on example for all the world and n schoolmaster for the nations 1 It would Ile a gono1thlng Jt we could so Conduct the wr no to make all peoplo cry for freedom and I think much In I the wish of the chief executive of thh nation I hello the American government goV-ernment Is the heir of all the ages and r the torch of liberty destined to cast Its light around the globe The Monroe doctllne was for the Protection of its Infancy and It must not hamper Its I maturity If duty calls us to do mis slonary work for mankind True patriotism then Is I a desire to always erve that Is to do the lest we tun for our country still for humanity nt all tlmeIn peace not less than In war Our country right or wrong Is I a Mle sentiment It Is I just such a wetohword As Ono should expect 10 hear In Si tin It slioul have no Place In the American Republic which wois foun led for manklnl If all citizens would do their duty In Ume of peace there never would COm a time when We outd be called I ux > n to light In the wrong It nil citizens would be tatrl fits In Pence the cry of our own He graded toilers would not h I n heart To whip Ppaln and make serfs of Arnri cans Is I not the way to do the work ex pectel of the Republic anti 1 Jf that 1 tendency Is I not arrest 1 the merlcin I > eople will one lay haM to patrlotlcal Iy Uk some ot our own citizens CHARLES ELLIS |
