Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-06
The Celebration All That
Could Be Desired.
Enough on Program to Satisfy
the Wishes Of All.
Speaking, Exciting Races, Balloon Ascension,
Ball and Fireworks.

WdtcIvillc, Ne, July J.-tSpecaD.-
The celebration Of the Fourth will leave
deeper impressions on the people of this
city and surrounding towns than any
other public event which this year Will
have to record An ideal summers day
greeted the populacc when the noises Of
hilarity and explosives compelled It 70
open its eyes at an early hour in the
morning
For the excellent and well arranged
program which the public were invited
freely to witness. the credit belongs to
those who labored in behalf of the Cen
tral Maine Fair Association and sup
ported the great burden of responsibility
incident to the success of so great an I'M
dcrtaking as that which the proper
observation of the nations greatest hoh-
day dcma nds. They should have. as thc
least reward for their pains the salts
faction of knowing that their labOrs
have been appreciated
There was absolutely nothing lacking
which could have wisely been supplied
for the entertainments Of the day. Ora
tons III tho morning, followed by cX-
citing horse races in which the best
horse hoods Of New England figured
were enough In themselves to meet the
demands of TIL" holiday. The different
hats Of the afternoon We're intcrspcrScu
hy amusemcnts in the way of balloon
aecomsions. acrohdtic work and vocal
and Instrumental music. The culmina-
ton after which the people left the
grounds actually tired with the pleas
urcs of the day brought about by the
rrand"st display Of fireworks which has
ever hccn seen here.
The exercises of the day were begun at
~ o'clock in Tho morning when Judge
Warren G. Philhr"ok. the presiding off
Ger. introduced tho speakers Of the day
The erandsland which is capable of
holding nearly 3,1 people was filled to
its capacity limit.
\ most lifting Introduction t" the cxcr-
cisc:+ Of the day was the reading Of tn"
Drcla.ar of Independence which was
done in = most Impressive manner by
the Hon. Cyrus ". Davis.
Al the close of the reading Hon I. II.
Gillln Of Bangor. delivered one Of III"
most powerful oritionS which was ever
given IN W.tcrvillC. The address was 4
thorough discussion, from q legal stand
point OF thr form aud development of
the republic and the respon~rlii' US
which rest upon lis citizens tn prrp"tI-
ate til" sentiments Of liberty 50 dearly
maintained ana 20 firmly established by
those heroes whom We 50 proudly call
our ancestors. The Republican form Of
government. lie said had its origin i'll I'll"
handful "f disposed refugees who landed
ON massachusetts shores in 1870 and tn
whom. in the wisdom of tn" wise Creator
vac irtrustcd tho trsk nobly and 50
perfectly executed. In their minds oriEi-
lltted The Republican form of govern
incnt which spr,nE into birth without a
s,ngl. precedent in all the annals of past
founded on universal suffrage was to
them unknown: it was not the work Of
= day or a year but was finally made
possible by thc sacrifice of the lives OF
heroic men-mcn who were scoffcd at by
the scholars of Europe and condemned
under thc laws OF the greatest and most
advanced power which had ever spread
her influence over mankind.
In adopting the standard of universal
suffrage. our fathers took the decisive
step which laid the cornerstone Of the
nation. While our government had no
exact model on which to build, it had, ut
least, chart on which to guide the
ship Of state. The foundation PRINCIPAL
of which was the sentiment which made
all men free and equal. One hundred
and thirty years has SufIiccd for this
principal to he worked out and its result
has been the greatest republic which has
ever ushcrcd herself into the ranks Of
She civilized powers of all ages.
lie then outlined some of the response
hilItics which as citizens of such a noble
heritage We are necessarily facing Our
privileges in building the future were
exactly commensurate with the grand
record of the past.
y; thc close of Mr. Gillin'S words the
Va st audience fairly rose to its feet in
expression of the sentiments which had
been stirred within them.
Hon. Joseph Reed of Portland was
then introduced and. was cordially
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