The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-05
Large, Good Ntued and Orderly Crowd in Attendance Every
Part Of the County Repreented--A Celebration that
will Long be Remembered.
PROGRAM Of SPORTS APPRECIATED!
Services Island PGk the Afternoon We'll AtendM--AddreM Wekome BY
One VINO Attended the First Celebration NmOn Ihftynne led Ago.
Rev. II. Robinson Orator Of the Day.

to order he made few well chosen
remarks, stating the object of the
occasion and then called on \. !.
Andrews, to make the address OF
welcome.
Mr. Andrews stated that thirty
nine years ago he attended the first
celebration In Salmon but he noted
that there were but few of those pres
ent who participated ON that occa-
sion. On tile spur ut the moment |
he could recall but "A few names, but |
following is IA list of those whose |
names we have been able to gather, |
and no doubt there are others that
are now residents OF the valley whose
names we could not secure. Follow.
ing are a list given The Recorder 10y |
NJ. NJ Mcpherson aud ELI Minert;
+. u. Sharkey, n. ], Andrews,
Peter Amonson, A. nornback, u.
McNutt, +. :. Edwares, NJ. NJ. Me-
Pherson, A. J. Macnah, Thos. Pope,
J. .. Richardson, NJ. A. Maier, Ell
Minert, J, l.. Morgan, Jas. l.. Klrt
ley. Jas. II. Clark, Geo. Thomas, j.
NJ. Nigswander, Dan Young, Mrs.
Crawford, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs,
Shoup. J. W. Davis, wills Smith,
Jas. Beattie, II. V. Williams, |. vii
liams, !. Bohannon, Mrs, Bohannon.
j. II. Hockensmith, Jacob finster.
l.. c, Geerston, Geo. Wentz, Sam
Young, Judge Elder.
Mr.. Andrews said that custom and
( fashions had greatly changed In the
past thirty.nine years. lie stated
that he had attended every celebra-
tion but two since that date, lie
said that in those days no men wore
shoes, but none vent barefooJed. In
concluding his remarks he said, 'We
claim TO he the best nation on earth,
and woe be the man or nation that
attemps to tread on our toes. ! care
not for what his politics nor relig'
ion may be. but every citizen should
love his country" In behalf OF the
committee he extended a most cor
dial welcome TO tie visitors.
Tie declaration OF Independence
was then read 10y J. r. Watkins, who
has "A strong voice and could be heard
at every part of the ground.
The Grafton was then delivered by
Rev. +. H. Robinson, who made Il
mastery address. Ills theme was
"The American Ballot. He said,
"Whilc a stranger TO most of you,
yet ] am an American citizen. -
The ballot is the voice Of the Ameri.
can people. our freedom was not
the outcome OF a single event, but
, the outcome OF several events. What
has the ballot done Tor the people
, il has placed everything In his reach
Would rather he a citizen OF the
1 United States than the proud mon
0 arch of the proudest European mon
archy The nations strength Is in
dicated 10y the heart beats OF Tho
A people. The civil war LETT vast
{ army, not OF soldiers, but OF citizens.
[ Political parties are necessary, and
In the annals OF both political par
a ties are the names OF some great
@ men aud patriots lie paid glow
}. ing tribute TO tie memory OF Ltncolf
y 10y saying that every true American
b respects the memory OF this trull
3. great statesman Mckinley stood fo
h peace and not for war, yet he wai
struck down by The assasSiau's bullet
l. lie seemed 10 think that ~ hat
d reached a period of danger. and that
u partisaDship should be laid aside
The greater danger was ths influx 0
" the immigrant from the south q
l. Europe, who are not only Ignorant
i. but frou whom are recruited tn
anarchist. aud other most undesir
ahle ciizeus. citizens TO the eml
grants fruns the BoTth OF Europe v
n should give most cordial welcome
I as they make the best class of on
20 citizenship He was of the opinio
It that our emigration laws should u
d. so modified that such undesir9bl
. cit izens should be detarred
i. lie concluded his address by "a,
ST ing that our system OF protection
ef infant industries had greatly beuifi'
ted cur conn cree and manufacture
~ hut IL has continued beyond the tin
81 when 1t Is any longer 4 necessity
y. and has nOurIsbed a set OF viper
Is and that men Of wealth have secure
legislation that is detrimental to II
at masses Of the people. To remed
he these evils the people have reconr'
or TO the ballot.
d. The address did not last over Il
he teen minutes. yet he said much
NJ that time that would give his hea