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Show Hoover at Gettysburg President Hoover's speech at Gettysburg battlefield on Memorial Day has been widely praised by newspapers of all political shades of- opinion. One of the most stilting portions of rns address was the following: "The things of the spirit alone persist. It is in that field that the nation makes its lasting progress. prog-ress. To cherish religious faith .and the tolerance of all faiths; to reflect into every aspect of pubiic life the spirit of charity, the practice prac-tice of forbearance, and the restraint re-straint of . passion while reason seeks the way; to lay aside blind prejudice and follow knowledge to-gether; to-gether; to pursue diligently the common welfare and find within its boundaries our private benefit; to enlarge the borders of opportunity opportun-ity for all and find our own within them; to enhance the greatness of the nation and thereby find for ourselves an individual distinction; to face with courage and confident expectation the task set before us, these are the paths of true glory for this nation." This is a noble plea for tolerance and restraint which might well be heeded in religion, politics, business busi-ness and every other relation ol life. It is right and proper that one should have strong convictions and stand by them, but the same right should be accorded to others, oth-ers, so long as they do not interfere inter-fere with the lives and actions of those who disagree with them. |