Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-08
Gill NYE AND THE 4TH.
How II Was Celebrated NJ Whalen's

How It Was Celebrated NJ Wha1enss
Grove.
There were patriotic remarks and CREASED
pig exercises at Whnlens grove on the Fourth,
all Of which, according to the Sandy Mush
Record STATESMAN, passed of with marked
success, From the opening prayer to the base
ball contest and CREASED pole doIngs, every
thing was harmonious, and the receipts were
satisfactory Col L. Forsyth Heeley acted
as marshal Of the day. wearing maroon
sash and mounted on bis well known hcrss
Mambrino King.
After a pleasant and courteous PRAYER BY
Rev. Mr.. Meeks, In which he laid before the
Lord q national policy which he felt certain
would make great hit, our glee club sang:
Oh, say can you see, etc.
Judge Larraby read the Declaration Of indie
pendence in rich, dark red voice, and self
made man from Hickory township delivered
the following impromptu address, the manu-
script OF which he kindly furnished to The
Record Statesman:
FELLOW CITIZENS: This b the anniver-
sary Of the day when freedom towards all
and malice towards none first got a foothold
In this country. And we arc now to cele-
brate that day. ! say that on that day
Tireny and usurpation got = set back chat
they will never recover from. We then
paved the way for the poor. Oppressed
foreigner, SO that he could come Is our
shores and take liberties with our form Of
government
ION the day that Button Gwinnett put hin
name to the statement that all men was
created more or less equal, the spot on which
we now stand was a bowling wilderness.
Where yonder lemonade stand now stands
and realizes clean profit of SAT IS on an in
vestnent of $3.50, the rank thistle nodded in
the wynd and the wild fox dug his hole I'M
scared II you donot believe this refer You
to the principal Of our public school, who il
today assisting in the band and who Is now
In the act OF upending his alto horn to pour
out about teacupful Of liquid melody that
be had left over from the last tune.
"And why is thisi Why are we today a
free people, with a surplus in the treasury
that nobody can get att Loud applause and
squeal from grass fed horse tied to a tree
who is being kicked by a red 2-year-old
owned by the pathmaster Of road district
No 81
@Why are our resources so great that they
almost equal our liabilities7 Why is every-
thing done to make it pleasant for the rich
man and every inducement held out for the
poor man to accumulate more and more
poverty Why Is it that SO much IS said
about the tariff by men who do not support
their families2
Zone hundred years ago the tastes Of our
people were simple. Now it takes SO much
simplicity to keap congress- going that the
people don't get chance at it. A century
ago, common, home made rum was the only
relaxation known to plain but abstemious
people. Now it takes man with a mighty
good memory to recall the names Of soma of
the things he has drunk when his wife asks
him about it on the following morning. I
claim to have good memory of names and
things generally, but If you want to get me
mixed up and have fun with me, you can do
it that way.
"But, fellow citizens, how can we best pre-
servo the blessing of freedom and fork it over
unimpaired to our childreni How can we
enhance the blood bought right which is in
herent in every human being, of the people,
for the people and by the people, where ty-
rant foot hath never trod nor bigot forged
chain, for to look back from our country's
glorious natal day or forward to glorious, a
happy and prosperous future with regard
to purity of the ballot and free speech. say,
for one, we cannot do otherwise. prolonged
applause.l
II would rather have my right hand cleave
to the roof of my mouth than to utter a SEN
timent that would regret, but say that as
a people, as a nation or as an inalienable right
which no man can gainsay or successfully
controvert, not for political purposes, and yet
l am often led to inquire whittier are we
drifting, not only as people and nation,
but as a country and as joint school district