The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-27
To the Liberty Bell.

| DR.. Macdonald, the eminent editor
of the Toronto Globe, in his Panama
exposition address, paid this tribute
to our Liberty Bell"
I'm this great exposition, that has
gathered so much of the wonder and
wealth of the world, there is no OBJ
ject of greater historical interest or
of profounder international venera-
ton than that, focal point of attrac-
ton in the Pennsylvania building,
| where the flowers are always fresh
and the crowds are always large
the Liberty Bell.
ION this journey across the CONT
nent from independence hall, in
Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell of this
American republic was greeted at
every point with the high and rever-
ent acclaim of all the people. 1t was
as when in the days of Israels renais-
sance the Ark of the Covenant was
brought up, with sacrifcial hand and
grateful praise, from the house OF
Obed-edom to the sanctuary and
meeting place of the tribe. So now
! at this place of convocation for all
the world, on the shore of the west
ern sea, fronting the Golden Gate,
the Liberty Bell is again set up.
Around it press, day after day, un-
numbered citizens, not of this nation
alone, but of all nations. They stand
with uncovered heads as in the pres.
ence of this nations history. They
read it's date, 1776, and hear again
the Declaration of Independence,
''The Liberty Bell is in very truth
the Ark of the Covenant; the symbol
and the seal of Americas covenant
with the God of nations; the pledge,
Americas pledge, to all the world
that this republic, from sea to sea,
for all time and over all the world,
shall stand for liberty, not even for
itself alone, but for the liberty of
every people, the defender of the in
nocent weak against the arrogant
strong, the advocate and guardian of
liberty and justice and honor for all
humanity. So long as the people OF
this republic keep inviolate the
pledge of liberty so long will the Lib
erty Bell represent without rebuke
the Ark of the Covenant for this
American nation.
And not for Americans alone. The
Liberty Bell means too much, its his
tory runs too far back, it's message
rings too wide, for it's meaning to be
closed in by any national boundaries
or under national flag. 1 stand here,
in this Court of the Universe under
the stars and stripes, citizen of
Canada. The flag of my allegiance
is of an empire that belts the world.
And, in the name of all who speak
the language Shakespeare spoke, l
claim a share in the veneration paid
the Liberty Bell.
THE metal of that bell was brought
from far beyond the Sea. Into it was
burned the molten history of London
for more than thousand years. The
note of it's liberty was struck more
than fifteen centuries ago by the
primitive Anglo-Saxons in the dark
forests of Northern Germany and
around the mouth of the Elbe. The
voice of the Liberty Bell is the strong
voice of Anglo-American democracy.
Through all the centuries of the
English speech that voice of liberty
and democracy has sounded over all
the hard cries of despotism and mas
tership. 1t was heard at Runnymede.
It ordered the crown from the head
of more than one king. 1t spoke
through Hampden and Pym long be-
fore it touched the lips of Washing
ton and Jefferson.
'.As in the day when the Liberty
Bell first rang out the Declaration Of
Independence. so today the voice OF
Anglo-American democracy, through
the. two English-speaking nations OF
North America. declares again and to
all the world. that any people any
where who desire to be free and who
are fit to be free shall be given free
dOm's unfettered chance.'
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