| Show e V I 1 4 if W AIK 1 ad baritz fritz henle courtey courts y cities service company now cornel comes the season of the year when the he red white while ans blue Is glorified lori fied tn in oratory throughout the land platitudes itow washington zin lincoln coln franklin patrick atrick henry and Jet jefferson ferson are quoted for speakers bold enough to break with this tradition we lagest suI gest the examination of 0 ta a speech cech written by bi eberle merle thorpe editor of SERVICE magazine for the e ajun july V issue theme them the eagle or the oyster for a people who elect opportunism tather rather than opportunity who dream of security rather than success who believe political charity is a virtue who mock the frugal and plunder the thrifty who adopt the rule that it I 1 dont succeed you are to blame that what you have is as much mine as yours who contend that property is a shameful sign of success who whimper that failure is the nobler cause well being is wicked prudence out of date sacrifice silly for such a people a fitting emblem is the oyster for a people who faced nature in the raw with privation the rule and hardihood a virtue f who endured defeat disease and disaster for a hundred years in order to get a foothold on the eastern seaboard the while with one ane eye on the interior a not no mans land a cockpit for or settling international rivalries and private grudges disputed by wild animals and wilder who sacrificed thus for a belief in the worth and dignity ot of t the he individual who believed that economic freedom was as important as political fre freedom edorn who substituted in god we trust for the old world motto in government we trust for a nation built by men who dedicated their lives to achieve the realization ot of these beliefs I 1 give you fellow citizens the eagle |
