The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
ISDIAHAPOLIs, July /.
BILL NYE's GRAFTON.
lie Spcss4S, to Americans OF Their Fourth
of July Privileges.

lOrigiuaLI
Fellow CITIZENS: one hundred and nine
years have now passed since our forcfather.
declared all men to be free and equal and
began to hold out Inducements for the op-
pressed Of other climes to come here and
help us XIII of the Indians.
1t has been a great success. 1t has been
thoroughly demonstrated to diving world
that all men are fully equal to all other
men, if not more 50. We point with pride
to-day 10 our broad lands, our luxurianl
national debt aud our steadily increasing
Mormons. We have only a few more
Indians to wipe out, and then the oppressed
foreigner VIII have it all his own way.
The men who declared themselves free
and independent 100 years ago are now nc
more. Yielding 20 the great nervous strain
incident = q rsd-hot campaign, they finally
pined awas and died AS forefathers W.
can never successfully supply their places,
and their untimely death has cast a pail
over this otherwise joTous occasion.
To-day from ocean To ocean America re
joices. From the humid Atlantic to the
moist Pacific the mighty cannon thunder
forth a nations exultatiOn and the smaller
cannon is gathering ia its harvest OF
thumbs. This is an annual holiday en-
great national thumb carnival
We rejoice that the idea Of freedom sug-
gestei itself TO our forefathers Otherwise
we would all be in Canada to-day. Now
only part OF Us are there.
Let Us not speak lightly Of Canada, for
some OF our largest moneyed men are there.
While we would not care 90 be a part OF
Canada, it is q good province 10 smuggle into
stroll into after banking hours. while the
Board OF Directors are in session
One hundred and nine years ago the King
of Great Bstain made the great mistake o.
his life. 1 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 have been
drinking alzah water il Egypt to-day We
could have fought ;he heatbsn ali over the
globe and left our shoulder bIaIes to bleach
in any cline which we might select Had
the royal tyrant sofiene1 little toward the
struggling settlements 10 America one hun
dred and nine years ago, he could have bor-
rowed our navy today If he would agres to
them in as good order as he found them.
But lac decided 70 do differently. and to
day be must take the bitter consequences.
Kings are :o- always right. They fre-
quently get left OF all the many king
whom l haze known personally, and with
whom ! have been thrown mere orIes., there
are only four or I've upon whose judgment
I could rely during great crisis.
That IS the reason ! very rarely &c to a
crowned head whan I am in trouble
/ seek cut SONS tender hearted and un-
selfish pawnbroIzer and tel him all
There Is one cloud, feliow-citizens. -Thich
Isee with my prophetic eye. just climbing
the distant horizon Of our national exist
ence. Sooner or later t VIII darken the
brightest day fo4 US Is it the lep-ous
Chiuaman or the great unlaundriel Nor
mon hear you ask Is It the spoils systern
under which ore-hsIs Of our people VIII al
ways be happy ami che other half accaIrsed,
/ l. it the kiln-d.iei, Gre and burglar proof.
woTnless American dried apple pie which Is
now invading or happy hounes. Is it the
/ baieful simeon breath Of New England rum
which would eat out the vitals Of a stone
+ quarry and 90 back the nexl day TO rquIre
/ for the old nitro-zlycerine cansf
/ Ahi Ro feIlov-cltizens: Thousand times
nay. It e this; II our republican form Of
government holds together .or ninety one
/ wears more. we VIII nave to celebrate aga in
and i makes my head ache to think Of it.
/ II the feeling Of remorse which shows Itself
On the succeeding day after centennial
4 celebration becomes intensified with each
( Succeeding century. I hope that on the 5th
/ day Of July, 1876, l stall be out of town.
/ cannot close this brief Grafton. fellow
/ citizens, without al earnest appeal to you
all 70 be nobler and better men. OF course.
+ if you are women this vii not be expected:
but we can all b. good citizenz by that time.
perhaps, and I earnestly exhort all those
within the sound Of my voice 70 be loyal
and law-abiding. BY all means be indus
triouz- Do not wait for me, but form hab-
is OF industry at once which VIII cling 70
you through life. 7 am convinced by what
T have seen Of its effects that it Is a good
thing Rise early and go about your duties
I ioy0usly, and when the morning meal /.
prepared and all are gathered about the fes
tive board. come and rap gently, and in c
low tone Of voice. on the door OF my boa
doir BILL NYE.
HUDSON, Wis, July /