Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-07-10
After Going on the Ground, They
Refused to Play and Left
the Field.
In the Afternoon They Played With
Mandan and Got Properly
Beaten.
Full Text of the Governors Ora
ton in the West Missouri
Suburb.

It's done. The day made memorable
by our forefathers lis years ago has
passed into history and the birthday of
American independence was appropriate
ly observed by the enthusiastic residents
of Bismarck. The celebration in this
city was confined to a few fireworks and
cannon shooting the night before and
bright and early all the young-and old,
for that matter-residents of the capital
city fastened to the depot and boarded
the train for our neighboring city of
Mandan, where the eagle was to be flown
with all the grace and beauty possible.
At $50, $50 and every hour until after
dinner the throng increased for the west
Missouri metropolis until the people
crossing the bridge might we'll be likeled
to the "autumnal leaves that strew the
brooks of Vallambrosia."
Arriving in Mandan it was found that
the residents of that burg had turned
out eli masse and we're assisted in this
operation by their country cousins and
all their families. The first thing on the
program was the parade and this was
formed at the city engine house and
started out headed by Palmer's Bis
marck band. Following this was Gov.
Burke, the invited guest of the city, and
the officials of Mandan and Morton
county in carriages. Bismarck Hose
company Nc. !, with nineteen men fol-
lowed; and after them the following:
Bismarck Fire company No. l, 10 men;
Banner Hook and Ladder company, 9
men; Mandan Hook and Ladder COM
pany, l6 men; Mandan Hose company
No. l, - men; Mandan Hose company
No. 2, IA men; two floats tastefully
decorated carrying A young ladies
dressed to represent each state; the
horribles Enthusiastically dressed; citizens
in carriages and Oh foot.
After p%arading the principal streets
the procession wendell its way to the
grove southwest of town where the plat
form for the speaking had been erected
and the address of the day was to be de.
livered. In this sylvan retreat Mayor
Sheriff introduced the speaker of the
day, Gov. Burke, who delivered the ad-
dress of the occasion. This was listened
to with a great deal of interest, being
the first time Gov. Burke had paid an
official visit west of the river. His re-
marks we're listened to with a great deal
of interest and were as follows:
Fellow CITIZENS: I have frequently
been amused at the story of the Fourth
of July orator, who, on his efforts to be
howery, succeeded in getting the Ameri-
can eagle to soaring 80 high that it got
so sore it could soar no more. Now, I
shall not attempt to make the bird soar
to-day. I am here to pay my respects to
you as a ~fellow-citizen. I feel that I am
among my friends, and I consider my
self your honored guest, and I am here
to accept your hospitality and help you
celebrate the most glorious day in our
history as a people and a nation.
The young American, with his Jack
SOD cracker, and the silverhaired veteran,
with his throbbings of patriotism, claim
this day to pay homage to the nations
birth, and we of middle age encourage
the spark of love of country in the
one, and honor and respect the devotion
OF the other.
No one will question that the brightest
page of American history contains the
Declaration of Independence. This
remarkable specimen Of d1stinctively
American literature and statecraft has
been resounded from rostrums and plat
forms standing upon soil made sacred
by the blood of patriots, until it's words
are familiar to the world. The sacra-
fees and privations incident to the strug-
gle of u forefathers 10 free themselves
from the tyranny of a foreign nation,
will never be efaced from the annals OF
man. The announcement that the
sturdy patriots OF rs would contend to
the death their declared and just rights,
was at a time not far removed from the
period when great ideas Of right trem-
bled sometimes in the balance, and
when men. rushed to battle to avepge
another's wrong. For this reason, per-
of the then nations of the earth
looked with O gaze somewhat askant at
the bold and fearless declaration OF those
hardy men of our primitive days; but
they were men loyal to a cherished prin-
ciple, men imbued with instincts Of lib
erty, and men, too, who priced peace
above all else. But warfare was newt
able. With drawn sword and belching
cannon, and the spllling of precious
blood, this nation had its birth secured;
and you and I are here to-day to cele-
the one hundred and fifteenth
anniversary OF the establishment upon
he western hemisphere OH the God
yiyen right to enjoy slife;i liberty, and
;he pnrsuit Of Happiness.
We, then, e y nation, and asA The resi-