Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-01
MAYOR ADVISES
A SANE FOURTH.
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In Statement Given Out Today
He Declares for a Quiet
Celebration.
BIRTHDAY OF THE NATION.
As such Il More Disnifcd anu Patriot.
ic Observance is sus-
scstcd.

Mayor Bransford believes in Il safe
and sane Fourth Of July, This nom
ing he issued statement in5whict h.
advises the young Americans how 10
observe the day. His letter is as foi-
lows:
Every year when the Fourth Of July
comes around. every true American,
Wherever he may. be- loves to express
his patriotism and his love Of his
fatherland in the manner which the
conditions OF his life may best per-
nit.
10 the young American the National,
day of the American nation, brings
visions of unlimited delight. the tir.-,
crackers, the bomb, all thaseevarious de-
vices invented for the purpose of crefts-
ing noise--furnish him With the means
of gratifying his desire of proclaiining,
that he is Il son of the greatest land
in all the world.
the question whether all the noise
that usually accompanies this day ia
necessary, never arises In his mind.
He cohceives TO be his duty 10 make
the day as hilarious as possible, re-
CARELESS OF whether the means he uses
are the best adapted to the main obs
1ect of the day, so far rs it concerns
the American people, that of com
memorating a great and august event.
the birth of a great nation. To otller
people, whose perspective is much
clearer and to whom events and their
causes are more sharply defined. this;
manner of celebrating the fourth sldy
of July, seemsrto be carried to excess
To enter into {. lisquisition in re-
gard to wether& noise aud ~ great deal
sot II, IS a manner, in which to express
ones zeal for ones country or to
show gratitude to the men by
whose toll and sufferings this nation
was brought into being, would take
us too far into the region of the ele-
mental in human nature. suffice it TO
say, that to many OF us, patriotism as
DISPLAYED by most people on this day
seems to be the inverse ratio to the
annoyance and confusion produced
The question arises in our minds as
gWe View these proceedings w ly should
property and peoples lives; 3be placed
in Jeopardy, merely to crafty an in
ordinate desire to produce noise ant
confusion? r
That no good end is secured BY the,
usual methods of8oloservi1g the. Fourth
sof July. no one we think. viii deny
That they do not coiiduce to the end
5ostensibly desired, may be taken for
GRANTED. Upon what grounds then,
should the firing of what IS known as
me TOY sClTnons.S the exploding OF bombs
and the use. of other explosives. that
are dangerous to life and property upon
the streets of the city be permitted?
Upon none that ! can see.
Tie indiscrlminate. unre2ulated use
of explosives has reached such a point
as to at times result III a series CT
destructive fires, bringing with them
loss and hardship and suffer-
ing, and to such an extent has this fool
2ish sport been carried in past years,
that the loss of life and the manning
OF oul. fellow-citiaens. particularly the
Younger class, resulting from it has
been appalling.
of all days in the year? The day when
enthusiasm runs higher than any other
time of the year. To entirely prohibit
the use OF explosives and to enforce
quietness and dccoriim will not do.
The day should be observed by the
firing of guns prociaiming its birth
The usual exercises in the various cities
where we should get together and give
all honor to those who brought about
the Independence of our country. Tho
safest of all explosives provided for
this day might be given to the children
in order that they may express their.
love of home and country, but OH. no
account should heavily charged ex-&|
plosives be used By them, and to round
out the day q brilliant display Of fire.
works in the evening,