The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-07-11

only "a picked up mess for dinner,
and shortly after had accepted the
Invitation to speak upon this occa-
sion felt a great deal like the fellow
who tied the rope about his body In
breaking his steers. He hadn't done
this i've minutes before he saw his
mistake and was sorry. Now l hadn' t
accepted this Invitation for FIVE min
utes until l was sorry and saw thet /
had made q mistake, and / owe
Brother Smith one for getting me into
this predicament.
Fellow oitizens of Hood Ri.er,
congratulate you and envy you on ac-
count of your beautiful situation and
surroundings. Situated as you are he-
tween these two lofty mountain ranges
and the majestic Columbia waterway
flowing along your borders, you are a
community by yourselves. You have
made your valley famous with its
fruits and you have accomplished
much to advertise the great state Of
Oregon. Your products ale known
over the entire earth. | am heartily
In sympathy with your efforts to se-
cure home rule In the division OF this
county. The Hood River country is
entitled to county OF Its own, and
am confident that you will succeed in
this effort. 1t is your right and 1t
ought to be. Let me offer sugees.
tion. In your next effort to secure
your county, do not attempt to secure
it under the name of Cascade county !;
call 1t Mt. Hood county. The grand
old mountain is so well known and
Il oaxrtao sustkh ~ IN t.aN
that II you can obtain this sentiment
in your tavor, you will surely win in
the race.
must ha stem In my remarks.
There are 80 many interesting things
which press themselves upon my
mind, but can only speak of few
things. l desire at this time to make
you more familiar with the name OF
one, who accomplished more Tor this
greet Oregon territory, and who was
one Of the prime movers in the United
States senate to affo Oregon On op
| portunity to become the great com
moDwealth which she is today. This
great man was the Hon. 1hos. II.
Benton, Of Missouri. He had the
| vision of a seer and knew the value
Of this section of the northwest to the
American nation.
Friends, the day which we celebrate
upon this event, is unique and pecu-
liarly American. The people of this
great nation are the chief rulers.
The honest, industrious, frugal, la
boring American citizens is the sov.
ereign of the whole earth. In ancient
times the common people believed
that kings and queens we're endowed
with divine rights to rule, and that
the comomon people of the earth had
been divinely appointed to serve
This oriental faith has been shattered
In the founding Of the American re.
public. In this.la of ours we have
the utmost freedom consistent with
safe and conservative rule. Every
citizen has the power of franchcise
and petition, and In our land we may
elect the conditions that shall make
tor our prosperity and peace. From
the f1rst incipiency OF this govern
ment we have steadily advanced, and
now, With our 80, 00o, 600 Of people
and our vast exports of trade and In
ternal wealth, we occupy the highest
place among the nations of the earth
there 10 no name so highly honoted
among the rulers Of the nations AZ
ur Teddy" President Theodore
Roosevelt.
| In passing along l desire to call
your thought to some Of the lives who
have accomplished so much In giving
to us this great American lndepen.
dence day. Ii seems to me that as
we look over the roll of heroes that
there ia one name which stands above
every other name In achievements fol-
American liberty. He was the chair
man of the continental congress, the
first president elected by the thirteen
colonies, "the first In peace, the first
in war, the first in the hearts of his
Ioountrymen. | refer to the i'm
mortal name OF George Washington.
wrought nightly In the foundation
work and superstructure OF this glori.
ous nation. The name Of Nathanisl
Green, of Rhode Island, will never,
must never be forgotten as we gather
together upon the anniversary occa.
sions OF our independence. His
statesmanship factors largely in the
first principles OF our government.
We must not forget the hero OF the
battle OF Bennington, the invincible
John Stark. There is another whose
faith and courage seemed patterned
after the divine he went to the doors
of old Fort Tioonderoga and 1t yielded
to the touch of his hand. refer to
Isaac Putnam. Again there is the
immortal Ethan Allen, who was a
member Of the continental congress,
and whose efforts accomplished so
much for the nation In her formative
days. We must not forget the ser
vices Of Nathan Hale, who performed
such valiant services under the direc-
Ition OF Washington In securing infor-
nation Of the movements of the En-
glish army, and who was shot as a
Spy at the order of Sir William Howe,
and while standing In the presence OF
death said, "Ssy 10 my friends that ]
regret that have but one life to give
for my country. " Again, there was
another character whose influence
was mighty In the building of this re.
public His words "Give me libei ty
or give me death" will never be for
gotten by the race. The name OF
Patrick Henry will live with this ma.
tion. Thomas Jefferson, tho cage oil
Monticello, and the third president
Of the United States, was tower Of
strength among his fellows. Alexan.
der Hamilton, member Of the CONT.
mental congress, and also member
of Washington's staff, was peerless
statesman, and his clarion voice rang
.. out nth no uncertain tone In defense
of American principles. Among the
strong pillars Of the nations early
worthless is the name of Andrew Jack.
! son, whose deeds are familiar to ev.
cry school child In the nation.
One of the most influential men In
the molding of the nations consti$u
tional life, was man who followed
the silent walks OF life, and was less
, conspicuous than many Others, how.
ever, his life was a mighty factor In
the nations history. refer to the
Hon. John Marshall the peerless jur
! let OF his day. Friends and citizens,
let ms not forget to honor these met