The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-07-30
BILL NYES GRAFTON.
He Speaks to Americans Of Their Fourth
of July Privileges.

O444h N Ii - OhhllONs
He Speaks to Americans of Their Fourtl
of July Privileges.
/, Fellow citizens: One hundred
and nine years have now passed
since our forefathers declared al
men to be free and equal and be
gan TO hold out inducements FOL
the oppressed of other chimes tC
come here and help us kill off the
Indians.
1t has been q great success. L
has been thoroughly demonstrated
to dying world that all men ART
fully equal to all other men, if no,
more so. We point with pride to-
day to our broad lands, our luxu
RANT national debt, and our steadi
ly increasing Mormons. We have
Indians to wipe out, and then the
oppressed foreigner will have it all
his own way.
The men who declared themselves
free and Independent 109 years age
are now no more. Yielding to the
great nervous strain incident to 8
red hot campaign, they finally pined
away and died. AS forefathers VIC
can never successfully supply theil
places, and their untimely death
has cast a pail over this otherwise
Joyous occasion.
To-day, from ocean to ocean
America rejOices. From the hu.
mid Atlantic to the moist Pacific
the mighty cannon thunders forth
a 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 free
dom suggested itself to our forefa-
theirs. Otherwise we would all be in
Canada to-day. Now only a part
of us are there
Let us not speak lightly of Cana
da for some of our largest moneyed
men are there. While we would
not care to be part Of Canada, it
is good province to smuggle out
of. 1t is a good place to stroll in
to after banking hours, while the
directors are in session.
One hundred and nine years ago
the king of Great Britain made the
great mistake of his life. | only
regret that he did not live to see it
as we see it to-day Had he been
less overbearing toward the infant
colony, the young men of America
would shave been drinking alkali
water III Egypt to-day. We would
have fought the heather all over
the globe and left our shoulder
blades to bleach in any cline which
we might select. Had the royal
tyrant softened a little toward the
struggling settlements in America
one hundred and nine years ago,
he could have borrowed our navy
to day he would agree to take
good care OF the worms 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
Consequences. Kings are not al
ways right. They frequently get
left. Of all the many kings whom
L have been thrown with more or
less, there are only four or five upon
whose judgement / could rely dur
ing great crisis.
That is the reason l very rarely
90 to q crowned head when I am in
trouble.
I seek OUT some tender h earted
and unselish pawnbroker and tell
him all.
There is one cloud, fellow-citi-
zens, which l see with my prophet
&c eye, just climbing the distant
horizon of national existence. Soon
er or later it will darkeu the bright
est day for us. Is it the leprous
Chinaman or the great unlaundried
MormOn2 | hear you ask. Is it the
spOils system under which ORe-half
of our people will always be happy
and the other half accused? Is it
the kiln-dried, fire and burglar
proof, worthless American apple
pie which is now invading our hap
Ply homes? Is 1t the baletul simeon
breath of New England rum which
eat out the Vltais Of q stone quar-
ry and go back the next day to in
quire for the old nitro-glycerine
cans?
All no, fellow citizens; a thou
sand times nay. 1t is this: 1t our
republican form of government
holds together fer ninety-Qne years
more, we will have to celebrate
again and it makes my heart ache
to think of it. If the feeling of re-
morse which shows itself on the
succeeding day after a centenni
al celebration intensiies with
each succeeding century, I hope
that on the 5th day of July, 1876,
shall be out of town.
cannot close this brief grafton,
fellow, citizens without an appeal to
you TO be noble and better wen.
OF course, if you are women, this
will not be expected; but all can be
good citizens by that time, perhaps,
and ! earnestly exRort all those
within the sound of my voice to be
loyal and law abiding. By all
means be industrious. Do not wait
for me, but form habits of industry
ouce, which will cling to you
through life. 1 am convinced by
what l have seen of its effects, that
it is a good thing. Rise early and
go about your duties joyously, and
when the morning meal is prepared
and all gathered about the festive
board, come and rap gently, and
in a low tone of voice, on the
door of my boudoir.
BILL NYE.