The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-04
Weather Forecast.
THE DAY.

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the year since the day was last cello
brated, the nation has passed through
a strange and unexampled experience.
In that year it has seen the prosecu-
power, projected from purely philan-
thropic and humanizing motives.
brought to a successful conclusion, and
the broken peace of the nation restored
by treaty that gives us temporary
control of a country that has been
racked by insurrection and revolution
for more than thirty years. Our Office
1s to restore the Island Of Cuba to tran
guilty and establish a free and stable
government Of the people. By the same
treaty Of peace we become possessed,
as the fruitage of war, of all possessions
in the West Indies held by the Spanish
on the outbreak of hostilities, as well
as one of the. Ladrone Islands and the
entire archipelago of the Philippines.
These are accomplished facts. They
devolve upon US responsibilities grave
and weighty, but which we must dis
charge faithfully, long though the task
may be. The keeping of these new pos
sessions or the surrender of the greater
of them to a rebellious, warning band
of semi savage people claiming to rep,
resent the entire population makes an
Issue that gives the opponents of reten,
ton opportunity to assail the policy Of
fha q "a
these on this day will make the occa-
sion the vehicle for preaching their
views Of obstruction.
) But we have entire faith in the ma
tional heart and the national pride that
swhat the fortune of war has cast into
our lap will mot be surrendered, nor
will the American nation refuse to fol-
low along the lines of its destiny and
withdraw its influence from regions
where 1t is to work the uplifting of
men, the spread of the doctrines OF
freedom and self-government, of adj
vanced civilization and the arts of sys-
temat ized industry.
But. however we may differ as to the
retention of the Philippines, all Amer
leans can unite on this suspicious day
in paying tribute to the fathers and
heroes whose far seeing and valor gave
us the republic with all it's blessings,
opportunities and promises We can
recall the story of the revolution with
profit and something akin to pleasure,
for the latter emotion may well mingle
with ,sour thankfulness that men died
on the field of battle and patriots
bIed and suffered with wounds, and sac
rificed their property and their house
hold gods that we might have upon
this continent free government, tolera-
ton and liberty in it's truest form. We
regret the fall of the heroes, but we
rejoice that they were inspired to dare
and do for our sakes.
We are to reflect to-day that the ma
ton has grown mightier, stronger and
An all ways more important before all
the world, by reason of our achieve
American assertion, before the nations
commanding respect that no longer
than year ago was denied to US
American citizens abroad to-day realize
that the flag protects them as it never
did before American interests, COM
mereial and otherwise. are safer under
the flag of the nation to-day than be-
fore, no matter in what portion of the
habitable globe they may be seated.
Despite the difficulties here and there
employed; despite the resulting lawless-
ness and the harsh necessity for re-
preston of acts leading on in madness
to condition Of anarchy at few
widely separated points; despite the
fears of the timid, the forecasts of pes
sirnists and the Vaccinations of enc
mics. the American republic is grander
better, wiser, stronger than ever be-
fore.
We should rejoice in our strength bu,
resolve to use it wisely and with dis
erection. We should renew our. pledges
at the altar of free government to abide
the will of the majority; to uphold the
Will of the people lawfully uttered; t.
do battle against lawlessness and the
enemies Of free institutions; to stand
fast by the system of free education
and jealousy regard every encroach.
ment upon it.
To-day, feeling new and loftier pride
in the nation, we should teach oul
children to respect its laws, revere it.
patriots, regard it's institutions of free
dom as the beneficence of heaven, ant
steel their hearts to the courage and
incline their sympathies to the low,
that will defend the flag of the republi,
against domestic foes or foreign enc
mics. In short, there has not beer
since the close of the internicine wa
that left US a more united and closet.
knit together people than before, ;
national celebration in which Ameri
cans should more engage, and will
more heartiness and pride, than in tina
of to-day.
The Nevada City military company
which joins with Sacramentans in to
days celebration of the Nations birth