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Show uu DEFENDS THE PATRIOTISM OF NEIGHBORS. "Editor Standard: In reply to M. S. Stone, of 180 Adams avenue, I m -i i mi' i i--- ' - ' ' Eszassa would like to say what Senator Lodge said to tho pacifist, for Mr. Stono certainly cer-tainly has placed tho word coward in front of the names of tho people of west Second street, and we resent It, bitterly and strongly. Of tho twenty men (?) who signed his petition, it is just possible that at least fifteen were close associates who, like himself, him-self, do not approvo of theso military movements, not even to tho extent of giving a few cents to tho candy fund which was raised for our boys while on the border. Tho other five probably prob-ably were foreigners who didn't quite understand what they wore signing. I positively know that there are a number of good, true, loyal American citizens living on west Second street, and I believe that Troop B will vouch for their patriotism, for from west Second street came Sergeants Clyde Leavitt, Harry Richards and Owen Sherwood. Protty fair representation from a street of cowards, isn't it? And say, we're proud of our boys. "Of course, wo don't want war, but when forced upon us, as you say, so say we, the mothers and fathors and grandmothers of west Second street, 'Let us stand unitedly by our guns, unshaken and fearless of the resulL "And one word more: The old gentleman gen-tleman whom Mr. Stone says, 'wants war but Is too old to fight and has no sons,' Is one of our honored and respected re-spected Civil War veterans, who has a grandson ready to enlist, but Is" too young. Wo have on west Second street Civil War veterans, members of the National Guard, Sons of Civil War veterans, wives and mothers of these men, and wo never waiver in our allegiance to Our Flag. (Signed) MRS. S. T. GUTHRIE, "214 West Second Street, Ogden." In another column, the Standard republishes a page from the early history his-tory of Weber county, as gathered by Merlin J. Stone, one of Ogden's most patriotic citizens, who calls our attention at-tention to the fact that, with a population popu-lation of less than 6,000, Weber county coun-ty formed twelve companies of soldiers, sol-diers, totaling 960 men. Surely the men of today are as keen to defend their firesides, their country, their nation's sacred honor as were tho early residents of Weber county I In tho list of officers are tho names of many of the best known families of this' part of Utah. |