Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-07-11
WeylY INDEPENDENT.
MIR. FARRINGroN's GRAFTON.

Below will lie found the maste-l,
grafton delivered by Mr.. Harrington
at the pavilion last Monday. 1t will
repay a careful perusal:
Mr.. PREsIpKSr, LADIES y GEN-
TLEsIEN: \ few months ago at Mos.
COW. Nicholas the Second, WAS crown
eli Car Of all the Russias. In tina,
city according to an lmmemorial Gus,
tom, are performed the Ceremonies
by which the Russian Rulers are in
Quoted into their high office. All o.
the Nations OF the earth we're repre-
sented; each Russian village and
town sent its depdtatiou; every sub
Iect state; each barblrious and semi
brebarious tribe Of central and north
crn Aria sent its principal men to &c
homage TO the Young man wEo was
about to be formally declared the alb
solute ruler YER one sixth OF the area
OF the globe, Hundreds Of thousands
Of visitors, clad i'll all the strspge and
gorgeous masnIicance Of the Orien.
tai World, representing peoples and
natioLs, unknown 70 civilization
thronSed that ancient city, itselt a
treasure house OF all that oriental
wealth and maguiticance which 50
charms and eNCiteS the imagination
Al III all il Sas Tie most wonderful
and gorgeous spectacle winch tile
world has ever seen.
Two weeks ago the English people
assembled foom the fcnr ccrue az
the earth, not 81 crown a new rnier,
but to pay in fullest measure their
tribute Of reverence to the Queen WHO
has 80 worihilY and sloriously occu-
pied the throne ~ G:set Britain fHr,
sixty years II was fitting on that &C.
csSioo that the mistrcSS 81 the seas
should make a display Of her power
Every maritime nation SIS y
scented in the feet which assembled
On that occason: Great Britain
alone had more than two hundred
hattie ships, anyone Of which would
have been moTs ;hana match FOR the
combined fleets which tonight and
won tue psval battles which bears
witness 10 Ensisnd's supremacy. The
Queens jubilee is estimated to hav,
cost directly and indirectly $4,000
ooo. an amouat which stasgen H.,
imagination. which j shall not at
temp; TO illustrate. No exhibition o
naval po~er. OF which any record i
made in the pages Of history, is TO b,
compared with this.
Today the American people cele
brats their national anniversary. We
do not bring together myrads oI
subject peoples nations and tribe.
because among us NJ such dis;inc
ton exists. There are no subjects ir
land where the people are kings
We are Il nation, one people. on:
iube, speaking the same language
h'inG under the same system Of gov
eminent and enjoying the same ire,
Institutions.
We have not come together 10 bon
the oil ct coronation upon the head
OF man or woman selected by acci
dent If birth 10 rule over his fellow
creatures. From those citizens sbt
are most worthy, ve sclec; orr rul
eTs not TO be our sovereicns. bu, I,
be the hrs; ministers. the frs, ser
wants 81 the people.
We are here 10 celebrate the r.;
umPh Of ideas, the glory q, free in
stiinsuos. Wherever, to-day. in a,
the earth, tTo or three Americans ar,
gathered together there this nunive,
sary Is remembered. there old r,o,,
IL flung - The breeze. tlcre the -
verhraiiDr canon numher The stars q
he Republic. there the deeds Of on.
fathers are reiuli. thesc the name q
every beno who has done or suffers
sught Tor Tie common good il bel.
II grateful retncmbrsnce. there ID,
holy and patriotic e II a rco
Pies gratitude ascenJs TO The mem
oir 81 George Washington and Abrs
hSm Lduooin. When the salspdo-
the wealth and magaifoepee O, IN,
celebration st Moscow shal grow din
and he forgotten in the shadoe q
other and fur.ter displays Of waste
wealth and greater magoinccnoe
Shen The great steel leviaihaos Vhicl
ssilea IN procession q, the Isle q
WiEh. shall become Entiquated ans
useless and shall give place to othei
engines ct dests seiion as much su,
peuor TO them a. they are 10 ,bs
We den ships Of Farrasut and Mel.
son. when absolute power and he.
reiiiarY dcsrptism shall have aei
before a universal den orracy, ,hep
win mankind bltss even moro ,e,.