Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1917 — FLOAT OLD GLORY. [ARTICLE]

FLOAT OLD GLORY.

There is nothing that arouses the patriotism like the American flag, and Rensselaer should wake up and let Old Glory float from every building in the city. The inspiring sight of the Stars and Stripes should be seen by ever yyoung man at every turn. Free government, life and Liberty and the pursuit of happiness such as is guaranteed by every other country in the world is the heritage that has been handed down, because sires and -grand-sires bared their breasts in the jJefense of the American Flag. Let Old Glory wave. The demand for patriotism, is stronger today than ever before. A country that has never shirked the responsibility, that for almost a century and a (half has heard the call of the weak and the oppressed at home and abroad is represented by its folds. The same country is preparing today to strike down a despot and when it strikes, it will be heard around the world. Its emblem is Oljf Glory. Long may she wave.