Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-05
OUR GLORIOUS DAY.
Continued from Fifth rare y

even to the zenith.
How this dav must thrill the heart
OF many an old hero rs he recalls the
day he stepped bravely forth to do or
die for his country. How the recol-
lection of many scene of carnage
even now dims his eve. as perchance
he recalls brother fighting here, a
father fighting there. and after battle
their name II roll call unanswered.
Aye. my friends, truly should we
honor the brave defenders of that
glorious and most soul-stirring en-
blem that ever futtered to the
breeze. the stars and stripes.
While we as a nation are compare
lively young, yet are we old enough
and big enough TO sit side by side in
the bald-headed row with England.
France and Germany. We take q
back seat for none of them, and in
this worlds theatre of action we are
present at every tirst-class perform
ancc.
In the early days of our national
existence the dangers that threat
ened Us were from without. Now.
my friends, our countrv's perils are
within her own borders. The times
are out of joint. When YOU pick up
u daily paper and see in glarin :
headlines: Troops Called Out in
Pennsylvania! Militia Under Arms
in Illinois. Deputies With Winches-
tiers Protecting Property in Oregon,
Regulars Arresting Train Stealers in
Montana. what feverish condition
OF affairs it. portrays; what a wide.
spread and deeply rooted feeling OF
unrest must pervade society.
: Mr.. Connolly spoke of the dangers
which threatened our government
rs increasing daily. He spoke OF the
commonweal armies which have
; congrcgated the past few months,
all bound for Washington. the one
: city of all our magnificent cities.
!, which should be further removed
from social discord. Eternal viz
lance is the price of liberty" said
Mr.. Connolly. and he then spoke OF
the asylum made out of this country
for the refuse, the outcast and eXiled
OF all lands. Patriotism is what we
need. not that patriotism is lacking.
but II Is not manifest, and il is IN
occasion such IS these that serves TO
keep burning the fires of liberty.
Mr.. Connolly said that the stories OF
Washington and his generals and
Lincoln and the union armies could
not be too often repeated. He con-
c!uded by saying that rs LONG as
each guarded his birthrirht, zeal
t Gus y. and permitted not the fire OF
liberty to slumber in his bosom.
Colum bias star would forever be in
the ascendency, and mounting higher
and burning brighter, till her beams
and glory would he lost only in that
glorious eGulgence emanatfug from
the throne above.
Taylor Ridge
TAYLOR RIDGE, july 5.-The
Woodmen of Taylor Ridge. Edging.
ton and surrounding country ioined
in Fourth of July celebration. and
arranged with the management of the
Silver Crescent to leave Rock Island
at o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing. and in consequence of thi,
understanding the Woodmen 70,
miles around had volunteered
to and did come with team.
anu carriages to carry the visiting
nei%hbors to the picnic ground. But
IN the very face of this agreement.
the Silver Crescent did not arrive nj
Rock Island ut the prescribed time.
The pleasure seekers were. in the
meantime, encourages by the word :
nj no lot ss.'1 l.,
thronG that the boat was but IA short
distance away, and would soon make
its appearance. this report. such as
1t was, satisfying them. 1t was not
until the Mercer county train had
left-9:lO 4. m.-that the agent in
i. formed the people who had. in the
interim. bought their tickcts-that
the boat would not leave for the pie
ME before 1880, and it was then that
patience ceased to be virtue. 1t is
onl reasonable to suppose that the
numhe. which went down was ONLY a
remnant of what the crowd would
have beeD, had circumstances been
different. for many. after having
bought tickets, and paving for them
in good cold cash. had given up the
contemplated trip. and went away
hapless and disappointed. But il
the eNcursionists of Rock Island and
vicinity were disappointed, the utter
chagriu of the Woodmen down the
river can more easily he mentioned
than imagined. The neighbors o!
Edgington camp, No. 4Oi. had ar
rived ut Andalusia at $40 Il. M. and
were in momentary expectation of
sighting their friends, but only va
cancy met their long and patient gaze.
and 1t was not until 1870 p. IN.
that the Silver Crescent touched An
dalusia. There were in waiting Mar
shall OF the Day n. A. Taylor, and
about 10 wagons and carriages, con-
veyauces which were to transfer the
incoming crowd to the picnic, 3
miles distant. 1t was at this iuuc-
ture that the captain of the Silver
Crescent issued stern and relent-
less edict to the effect that those not
being ready To take the steamer Mt
1880. only three hours later. would b,