Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-07
GILT EDGE HAS
A GREAT DAY
Very Successful Celebration OF the
Glorious Fourth at the Busy Min.
ing Camp.
GRAFTON BY HON. W. II. SMITH
Exercises Followed by Steer Ropine
Contest and Other Interesting
Events-BaII in Evening.

vi our natlOn birthday was grand
success. The day was rather windy,
but shower about noon laid the dust
and made it more pleasant. Hun.
dreds of visitors from the surrounding
country participated in the celebra-
ton. Not an unpleasant incident
marred the pleasure OF the day and
the visitors were in the best of spir-
it's and had an excellent time.
The celebration began early in the
morning by firing salutes, which arous-
ed the citizens of the town. Soon the
flags were seen to rise from many
flag poles, Gilt Edge being noted for
the number of these masts, as we'll
as it's patriotism.
One OF the features of the celebra-
ton was the Knights of Pythias band
from Kendall. The boys came over
the evening before and began play.
ing about s a. m. The citizens of
Kendall are to be congratulated upon
having such a band. Many larger
towns cannot boast of as good band.
The parade formed at Sawyer's hail
about 10 a. m. and led by the band
proceeded up Main street and out to
the grand stand. Hugh Green, mar
shall of the day, was in command and
followed by the children carrying
flags, Judge Sawyer being in charge
of the children. These were followed
by the citizens. When all were COM
fortably seated at the grand stand,
Hugh Green introduced Hon. w. II.
Smith, of LewistoWn, orator of the
day. Mr. Smith delivered an eloquent
address, saying in part:
Mr.. Smiths Grafton.
Ladies and gentlemen:
eighty millions of people meet up
on this day to celebrate the glories
of freedoms holy principles, the tri-
umphs of a mighty nation, and to lay
upon honored dust their wealth of love
and tears.
SACRED to the memories of our he
rOes dead, hallowed in the hearts of all
our patriots living, is this old republic
of ours; sacred because it is the grand
est combination of political sense and
power beneath the sun; sacred be-
cause it is founded upon the only prin-
ciples that ought to build nations and
fashion laws; founded upon the sub
lime doctrines laid down in the grand
old declaration of independence, the
loftiest, the purest political document
ever written by an outraged people
doctrines which extend the greatest
rights to man-principles which have
made this nation prosperous, great
and free-doctrines which no man ev
er denied, except tyrant, hypOcrite
or a coward. 1t is sacred because its
brave founders tore from the hands
of emperors and kings the crown and
scepter of rule and placed them where
they properly belong, in the hands OF
the great masses of mankind; because
it gave to labor's manly men every
great and brilliant ambition enjoyed
! formerly only by mobiles, lords and
kings; because it entered pOverty's
humble huts and said to the poor
| mans babe, All the fields of distinc
| ton are open to you. Fame, wealth
and power are now within thy grasp.
1t gave us an Abraham I.incoln-took
that barefoot boy, reared upon the
edge of the forest, MAKER of rails in
| the mornings silvery dawn, and lift
ed him to the loftiest position within
| the gift of great, sublime people.
"The revolutionary war is one OF
the most decisive periods in mans
history because it reversed the order
| to the level of man and placed the
people upon the throne.
The Rights Of Man.
"Our sturdy ancestors, separated
from the old world by 1900 miles oil
beloved seas, and oppressed by out
RACES unbearable, had reasoned ou
the rights of man. They learned thai
the citizen should say VINO should rule
his country and what laws should pre-
vail; that the divine rights of kings
| is a fasehood maintained by stand
| ing armies. and tolerated by the toll
ing masses only through fear; the,
learned that the king has no create
rights than the peasants he Cypress
es; that there is no such thing a!
royal blood; that the only royalty il
the royalty of heart and brain; tina
| the man who has the best sense, tn,
most humanity of soul, and who give
to every other man all the rights h.
/ claims for himself, is the best man
that monarchy is a system of luxury
license, idleness and robbery; tina
dukes, mobiles and lords are imposter
living upon the earnings of the coun,
less sons of toll: that the people pa
the taxes, hear the burdens, and the
ought to have voice upon the gray