The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-02
THEY REFUSE TO WALK
City Officials Will Turn Out in a
Body on the Fourth.
ARE URGED TO DECORATE
Everybody Requested to Fly Bunting-It
Is Going to Be the Greatest
Fourth in the History
of Butte.

The Butte aldermen and other city
officials held a joint meeting last even
ing, at which IL was decided to turn
out i'm a body in the Fourth of July pa
rade in carriages. There was consid-
erable discussion as to whether they
should ride or walk. Alderman Bow
man moved to ride, but Alderman
Knowlton thought hat on this occasion
they should walk like all other organi-
cations. Alderman Pascoe thought
that after appropriating $500 of the
city's money for the celebration it was
not right to pay for the carriages for
the officials on a day when all the rest
are walking. Alderman Macarthur said
he never heard of a parade before
where the aldermen did not ride. He
thought appearances required them To
ride. He thought it would not look
dignified for the mayor of the city To be
tramping along the rough streets. Al
derman Knowlton replied that he saw
a G. A. II. parade i'm Washington wnere
the president of the United States ard
General Sherman walked. Alderman
Melcher said il was all right to ride in
times of peace, but with the soldiers at
the front il seemed proper that they
sacrifice a little and walk this year. Al
derman Siebenaler also favored walking
this year in order to show their patriot
ism.
The mayor said that on the Fourth OF
JULY all are citizens. There are no
officials. The mayor. the aldermen and
all became plain American citizens. all
uniting in celebrating the Fourth in
rood old-fashioned style. On such a
day anv citizen is the equal of n
~ - 81 .,,p,aI to him IN the
Fourth the officials should walk like
other citizens. unless all citizens can
ride. This is the only American cele-
bration there is. and all American citi-
zens should be ON the same plane that
day.
After everybody had expressed him
self one way or the other. the aldermen
and officials. by a vote of IL to .. decld-
ed to ride in carriages. They decldeu,
however, to pay for the carriages ou'
of their own pockets. Aldermen Mel
cher n Macarthur and Judge feffei
were appointed a committee To secure
the carriages. The county commission
ers and county officers also held a meet
ing yesterday and decided TO turn GU
in the parade in a body.
The ladies' committee. the decoration
} committee and the executive commit
tee unite in requesting every cltlzeh u
; decorate on the Fourth. 1t Is going u
be the greatest Fourth in the hlstoI!
! of Butte. There is more to celebrate
for this year han in any year pfeNlou
5 since Butte became a city. There WI
: he more people i'm Butte thar ther
: ever were before. and the city shouI
> look as though it knew it was allNe an
a part of glorious America. ~,
The total amount raised Tor IN
: Fourth is approaching $4,000, Supefli
n tendent T. w. Buzzo sent down siVses
. terdav unsolicited. and Henry William
Of the Colorado smelter and n. w. Bai
nard volunteered $40 each. The Eight
Z ward subscription has been raised |
! s45. Everything is in shape for a Fourt
v that will shake the hills. Ihere IL II
place like Butte on the Fourth
The chairmen OF all the foul'n ,
I,,Iy committees are requested to NEE
With the executive committee al N
ONCE of ID. NJ. Newbro at 1880 ocloc
this morning.