Arizona republican., 1890-07-05

give as e legacy to the American colonies that bill of rights-the Declaration of Independence
 Yes, we have assembled together today to cele- brate the anniversary of American Independ- ence-an occasion commemorating the loftiest achievements of political virtue having for its foundation principle, equal rights to all and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
 This was the true and enduring principle on which our government was founded and we ought to be filled with sentiments of the warmest enthusiasm, when we celebrate our independence, and also with feelings of the greatest respect and yeneration for those patriots who fought, bled and died for liberty
 More than century has passed away since the Declaration of Independence and the adop. tion of a constitution, yets firmly planted in our hearts is the attachment to a constitution founded on free and benevolent principles, that we can meet and feel the same enthusiasm as was felt one hundred years ago. Then our country was in its infancy, now it stands among the first nations of the earth Then it had a population of little more than three millions, now its population is more than sixty millions.
 When we look back to l776, and see the thir- teen states that composed the Union, with their sparsely settled country and their straightened circumstances, opposing the greatest nation on earth, we wonder at the fortitude and courage displayed, and the glorious victories that followed, giving Co us q land of freedom, whose ports have ever been open to the oppressed of all nations America the home of liberty; the asylum of the oppressedl America, whose liberal support of schools and colleges, her ad- vancement in the sciences and arts and her noble institution of charity have given the crowning grace and glory to modern civiliza- ton.
 Yes, we ha ve made rapid and lasting strides in the deyplopment of our internal resources; our commerce with foreign nations has in- creased in such manner that we see in our markets the goods and products from all nations of the globe. with whom we exchange our com modiues; we have done much to further the cause of universal educatien; and last, but not least, we have held dear the rights and interests of our fellowmen everywhere; and have done much to promote religion, peace and good will among the nations of the earth,
 We come, then today, my friends, with hearts filled with gratitude to God and man to pass down our country, and it's institutions without sears and blemishes, not without shad- ows on the past or clouds on the future, put firmly rooted in the love and loyalty of a united people-to the generations which are to sue ceed us
 some one has said Happy are the people which have no history" Not sol As 1t is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, so it is better to have lived greatly even though we have suffered much than to have passed long life of inglorious ease We have suffered greatly and greatly rejoioed, we have drunk deeply of the cup of joy and of sorrow, we have tasted the agony of defeat, and we have supped the pleasures of.victory We have proven ourselves equal to great deeds, and we have learned what qualities are pos sessed which we ourselves did not suspect.
 And here would impress upon the rising generation and invoke them to initiate and emulate the example of virtue, purity and pa triotism, which the great founders of our coun- try have left them. America has presented to the world the character of Washington, and the enthusiastic yeneration and regard in which the people of the United States hold him, prove them to be worthy of such q countryman.
 My friends, we should feel grateful on this occasion for many things. We should feel grateful to our revolutionary heroes for giving us such a magnificent form of government, and for protecting and sustain. ing 1t through times of uncertainty and war: we should feel grateful for the preservation of the Union during the time of civil war, when father fought against son. and brother against brother; we should feel grateful for peace and prosperity after the roar of cannon and the deafening din of battle are heard no more when the implements of war are laid aside to rust and business occupies the thoughts of our people; and we should greatly rejoice that today we are one people, reunited with one country and one flag
 We stand today, on what was once a desert, over which roalned the wild Apache dealing out death and destruction to the early settlers II it were possible for places to speak, every trail throughout Arizona could tell of the deeds Of this heartless and savage tribe, and also of the courage and bravery of the pioneer and miner to whom we are indebted for what Ari- zona is today. American progress and industry have reclaimed Arizona both from the Apache and the desert
 We look around us and, instead of a trackless waste, we behold beautiful fields of yellow grain, green pastures Of alfalfa, orchards and vine yards filled with luscious fruits, and embowered amongst the green foliage of the cottonwood, |, ash and umbrella, we find the homes of an in.