The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-07-30
BILL NYE's GRAFTON.
He Speaks to Americans Of Their
Fourth Of July Privileges.

and nine years have now passed
since our forcfatllcrs declared all
men to be free and equal and be
gan to hold out inducements for
the oppressed Of other chimes to
come here and help us kill off the
Indians.
/, has been a great success. 1t
la- l,ccn thoroughly demonstrated
to dying 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 luxu-
RANT national debt and our steadily
increasing Mormons. We have
only a few more Indians to wipe
out and then the oppressed foreign
or will have it all his own way.
The men who declared them
selves free and independent 100
years ago are no more. Yielding
to the great nervous strain incident
to a red-hot campaign, they finally
pinned away and died. AS fore
fathers We can never successfully
supply their places, and untimely
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 tl,,nders forth a
nations exultation, and the small
Ter cannon is gathering in its l,ar-
vest Of thumbs. This is annual
holiday and great national thumb
carnival.
We rejoice that the idea OF
freedom suggested itself to our
forefathers. Otherwise we would
all be in Canada to-day. Now
only part Of us arc there.
Let us not speak light Of Can.
ada, for some of our largest
moneyed men are there. While
we would not care to he = part
|of Canada, it is u good proyince
to slnuggle into Or smugglc out
Of. It is good place to stroll
into after banking hours, while
tho board Of directors arc in
session,
One hundred and nine year
ago the King Of Great Britain
! made the mistake Of his life.
only regret that he did not liv,
to see It as we soc it today. Hat
he been less overbearing towart
! the tnfant colony, the young mer
OF America would have beel
drinking alkali water In Egypt to
day. We could have fought tn
heather all over tho globe AM
left our shoulder blades to bleacl
in any cline which We nigh
. select. Had the royal tyran
softened little toward the strug
! Cling settlements in America on
hundred aud nine years ago, h
could have borrowed our nay,
to-day if he would agree to tax
good care of the worms and RI
: turn them in rs good order rs h
found them.
But he decided to do differently
and to day he must take the bit
ter consequences. Kings are nc
always right, They freqoentl
, get left. OF all the many King
whom 1 have known personally
and with whom | have bee
| thrown more or less, there AZ
/ only four or five upon who's
7 Judgment | could rely during
. great crisis.
That is tho reason | very rar,
" 20 to crowned head when
, an in trouble.
/ seek out some tender-hcartc
! and unscltisll pawnbroker md tc
. him all.
: There is one cloud, fellow-cit
zen, which / see with my pre-
!, phetic eye, just climbing the di'
tant horizon of national existence
Sooner or later it will darkcn til
brightest day for us. Is it lepror
I Chinaman or the great unlaundric
: Mormon? | hear you ask. Is
the spoils system under which on
} half Of our people will always b
l happy and the other half accursed
!. Is It in the kiln.dried, fire an
!, burglar proof, worthless America
I dried apple pie which is now il
vading our happy homes! Is it til
baleful simeon breath Of Ne
: England rum which would G;
ont the vitals of a stone QUAR-
, and 30 back the next day to il
quire for the old niro.slyceri,l
cans.
ALI. no, fellow-citizens; 4 tllous
: and times nay. 1t is this:
, our republican form Of govern
/ lnent holds together for ninety-on
!, years more, we will have to celt
bratc again and it makes my hea
!. ache to think OF it. II the feelin
Of remorse which shows itself q
the succeeding day after a centell
: NAL celebration becomes intcnsifi
} ed with each succeeding ccntur,
), | hope that on the 9Th day Of Jul
/ 1876, | shall be out Of town.
! One Of our exchanges has til