Patriotism and Principles
By Editor
It is well that Americans should remember these principles. Some seem to solace themselves by the noise of the Fourth, by the bombs and anvils and cannon and fireworks and the cheering, thinking that if we demonstrate as did those in 1776 we are as good patriots as they. But they shouted and screamed and celebrated because of the principles, and not merely to have a good time. They had the principles of liberty and equality with a lot of boyish exuberance and foolish noise. We have the foolish noise, and that is about all. Many, very many, utterly repudiate the principles. Read them, dear friends, as set forth in the article above referred to and as printed in black type in this issue. "Are these being repudiated?" you ask.—We reply, They are, by a continually growing constituency with little or no protest.