Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-07-18

ZENs:
We meet upon this anniversary
of our national birthday to pay
a merited homage to our
forefathers, who gave their fortunes
and their lives to establish gov
ernment wherein the humblest
citizen is accorded the broadcast
liberty and the fullest protection.
We meet to rejoice in the success
of our arms upon land and sea, and
in an unbroken chain Of national
prosperity.
We meet to renew our pledges of
fidelity to the principles enunciated
in the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of The United
States.
Every four years we are republic
cans, democrats and populists; yes,
very republican, very democratic,
very populistic. But today we
come up out of the sloughs of poll
tics to manifest common pride
and love for our country. Our
thoughts rise higher than parties;
they ascend the lofty and divine
heights Of patriotism. "Our
Country'Tis of Thee, Sweet Land
of Liberty" we sing, and not of
party; where rich, where poor,
where white, where black are equal
before the blindfolded Goddess Of
Justice.
Today we take a retrospective
view upon the line of our national
progress, even to the time when
the Creator put it in the heart Of
Columbus to look up place where
human liberty might be born;
when he sent the pilgr i'm fathers
hither to give it birth. In plant
ing the principles Of equal rights
and government by the people
among the children of men much
sacrifice was required. In tribnla-
ton and sorrow did our national
pioneers begin the struggle of life.
While in the early settlements
there was no conscious effort to
establish a new form of govern
ment, the seeds of democracy We're
terminating in most fruitful soil.
Every family was miniature de-
mocracy, an inclpient republic.
Out of the loving homes OF our
pilgrim fathers has come our good
republic. Yet it did not come
through howery beds of ease; il
came through the awful delage Of
war, the shrill clatter of the mus
ket, the lannon's loud roar. The
SHOWS of winter were crimsoned by
barefooted patriots. The bravest
blood of the land has been sacri-
feed to establish and protect this
the best and proudest gem of all
civilizations.
TO us is intrusted most sacred
responsible lity, that Of perpetuating
co-existent with time, the republic
that grew out of the pilgrim faith
ers. In the erection of our national
structure the most ardaous duties
and least remunerative toll were
borne by those who prepared the
foundation 1t is your chill Iren
and grandchildren, and genera
tions yet to come who will real
the full fruition of past endeavor.
To them the bright morning Of
life dawns with many promises Of
reward for merit. Wealth ane
position are offered to every young
man who will equip himself for III.
race and run with energy anr
perseverance. Here all the tender
buds Of hope may ripen into many
honorable fruitions. The young
man who plants the seeds of a
professional or business career'ir
this land and enltivates tho sol
wherein he SONS, will reap a re-
ward as certainly as nature pro
duces seed-time and harvest.
There is, Mr.. President, in hui.
man affairs. an eternal principle o
compensation that works with in
exorable certainty of fate, "Tha1
whatsoever a man soeth that shall
he also reap The harvest that
the young man will reap in com
ing years will be very like tn.
seeds he is now planting. Tht
manifold duties aud Responsibilities,
of this great republic are every da,
and every hour becoming the bur
den and honor of young men
Then. young men, some OF these
duties and honors will come Il
you; be able to assure them, ably
faithfully and honestly. Count
that day lost, whose low descend
ing sun. views from thy hand AZ
noble action done
On this, our national birthday
our thoughts naturally revert tt
the Fourth Of July, 1776, whet
there was born into the family o
nations a child destined TO exercis,
a benign influence throughout tn,
earth. Never were subjects NOR
loyal to the mother country tina,
the American colonies. To hav,
remained a part OF the Englisl
empire with all the rights and pro
lection to which English subject
were entitled WAS tile sincere de
sire of the colonists. but when til 5,