, 1883-06-23
KEEP IT HOT /!
No Weakening in the Proposed
4th of July Celebration
ut spokane
Every thing Lovely Rnd the Aquatic
TOWeI Suspended AZ a Com
siderable Altitude.

Let the blazing fires of patriotism
lick the heavens with their fOrked
tongues until from horizon to zenith
the vaulted roof glOws with the re-
Fiction like the glorious tintings of
the aurora borealis. Let the below
ing roar Of the loyal voices huzzaing
in happy strains upon the birth of
another anniversary of independence
go ricochetting down the corridors
Of time until the echo floats over the
shores and is lost in the limitless
space Of eternity. Let go the quick
artillery that its mOuthings may be
heard from sea to sea, and its lam
guage speak unto all nations the
story of liberty, and its volatile vapor
may float like canopy above the
prosperous country, upon which may
sit in state the guardian angel of our
happy land holding aloft in one hand
the dove, that pure symbol of peace,
while the other outstretched hand
contains laurel wreath with which
to crown our idol, the Goddess Of
Liberty. Let the American eagle
calmly survey from his regal perch
as he guards his eyrie and picks his
teeth with bristle from the name
OF the British lion and fans himself
with the tail feathers of the Russian
bear, the Outpouring Of a super
abundance of exuberancy upon this
natal day, of which every man who
is of, for or in the country should be
everlastingly proud of. And SpO-
kane Falls, let us tell you, does not
propose to stand back silently while
this is going on and come in at the
end for cold turkey. Not much.
The 18th of July will be on tap here
all day, and forget it you don't. Our
people talked on this subject with
talk that canLot be misunderstood
some weeks ago, and it amounted to
more than talk before they were
through. 1t is proposed, as will be
seen by referring to the files Of the
REVIEW, to celebrate at the Falls in
a manner befitting the position that
the city occupies among its sister
cities in the eastern part Of Washing
ton. All the plans, specifications and
necessary arrangements have come
to maturity, and the people can hus-
tie along "the even tenor Of their
way" with the pleasant assurance
that when the 4th does reach here,
and it is coming in on the early train,
1t will be accorded a welcome that
will surprise the people on the ex-
terror. And right here, as a COM
mittee Of one unanimously chosen at
a meeting held in our Sanctum sane
forum, Gen. S. Hears presiding, and
p. Aste, Esq, Secretary, we most
cordially extend to the people resid-
ing within a radius Of several hun
dred miles an invitation to come into
Spokane Falls on the 4th Of next
month and take slice Of the demon
stration. Everything in the shape
of enthusiasm-except the fluid
will be as free as the oxygen that one
draws in with the air he breathes,
and so long as they behave them
selves everybody will be treated with
as much cordiality as long lost
brother. By reference to the adver-
tisement on the 4th page a slight idea
can be gained as to what is to be
done. (FOr further particulars see
mammoth pOstcrs). The several COM
mittees having the celebration ar
rangements have not gone to sleep
at their posts by a long shot, and
they will come up 4th Of July morn
ing, with everything in readiness and
ship shape, packing smile as large
and variegated as a lunch house ta-
bic cloth. There is no use trying to
get around it, Spokane is on the cele-
brate this year, and on it big. From
the interest our townsmen take in it
one would be led to believe that this
is the last independence day the
world was ever to see. Well, we
like the spirit. 1t tastes of '76, and
Is far more enjoyable at the same
time. 1t shows that when the neo-
pie here once take hold for keeps
there is no letgoness to them until
the goal they are after is reached.
Let the good work go on and never
rest until the great day has come aud
passed, and then we can collect on
the street corners, and shake hands
all around and congratulate each
other over the result of bulge, and
get up, and general hurrah.