Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-08

I'll'N n NNhllll' lNlIlOIhlll hUl l'Nhl'N
10 that FOR which our independence day
stands ! also ind mat there IN no more
sublime patriotism ana loyalty 10 those
precious hrrltagcs and purposes than
that which exists IN the hearts and
souls of those people who dwell amid
tho mountains OF the great west
Whether east NJ the Father Of waters,
on Nosl ~ H. We are one people IN our
national hopes aims ana efforts, ana
are witnesses this day that the proph-
cite wish Of the poet whittier has met
ml0mcnu
"Thc mighty west shall bless the East
And sea shall answer sea.
Ana mountain unto mountain cnlli
Praise God, for we are free''
THE FRUITS OF EFFORT.
would not have YOU forget my
friends that the splendid results we
behold In our nations history were not
achieved without work, and well d.
lo,tcd, heroic, patient work AZ that
From the first II has been u struggle
to overcome difficulties, often from
within but these have been overcome,
ana the grundoW achievements are
those which have been brought out Of
the darkest peril through the unfnlter.
INK energy ana courage Of tho men ana
women WHO never gave up IN their
struggle for the right ON and on they
icllpd ana worked ana fought content
Win nothing short Of ultimate triumph,
Whut "a grand monument To the dix.
MY of honest sRilml energetic per.
HIslont labor IN the existence, growth
ana p"rpctuity ~ our nutionl without
thlt labor we could not have been what
wo are, without u plentitude thereof,
Ia the face Of great suterlngs ana dis.
couraRomcnis, even IN the first year Of
our national existence We would have
lullcn, Recall the events Of the month
of December following the adoption Of
the Declaration ~ independence, The
condition Of the patriot army was fear.
tul IN the extreme. Tho British troops
hOd been victorious everywhere, sup.
pullora Of American Independence were
forced 10 hide whore they could, loav,
lng mir families TO the insults of u bru.
tai soldicrN Houses, barns, and fences
were burned, orchards cut down, crops
ana cattle carried on women we're sub.
l,ciod 10 every species Of insult, house,
mods were pmndprcd even Of the era,
dies IN which Infants were rocked 10
sleep. The British were royolIng IN
plenty Whilo the patriots were devoid
W WV y ''IlllNll Nlll lllNl ~ lIlf ltfNNH
sullos Of life, a British ofllcoI dosrlb.
lug conditions M the time, wrote to
mend, 'Wasbmgions men have
nollhor shoes, nor stockings, nor blnn.
krlH. they are almost naked and are
uylnR NJ cold ana want of food" I'M
lrl N'n lluWos proclamation Of cone
dllonil amnesty hundreds Of persons
dWlS Hooked TO the royal camp 10 tAkp
the ollh ul allegiance 10 King George
Of England, Congress alarmed he'd
rom Philadelphia amid the JcoW "
IullnN ana tho mnlodi2llonA Of patriots
Tho Brltlth regarded complete victory
0H already assured 10 their arms,
no wonder that the hearts Of many
Nmor.om mlsRoyo them IN this hour
or llllli hui lholo were patriots whose
nopoS 40 mlslOrlunCA could dim, WhOm
no difficulty could fllghten, no tasks
hhphll, These never ceased 10 work on,
ana on Al this time, and under this
sublime determination and falth, Wash.
lugton made hls heroic crossing Of tn
Delaware, Ills army could be tracked
along tho shore by the blood on tho
SNOW from those whose shoes were
broken liut there was no turning back
that Christmas night NJ lii6, The gray
dawn OF the ucXt day found the patriot
forces ON the Jersey snoro, facing the
oncmNs position The ncrco storm had
driven even the Roniricg inside, Then
came the attack, and the battle ragged
for nuurs. The decisive victory al the
Americans was to the patriot cause u
beacon llght from out the dcnHosl
blucknoss, ana the performance ~ the
urduous, heroic, ana almost hopeless
Wsk gave an Impulse TO the cause Of
liberty which never thereafter became
tlg n
ulot fathers 10 celebrate the first an.
uIvcrsary of the signing Of the DECLARE.
ton OF Independence ana us 10 celc'
bruto this anniversary, with praises
and songs Of everlasting JoS
THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY
Read again tho story Of that great
struggle Tor human liberty Read II
carefully and siudiously not alone 10
learn the detail of events, but 10 draw
lhorclrom the lessons they contain
Taste " tho inspiration thne nllrd Tho
souls NJ the men Of Lexington, Of Com
cord, OF rlconAciogo, ANA Of Bunker
llIll contemplate Tho sorrows ana DIS
cnurngcmonta of quebec, Long Island
RrnndVIno ana Valley Forge, Con.
slider thr fRotlonnl sttlfc Of the lnhnbI'
muts uf the colonies, large proportion
of whom sympathI2od with the mother
rountlv, Follow the record To the clos
Ing scenes NJ yorktown, whore
IAN Ia hushcd, the cleaning limos
stand moyooes as the nolghboIlng
pines,
Wine through them Wllon grim and
slow,
The conquered hosts OF England co."