La Junta tribune., 1904-11-23
rwAsxse.y,ns.

Tb-morroW ssThanksgiving day.
The pres,dent has proclaimed il.
the governor has had his Say, and
now it is up TO the mayor Of L.
unta to say something, OF forever
hold his peace. While the mayor
is thinking Of something to say
the great family journal will make
. few remarks about Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving day was hsst estsb
lished in the United States by the
Pilgrims at Plymouth in I6zr. IL
became = recognized holiday in
New England, replacing Christi
mas - the great family festival,
and has been gradually adopted in
other parts Of the country. Con.
gsess recommended days Of
thanksgiving annually during the
revolution. and Washington, in
1880. after the adoption OF the
constitution. Other days OF ma
tional thanksgiving have been
proclaimed, and since 1863 the
last Thursday in November has
been annually proclaimed by the
presidents as a national Thanks
giving Day.
All Of the Thanksgiving Day
proclamations. including the may
or's. ought to be in before THIS
day is done--before the sun be-
hind a bob-taii flush has sunk into
the west, and darkness falls from
the wings OF the night as a feather
is waited downward from an eagle
in its flight. There is no reason for
issuing Thanksgi, ing Day proclaim
nations. for all OF the dear people
know that Thanksgiving Day
comes around once a year Just as
they know that the Fourth OF July
is due in the second month OF the
good old summer time. Yet they
are good thing. just as there are
lots Of good things for which there
is no good reason Thanksgiving day
comes around just as surely as the
billet doux from the county treas
urer, who announces. during the
Thanksgiving period. that he is
tired OF the delay. and will proceed
to collect according to law unless
you pay your taxes within 4 cer-
tain number OF DAYS
Thanksgiving Day in some
boarding houses is i joyful per
iod. No matter xhat the previous
condition of servitude OF the
boarders has been, they are Eea-
sonably sure OF receiving a square
meal on Thanksgiving day. instead
OF fried liver smothered with cream
gravy. They rejoice in luxnries
on that day to which for a long
time they have been a stranger.
Therefore, they have good reason
to be thankful. IL is hardly nee.
.essary, however. fos the president.
or the governor. or even the
mayor. to issue q proclamation
ribbing the people up to a spirit
Of thankfuIsess. fos most people.
except few dead ones. are thank
fui that they are alive.
Some OF US will have more to be
thankful Tor tomorrow than others
OF the rest OF us. The county
officials will probably he thankful.
rejoice and be exceeding glad they
were re elected, and as they don't
have to work on legal holiday
they can return thanks and gorge
themselves on turkey stuffed with
bivalves from the rising OF the sun
until the going down thereof. The
banks aud the postoffice, and the
employees thereof. can 60 and do
likewise. They do not have to
work eyesher-~hieh means thai
they have money to burn. The
slot machines can be thankful thai
they may run all day to.aossow,
just as they have every day since
election, and the officials who per.
nit il can be thankful that thes
"don't know anything about it. :
Some OF the saloons can be thank.