Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-05
WELCOMED BY THE MAYOR.

Pittsburg's Executive Makes the Thousa nds
Gathered In schenley Park Feel Ouite a.
Home-The Grand Lessons Taught by
Patriots ofthe Past.
After the bands played eye Olden Times"
Mayor ii. L Gourley was introduced. He
delivered the address of welcome. He said:
81 congratulate you on this auspicious
day. 1 bid you welcome to this old-fash
ioned celebration of the nations birth and
independence. Under the most happy
auspices We meet to commemorate the day
that marked the beginning of the American
Republic. From the pyramid on which we
stand to-day we want to look backward DER
the pathway in which God has led US, and
mated with the rainbow of promise. From
q brief review of the history and achieve
mo1ts of this nation during the last ll6
years let us endeavor to comprehend the
great mission in the century to come.
This is festival day. 1t is a time to re-
joice and render than ksgiving. There NAV
be times when we should clothe ourselves
in sack cloth and mourn over the sins of the
hour, but not to-day. This is our jubilee
occasion.
On this day, if upon no other, let us light
the fires of patriotism in this grand old city
Let us catch glimpse of the glory of Lex
ington and Bunker Hill. Let us review the
history OF glorious past and rectte the
story of the good and great who have gone
before.
Our Dead Patriots and Heroes.
Let us walk for while by the graves of
the patriots and heroes and martyrs who
suffered not only for us, but for humanity;
who bore the cross not only for us, but for ali
people; VIII bled and died not only for us,
but to the end that liberty mighl become the
birtn-rght of the human race.
Let us train the youth of this great nation
to honor and revere the names of Washing
ton and Lincoln and Grant and a mighty
host of others whose wisdom founded the
Repablic and whose valor has preserved it
uninipaired to this happy hour.
Before the men of Italy, the men OF Aus
tria, the men of Germany, the men of
England. the men of France. the men of
scotland, the men OF unhappy Ireland, the
men of Asia, the men of the isles of the sea-
who are crowding our shores in the search of
happier homes under brighter Skies let us
hold up the sublime achievements OF our
patriot dead, who established I'm this new
world n refuge for the exile and home for
the oppressed of every land and of every
cline.
1t is the memory of great deeds that
warns the blood ana Quickens the heart
beat and ioslers the patriotic sentiment of
all people. "On tie heathered hills of Scot
land the sword of Wallace and the deeds of
Robert Bruce are still bright tradition"
In the literature of each succeeding age the
genius OF France will not forget to render
homage to the herofSm OF the poor shepherd
girl from the bills and forests of Lorraine
Until the sno v-clad Alps shall melt away
will the names OF Winkelr!ed and Tell be
synonyms of liberty to the Saiss moutain-
GERS. In the Franciscan Church at Inns
pruck the Tvrolese peasant bows with un-
covered head before the statue of the pa-
triot Andrew Hoer. OF Weissan's last cham
rion. who helped to make us free, the sons
of broken, portioned Poland still speak in
words distilled from their heaIts And the
poet has said that:
Hope for a season bade the world farewell,
And freedom shrielled as kosciusko fell"
Words That Create a Nation.
Said Garibaidi, in the hour of Italy,s
despair: Il offer YOU hunger, thirst, want,
wounds, danger, death: whosoeyer will |
choose these Tor liberty, let him follow me-' !
These are words that create nations and !
make men free.
When Washington unsbeathcd his sword |
there appeared, with her feet upon the |
cloud. with her forehead among the stars,