Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-05

No wonder that IN such n commuui-
ty there is reverence for ana the desire
to give fitting Observance 20 the Fourth
Of July! II Is to your credit that your
energy has brought about this celebra-
lion Of the day, The anniversary OF the
nations birth il one which should not
too often be permitted 10 pass unob-
served IT Is true the unfurled flags, the
bursting bombs. the glare Of bonilres
and rockets, give annual evidence In
every American town and hamlet that
the day is not forgotten,
LOOKING BACKWARDS
But Il IL also well at frequent inter
walls 10 assemble, az We are gathered
today, In fervent gratitude, 10 hear o.
what the sires yentured and accom-
plished for us, TO listen to and reflect
upon the immortal Declaration, and In
music and verse and patriotic utterance
to gather new ideas or the happy lot
which Is ours, and new determination IN
the discharge OF these duties which de-
yolve upon each Of us along the lines Of
loyal citizenship.
IL is, under such circumstances thar
we may prohtably pause for reflection
our thoughts going back 10 the begin
ming Of this plendid Republic, our bos-
oms swelled with proper pride at the
achievements OF the present our fond
est hopes stretching out into the future
for the perpetuity and purity of thoso
institutions which nave been such Dless-
ings to mankind.
We do not meet merely TO rehearse
the deeds OF 1776 and the succeeding
years OF toll and battle which culmin-
ated I'm the recognition OF American In
dependence. We have some other mo-
tives on these occasions than discourse
ing and dwelling upon the magnlfioence
OF our present standing as the might
est nation on the earth These are both
great themes--WOrthy the most clO-
uuent tongue and the most gifted pen.
But their value after all lies IN the in
SEPARATION which they give for the flu
ture.
What hath the morrow I'm store?
What shall we do In order that those
priceless treasures which have come
down unsoiled to us may be handed
forward by us for the delight and well
fare Of our children and our childrens
children? The three fold aspect which
the intelligent observance Of the day
possess is that which makes the Fourth
the most glorious of our holidays,
Surely he is thoughtless and unob-
servant citizen who does not from such
contemplation imbbe better conoep-
tions of patriotism and duty and who
does not go forth with mental resolu-
ton TO make himself n worthier worker
I'm the cause Of human happiness
AMERICAN DESTINY,
II there is consolation in the thought
that all good things come as result of
struggle and tribulation, there Is also
satisfaction in the thought that the
good things thus won will prove EN-
during. Human liberty as understood
I'm the American vocabulary, cost much
in blood and treasure, Had IL been
more EARLY attained, perhaps II would
not be so highly priced. Yet II seems
to have been inevitable that the strug-
gle for It must take place upon the
soil OF the new world,
Call II destiny, or providence or in
SEPARATION, or accident-as you will
every step In the settlement Of what
we call the United States was leading
TO the momentous conclusion reached
on the 4th OF July, 1875, The virgin
soil of the Western hemisphere was
unsuited to the growth of tyranny and
kings. Men and women did not leave
the burdens and intolerance of the
mother country TO take kindly 20 the
Of the same conditions IN
tho found home, Different notions
they may have had ms 10 the relations
between man and man.
Yet even the cavaliers, with the idea
that some were born TO serve, were as
qulck as the Purltans To resent that
which looked like oppression from |
abroad. So many evidences were given |
OF this universal tendency in the colo |
n les. that one IL compelled to marvel at !
the blind persistence with which the |
policy OF England was pursued,
The sending Of naughty and incom' |
potent governors, the enactment of un- |
iust and niQuitous laws, the imposi- |
lions OF greyous burdens, and all the |
other incidents calculated to initiate |
and exasperate the colonlsts, complete
a chapter OF arrogance and imbecility
ON the part OF the mother country |
which IL Is almost impossible I'm these
laws to understand II would seem
hat had she had the actual Intention
% drive away and lose her American
possessions. her methods could not
nave been more sure.