Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-07


est, intelligent and daring men they
denounced the system of Kingdoms as
an outrage upon mankind. They knew
that Tree thought and free speech pro.
duce 1act and truth, and that if shack
les were taken from the hands and
letters from the human brain man.
KIND would rapidly advance.
Ihey determined to form a new
natlon-a nation where the people are
the supreme power, where all men are
equal before the law, where church
and state are eternally separated.
where no person should be deprived
OF the right of a fair trial by a Jury
or his peers, where no person would
be deprived of life, liberty or prop.
erty without due process of law; a
nation where the humblest man would
be the equal of the greatest, where ev-
cry person standing beneath the folds
or the old stars and stripes could wor-
ship God in his own way, dwell in
peace and security and carve out his
destiny with his hands and brain I'M
molested.
They met in solemn convention
They passed this sublime declaration
OF independence, this wondrous char
ter OF your rights. and proclaimed to
a startled world that hence and for.
ever more they were a nation found
ed upon the great eternal fact that
all governments derive their just pow.
ers from the consent of the governed
The Struggle for Freedom.
They were in open defiance against
the greatest nation upon this globe.
Ia n oil 'c,
on many battlefields and her navy
was mistress of the seas. The colon
lists had no army, no navy, no gov
eminent, no money, no treasury, no
right to levy taxes and no power to
enforce their collection, but with the
heroism of genius, with the thrilling
inspiration of truth and with the pro.
found conviction that makes men con-
querors, they organized armies and
marched forth upon the desperate
fields of death that mankind might be
free. They more often met defeat
than victory, but grand souls forget
defeats. They struggled and hoped
and fought through seven long years
of war. Eager hands in straw-built
huts contributed to the holy cause
The poor man offered his life, the rich
man cherished his patriotism more
than his gold while brave and patient
women remained at home, made the
living, fought the savageS and listen.
ed through the long and lonely years
for footsteps that never returned.
Now and then a victory was gained
and again the rainbow appeared up
on the dark and somber clouds
Through the dismal months of Valley
Forge, however, their last hope seemed
fading away forever. Brave men full
of courage, bore their agonies in pa
thence and cheered the hopeless, and
the crisis was passed. At last the
siege of Yorktown ended in bril-
liant victory and CORVALLIS handed
to the valiant Washington the final
sword of surrender. Peace was re-
stored, the last red coat sailed away
to his native land and the western
continent became consecrated to the
rights of man, consecrated to the one
grand principle that the people are
the great source of all political pow.
er.
Liberators Of Their Race.
These heroic fOrefathers were the lib
orators of the human race The;
fought that oppression might cease
upon this soil; that chains might be
stricken from the hands and letters
from the mind of man; that free
thought and free speech might fiji
the western world with truth; thai
justice might sit in all the courts, ant
honesty, patriotism and sense form
and fashion every law. Brave con
querors of wrong, fearless champion;
of eternal right, daring defenders oil
their nation and of mankind, they
went through all the agOnies of q
horrifying war for three millions OF
people and for all posterity, and the
living went back to civil life laden
with a grateful peoples deep devotion
and crowned with the Hottest honors
of this old world, while the dead hat
gone down to martyrs graves annie
the fadeless glory of soldiers fame.
The Base Ball Game.
At ! p. m. the ball game between
Lewistown's Y. NJ. G. AS and Gill
Edge was called. After the smoke
or dust rather, had cleared away the
score showed 8 to IA in favor of Lew
istown. Following is the summary
Lewistown 3 0 5 3 3-1f
Gilt Edge 2 3 2 L
Batteries-Lewistown Kits ant
Hendricks.
Gilt Edge-Warner and Shearson
Burnett and Burnett.
The high score was partly accounted
for by the strong wind and the fac
that neither one of the teams haC
played together before. The Gil
| Edge team was picked up during the
week prior to the game and the sun
total of their practicing consisted o
a little base throwing. Lindley's home
run and a double by the Lewistowr
team were the star features of The
game.
The mems 100 yard foot race wal
won by Gilbert Billiard, of Kendall
first prize, and Fred Darwin, of Gil
| Edge, second.
The roping contest twas one of thu
| special features of the day, there be
ing six entries. The Steers were t.
be roped, thrown and tied down s.
as to remain down for five minutes
Francis Biglen was the first to try
He roped the steer and threw it, bu
before he succeeded in tying the stee
it managed to get on its feet. and il