The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-08
BILL NYE AND THE 4TH.
How It Was Celebrated at Whalen's
Grove.


Grove.
There were patriotic remarks and creased
pig exercises at Whalen's grove on the Fourth,
al 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 a maroon
sash and mounted on his well known horse
Mambrino King.
After pleasant and courteous prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Meeks, in which he laid before the
Lord 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 is the anniver-
sary Of the day when freedom towards all
and malice towards none first got foothold
in this country. And we are now to cele-
brate that day. I say that on that day
Tireny and usurpation got a set back that
they will never recover from. We then
paved the way for the poor, oppressed
foreigner, so that he could come to our
shores and take liberties with our form of
government.
''On the day that Button Gwinnett put his
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 81. S. on an in
vestInent of $3.50, the rank thistle nodded in
the wynd and the wild fox dug his hole un-
scared. II you do not believe this refer you
to the principal of our public school, who is
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 at? loud applause and
squeal from grass fed horse tied to tree
who is being kicked by a red 2-year-old
owned by the pathmasrer of road district
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"Why are our resources so great that they
almost equal our iabilitiesa Why is every
thing done to make it pleasant for the rich
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poor man to accumulate more and more
povertyi Why is it that so much is said
about the tariff by men who do not support
their families?
Zone hundred years ago the tastes of our
people were simple. Now it takes so much
simplicity to keep congress going that the
people don't get chance at it. A century
ago, common, home made rum was the only
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people Now it takes a 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 /
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-
serve 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 a
chain, for to look back from our country's
glorious natal day or forward to glorious, a
happy and a prosperous future with regard
to purity of the ballot and free speech. l say,
for one, we cannot do otherwise. prolonged
applause1
Il would rather have my right hand cleave
to the roof of my mouth than to utter 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
am often led to inquire whittier are we
drifting, not only as people and as a nation,
but as . country and as joint school district