The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-05
FAIRBANKS THE
CHIEF SPEAKER
Champaign County, Ohio, Celebrated
Its Centennial.
ADDRESS WAS PATRIOTIC
CITIZENS SHOULD BE READY TO
DIE FOR LIBERTY.

Urbana, O., July 4.-The three-day
centennial celebration of the founding
OF Champaign county as an organized
county of Ohio began here today. an
address by Vice President Fairbanks,
who was born just across the line in
Union county. being the feature of the
day. Mr.. Fairbanks said:
This is essentially freedoms day.
The people do wen to lay aside their
customary duties and celebrate it. It
is the day above all others when we
should reverently and gratefully recall
the sacrifices and recount the story of
those who fought so wondrously in
freedoms holy name in times which
are past. The continental fathers set a
high standard of devotion and duty to
country. The story of their heroic en-
deaVor is ever inspiring. Their sons,
actuated by their example. have eX-
tended the zone of human liberty. The
principles enunciated so felicitously in
the declaration of independence have
been the peoples unfailing guide and
they have given freedom to millions in
their own land aud millions more in the
distant seas.
Must Fight for Freedom.
Freedom has never come as a free
viii Offering. 1t has been purchased
by the blood OF those who so loved il
that they were willing to die, if need
be, that others might enjoy it, Yes.
We have so loved it that we have not
only drawn the sword to win il our
selves, but have assembled our fleets
and marshalled our armies to give it
to aliens who were oppressed.
Our people are filled with the true
national spirit. There is nowhere
among us any divided allegiance. The
brave men who put their hands to the
declaration OF independence and those
who made good their challenge TO
King George the Third. set an example
of high devotion to liberty and country
which should be an inspiration to us
and to our children and their children 5
children for ever and for ever.
we have much reason to be CRATE
full. for while there are wars and
rumors of wars about the earth, while
other people are in the throes of un-
rest and revolution our people are
walking the ways of peace, prepared
for war but praying that it may never
again disturb our national tranquility.
A wise and just course in our relations
with other powers will largely insure
US against any international breach.
Roosevelt Pointed the Way.
I'VE may justly take pride in the
fact that President Roosevelt has
pointed the way to the re-eSta bIish-
ment of peace in the orient We find
that the debate upon the battlefield and
upon the seas must, in the final analy-
sis, be concluded in the deIiberative
chamber. Would it not seem that it
were possible for men to come to reason
upon great international issues before
the infraction OF international peace?
May the powers of the world not take
p lesson from what has occurred and is
occurring, and establish some method
by which they may settle their differ
honor. without first invoking the
sword, without shedding each other s
blood and bankrupting each others
treasury?
AS we gather about the affairs of
patriotism today, we taken new courage
and are filled with fresh purposes to
preserve unDolluted our sacred temple
of liberty.