Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
FAIRBANKS ON INDEPENDENCE
vice President of the United states
Address OhfO Crowd at
Urbana.

URBANA, O.. July A three-day cen
tennial celebration of 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. MIR. Fairbanks
said in part
This is essentially freedoms day. The
people do well to lay aside their customary
duties and celebrate it, 1t is the day above
all others when we should reverently and
gratefully recall the sacrifices and recount
the story of those who fought so wonder
ously in freedoms holy name in the years
which are past. The continental fathers
TO country, The story Of their heroic en-
deavor Is ever Inspiring Their sons,
actuated by their example, have extended
the zone of human liberty The princi-
pies enunciated so felicitOusly in the
Declaration OF Independence have been the
people, unfailing guide, and they have
land and millions more in the distant seas
Freedom has ever come as a free Will Of
blood Of those who so loved 1t that they
were willing to die, II need be, that otheIs
might enjoy 1t. Yes, we have 50 loved II
that we have not only drawn tt sword
to win it ourselves, but have assembled
our fleets and marshalled our armies TO
give II to aliens who were oppressed.
Our people are filled with the true ma
tiOnal spirit There is nowhere among us
any divided allegiance. The brave men
of Independence and those who made good
their challenge to King George the lhlro,
set an example Of high devotion to I'D
erty and country which should be an IN
spiTation to us and our children and their
children's children forever and ever.
We have much reason to be grateful
for while there are wars and rumors OF
wars about the earth while other peoples
are in the throes of unrest and revoluuon'
our people are walking the ways OF peace,
prepared for war, but praying that il may
never again disturb our national tran
quility. A wise and just course IN our
relations With other powers VIII tIaIseiS
insure us against any international breach,
We may justly take pride IN tne laCt
that President Roosevelt has pointed the
the orient We find that the debate upon
the battlefield and upon the seas must,
deliberative chamber Would II not seem
that It were possible for men 10 come 70
reason upon great international issues De
fore the infraction of international peace
May the powers of the world take a les
son of what has occurred and is occurring
and establish some method by which they
consistent with their honor, without hrSJ
invoking the sword, without shedding eaCI
others blood and bankrupung each o'iei
As we gather about the altars of patriot
ism today We take new courage anu ar ar
filled with fresh purpose to preserve ul-
polluted our sacred temple OF liberty.
NEW YORK, July 4.-The Tammany So
ciety's annual Fourth Of July celebration
in front Of the Wigwam in Fourteenth
street constituted about the only public
exercises in observance of the Fourth about
Manhattan. The chief speakers of the
Tammany program were to be Governor
Robert Glenn of North Carolina and Lieu
tenant Sanders of Louisiana and short
talks" were planned by a number of prom
inent members of the society. After the
celebration the society had open house and
luncheon was served.
A big celebration was held in the Bronx
by the Mckinley Pole and Flag associa-
ton at which patriotic speeches were de-
llvered and the knight, Of Columbus united
In big celebration = tn speeches and
music in Prospect park, Brooklyn. There
were innumerable pcnics and the city was
as noisy and bedecked with flags and bunt-
ing as usual.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 4.-Today
was one of the quietest Fourths ever cee-
brated in this city. due to the stringent
police regulations limiting the size of the
firecrackers and the hours during which
they should be fired The principal event
was a patriotic demonstration at Memorial
Continental hall, under the auspices of
the Daughters Of the American Revolution,
and the Sons of the Revolution. Mr.. Don
aid Mclean, president general Of the
Daughters, presided.