Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-10-16

and ExtoIIs the Achievements OF the
American People Since the Premae-
val Wilderness Has Been Conquered
and Civilization Has Displaced Saw
agery.
Governor Glasscock. al the dedica-
ton of the monument at Point Pleas
ant on Saturday, delivered an address
that was full of Information and shou' d
prove of encoura cement to the people
of the state 1t was in part as follows:
A knowledge of our past history
can do ua no good unless it suggests
TO us something from which We can
profit He who lives only in the
past and delights in those events
which occurred fifty or hundred or
more years ago is as much of a
dreamer as he who lives in the flu
ture and entirely disregards the
past or present. But We must base
has in store for us 'ergely on what
has already been accomplished; and
we cannot fully appreciate what We.
have and what we are today unless
we know and can comprehend what
those who have preceded us have
done. 1t is easy TO say that this is
a great country and oommendable to
boast of our institutions, but impos-
sib'e to appreciate the truthfulness
of what we say unless we have a
broad and comprehensive knowledge
of what has taken place here since
the landing of Columbus. We
must know something OF the strug-
giles and hardships endured by those
who made ii great. We must I'M
derstand the sacrifices made by the
honest sturdy patriots whom we
proudly claim as our forefathers.
But it is not my purpose to speak of
this history further than to remind
you that it has been hundred and
thirty-five years since the battle was
fought on the ground now marked
by this beautiful monument, and as
we recall there was no United States
ton of Independence two years, the
Inauguration OF Washington as pres
ident fifteen years, and the formation
of the state of West Virginia eighty
nine years, we cannot but think OF the
great changes that time has wrought
and reflect ON the ingenuity OF man
and marvel at his great accomplish
plishments. l shall only refer to the
TACT that where we now stand was
then wilderness inhabited by savage
Indians but it might be we'll for us
to remainder that no man in all this
country, savage or civilized, and
then ever seen a stove, or furnace,
of a friction match or an envelope.
If you would travel today as they
travelled in 1774, you must go on
foot or horse back with rare oppor-
tunities to ride in the stage coach,
and if we were to do away with the
things which wel now lave and Ony
use and enjoy those things which
mans ingenuity had furnished our
patriotic forefathers in 1774, then in
the language of historian we
must destroy every railroad, every
Steamboat, every factory and mill
pull down every line of telegraph,
silence every telephone, put out ev-
cry electric light and tear up every
telegraphic cable from the beds of in
Vulnerable rivers and seas. We
should have to take ether and chic
reform from the surgeon, and gal
vanized ircn and India rubber from
the arts, and give up every sort of
machine moved by steam.
This great country with S5,000-
600 of intelligent, patriotic citizens.
inhabhng practically every part of
the domain known as the United
States, had then thirteen independent
colonies, population of 2,0o0,000
white and black, free and slave
practically all of which was located
can probably better understand this
when you recall that the entire pop
a ION was about one half Of that
of Mex York city today. The largest
city then was Philadelphia with
population OF about $4,000 If you
would live in l774 you must take
from the farm the reaper, the drill.
the moving machine and every kind
of improved rake and plow, and use
the scythe, the Grade md the fail.
From your homes YOU must remove
the sewing machine, the daily news
paper, and almost everything you
find there today for your use and
comfort. II you want to go to col
lege you must go to Harvard. William
and Mary, Yale, Princeton. UNIVERSE
ty of Pennsylvania, Columbia. Brown
Dartmouth or Rutgers. You cannot
have the benefit of any free schools
end you must live in a country where
some of those in authority over you
are bitterly opposed to the education
of the masses.
An American Citizen.
From 1774 TO 1909 is a great span
but there is not we'll informed pa
triotio citizen of this country who