Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-07-10
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cupy mems minds too much for the gen.
eral good, 1t is refreshing to read the adj
address which Major Martin Ma
ginnis delivered at Helena on the Fourth.
1t is a noble Grafton in the American SEN
timent which pervades it; in the broad
principles which it lnculcates; and in the
firm confidence which it expresses that
our great republic will deal successfully
with all political problems and perplex-
tiles as they arise. We Gull from this ad-
dress some texts which indicate its pur-
port. They merit the consideration of
all citizens who seek light upon the ques-
tons Of the hour.
"The sun which lighted the bon-fires
of the morning upon the hills and now
fills your valley with its midday beams,
marks the most memorable day in the
history of Montana"
"On this day every citizen can join in
the universal joy, and abandon himself
to the enthusiasm Of the occasion. The
chords of joyful memory reach every
American heart, and the harmonious
chorus of exultation which arises from
the lips of every citizen and the fields Of
every section, is unbroken by one strain
of sorrow or one discordant note"
sThere is not nation on the earth
whose progress did not receive some i'm
pulse from the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence done in Philadelphia in 1776.
Every dynasty, ever aristocracy, every
form of privilege in the world lifted its
startled head as the notes Of the liberty
bell fell on its ears. The flame of liberty
enlightened all the world"
sWhen England recognized our indie
pendence she virtually acknowledged
that of all the colonies which still main
tanned their allegiance to her crown"
.All her world vide, scattered settle
ments enjoy the blessings Of home rule
all the people except in the contiguous
Kingdoms, and to these it is about to
come as surely as the people Of England.
Ireland and Scotland again have the op
portunity to express their will in par
lament" Applause.l
ut was not strange that the American
people when they had achieved their own
liberties should give their active SYM
pathies to every oppressed people and to
every human heart that longed for free
dom. This they have done in all the
years of the republic; and the American
heart beats as warmly today in accord
with all the inspirations of humanity as
when it first felt the blood Of indepen-
dence thrill through all the members of
its new nationality"
"Not the wishes of all our society as
pirants for aristocratic recognition, or
fawning sycophants for foreign favors,
nor the rich and idle imitators of vice OF
luxury or pleasure, or the unregenerated
importers Of undemocratic opinions, can
ever silence the tongue or stifle the sym
pathies of the American people for any
race or country which, inspired by our
Declaration Of Independence, is moved
to follow the example of the men who
made the Fourth of July memorable
above all the days in the calendar"
q have no sympathy with this recent
clamor against the manhood, the honesty,
the industry, skill and frugality which
seek our shores. They are but fools who
think our vast areas are overfilled."
"The wisdom which has met and solved
all new questions as they arose, will not
fail us, nor will the valor and devotion to
put down any resistance to the settlements
which the nation makes, ever be found
wanting in American manhood" Zap.
plause.
"When the company is organized for
the benefit of all its members in proper
ton to their share, when the greater ow-
ners cannot rob or injure the smaller
ones, its organization will be perfect; and
when it is used for the benefit as we'll OF
the public who are its patrons, then will
its operation be bene1icient."
"The boundaries Of the union have
been extended to the shores of the EN-
bracing seas, and the states have increas.
ed in lumber until the fold of the flag is
crowded with their representative stars
Cheers. This day the people of four
newly recognized states meet in conven-
tions to form their permanent govern
ments. It is day Of double rejoicing in
the west-the looked for dawn of self
government on these far frontiers. From
the very beginning the genius of Ameri-
can progress has taken as kindly to the
frontier as the eagle does to the air. On
the border the talent for enterprises, for
adventure, for the conquering and sub
lection Of the wilderness to the uses Of
man, for the overthrow Of savagery and
the establishment of civilization seems tt
have come into the fullest and freest
play"
81 trust and believe that this new state
will not sail behind the example of its
compeers; that in assuming the privileges
and benefits Of sovereignty and freedom
we are ready and competent to discharge
the trust which our duty as citizens Of
the union will demand; and our obliga
lions as patriots impose upon us = y !
that never will we be so debased by the
plutocratic or corporate influence which
it is claimed will dominate our elections
so that the philosophic stranger sitting in
the galleries will point to our chairs in