St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-07-13
$500 PEOPLE GATHER AT
SULPHUR SPRINGS

=.
proper observance of the glorious
4th of July.
This is no alien government.
This Is our government 1t was
conceived in the hearts and brains
of Southern statesmen like Patrick
Henry and Thomas Jefferson, and
protected by the unsullled sword of
George Washington. Southern
brains fashioned the Constitution
of our country, and Southern valor
defended 1t on many a bloody
! field, Southern statesmen vlndi-
Gated its eternal principles before
the civilized world, and Southern
soldiers, in its defense, exhibited
vaior which has never been sur
passed in the history of mankind.
Hence Ii is entirely proper that
this great day should be observed
throughout the South with special
fervor.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Gar
lands address, Mr.. f. A. Middle
ton was introduced and made a
splendid impression. He said
there was no reason for pessim1sm
as 10 our country. We have to day
men as great as any the country
has produced, mentioning Dewey,
SchleY, Roosevelt, Bryan, Folk
of Missouri, Hughes of New York,
and Spreckles of California. lie
spoke of the heroism of the women
of our country, and singled out
Miss Sophie B. Right as a shining
example.
Hon. Lewis l.. Morgan followed
and recalled the meaning of the
day we celebrate, and euloglzed
the great heroes, Washington and
Lafayette and other revolutionary
heroes who achieved American
liberty. lie sketched the growth
of the country and Its present
unity and strength, in spite OF the
rum of war. He paid high trib
ute to the Confederate soldier.
Turning to the current history of
our State, he paid a glowing trlb-
ute to J. 7. Sanders, who had made
himself almost a citizen of st.
Fammany by building a home IN
our midst and identifying himself
with our people.
The last speaker of the day was
st. Clair Adams, of New Orleans,
who made an impassioned address
to the people. Commenting on
the large number of young people
present, he SAID there was no dan
ger of race suicide in St. Tammany.
He spoke OF the meaning of the
days celebration, of the noble ira
dltlons of which it reminds US, and
of the imperishablet pflnclples of
the Declaration OF Independence,
and the growth and development
of the country under the Constltu-
ton. There was, he said, but one
dark cloud on the horizon--an-
archy; by which he meant not
alone the anarchy of the pauper
class, but Of the plutocrats and
multimlllionalres. who faunt their
illgotten fortunes in the faces of
the people, citing Herr Most as
one example of anarchy, and E. Fl.
Hartman and John D. Rockefeller
as of the other. If the country Is
to live, it must get rid OF both
classes of anarchists.
In the course of his address he
delivered warm eulogy of Hon.
j. 7. Ianders as man of the peo-
pie, and a fearless and lncorruptl-
Bile Democrat, and predicted his
election by large majority at the
approaching primary.
Durlrg an interval in the speak
ing, splendid repast of barbe
cued meats, etc., was served under
the oaks on tables constructed on
the ground.
Upon the whole, the affair may
be said. to have been one of the
most enjoyable barbecues ever
given III our parish, and we con
gratulate all concerned IN the man
agement upon the success of their
undertaking.
-----@-S-ss----