Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-07-06

ICONS of flags and the effect was
heightened by ropes of evergreen
s.retch.d from the roof OF Temple
Block to Downey and H-llman
Blocks across the streets. The no.
tells flew their fl .gs, as, in fact, did
all the establish meuls blessed With
q g poles. Thirty Fights Engine
House bore some decorstione.
among which was u motto In
evergreen over the door "On duty
July 4.h, 1884," The procession
moved about half-past IL O'Clock
A. M, in the following order:
Mounted Police.
City Hand.
Axmeu Of Co. q |. ncs Engine Co.
ri neels.
First A. sistant Oh ef with suppo, ters.
Exempts d. awning hose carriage q ted as
ir.umphal car.
Engine drawn by xix black ho,s-s.
Active F,remen OF Conf 1ence Company.
drawing Car wi boat.
Vigilance II, ok d Ladder Company
drawing Tr.umphh Gar.
Officers Of the Day. orator aud Reader in
.,uarrisges.
Members of the Ovu oil 10 carriages.
Car f,tlre Painters Union.
Wagons II mer, an lie est,b ishments.
Ciuzens in bugsies.
Although the column was far
from the longest we have seen in
Los Angeles, it is only fair to say
that, for the number who turned
out, we never before saw so attract
i've display. The triumphal cars
were gotten up with the most
marked decorative ability. The
presiding goddess of the hose car
riage was Mics Chauvin, erstwhile
Captain of the Carnival Quad
The ship Of state was commanded
by Miss Rowena Lanfranco. This
coneeit of q boat on wheels was q
very happy one. A Grew OF sailor
lads with blue blouses and caps,
manned the craft and feathered the
oars. A little canopy in the center
of the boat overspread the fair
com mandante.
After moving through the prin-
oipal streets in accordance with the
published pro zramme. the column
drew up iu front of the speakers
stand and the exercises of the day
were opened.
Lieutenant Governor Mansfield
was called upon to preside and he
performed the duties Of chairman
with his usual grace. After u
patriotic air by the band, Mr.. Geo.
| 8. Patton was introduced and pro
ceeded to read the Declaration OF
Independence. Next, Stephen M
White, Esq orator Of the day, was
presented. He delivered
AN ADDRESS
Filled with sound patriotic IDEAS
and with little about It of the usua
Fourth. of July, pyrotechic order
Abiding to the impossibility Of
Offering new ideas on a theme &c
we'll worn, he said he would give
up the attempt, commenting tt &c
persons possessing Inventive facul
ties of a high order.
That nation, IL has been said, Il
the best governed which Is thu
least governed. By that I under
stand is meant not q state OF an
archy, but that perfect order which
ought To follow the establishment
of mild and wise laws. operatlnl
upon Intelligent mlnds and acqul
esced In because obedience to then
is the logical result of their ex
animation. We are daily endeav
oripg to perfect our systems Of edu
cation. How to m AXE the boys ant
the girls learn useful things, In thu
most expeditions manner, is tn
study of the schoolmastsr. Tina
Improve ments are constantly TAX
Ing place In this direction ough
not to be subject Of discussion
II we believe 1t material to advanc
the cause of letters we must, too
concede that no education can b
perfect which does not, to come ex
tent, instil into the mind of the pu
pill the cardinal principles OF gov
eminent. This Is more necessar,
10 q country where the rights o
citizenship are universal. Will.
) PURE DEMOCRACY
/. Is impossible, we claim to have 81
: lected the proper and happy aed
um, but no sane man can conten
!; that any production Of huma
, hands or human minds is absolute
4; ly fauitless. Wherever there
: room for improvement there
room for study and thought, an
hence any character of festivit
: which tends, even to very lin
tied extent, to direct our attentio
, to our defects and transgressiOns
not only profitable, but even requ
sIte to our prosperity. II We Al
confined to self-laudsti0n the n
!: suit of our efforts will not be desil
able. But u q little honest crit
) Glenn be INDUCED In, an appeal
the forum Of each ope's conscience
. comnarison of what we are wit
! what we ought to be, accom- panic
t With O desire to utilize our n
/ searches, / doubt not that the gel
! eral tone of affairs would be II
) more elevated. do not intend
/ fatigue by any resume on thes
! points, bpt merely to sugHest,
!. ioFssly = poesiblh, few Of tho
! general sohleets q reaestion netu
ln111 @VoDE1d ~ or peoQ10InGo.
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