Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-10
The Fourth at Manchester
N. & 0. Dedicatory Addresses and Eloquent Grafton
by Col. D. E. Lyon
Continued from LIST page,

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spires us today and their memories
will be commemorated and made the
subjects of ardent eulogy as long as
the lurid lightnings flash beneath the
base of Round Top and Bunker Hill.
The student of today wonders why
the liberty we enjoy today did not
succeed in old Rome. 1t was tried,
fourished and decayed, and here we
are, after lapse of 1000 years, in
her coliseum SO vast and grand, study
ing for ourselves from the fragments
of her antiquity why it failed. In
this study we easily learn why it was
that the conqueror of the bloody field
of Pharsalia could not conquer him
self.
The lar ding Of the Pilgrims at Ply
moth Rock, and the coming of Vim.
Penn, Lord Baltimore, and Others in
the procession of time was graphical
~ and forcefully presented to the
audience. With the fact that in l776
there were half million slaves in
the thirteen colonies, which were
cause of disturbance more or less
among the statesmen of that time
and continued to be until the sur
render of Appomattox. - Continuing,
Col Lyon said, some of US we'll re-
member that after Fort Sumter had
been fred upon and the flag lowered.
there went up from all over Europe
sounds of rejoicing over the apparent
calamity that had oyertaken the re,
public. There, older continents joy
fully and gleefully said, the great re.
public is now on final trial. The
stripes on their flag will prove TO
have been ropes of sand and the stars
but bubbles. This they hoped and
wished for, and in many ways aided
the rebellion with money and NUM-
tions of war and piratical ships to
prey on our commerce. Because OF
their nefarious conduct, the ship of
state was badly tossed as If on stormy
waters. Many of these same repre-;
sentatiyes saw the triumphal march
of the grandest body of war veterans,
returning crowned with victory, as
they passed in review in Washington
in 1865. Also, some of us remember
when two army corps of this veteran
army countermarched toward our
southwestern border with General
Sheridan in command, with order to
be prepared to aid in expelling the
French army from Mexico. Napoleon
Ill took the hint and recalled his
army, leaving his whilom archduke
emperor in the hands of the Mexi
cans, whom they subsequently shot
My friends, that this will be the las
invasion that Europe will undertake
on this continent you may rest as
sured. Europe knows that we have
Is, 600. 600 men able and willing tt
serve their country in any case o
need. Europe knows this and will ac
accordingly.
Taking up the question of expansion
and commerce, Col. Lyon easily made
plain that our expansion was simply ,
product of the plan marked out by thu
founders of the republic. We have
he said, expanded from the old one
horse chaise and trundle cart to
railway mileage of 200, 900 miles, q
much or more than all the balance O
the world, and G3, 900 bridges to carr.
these tracks over tho dark waters
and these roads and bridges cost a full
$40. 600, 600. Our exports for the yea
ending July 1, 1901, were 81. 500, 600,
! 600, with the balance of trade in on
| favor of $675. 600 600. This is the sor
of expansion our brothers across tn
, sea are trying to circumyent. We hav
> 500, 900, 600 surplus from our treasur.
receipts and expenses.
J Today, friends, we are considerin
, the deeds of the revolutionary patriot
who established our union, and til
brave men who have fallen in tn
wars to prepetuate it. Our harvest @
blood has been great enough for al
time, but the night will never be S
dark nor the waters to be crossed s
deep, but that the SONS of Americ
will cherfully face peril at thei
country's call. We will rejoice whel
the torches of war are put out; w
will remember in all coming time a
Of Americas heroic dead. With
, just pride it can be said that we ar
j again a united people. and all tn
gashes made by the rebellion. than
God, are healed.
For over seventy-1ive years of on
! existence we were regarded by tn
! older continents as an experiment. thu
would sooner or later fall to pieces
> There was hardly an organized go,
eminent that had any faith in our syt
3 tenn of constitutional liberty. Gu
! flag was often insulted, our armie
8 were called drones, our navy. the
: said, was unfit to go to sea. These oil
3 monarchies watched and waited an
l wanted to help tear down the fabri
7 founded by our fathers. They waite
: q day too long. In '65 they saw
I veteran army that could have crushe
any army in Europe. They saw on
r puny nation that they despised i
] 1860 stand forth among the nations c
s the earth, with a victorious vetera
: army of million men and navy c
: 700 ships.
9 1t is said we are trying to become
: world power. Well, we are. A
e Christendom seems to be plannin
Il now to head off our commerce. TIL
It they cannot do. We are an educated
v hard working people, willing to III
: dersell the older continents. We al
able to and will build the Nicaraugu
r canal, and when we do it with OF
: own cash we will both own it an
4 arm it, making it in time of peac
0 neutral, but in time of war Uncl
: Sam will fix the terms. If the d.
funct and non-used Clayton Bulwe
: treaty stands in the way, it can easil
Q be taken by the two corners and sui
i dered. Our good friend, Great Bri
: ain, is only in trading mood an
: will keep as nearly abreast as possibl
/ with our own advancing prosperity.
The principles of constitutional lii
/; erty established by our fathers afte
/ seven of the most momentous bait
r years ever waged. as / have sait
g were taking root in Europe. Throne
: We're being shaken, new plan {
# government was. with moving ell
d quence proclaimed by the masse
Il based on the plan found in this hen
r isphere. These American ideas mu
4 be suppressed, was heard in every co
o ner of Europe. The new principle
y they said, were contrary to the pea
Q of Europe, and should not gain n r.
Q cognition there. To that end. in 1885,
] the congress of Aix-la- Chapelle, an
s of Leybach, when the "Holy All
!, ance" combined to arrest all politics
t changes in Europe and were seekin
: out way to check the progress {
e constitutional government in tn
= hemisphere. This was rather an III
hoIv ollionoo Tho bicforr IF tho,