Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05

marshal and his staff, and the chiefs of
Spring streets, where they drew up in
the shade of the Nadeau hotel, while
the line marched by.
NOTES.
The Citizens ice company had num-
Der of large blocks of ice on street cor
ners, in the centers of which were frozen
baskets of fruits and flowers.
A fire was barely averted at the Ma
deau, caused by burning firecracker
falling on an awning over window and
setting it ablaze. George Slip, who
chanced to be standing by. seized
pitcher of water and extinguished it, no
damage being done except the burning
of large hole in the canvas.
The old court house, probably for the
last time, was gaily decorated, both on
Spring and Main streets.
The finest decorated building on
Broadway was the new city hall. Large
streamers extended from the roof down
to the ground floor. Besides the red,
white and blue bunting and flags, rows
of colored pampas plumes extended
along the entire front edge of the roof
and about the pillars of the porch.
THE LITERARY EXERCISES.
Hazards pavilion was magnifcently
decorated with shields, flags and stream
ers. Festoons from every side were
attached to pendants suspended from
the center of the roof.
The building was comfortably filled,
and promptly at 80 the Anaheim band
played march, while the committee of
arrangements and invited guests took
their places upon the platform. Pro-
fessor Wilhartitz presided at the piano.
An invocation was offered by Rev. DIR.
r. S. Cantine.
Hon. Stephen NJ. White, the presi-
dent of the day, spoke substantially as
follows
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The COM
mittee in charge has stated upon the
programme that would deliver an ad-
dress. wish to say that l consider
orator of the day. l will not detain
you with anything in the nature of
speech.
1t Is matter of congratulation for us
all that the enthusiasm OF the American
people does not cease or even relax. 1t
is proper, that on one day in the year,
turning aside from sordid pursuits that
we are obliged to engage in, we should
devote one day, not only to improve our
own minds, but that we might also
afford an example Of some LOYALTY and
devotion to the stars and stripes.
5{Great applause
In these times, too, when there are
80 many momentous questions about
government; when the spread OF educa-
tion is no longer confined to birthright
but has extended wherever the stars
and stripes wave, to the poor and to the
rich alike; let US never relax efforts
such as those put forth today; that
when we have closed our career the
tablet over our remains shall not be in
scribed with selfish epltaph, but will
to the obligations we owed to our race.
[Cheers.]
S. G. Millard, npon being introduced,
spoke briefly upon the grandeur and
beauty of the language of the declara-
ton OF independence, then proceeded to
recite it entire, with fine delivery that
brought out all the meaning contained
in the ringing sentences of that wonder
full document.
Mr.. w. 7. Barnett sang the Red,
White and Blue beautifully and with
much expression.
Then came DR.. ]. S. Thompson, the
orator OF the day, who was greeted with
applause as he stepped forward. A
brief outline of his powerful address is
as follows:
My address will not be like the con-
ventional Fourth of July Grafton, as l
intend only to speak OF a few things
which appear to be pointed out by the
finger of providence in the line of our
national destiny.
The declaration OF independence was
published by the colonies as their reply
to ungenerous assertions and unjust de-
mands. 1t was composed by heroes and
sages. and they have left it as most
precious inheritance to their descend
ants.
George Washington was the grandest
living embodiment of the declaration of
independence. He was the ideal Amer
ican-a real king among men, because
he had royal qualities and virtues.
Some critics with microscopic eyes pre-
tend that they have discovered some
signs of weakness in his character, but
they only show that he was, what he
ought to be, human being.
Every nation has enemies and friends
within it's own borders, and it is my in
tention to consider few of our own
enemies. The first and greatest is, per-
haps, class legislation in favor of the
few. A special enemy is the figurehead,
deadhead or moral blockhead, who oc-
cupies useless and expensive situation.
In England the greatest figurehead is
the house of lords. In this country it is
| the United States senate, which does
nothing which could not be better ac-
complished by the representatives. of the
people themselves. Some people say
we need fgureheads. If we do we do
not need dummies. Washington was a
fgurehead, perhaps, but a worker.
Cromwell was fgurehead, yet he ac-
complished much good, and was worth
hundred such men as the king he de-
throned. Washington's own worth
lifted him to point where, as the years
pass by, when we speak of America, we
think OF Washington and vice versa.
Another danger to our country is found
in the fact that our skilled labor is all
performed by foreigners. Our own citi-
zens, in their haste to get rich, neglect
all ordinary paths, and seek, by inven-
tion or speculation, to mount the ladder
OF success at bound. Industrial educa-
ton of our children will remedy this
and cost far less than a useless senate.
Another evil is that system whereby