Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-18
NUMBER 8,

Not that banking and brokerage are
of themselves illegitimate or unneces
sary avocations when properly manag
ed. but they may be great engines ol
oppression.
The third class are those who extor,
by brute force. such as thugs, thieves,
burglars and highwaymen. And the
fourth and last class are the beggars.
tramps and hobos.
These four classes are of one mind.
Though widely diverging in their
methods they have q common purpose.
and that is to live without labor: to
get without giving in return. The
first, as we'll as the third and fourth OF
these classes, need cause US no alarm.
We are neither in danger of drifting
into monarchy nor of being overrun
with beggars or brigands.
The greatest danger at the present
time that menaces our liberties comes
from the second class that have mem
toned: the gamblers. the money
changers, the Shylocks. 1t is not my
intention. and it would not be proper
for me to discuss question now be-
fore the people under the guise of a
Fourth of July grafton. But feel it
to be my duty as an American citizen
speaking uDon a subject that should
be nearest our hearts (the perpetua-
tion of our liberties) to exhort you as
fellow citizens to look deep into the
needs of our common country and act
with prudence. zeal and integrity.
You represent the producing classes.
You are the bone and sinew of this
great country. You are her help and
her shield, and on your intelligence
and zeal she must depend for her fu-
ture happiness and prosperity. You
represent mighty industrial army.
and we'll might the spirit of jefferson
look with pleasure upon this great
army of intelligent followers who up
hold the laws and institutions of which
he was in measure the author, thus
proving his wisdom in placing conf
dence in the people. The people are
the proper guardians Of their own lib
critics, and should never for moment
trust them in the hands of any class.
For. as l have said. selfishness and
greed are sure to exert great infu-
ence where the few have the power.
Then all hail the name of jefferson.
who by his wisdom gave US the grand
est government, 119 years of unrival
ed prosperity! The turning of will
derness into farms, homes, towns and
cities!
The carving ont of 81 great state
governments all go to show the wis
dom OF our fathers. All glory and
honor to their fair names! But let us
return to the day of our nations birth.
For the old, it should be one of refec-
ton. The mind should wander back
through the past history of our below
ed country. The ills we have suffered
through the unwise acts of our states
men should be remembered, not in a
spirit of hatred or malice, for they
were no doubt, for the greater part,
loyal and patriotic citizens, but that
we may profit by lessons thus forcibly
taught. The middle-aged should ex-
ert themselves to make each and every
recurring Fourth of July a day of pleas
ure. a day of rejoicing. A day to i'm
press upon the minds of the young the
grandeur, the beauty. the sublimity
and the far-reaching effects of the
day ever to be remembered with JOY
and thanksgiving.
A day to shed tear over the heroic
struggles, the want, the privation and
death, through which the Father of
his country, George Washington. and
his little band Of heroic followers pass
ed. as it were, through fire and flood,
and made their names immortal. But
Twas not to immortalize their names
This little band through flood and flames
Marched with heroic tread.
On many field with blood congea1ed
They left heroic dead!
The liberty of which we boast
From Atlantic to Pacific coast
Freedom to worship God,
Freedom they sought
OF speech and thought,
Eternal deep and broad!
With patriotic hearts aglow,
They faced a stern, relentless foe,
To conquer or to die!
A pearl they sought
With blood they bought
Freedom for us and aye.
This day should be celebrated In
such manner as to impress upon the
minds of the young. the rising genera
tion, the future statesmen, the sublime
beauty of the priceless pearl of liberty.
We read in the Scriptures where, when
the man had found pearl of great
price. how he sold all his possessions
and went and bought the precious
stone.
So it was when our fathers had found
that pearl of great price, they went
and pledged themselves; they entered |
into "a compact to sacrifice, if uecessa-
ry. life. liberty and worldly honor. to
secure for us tie greatest inheritance |
ever given to the sons OF men. 4 |
great and glorious nation. indued
With all the safeguards of liberty! AID |
tls our duty as guardians. as trustee s |
Of this great and untold wealth 10
guard it with jealous care. Ours is |
indeed great heritage.
A land embracing the most aiversifi- |
I'd climate, belt almost as wide as /
he temperate zone. and extending
rom ocean TO ocean; with thousands of /
niles of seacoast and navigable rivers;
Millions of acres of fertile fields, and a /
,nited. happy and prosperous people!
Grand and glorious Columbia! She
its to-day on a throne of beauty with
Untold wealth heaped in her lap, the
,eritable queen of the world!
a Pioneers Recommendation.
Mr.. j. w. Venerable. of Downey. a
,ioneer OF Los Angeles County, CAL,
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