The advocate., 1895-04-17

GuOSe u6yS stopped az Gne SnOul0or DSQeS anu mon
trousers at the knees. Jefferson and some other
OF sense despised the geWgaw style" then in vogue
and the founder Of the democratic opposition to
Federalism did his natural hair up in ribbon, but
such men were considered demagoques.
Isaac Stilwel believed in STYLE and in everything,
which, in short, might tend to impress the gaping
multitude with due sense of the superiority of the
men of fOrtune So this great state occasion at his
grove, he went the dressy Washington several better
by sporting such buckles as had rarely been seen to
hold up his hose and to hold on his Shoes And were
it possible, ne looked more dignifed, stiff and
pompous than the father of his country, and sur
passed that great in the passonless stoidty of
his face, Thus bedecked and carefully made up,
StilWell presided with great soemnity, and an.
nounced with proper pomp the successive numbers
on the program. His Introductory remarks, the
preparation of which the Saturday evening before
had been 80 rudely interrupted by the sheriff with
his impertnence concerning trihing matter, were
followed by prayer by Isaac StilWell's preacher;
the Declaration of Independence was read with
WheeZy elocution by Isaac Stilwels lawyer and the
"oration" was delivered by Boston politician who
had been recommended for the occasion by one of
Isaac StilWelPs partners. The music, or what was
alluded to as music, was furnished by fifer even
more pompous than the presiding genius fifer who
held himself straight up and down that he leaned
the other way and by drummer who looked
slouchy and seedy enough to emphasize the ffers
dignity and style by an excellent contrast.
The military display included number of the
common herd, who had really seen service, oicered
by foppishly- young exqusites on horse
back, who had not. In short, barring the thester
Clothes that Fourth Of July celebration in 1856 was
very much like che Fourth of July celebrations wit
messed since
But, although the celebration began so well, with
such crowd and so much patriotism, evening found
Isaac StlWen greatly dissatisfied with the perform
snce as whole. Something had happened, some
thing very disagreesbe, which had not been on the
regular program. Matters had gone well enough
until the orator of the day had concluded his ora
tion, in which, with StilWells often manifested sp
probation, the people had been urged to be law-abid
ing and to patiently bear their ills, resenting the
demagogic cry for paper money and tender laws
and stay laws and to rely upon industry and frugal
ity to rescue them from their present condition,
trusting their representatives, meanwhile to enact
such laws as would relieve distress while preserving
inViolate the sacred obligation of contracts "We
are just beginning as an independent people" said
the orator. "We must encourage wealth to come
here and develop our resources. We must build up
a commerce with 'other nations A strong central
government Of the Union should be established
which can secure property and creditors that
their rights will be respected and that the insanity
of paper money has passed. The eyes of Europe are
upon u.s. Wealth is disposed to seek here its oppor
tunity, and the Commonwealth might thrive were
it not for those among us who make wealth timid
by the advocacy of leveling notions. Within the
past year these mslcontents have almost ruined the
credit of the state with Europe. FroWn upon these
seditious men as the cause of all your diStresses
Put down this absurd talk about equality, an mpos
sble thing never dreamed of by practical men, but set
forth by an insane Rosseau as something attsinsbe.
Put it down, and you shall see Massachusetts pros
porous once more"
At the conclusion of this address, which the gull
liable multitude-the same kind of multitude we