The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-05

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NJ. Hustled, Stanley Livingston, Guy
Livingston J. H. Rowland and w. d.
Adams Miss Byington and Prof. A b.
ingalls, were the accompanies.
Mr.. DUMMIES GRAFTON.
j. J. Dunno, Assistant United States
District Attorney, was introduced to
speak on American Citizenship His
| speech here follows:
II cannot help but feel that the
Chairman has been too kind in his per-
sonaI references to myself I wish to
| disclaim any pretensions to have the
| character of orator: and tC assure you
| that, in my somewhat rambling re-
| marks, I shall have nothing better to
offer than the plain speech of a plain
man. Some men are gifted with the
| swift insight which pierces beneath the
shows of things; some are blessed with
the divine gift of speech: and others,
again, not only see the inner pulse of
the machine, but add to that the alb
iEty to translate, into words that burn
the thoughts that breathe. But of these
elect, I am not one, 1 regret to say. The
life of the courtroom in these business
days,-the life that 1 lead,-is not spe-
cially adapted to the development of
the imagination or of poetic fervor; it
deals too exclusively with the some
what arid, dry and practical details of
commonplace business; and the oppor-
tunitieS for passionate utterances are
conspicuous by their paucity. And so,
then, you must permit me to disclaim
all pretensions to the gift of oratory:
I can do no more than make few re-
marks, in a simple way, upon the sub
ject assigned me.
NATIONAL COHESION.
81 cannot help but think that in these
celebrations of this national birthday,
there is an influence which makes for
national cohesion On other days we
are ali shades of opinion upon all sub
jects; on other days, one American is
a Republican, while another American
is Democrat: on other days. the
twang of the Yankee opposes the dia-
lect of the Southerner, and the effete
East calls to the breezy and vigorous
West; but upon this day all reflections
sink and disappear and become obliter-
ated; and upon this day, there are no
sections, there are no parties-we are
all just plain Americans, in love with
our country, and in love with our
starry flag. (Applause.) And this, L
venture to think, makes for national CO.
hesion We are thus periodically re-
minded that there is something bigger,
something greater in every way, than
any individual one of US and we are
thus reminded that, whatever may be
the diversity of our views upon other
matters, yet, in this commanding mat
ter of our country, We are at one-for
we are all alike enjoying the inestim- |
able boon of American citizenship.
A GREAT PRIVILEGE.
1T is a priceless privilege, this. of
American citizenship. 1t means that
we are all linked with and parts of a
nation that, though one of the young
est, is yet one of the most efficient for !
the betterment of the world 1t means
that we are parts of nation pledged
to the support of right, pledged to the
redress of wrong, and pledged to the
effective maintenance of liberty, equal i
ity and fraternity. And it means that /
you and [, for ourselves and for our |
children, are entitled to work out our
own development and happiness pro-
tected by the law, protected by the
civic strength of the country. and pro-
tected by it's arms when necessary. The
freedom from all restraints except such
as are demanded by social order, free
dom of speech, the right to complain of
grievances, freedom to labor in any
lawful calling, the equal protection of
the laws, the equality of rights, the de-
NAL of special privileges. the right of
representation upon questions of tax
alton, the right of each man to worship
his God in his own way,-these, and
mo
make up the sum of American citizen
ship and 1 ask you if rights of this kind
are not a priceless and a precious in
heritance, of which every right-think-
ing man may well be proud?
ALSO GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
'Of course. American citizenship has
it's responsibilities because all rights
imply corresponding duties. But if it
be true, as our history shows it to be
true, that our national theory involves
the passionate determination to ensure
the freedom of the individual together
with the liberty and well-being of the
masses,-if this be one of the most dis
tinctive facts in our policy, is it not to
be explained by, or at least attributed
to, the intelligent acceptance by the
American people Of the responsibilities
incident to American citizenship? And
ever since the days of Washington, past
Jefferson with his Declare ton of hide.
pendence and his statute for religious
liberation, past the worn face of Lin.
coin, past the tragedies of Lincoln, OF
Garfield and of Mckinley. down to that
unselfish public servant who now gov
ems with the courage that takes large
| responsibilities, Theodore Roosevelt.
the American people have supported
we'll and bravely their responsibilities.
and have thus put the nation into the
proud position it occupies today. In the
old days. among the ancients of the
earth, that man was proud indeed who
could say. I am a Roman citizen; does
not OLE own IA 81 history n11r r.eadrr %,