Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-10
From Saturdays Daily.)

eelebrattun, dhWneu ciear anu oTiHut,
and by 10 o'clock hundreds were as.
,,mbled in the plaza to witness the lit
erary exercises scheduled.
Judge j. J. Hawkins was the chair
man Of the literary exercises. Intro.
ducng Mrs. II. T .Southworth, the first
on the program, he said:
yellow Citizens: 1t IL my pleasure
TO welcome you this morning, and intro
ducc the orators Of the day, but before
doing 80 | desire 70 congratulate the
sculptor, Mr.. Borglum, for the mag.
niGceut work Of art he has delivered
10 the Territory in memory Of the
Rough Rider regiment, and especially
10 thank the commission for the selec.
ton Of this excellent statue, as you
can now truthfully say that you have
nigh, here in this lovely plaza one Of
the greatest works Of art In the entire
United States. So, my friends, on your
behalf and Of all the people Of our city
and Territory, again extend our sin.
ecre thanks and congratulations TO the
commission for having so well and
faithfully performed their duties.
"Now, it is my pleasure and honor
to introduce to you charming lady Of
our city, who will recite TO you that
gem Of all literature, the masterpiece
Of our great statesman, Thopas Jeffer.
son, the Declaration Of Independence.
She is n suitable person, indeed, to re.
cite this great declaration. She is n
grea, granddaughter Of Colonel John
Fox Of the Revolutionary war, Captain
Aonzo Fox Of the war Of 1912 is her
great uncle, and she il the grand.
daughter Of Colonel p. L. Fox Of the
Civil war. II is my pride, fellow citi.
rens to introduce to you, Mrs. Harry
7. Southworth."
After the recitation Of the Declare
ton Of Independence by Mrs. Harry r.
Southworth, which elected much APP
plausc from the assembled hundreds on
the plaza, Judge Hawkins then intro
duced ex'Delegate TO Congress J. +.
Wilson, who was received with cheers.
He spoke as follows:
Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends.
One hundred and thirty-one years
ago today, the Declaration Of American
independence was declared to tn,
world.
All America IN today assembled and
In feast. sentiment and song, cclcbrat
my that great event. And yet, how
lew Of nv ever stop to solemnly con
sldcr the principles upon which IL wat
dcclarcd-who made that celebration
and the marvellous growth Of GU
country based upon, and arising from
The principle Of Government then pro
claimed To n candid world.
II Is my purpose now, To pass parti
ally over n few OF these, that we may. IL
memory, remain mindful of at least
few of the principles Of Government
That have made MS so great, and unde
which we still live. shall also pas
IA review few well known histori
facts marking the most marvelou
oi amy nation on earth all of whic
havo excited the wonder and admira
ton Of the intelligence Of the worlt
We all know and we never can fol
get that the fathers of this country
made up Of the noblcst blood OF IN
world, proclaimed that Declaration ~
the universal litertv az man
They had 40 keenly felt the fires q
persecution and 40 long endured then
lbo, they had become welded to relil
ious and civil liberty. These were thel
INSPIRATION, and upon these principe
the DECLARATION was made, and "a
Government founded.
The grand central idea--the owe
ruling thought--of that Declaration
was the sovereignty of the people
the original source of Power for OF
nationality. II recognizes the rev
lullonary right Of the people.
Mark, IL you please, with what ma
yolous clearncss that instrument state
the cncroachments of the Crown upo
The rights Of the people, and no
clearly those encroachments justine
~ oit-inuecu, tH's' VIZ ,
by the very genius of freedom itse'
More clearly than any other state
man of his age, Thomas Jefferson WIS
~ conceived, and fearlessly plann'
and crystallizcd the spirit of free :,
Sututions into governmental FORM IL
unlike many Of his compatriots, had
abiding faith in the people--and 'he'
fore, upon the principles OF uniyofs
equality Of all before the law, OF equ
opportunities for all, of equal burde
Tor all, maintained by a Goverhme
resting on the consent Of the goverhe
he constructed his system.
These were tho essential forces NJ
cssary TO break the links whicn pou'
the Colonies to Imperial Power, ana
destroy the privileges OF the Caste,
lipon tho~n nvinstnlaa the cover