The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05

Cuba. who have not yet tastedsliberty,
and it is part of our duty to encourage
them, to enlighten them, SO that they
may obtain this priceless boon of lib
erty.
HON. GEO. L. NYE.
Hon. George L. Nye opened with con-
ordinations on Utah states first cele-
bration of the Fourth of July. We
celebrate no bloody victory on this day.
We celebrate the heroic actions of
our forefathers, who dared to defy the
power and the arrogant army of the
greatest nation then on earth. They
bore with old England until human
nature could bear no more.
! They first protested, then prayed and
begged, then defied the constantly in
/ creasing despotism of England imbe-
/ Gle king. Mr.. Nye enumerated some of
the incidents of the revolutionary war
and referred in eulogistic terms to the
! heroes of that war and their. devotion
to liberty, which should stand, for it
was built by no mercenary hand.
For days while the resolution of in
| dependence was being debated in Con-
gress. overhead in Independence hall
hung the liberty bell with its prophetic
motto. proclaim liberty everywhere"
and when the BELLS first peal sounded
after the declaration was signed the
glad tidings was proclaimed through
out the world, the death knell OF ~
ranny in these United States was
sounded, that was on the Fourth or
July.
The struggle was long, but the sign
ers had counted the cost and were
prepared to go on aud on until the
great end was accomplished. They
had reckoned the blood and treasure
it would cost to make good that decla-
ration, but they saw. like ray of hope,
the end. which was great enough, and
greater too than would justify the eX-
penditure.
The orator then spoke of this our
state of Utah and how we away thou
sands of miles from the place Nne-e
the battles were fought were enjoying
the fruits of the victories of our fore
fathers Down on the south of us is
little Cuba struggling for independence
as we had to do. God grant that Cuba
may be as successful in her struggle
as we were.
REV. T. c. ILIFF,
Rev. T. c. Tiff, speaking on pat
riotism. said he felt the vastness of
his subject, which it was impossible to
do more than touch on in the course
of a fifteen minutes address. Patriot
ism was what we needed in this coun-
try today Not the loud mouthed
Fourth of July, frothy patriotism, but
the patriotism which watches over
every interest Of the republic. We are
now confronted with the greatest prob
lens that ever offered themselves to
any people America for Americans
should be the cry. The speaker re-
ferred to the vast increase in the popu-
lation of the country and quoted from
Mr.. Gladstone and others to show that
in the year 1000 we should have a pop
ulation of anywhere between 400 mil
lions and 500 millions. Good citizens
from the old world were welcome. They
became good Americans; but he OBJ
iected to making America the Botany
bay of the rest of the world. Grimm
ais and undesirable people should be
kept out.
Those who come to us from other
lands ought not to be encouraged to
maintain their national distinction. We
hear much of Irish-Americans, Ger
man-Americans, etc. Let all who
come be patriotic Americans, pure and
simple and our doors east and west
will swing open and our country shall
be their country.
Patriotism demands intelligence. The
necessity of education was eloquently
referred to and the theory Of public
funds being given 20 aid any denomina-
ton in education was severely con-
demned.
The American Union must be pre-
served, the American flag must stand
death must be the punishment of him
who attempts to pull If down. We, how
ever. have our troubles. We cannot be
deaf to the cry of the millions for
bread who have for answer been given
a stone. Now is a time for thought
and steady, sober judgment In this
richest nation CT the world want and
hunger stalk abroad. There is some /
thing wrong and it must be righted.
(Cries of free silver) Our God is
marching on, the people shall have
right. We shall live and not die; dam
gers may be threatening the republic,
but there is a glorious future for this
country, industry, opulence, peace,
plenty, where the voice of the oppres-
sor is not heard. One country, one flag,
sweet land of liberty, It's of thee 1
sing"
This closed the exercises and the
vast throng dispersed.