The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

coined every man, irrespective of his creed
or sect, so long as he was born under the
protection of the Stars and Stripes.
w. ii. Barnes was announced for ten
minute talk. He spoke in an eloquent
and entertaining strain on patriotism.
"When you are referred to as a part of
the A. P. A." he said among other things,
"don't you be worried, for A. P. A. stands
! for "A Practical Association A refer
ence to the little red schoolhouse was in
terrupted by burst of applause.
| DR.. George Ii. Derrick in his address on
the life of Washington, drew many lessons
of patriotism from it.
Miss Minnie Powell rendered the "Star-
| spangled Banner in very creditable
| manner, the chorus being taken up by 100
voices especially trained for the occasion
by John w. Mckenzie Jr. During the
chorus the scene was m ade impressive by
the waving of the many flags and red
white and blue plumes of pampas grass
carried by those who had taken part in the
parade.
]. Taylor Rogers delivered the Grafton.
He said in part:
The highest work of God is man and the
greatest thing man ever created is govern
ment. After the revolution the people of this
country stood free. What things are necessary
TO the absolute freedom of the individual :?
They are three-freedom of thought. the right
to do as one pleases and the right to keep the
product of ones labor.
How has our Government solved the
problem? Three things they decided upon
which are the fundamental principles of our
Government. They are these: The majority
must rule, there must be equality for every
man and there must be absolute separation Of
church and state.
He then made a plea for woman suf-
frage, and continued:
How are you going to get the ballot moral
lied and educated? You have answered that
in the following clause of your declaration of
principles:
We affirm our devotion to the public school sys-
tenn of this country We believe in compulsory
education, and that all teaching in our schools
should be in the English language to the end
that future generations may be able to take their
place in the ranks of countrys workers,
educated in the history, the customs and manners
of Americans
The speaker then made an elaborate
argument in support of this proposition,
and added:
When you refuse to send your children to
the public school you impeach our public
system, and when you send them TO a religious
school you are helping to establish denom-
national system of teaching.
There are certain organizations in this coun-
try that are opposed 10 the three fundamental
principles of our country and it is well that we
should have these celebrations to bring out
the loyalty and patriotism of young peo-
pie and teach them to hate all that is opposed
10 these principles.
Where does America stand to-day2 She is
100 years old and has accomplished wonders,
put lhere is nuch yet 10 do. There are many
problems TO solve.
He referred to the existence of the
tramp. the woman plying her needle for
mere pittance, and the fact that Debs had
been in prison, while Huntington was
now in Washington. "These," he said,
care problems yet to be solved. Their ex-
istence is sign that there is something
wrong in the social svstem." He begged
that the American Mechanics might make
the solution of these problems a part OF
their great work. He then went deep into
the intrcacies of soci alism, and concluded
with peroration on true Americanism.
Miss Minnie Powell sang the Battle
Hymn of the Republic, and the audience
joined in the chorus.
The recitation of the "Signing of the
Declaration of Independence" was clever
bit of defamation by Mrs. Clara G.
Walker.
There was a grand choral singing of
The Flag of Liberty" followed by
America and then the audience dis
persed.