Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-05
On Water and Land omaha People
Celebrate Their Liberty.
CUTOFF AND MANAwA PoPULAI
Day Has It's Dark Side with Quota o
Fireworks Accidents.
SOME OF YOUNG TOO CARELESS
TrninIoRds of Democrats Going q
Denver by Way of Fairview In
crease Activities of
the Day,

An ideal day, so far as weather condition.
could make It, Fourth of July, 1908, IL
Omaha will take rank with Fourths o
July. The day was full OF out-of-door ex
ercisss that gave entertainment and pleas
ure to thousands. on land and water happy
folk embraced and made the most Of thet
opportunities There was no organized civi,
function. but private and public demonstra
tions of various kinds satisfied every wan,
and completely displaced the need for any.
thing else
Parks-Hanscom, Riverside, Miller, Sey
mour. Krug, Manawa and old Courtlant
Teach were crowded corners Of delight al
day. Cutoff lake was made picture o
unusual beauty by the Omaha Rod ant
Gun club, which held its formal openni
and INDUCED a program of aquatic fea:i
that reflected great credit upon the mem
bers of this organization Green's ba~c
gave a program at Hanscom park that
brought forth thousands to that allur M
spot.
One Of the most unique affairs Of the dag
was the all-dav celebration at Juvenile
Ciy. The young citizens were ga'bea
either in base ball or basket ball uniforms,
and a person in civilian clothing was an
oddity. The day was memorable one for
the kidlets.
Vinton street park held its thousands in
the morning and afternoon and Omaha
fandom had It's woes for recent reverses -
its beloved Champions sweetly salved in
the potion Of the double victory which
Omaha achieved over Des Moines
Touring Democrats a Feature.
The migration of eastern and southern
and northern democrats, like the star OF
empire" pursuing their course westward,
formed one of the big features OF the days
activities. Bound for the national conven.
ton in the Colorado metropolis, tie con
servative Yankee OF New England, the i'm
pulsive delegate from Dixie. the practical
politician of the north. all poured through
the portals OF the Gate City out into tho
golden west. by way of Lincoln. where al
the country place OF Fairview they could
consult their chosen prophet on his owr
threshold, or front porch so that they
might be Informed" when they reached
the Mecca Of democracy. From early morn
ing until early morning these delegatei
came and went. came by the tralnload
over various railroads, but they took one
course on leaving Omaha, and that wat
the course that led straight to Bincoln
Local democrats received and entertained
their travelling brethren with typical omaht
Cordialjty. Streets were enllVened by pa
rades--dress parades, 1t were-for the
40 delegates OF the Cook County Democ-
racy were nattly attired in full dress and
It was "a fgent pagent' for sure. ar
Irish patriot remarked when his eyes vert
diated by its presence down on Farnan
street.
Business? There was none, not In Omaha.
Private and public houses were closed It
| was an American day, the American day.
and every American did his best 10 riso
| to his full stature OF American independ-
| ence and freedom, and be it said all sue
| ceeded admirably.
! Like all Fourths OF July. this one had
it's i'll side; Young America paid the pen
! atty to some extent of careless patriotism.
| but the sum total of casualties was not
as great on some former occasions OF
| the kind.