Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-18
BILL NYEs GRAFTON.
He Speaks to Americans of The Fourth
OF July Privileges.

forefathers declared all men to be free
and equal, and began to hold out In
ducements for the oppressed of other
climes to come here and help us kill
off the Indians.
1t has been great success. 1t has
been thoroughly demonstrated to dy-
ing world that all men are fully equal
to all other men, if not more so. We
point with pride to-day to our broad
lands, our luxuriant national debt, and
our steadily increasing Mormons. We
have only few more Indians to wipe
out, and then the oppressed foreigner
will have it all his own way.
The men who declared themselves
free and Independent 100 years ago
are now no more. Yielding to the
great nervous strain incident to a red.
hot campaign, they finally pinned away
and died. As torefathers we can never
successfully supply their places, and
their untmely death has cast pail
over this otherwise joyous occasion.
To-day, from ocean to ocean, America
rejoices. From the humid Atlantic to
the moist Pacific the mighty cannon
thunders forth nations exultation,
and the smaller cannon is gathering in
its harvest of thumbs. This is an an
nual holiday and great national thumb
carnival.
We rejoice that the idea of freedom
suggested itself to our forefathers. Other
wise we would all be in Canada to-day.
Now only part of us are there.
Let us not speak lightly of Canaua,
for some of our largest moneyed men
are ihere. While we would not care
to be part of Canada, it is good
province to smugGle into or smuggle
out Of 1t is good place to stroll in>
to after banking hours, while the Board
of Directors are in session.
One hundred and nine years ago the
King of Great Britain made the great
mistake of his life. l only regret that
he did not live to see it as we see it to-
day. Had he been less overbearing to-
toward the infant colony, the young
men of America would have been
drinking alkali water in Egypt to-day.
We could have fought the heather all
over the glode and left our shoulder
blades to bleach in any cline which
we might select. Had the royal tyrant
softened little toward the struggling
settlements in America one hundred
and nine years ago, he could have Dor.
rowed our navy to-day if he would
agree to take good care of the worm:
and return them in as good order as
he found them.
But he decided to do differently, and
to-day he must take the bitter conse'
quences. Kings are not always right
They frequently get left. OF all the
many kings whom have known pre-
sonally, and with whom | have beer
thrown more or less, there are only
four Or FIVE upon whose judgment ]
could rely during great crisis.
That is the reason | very rarely &C
to a crowned head when | am it trou
BILE.
seek out some tender-hearted anC
unsel6sh pawnbroker and tell him all
There is one cloud, fellow-citizens
which see with my prophetic eye
just climbing the distant horizon of oul
notional existence, Sooner or later i
will darken the brightest day for US
Is it the leprous Chinaman or the grea
unlaundried Mormon? | hear yol
ask. Is it the spoils system unde
which one.half of our people will al
ways be happy and the other half ac
cursed? Is it the kiln,dried, fire anC
burglar proof, worthless American
dried apple pie which is now invading
our happy homes? Is it the balefu
simeon breath of New England run
which would eat out the vitals of
stone quarry and go back the next da.
to inquire for the old nitro glycerin
cans?
All! no, fellow>citizens; a thOusan
times, nay. 1t is this; If our reput
licen form of Uovernment holds touetl