The herald., 1896-07-05
FOR OUR COUNTRY's GLORY
Continued from Page Five.


over the land of the free"
The speaker made passing allusion to
Washington at Valley Forge, when his
order was. Put none but Americans on
guard" and applied the motto by saying
that the public schools ought to be
guarded as carefully as the vestal virgin
guarded the sacred fire. But the flag
flies over the people in the south only
in name," remarked the speaker, and
with a striking peroration In honor or
the flag he said that until the time when
the pursuit of happiness may be as pos
sible in Mississippi as 1t is in California
or Maine the Inheritance of the American
people will not have been administered
Meantime the nation is simply blazing
the path which all nations must come In
Gods appointed time.
Mr.. Young took his seat amidst loud
cheering and was followed. In ADDRESS
| ing the meeting, by Frank DomingueZ,
| who spoke extempore and injected more
| spirit into his delivery, perhaps, tnan
| did any of the others.
ON TO HIGHER IDEALS
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
and Fellow Patriots: On this day Nv
years ago there was unfurleo TO tne
| gentle zephyrs Of the city OF Boston the
| American flag, the symbol or liberty
! that announced to the world that all
men were born free and equal. that man
| kind was possessed Of inalienable rights,
and that among these was life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. 1t was
| an announcement to the world that
handful of self-reliant men in the new
world dared to look heavenward and
| cast off that incubus and pail of death
| that had hung upon the human family
| throughout the dark ages. The Old
| World stood aghast at the bold annun-
oiation. The iron heel of despotism mad
| so long held sway and control over
the minds and bodies Of its serfs that
the declaration of American manhood,
the right of free speech, free thought
and free government aroused the most
fearful apprehensions of dire results.
American liberty, nay, not merely
American liberty, but the liberty of
| the whole human family, was at stake
on the result of the war of independ-
ence The influence of the revolution
was a remarkable factor in the liberia
ton of the new world from European
tyranny; for no sooner had the Declara-
ton of Independence, the Magma Charta
of American liberty, been proclaimed
to the people Of this nation than burn
ing for liberty became apparent IN the
rest of the world: for the great funda-
mental principles of our declaration
worked alike in the liberty of Mexico
and the South American countries, un-
til today its permeating influences are
felt in every civilized and semi-civiliz-
ed country on the globe, as though some
vast river of unfailing resources, rapid
and deep, flowed on and filled
the vitals of all mankind to achieving
liberty in its grandest developments: its
chickering's In the dark ages; its revival
during the European revolution, and
then bursting forth in its magnificent
effulgence on the 4th day of July, 1II6
until today from Africa's burning SANDS
to the western confines of golden CALI
fornia there is one great song, one
mighty paean, that hopes for the re,
demption of all mankind. That grand
declaration of American principles, the
immortal declaration Of independence
penned by the apostle of human liberty,
Thomas Jefferson, gave the souls or men
a yearning for freedom and indepen-
dence and to throw off the chains or ty-
rants. From this Fearning. fellow-clt-
izens, arose the legitimate outgrowth OF
our national existence. What Is 1t today
| that has aroused those brave men who
are fighting on the island of Cuba but the
| seeds of love for freedom Which were
sown in 1776? The heavens are lighted
| night and day in the terrible effort TO
| rend the chains of bondage. Men are
| sacrificing firesdeS, laying down their
| lives on the altar of human liberty, and
| witnessing the smoke of their vengeance
| ascend before the throne of just God,
| because of mans inhumanity to man
| making countless millions mourn. ON
| this day, fellow citizens. While we recall
| to mind and commemorate the deeds
| and actions of brave mortals ana heroes
who upon American battletields secured
| for us freedom, and who for eight long
years strove to secure for us, their pos
| terity, the enjoyment of life, liberty ana
| the pursuit of happiness, should not for
get those who are more unfortunate. Let
| every true American feel deep sympa-
| thy for those great Cubans VINO are To-
,t,, y,rr tn n oNhflNa inCP-
! pendence, and all join in one great song
| that shall hope that some day they shall
| be free from the tyrannicay yoke of
| Spanish ministry Their efforts for free
| dom shall receive the hearty sympathy
| engendered in every true American heart
| by the history of his own country. On
| this day, fellow citizecs, while the Amer
| lean eagle scars alott and patriotic ora
| tions are delivered throughout this coun-
| try. let US not forget that there are
grave questions that confront u.s. that
| shall demand as lofty sense of patriot
| ism as was ever demanded frrom ourpeo-
pie The questions of immigration,
| finance and taxation are problems that
| demand our serious consideration. Let
US hope that their solution is at no dis
| tant future, and that we shall
| steer clear of the maelstrom that
relegated Rome and Greece with all
| their achievements to the history of the
| past. / DelleVe that tnl5 ndtlOH,' WHICH
| sprung from the Aryan race, that was
| given birth in Central Asia, that fought
| its way across continental Europe, and
| that crossed the blue and briny Attain
| tic to found this grand empire, has With
| in it's vitals the hardihood to withstand
| the storms and tempests of a progressive
career. l believe that American patriot
! ism and devotion to the great principles
| that underlie our national government
| will forever be bulwarks upon which this
nation will stand. God grant that our
nation may go forward-that our nation
may prosper and be the means of the
advancement of all mankind. On this
| day, fellow citizens, let our minds be
| awakened to a full and deep apprecla-
! tion of the grandeur and vastness of
! our country. The greatest, the best and
! mightiest politically, the mostwonderful
| in it's immense resources and grandeur
| of it's republican institutions. My fell
| low citizens, we cannot fully appreciate
| the grand commonwealth to which he
| are common heirs. How true. the Ian
| guage of the poet when he says:
| o, Christ, it is good sight to see
| What heaven hath done Tor this delicious
| land,
What fruits of fragrance blush on every
| What goodly prospects DER the hills ex-
| pand.
| 1t is our pride and glory to have been
| co-heirs to the greatest and grandest
| empire ever consecrated to human lib
| erty Let us hope that the commemora-
| ton of brave deeds of heroism and in
| spiration furnished US by the history of
| our national life shall spur US on to
| greater efforts and achievements in the