Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-07-04
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zzE D1Ys ne CELEBRATE.
Today is the day We celebrate
with clash Of cvmhals and a rell
Of drums; with the crash and rattle
of millionsof fire. crackers and the
outburst Of thousands Of patriotic
orators; with every conceivable
outward demonstration that we are
not fackfngiu that patriotism which
fred our fore fathers and caused
them to rebel against,,ap unjust
Kagall, at tn eAl ii \ bls I'll
bloody war, to expel his armies
from American soil and set up for
themselves a republican form of
government-a government for the
people. by the lpesaia5aaa isf the
people. 4
But is the patriotism oftoday the
y
real article when compared with
the kind that filed with zeal the
souls Of the revolutionary fatherss
Is it Of the same fneness as that
which inspired the pen of the
writer Of the Declaration Of hfdes
pendence? Do we,ssas average,
representative Americans, on this
l25th birthday of the republic love
our country most because it is
republic, or because it still affords
fairly good opportunities for ac-
quiring possession Of the elusive,
. mighty dDllari These are ques-
ton. which every American should
ask himselfand ponder en- I. day
and his answer should be Withheld
until the noise and din and
powder smell of the cele-
bration is over and the sDasmodic
spell Of star-spangled, patriotic
exlberance, which the day always
arouses has subsidized. The spirit
of commerciaisln is all around MS
it's IN the very air we breathe and it
is little wonder that even the natal
day Of the republic should be more
or less tainted with its influence.
Is it not true that a large majority
of the celebrations which will be
held all over this broad land today
are prompted more by a desire fer
gain than BY a desire to honor the
founders of the republic or the
republic itself? It may not tickle
our patriotic vanity to say so on
this occasion. but there are few who
will argue that it is not true.
We should think ofthese things
once in a while and what more
propitious time can we find than
theFourth day of July, AID. 1901?
So from out the hurry and hustle
of the day which will be largely
given over to the beating ofdrums,
the clashing of cymbals, the waving
Of flags, the utterance of patriotic
sentiments and the absorption of
peanuts, beer and red lemonade,
let US steal . little time in which
to mediate on the objects forwhich
our forefathers. strove when they
fought and won the Revolutionary
battles and set up a form of goyern-
mentwhich they thought about per-
feet and which their descendants 70
day profess to think about perfect.
A few moments ofsuch meditation.
of honest self-communion on the
many questions of the hour which
SO vitality affects the destiniesiofthe
republic by every intelligent citizen
would be of more value to the coun-
try than all the noise and dust and
smoke and music and red fire
and red liquor etc. etc. that ever
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But the trouble is the great
American people can hardly ever
find time for such tame pursuits.
The above enumerated attractions
areatoo much for them. g.s9s:s ...s e
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