The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-06

and the distinguished guests from the
reviewing stand. When the last or
ganization in the long procession had
passed the stand the president quickly
stepped down to the awaiting carriage
and with others was driven to the
speakers stand erected on the city hall
lawn. The direct beating of the suns
rays into the face Of the speakers
caused q short delay and consequent
request that the addresses be delivered
from the doorway of the government
building across the street. Chairs were
procured and the party Of speakers
walked over and occupied the front
door and corridor of the building.
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. John A. Hall of Trinity Lutheran
church. Judge William r. Day. as
president Of the day, followed with
short address of Introductory remarks.
He said that the day was observed
as the country's day. and all party diff
ferences should be thrown aside and
forgotten on this day. He said that ia
years ago the fathers of the republic
declared for the independence OF the
United States of America, and that
the colonies, feeble and scattered,
threw off the yoke of allegiance to a
foreign ruler and dedicated their coun-
try to the cause of self-government by
the people. He said their paths were.
strewn with strong odds and untold
suffering and sacrifice in maintaining
the republic, but with wisdom seldom
equalled in the councils of men, the
states adopted a federal constitution,
and under that instrument the people
have proved capable of governing their
country in peace and war. He spoke of
the sanguinary civil war and those
preceding 1t, and the recent conflict.
He said that in the realm of interna-
tional law this country has set a new
and high example to the nations OF the
earth. The recent struggle, he said,
added a new and glorious page to our
history, and has again demonstrated
the valor and efficiency of the American
people, soldiers and sailors, putting out
the dying ember of the fires of sectional
hate and that America is united today
as never before.
when the war came no community
responded more gallantly than our own.
In recognition of the gailantry, of our
volunteers the secretary of the navy
has given in trust to this city one of the
guns of the enemy captured at Santi-
our brave countrymen, the soldiers and
sailors of that war from Stark county.
1t shall be a perpetual memorial Of
their devotion to patriotic feeling and
love of country. 1t testifies not only
to the victory of the American army,
but as we'll to the surrender of Spanish
rule on American soil. 1t stands for
the surrender of the last vestige of
hot tu yvh oh n q
the western world, for the victory of
free institutions in the irrepressible
conflict between opposing systems of
government on this continent: for the
surrender of oppression and tyranny to
a people, the foundations of whose
temple are liberty and self-govern-
ment; for the surrender Of royalty to
republicanism, of a government of the
few to a government which follows
the lawfully expressed viii of the ma
jority.
'Today let us renew our VOWS of de-
votion to our country, and let us re-
joice that we are citizens of the great
republic, remembering that our country
will be what its citizens make 1t. We
have no cause for fear-the past at
least is secure. We may look to the
future with a courage born of difficult
ties met and overcome. Today let us
look at the flag and rejoice that it rep
resents our heritage"
Hon. Charles Krichbaum was intro
duced by Judge Day, and the Declara-
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The formal presentation or the
cannon was then made: by Cap
tain william M. Folger, OF the
U. 3. NJ, through the reading OF let
ter from Secretary John ID. Long, ad-
dressed to Mayor Robertson. IN which
ne expressed MS regret AT peing unable
to be present ana expressing the
pleasure OF the navy department IN
presenting the cannon 10 the city.
The acceptance address was delivered