St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
The Independent American
Citizen Gets in His Work
Once More
And Renders the Declaration of
Independence Memorable
and Glad it was Born.
How the 4th was Commemorated
Here and Hereabouts or
Words to that Effect.
The Cleaning of the vigilant Corps of
"Globe" Representatives
Everywhere.

The everlasting fire cracker has done its
-forst once more, and the universal, soul
splitting accompaniment to the great
national birthday, that one John Adams, of
Massachusetts, introduced and recon-
mended, will not again be heard for year.
The American people, some think, ought to
be thankful for this as they are for an abund-
ant harvest, and will enjoy the next three
hundred and sixty-four days in comparative
peace. 1t has been shrewdly suspected,
though not openly charged, that
this John Adams, of Massachusetts,,
who, over his own signature not only sug.
gested, but urged with great vehemence and
no small degree Of eloquence, that all the
people Of the United States should on this
great national birthday, build bonflres from
one end of the country to the other and burn
powder, was peculiarly interested in fire
cracker mandatory, and wrote that l'-ter
and had it published in the
same way and for the same purpose
that the long puffs are written
up about the white elephant. His object was
to bring the cracker factory before the people
and dispose of his wares. 1t was shrewd
Yankee trick, if true, and John undoubtedly
turned many a dollar into his pocket by his
shrewdness. 1t was better advertising than
Barnum or Forepaugh ever did, and must be
set down as the shrewdest and most success
full attempt ever made to induce people to
buy goods.
There are some old blue noses who were
not born in this country, never had any love
for it or its institutions, do not belong here
either by birth or even by naturalization,
and who are no good to any country, that do
not like the sound of the fire cracker. Such
un-American citizens would naturally and
necessarily be opposed to all such patriots as
John Adams. Still, Notwithstanding the op-
position Of all such, the little cracker takes
its cue from the Chinese, and not from the
Newfoundander, and speaks for itself. On
each succeeding fourth of July its voice will
be heard louder and more frequently, and
over Il broader extent Of country until, as the
great Webster said Of the British drum beat,
it will follow the sun around the earth, at
least from one end Of this country to the
other, 1t looks now rs though it was fixture
of the American government, and though it
may have got its start in this
country, throug! the shrewd manipu
A;ioR Of the L-Tspapers of the day by
one of the founder Of the government, still,
like sin, it is with s, floating around among
us, and lifting up 1s voice in manner and
with a confidence nat shows it has position
fixed upon as firm foundation as any of the
pillars OF the government. Don't kick against
the prieks is simply an expression p!lfered and
paraphraaed from Coniucus, the great
Chinese philosopher, and simply means
don I kick against the fire cracker.
As usual in St Paul, pretty nearly the
whole city went out of town, for portion of
the day at least. The numerous convenient
resorts were all thronged by pleas
ure seeking st. Paultes, who were
celebrating each in his or her
own way. There seemed to be less gun
powder exploded than usual, and altogether
the city can be congratulated upon having no
serious accident or connagration, both of
which are very liable to occur on ''the day
we celebrate
or the various "doings" here and here
nbouts, the special representatives, of the
GLOBE present the following groupings: