The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

where he saws: ut was poised about
by its own weights" They buided
so well that it has stood more than
one hundred years. safe against for
eign oppression and safe from inter
nal assault. Equal in needs of gov
eminent for sixty millions of people
as we'll as for six; for forty four
States as well us for thirteen.
Equal for war as well us for peace,
for disaster as well as prosperity.
and now at least equal for the black
man as well us the white.
In this grand work of the Ameri-
can Constitution. its trainers stand
alone iii history, after Il mighty
struggle, IA majority of France Was
brought to believe i'll the equality
Of men But when her statesmen
were brought to the task of buIld-
ing a government based upon that
idea, and designed to perpetuate it,
how pitable was their failure. 10
declare was one thing. To mould
1t INTO useful results was another.
| To the first il was necessary to
bring genius and ii ring; to the
second wisdom aud states mauShIp.
1t was the good fortune of America
that her patriots Were equal to che
second as we'll as the first of these
demands.
England may boast of her paria-
ment and the freedom of her laws.
but wherever liberty is allowed It's
perfect work: when Peruvian juntas
and Brazilian empires fade away.
tier people turn. not to the govern
ment Of England, but to the Con-
stitution of the United States for
their model aud their guide
And now, what OF the future?
Shall this grand truth of jefferson
perish or prove fallacious. or shall
not later aud wider experiences but
demonstrate it the more? Shall its
bulliance be like that OF the gor-
geous but ephemeral meteor, or
SHALL it not become like the fixed
and glorious brightness of the san,
TO give its mighty light to all the
eartn for centuries to come? Time
alone can tell. Supreme in faith,
when a weakling, we struggled
among the nations Of the earth, SUI
preme in faith now, we rest our
hopes upon the mightiest aggrega-
ton of commonwealth the world
has ever seen. AS yet there are no
signs of dissolution. TO us our
constitution and orr union are not
merely blessings; they are political
necessities. Yield them away and
where are We? fora into fragments.
a prey to civil Gissensions and 4
spoil for the foreign invader. Nav
that merciful Providence whose pro-
tecting hand has been round and
about this favored nation, AMI
fostered it from SIS feeble infancy
to its Row splendid manhood, SELL
shape its unborn Gestinies 10 an eRd
that shall be unsurpassed and VA
surpassable by all the glories Of gev
ernmert that have been or that
shall b. upon the earth.
Mr.. Richmond was followed by
Hon. VIM. NJ. McKaig, who made
an address lii which he reviewed the
history and progress of the ages,
and ofcourse America came III for
its rightful share. We are sorry
that We cannot give our readers Mr..
McKaiG's address in full.
The dancing pavilion in charge
of A. G. Whetsell did rushing
business, as also did the refreshraent
stands of Chas. J.. Newman.
After the speaking the races
came. The first was a pony mace
and was won by Helbig's pony rid
den by David Martin, against West s
pony ridden by Perry White. The
donkey race was won by Ernest
Colardeau, against DR.. McComas'
donkey ridden by Weasel" White.
/ We haze not the space to give the
names Of all those who decorated
their hoases and business places,
but all were fine and reflected much
credit.
At night fine display Of ha'e
works from Court House Hill was
witnessed Ky crowds Of people, this
closing the glorious fourth in O&A.
land.