Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-09
CELEBRATE THE DAY
Parish of Church of Sacred Heart
Give a Successful Picnic.
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS BY JUDGE MOON
Other Features on the Proeram-A
Large Crowd in Attendance and
Best of Order PrevaiIed-FinanciaI
Returns are Large.

Returns are Large.
From FRIDAYS DAILY
The first Fourth of July in the TWEEN |
tieth century was greeted yesterday
by pyrotechnical speeches and pyro,
technical display but it is questionable |
in any other city was the
of Ottumwa's small boy
The greatest crowds of
Ottumwa people who celebrated the
Day of independence left on the morn
ing trains for Abba, Oskaloosa, keo
kull and other surrounding towns,
where more elaborate celebration
was carried out. Every available car
that could be obtained by the differ
ent railways in Ottumwa, were COM
fortably filed to the utmost capacity,
carrying hundreds of Ottumwa people.
How ottunwa Celebrated the Fourth.
Among the most extensive patriotic
celebrations in this city, was the pic
mic which was given in Manning $
grove by the congregation of the
church of the Sacred Heart. An
exceptionally large number of people
took advantage of this affair, and at
tended the exercises which proved
very interesting. The grove had been
fitted up in truly picnic style, and re-
freshments were served during the
day. In the afternoon the program
was given, which opened with read
! ing of the Declaration of Independence
by George Morrissey. This was fol-
lowed by short opening address by
Father O'Farrell. pastor of st. Pat.
rick's Catholic church. Rev. Father
Flood, pastor of the church of the Sac
/ red Heart, who arranged the celebra'
! ton also gave a few remarks. Music
was rendered by the Schubert Mando'
lin orchestra during the afternoon and
the early part of the evening. Inc
principal event of theprogram was
the address by Judge r. G. Moon who
said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
When Father O'Farreli stated to you
in the beginning of his address that ne
4 proposed to confine himself to the irish
and to leave all the rest of the worio
to me, was much impressed by his
generosity, but long before he finish
ed. 1 think you will agree with me
that his generosity proved more ap
parent than real Let Father O'Faf
rell deduct what credit that he con
ceives to belong to the Irish in the
revolution and l submit that it is cas-,
to detect anything remaining 10 WHICH
other nationalities may la, claim.
/ am not, however, disposed to TAX
issue with him upon the matter. In
history of the country is a corropofs
ton of the statement that IN ever
! battlefield where American honor an
2 American principles have been a
stake, Irish valor has shed glory upo
9 the race and Irish blood has been free
!, ~ shed. But to me the browning gior
> of the race lies not in the fact OF thel
: gallantry in war but in the fact c
s thorough Americanism in times {
: peace. We have in this country n
d more devoted citizens and none thu
e more quickly grasp, understand an
e appreciate our institutions.
We are assembled upon the ann
versary of one of the greatest polit
L cal events recorded in the history
, the world An event the far reachin
9 influence of which is reflected in tn
3 existence of this mighty republic an
= in the ameliorated condition OF ma
!. kind throughout the world. 1t was
u century and a quarter ago today tn;
our fathers brought forth upon tn
. continent government based upc
n the right of the people to govern ther
= selves and springing from the sem
= ment of the immortal declaration tn
= the function of government is the pr
~ lection of the inalienable rights
~ man.
a Accustomed as we are to the ms
n. buttons of a republic and familiar
,s we are with regarding the expressit
n. OF the popular will as the supreme Ia
la there seems to us nothing starting
Of the sentiment of that declaration.
Il. accords we'll with our training FRO
70 childhood and is in harmony with o
n sense of right. But at the time VIII
Ia it was adopted it was not only the dt
nj laration of new principle of govel
81 ment but a declaration of war upon
~, situations whose foundations We're Ia
o., thousands of years before. lt is tt
f. that the terms of democracy and
~ public were known centuries befC
es the American patriots claimed fre'
an ON from Great Britain. The histori
IL. of Greece and Rome render us
nd miliar with those terms but with
90 terms only and the terms could l
va conceal the despotisms which tn
of covered. But the assembled represe
Inv atives of the American colonies We
oh not content with forms or terms l
e. with the adoption of the name OF
, republic In the Declaration of In
VIC pendence they claimed the fullness
a,,t it's blessings for themselves and tn
90 posterity and in its support they pie
I'D ed their lives, their fortunes and tn
,re sacred honor.
as. In the whole record of human evel
,ut there is set forth no more solemn d
nh. laration nor is there more literal
sti. filment of that sacred pledge. It's
II demption costs years of suffer-
in. years of privation and persecuti
I'VE The institution of monarchy had I
of defiance and it was aroused to
;th. avenged upon the daring colon
ont Never was there seen in the hist