Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-30
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

DR.. j, f. A, Adams OF Plttsaeld, re-
Gently read paper ON the Nations
great holiday, and the mode Of celebrat-
ing It, prevalent IN this country. He
argued for a more civilized and rational
observance Of that day, and his views
are identical with those several times
expressed IN these columns. AS quoted
In the Springfield Republican, the leo
turer sald in part;
And now, in conclusion, comes the
question, Could our prevailing method
OF celebrating the Fourth be improved
uponY In my opinion II could. BY
many people, II is certainly celebrated
In a very sensible manner, but that
which Is generally recognized as the
real thing, the burning Of gunp0Nder.
with the noise, the blaze and the smell.
the night OF horrid din and tho day OF
terror. beginning when the first clang
and explosion wake the sick from sleep.
and never ending until the last spent
rocket drops with a dull thud upon
some patriotic head-this Is not a civil
li2ed celebration; II ls a relic OF bar
barism, II appeals 10 the savage ele-
ment which still survives I'm human ma
ture and transforms our almost civilized
boys for the nonce, into bowling young
sayages, If II teaches any lesson, It IL
that liberty means license, The day
could be made a better one by provd-
ing amusements for the young which
convey some lesson Of patriotism, by
giving them something better 10 do
than swapping pistols, and by remind
Ing them that our forefathers set apart
the day chiefly for the purpose of Civ
ing thanks 20 Him who put the love Of
liberty into the human heart, and led
our people out Of bondage into the land
OF promise. II we can devise some plan
for making of our great and glorious
holiday a school Of patriotism and civil
| izauon, without destroying its glad
| ness and enthusiasm, We viii do cur
country a service For the furtherance
| OF this most desirable reform, the mem
hers OF this club are invited TO onjr
suggestions viii set the example with
| these three
"First-Abolish toy pistols and cam
| non crackers, Tor the sake Of the boys.
Second Begin the day az sunrise
instead Of midnight for the sake OF the
sick,
"ThIrd-Put more meaning into the
day for the sake Of our country
The nations birthday would inspire
patriotism. loyalty to the Almighty,
through whom the American govern
mont was created, and love N virtue
| and righteousness, If IT'S significance
were not lost sight of We receive year.
ly thousands Of strangers from all parts
Of the world, What an opportunity N
| instructIng them I'm the principles Of
liberty and self government the Fourth
Of July would afford, II the day were
celebrated as IT should be! As 1t Is,
with din and noise, and the breaking
Of an rules of civilized behavior what
idea can the stranger be expected TO
form, except that wc, as nation have
come 70 consider our own government a
screening farce? There should be no
| excuse for such a false impression
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II often takes a long wait TO get a
short weight
A strike breaker is more lhau likely
TO be broke,
The Russians seem to be taking moth
ing but their time,
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The charge at Nan shan Hill equals
that at San Juan hill
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| A beson Of destruction was used to
sweep the Russians from Kin chou,
|