Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-07


One OF the pleasantest features OF
the day was held at the city park
where the Hon. Marcus A. Smith de
livered the Grafton of the day. A large
crowd gathered there and the people
were favored with selections from the
Douglas band.
The park was well filled by people
coming and going during the day and
when Mr.. Smith began to speak there
teresting address.
Col. D. H. Johnston as chairman of
the occasion acquitted himself with us
ual credit. Many of the representa-
tive men of Bisbee, Tombstone and
Douglas were seated in the band stand
during the program.
Miss Crawford pleased the audience
with her reading of the Declaration OF
independence which was literally ap-
plauded when she finished.
In a pleasant and appropriate re
mark, Col Johnston introduced dele
gate Smith. He said that the Chamber
of Commerce had been extremely for
tunate in securing upon this occasion
the brilliant orator VINO had served
the people of this territory for many
years and who had at all times work
ed for the good of the people of Ari-
zona. In conclusion he said: 1T is
unnecessary for me to introduce TO
you one so well known here and so
well known over the territory of Ari-
zona as the Hon Marcus A. Smith OF
Tombstone.
Following is a synopsis eof the ora
ton delivered by Hon. Mark Smith in
Douglas on the occasion Of the indie
pendence celebration.
"One distinctive mark of a nation 8
onward progress is the honor 1t ac-
cords to its ancient heroes whether
they won their laurels on the field OF
battle shedding their blood in their
country's defense, or attained even
higher distinction in the realm OF
thought by devoting their great tar
ents to the difficult problems OF con-
structive craftsmanship.
The ancient nations reared statues
of marble and bronze to their heroes
which seemed to them imperishSble
monuments to glory and renOwn. But
we. the thrice blessed citizens OF the
greatest free country the sun has ever
seen in all its course, have met on
this birthday of the republic TO renew
our thanks 10 Almighty God and COM
melnorate in an appropriate way the
courage, honor, wisdom and patriot
ism of our fathers, who have handed
down to us unshorn of its ancient
blessings the most perfect system OF
government ever yet Youchsafed to
the practical use of a free people.
.'The monument to our heroes of the
revolution is more lasting than brass,
more imperishable than bronze, for it
lives in the hearts of a grateful people
and cannot be tarnished and cannot
be defaced as long as liberty shall
survive on the earth
"Gatherings like this all over our
land today is a greater guarantee
against oblivion than every monument
erected by human hands since the
dawn of time Let US all, then, on
this birthday of freedom, here highly
resolve that the blessings of liberty
shall descend to our children unshorn
of any one of its manifold blessings.
But while in our mighty march to the
front of nations we have excited the
establishment and wonder of the
world. we must not forget that eter'
nal vigilance is the price OF liberty,
and while other nations may view us
with awe, envy, fear or admiration,
we ourselves must put guard over our
selves and see that no danger beset
us from within, the only real point OF
any possible danger to our tnstitu'
tiOnS.
Until the unfortunate acquisition
of the Philippine islands our isolation
was our safe defense against any sue
| cessfuI attack from the combined ma
tiOns of the earth. Even with this
unfortunate possession on our hand:
we can still successfully maintain our
| selves at home in a fifty years wal
| against the world. Our dangers are
not from abroad but from within anC
| if ever our liberties are lost it will be
! from our own folly, cupidity or vice.
| But | come not here TO proclaim {
| doctrine of fear or despair, but Fath
| er to preach a gospel of hope The
| carping critic who sees nothing bu
wrong in our system of government is
unworthy of fellowship in it. The maj
who thinks all men are thieves con
fesses his own dishonesty. When
hear a man who knows nothing OF 1nt
facts. constantly crying that E'
Judges are all corrupt, that the legis
lIators are all grafters, that ofhcehold
ing means official peculation, / caI
only say for him that if / We're /
lneighbor's chicken l would roOst higf
when that man took his evening
walks
The world is growing better every
! day. II is better today than it wal
1 yesterday. IT will be better tomOr
| row than it is today The eontinenta
! congress was not free from imputa
| tions of dishonesty and men in higt
place called our constitution league
with hell The exalted character oi
| Washington was more bitterly as
sailed by envenomed press and sian
4 derous tongue than Cleveland ol
Roosevelt ever endured Light has
been thrown in dark places revealing
J shortcomings, peculations and crimes
/ that were heretofore more common
| than they are now but had not been
discovered and held up TO the sight
of men This very exposure las
brought reform and vast improvement
| in business methods and moral ethics
is the happy hopeful result.
Twenty years ago | first entered
the congress of the United States. The
corridors swarmed with a horde OF
lobbyists whose business was to e1gi
neer through that body all sorts of
jobs and schemes for their own selfish
ends, and many of them grew rich ply
ing their nefarious trade. To-Day not
one of this gang is to be seen abort
the capitol They viii never return.
In that earlier day there were many
able and some brilliant members Of
the congress who drank to disgrace
full excess; today know of only one