The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-05

spirit 81 pairintism which found first
expression "a the Declaration Of lnde-
pendence and then in the Constitu ton
Of the United Stasss and then in the
great address Of Lincoln az Gettys6nrg
has not abateY among IN. real ,peopl"
Of this county lCheersl IL demon
strates beyond any doubt that the people
81 this country are still true 10 the prin-
ciples of freedom IN which our Govern
ment was founded
This government of ours ~ a govern
ment Of laws aud not a government Of
men. aud that ~ the keynote Of ~ all
lCheerp EoT the firut time In the history
OF the human race that one great prin-
ciple was Vitaiized on this continent
This u what we call free government. q
government ~ the people by themselves
A free government IL the exact opposite
Of de-potism Ia n de-potism the deapot
or the Few who make up the despotism
do a. they sce fit They take your life.
they take your property, they interfere
with your liberty at will
Ours " a free government and the
people make their own laws. IL there he
So many OF them that they cannot meet
then they choose their own delegates TO
Legislatures. and these LegislAtures make
the laws Of the people being the voice
OF the psople And then after you make
your laws that way you elect men from
among yourselves. just a. you have elected
this city government which is assembled
herr to-day.
You elect men from among your
selves. not To do as they like. not 20 trample
on you, not to club you. not TO wrong
you. not 10 pat a hand on you lcheersl,
not To touch your property. not TO touch
Your person except in 30 FAR az you have
you allow II in these laws which you have
made That. my friends. is the distinc-
ton betvesn a government 81 laws and
government Of men. and ours n govern
ment OF laws
There may be a few people in this
country prone To laugh at the safeguards
of liberty. Of personal property. ca
pressed Ia the Constitution Of the United
States ard u every state in the Union
But. my friends. there is no man in this
country whom we cannot dispense with
almost without missing him. not one On
the other hand, and IN contrast there
isn't one OF these great safeguards Of life,
liberty. property and freedom. written
INTO the fundamental Instruments OF
government In this country that We can
disrense with and still pre-erve oar
liberty and our freedom that IL to say,
still preserve our free government. and
that again - 60 say our government u
laws as distinguished from a government |
of men That IL the one great thing 20 !
oe ia ght all over this continent to-day
that the men nat into once are the mere |
IN the hands ~ the law to /
carry out the law. and not do a thing OFT /
side the law A celebration like this. |
recurring every year or every few years /
on the day Of our Independence will serve |
To keep theee principles alive. and even !
make them grow larger and larger smoag !,
~ forever and ever. az long AZ this country !
shall endure" Prolonged cheers
Before the exercises closed u was an !
that 10000 illuminated copie- !
81 the Gettysburg address had been dis |
Iri~ited among the school children yes !
terdal' IN the vaFious centro~ where they |
were gathering. to h- taken To their |
homes
Chief Inspector Schmittberger had 80 /
Policemen assigned To help HIM keep order |
AZ city Hall PARK. but they were not kept |
very busy. with the exemption Of trying .
To trace the source Of two reports that /
sounded like iir~craCkers. one OF which /
~es heard while the Mayor was Speaking |
Fireworks supplied by Pain were set on ]
Ia tfirty-tive parks IN the evening A
handful Of soldiers from Governor Is |
and helped N the Infringement at Battery !
Park Their" were crowds at every eN-
nIhitior At the Battery alors %. 600 pco- !
pie were present The exhibition IN City !
Hall Park clos-d with an Illuminated
vet piece ~ NJ y or Gayuor