The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
0oLDFIELD's RIGHT TO CELEBRATE

DHE FOLLOWING, apropos of the day, is a extract from a speech made
by Charles {. sprague. as president N the formal exercises connected
with today's Fourth of July celebration:
s.This celebration las been arranged, that the people of the desert may
wherever the nag protects an American citizen, in commemoratins he vaior
Of our forefathers and extonng the institutions they left as a heritage
"The people Of this desert are permitted to play a glorious part in Inc ma
TONS building. They cam upon this prched and barren asteo Of sand, only a
few years ago untodden by civilized man. AMI Stunned as a gehenna, and
wrested it from its appalling desolation, ant built here al empire whosef ounda-
ton and streets are # gold, and given it, with millions of riches to Uncle
Samuel, fol the further greatness Of his domain and his strength among the ma
tions Of tho earth. No people under the Amencan nag have added as great riches
to the nations treasury during the past few years as has ooldheld- Beside the
millions in gold, we tr overt to or country a reclaimed wilderness. We have
flowers. which perish Will a setting sun. o tribute is the gold that makes
peoples and nations rich and great Our forefathers gave our people liberty. We
If the desert are giving that which will preserve r liberty and make us great
among the nations of the world.
Nevada, despsed as she was among the states 4 tn union because II Ter
lack + population. is an illustrations star in the cluster. Here is a proud history
and a proud part has she played in thu nations making. II is history that
unions and Nevada's votes were needed in h halls of congress and Nevada's
enormous riches were needed 10 prosecute the war;. At that time the ComNock
was turning u millions upon millions Of silver and gold. It added to the Ia
stDn's greatness but impoverished the state ITSELF. A has been said before, the
Comstock added hundreds Of millions Il the worlds supply of precious metals;
it built transcontnental railroads. great steamship lines and telegraphic cables
across the ocean,; it financed I'M of the worlds greatest newspapers; it en-
France overlooking TIL blue Mediterranean; it built muratudes Of towns and
cities, and laid hi foundation OF and built the respondent metropohs-san
Francisco; it made men famous throughout the world in finance and poiucs-it
made United States senator's, railroad and bank presidents. On the ComNock
val framed the present United States mining laws, passed by congress in 1872,
the best mining laws OF any country in the world This camp made famous
Am.x,c.r m,n,rg ero;reers WIN are now so,ving Tho wold,s mining and met,l
lurgcal problems On re reductions.
.sGolddeld is only repeating the history OF the comstock's riches This camp
will give to the nation greater wealth than even the Comstock. It has produced
enough to build a feet # battle ships or FINANCE the Panama canal; and Ter his
tory is only in tn early making
THE people Of this desert have a right to a proud participation in the cee
OF our nations holiday. Peace hah her victories n less renowned
than war; II is our happy lot to be doing great things for r fathehand, and
our trumphs are not those of h sword, but of mind and muscle and the valr
and fattude that come from both. Dur only battle is with the furisso of the
desert; our reward a proud. rich and happy people,