Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-10
Col. J. F. Wilson Is Orator OF The
Day---Mrs. Southworth Reads
Declaration of independence.


velopment OF free institutions in Amer.
lea, which then marked the most un.
ique and wonderful events Of modern
times, and which nave since made this
Government the recognized greatest
Power OF all the nations Of the earth.
We pass over the seven yenrs OF mf.
fering and bleeding doubt, when this
Government was rocking in the cradle
OF red'handed Revolution; for this
period is fresh in the memory OF all
who read.
But, my friends, IL would be a lack
OF proper respect, il we should fail TO
speak Of the Great Fathers who pro.
claimed that Declaration Of American
Independence for the universal liberty
OF man; for, in their veins, in response
to every heart beat, there coursed the
best blood Of the civilized world. In
that body were the descendants Of the
great liberty.loving men who stood and
charged in battle away on the field Of
Runnymede, and wrested from King
John the Great Charter Of English
liberty. Also, In that body were the
grandchildren Of those statesmen who
summoned King Charles before Paflia.
ment and compelled his assent to the
"Petition Of Rights" which transfer.
red power from the Crown to the Com
mons, and thus, for the first time In
the history Of civilization, gave Repre-.
sentative government TO the English.
speaking race.
Also, In that body were those who had
descended from the Iron Soldiers who
followed and charged with Cromwell at
Naseby, at Dunbar, and Mt Marcston
| Moor.
Not only 80, but in that body were
the Hugeuenots from the Carolinas,
whose fathers had followed the White
Plume Of Henry Of Navarro, who in an
age Of bigotry, intolerance and deiaca
ton Of an Absolutism, secured the great
Edict OF Religious Liberty from a
French Despotism.
There were also there, the descend
ants Of the ancestors Of the country OF
William Of Orange" VINO, long be
Alva and broken the yoke Of Prouc
Philip Of Spain, resisting despoti'
power.
| With such pilots as these mt the helm
OF the Ship of State, we may not won
der. therefore. that the fathers OF Thu
great Republic were the heirs an
guardians of the priceless treasures o
mankind.
Let MS now pause for reflection. The
let us see what We were when first al
independent sovereignty, and compar
liz 10 what we are today, in order tina
we may realize what great results hav
been wrought by the American peopi
i'm the exercise and execution OF IN
principles upon which this Governmeu
was founded.
Prior TO December goth. 1903, whe
the "Stars an Stripes were first raise
Mt New Orleans over the territory
the Louisiana Purchase we were su
rounded ON three sides by three OF IN
most powerful nations Of the earth.
one then only had to cross the sout|
ern line 10 Georgia, or TO pass the MI
sissippi river, to be in "A foreign Ian
Then our population was less tina
.OOO. 900, and the populated area co'
, sisted Of narrow strip OF COUNT
living east of the Allcghcnics. along u
Atlantic Coast. Now we extend FRO
Eastern Const almost 10 the shores
Asia. 4,
Then thS.area of the thirteen origi
"A STATES consisted Of but 4O2,2'
sauare miles. and tine uninhhbited u
ritorv living in wilderness between u
= Allogbenies and the Mississippi, go
tanned i9f,975 square miles more ma
. ing s27,925 in all.
No roast linc-uo waterways ru
either north or cast 30 the sea. v
. ,yore an infant Republic, without
,,o,snrv. tprd without credit, either
> homo ar abroad and shut IN from '
;, commerce. of the world on All slu
= sovc one-our enmity then was no me
q noe IN the fceblcst Of foreign states'
Now our population exceeds so'ou W
,. OOO-our area extends from sea W - >,
II consists Of 3,02l,7l5 square mn
- is eut ~ into forty'hve popuio
S,a,os and four Territories ana Q
=. friendship is now sought by All OK
Powers Of the earta' .,.n
,. These physical and moral anv"n'
i mepts ars without parallel IN t"'
N mails Of the world.
&c In 1870. after we began :,
4 race in national life, we u
a only seventy.6vc postonlees - y
: we have nearly 100000. Then We u
.. 800 miles OF post routes Now Now ~
q. have over 100000, over which fSo'V
n ooo Of miles Of travel are made
n. nually-enough TO go around the "o
q more than 1900 times.
~ Now tho letter mail carried py
q. mail service is equal TO forty per g
Al ~ the world combined.
n, Educational Advantages f.,
os In the beginning W. nad no ru'
nj school system, III. y Ooot
\ Now we have nearly ;oovI
" s,ndents enrolled, l5,OO0,Ooo OF WI
q. are being educated in inc comm .a,
"a schools Of the country, which E',,
~ was pronounced by the experts OF r,
W rome at the Worlds Columbian ~
n. 10 be the best in the world