New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-25

the British crown. and that all political connection
between them and the state of Great Britain Il
and ought TO he totally dissolved
This of course is the real Declaration of hide
pendence. the document now known as the Declara
tion being adopted two days later. or the adop-
tion of the Lee resolution John ADKINS wrote to
his wife the historic letter which says, among
other things:
THE second day of July, 1116, will be the most
remarkable epoch in the history of America. |
am apt to believe that II Will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great anniversar y
festival. Ii ought 10 be COMMUNICATED rs the
day o. dellyerance by solemn acts of devotion TO
God Almighty. II ought to he sOlmenized with
POM and parade. with shows. games, sports. bells.
bontires and illumination from ,ne end of this
continent to the other, from this time forward for
evertnore."
Time has proved that John Adams. though he
got his dates mixed, was II true prophet. Probably
the Fourth of July is our Gist.inctivcly American
celebration. All the civilized world celehrotes
New Years, Easter. Memorial day. Thanksgiving
and Christmas in one way or another. But indie.
penden'r day is ours alone. To ne sure, we have
Washingion's birthday and I.incoln's birthday.
which are also ours alone but the Fourth" in.
cltldes most if not all of what they stand for
In short the Fourth Of July comes mighty neur
being our national day when the American Eagle
screams for everything from The M%aylower 10 the
Argonne-from lG.0 to November II, 1918.
Arlnistice day! That introduces the pcr,inent
point that another change must be s,aIe in tbe
long evolution of The celebration of the Fourth of
July. For If The Fourth of July stands for ,
specific thing that one specific thing is just ex-
a'tly what its original name Independence day
signifies. And after ARMS, ice day-anI MI that
1t stands for-its quite evident that the American
eagle must he taught Ia coo instead Of scream
when it goes to the John i'Ill part of it's perform
ance.
For We have seen our Observation-Disclosures
fighting for his life and for our lives 100 against
a foe that would have destroyed all that we Eng.
disappearing peoples in common hold dear. And
after a long while we crowded I'm alongside our
ancient enemy aud got busy Ia make IN for lost
time. Meyer mind who won the war. We have
ctimption enough TO know exactly what John Bull
did for Uncle San-and are grateful acror,,inrly
Aud rs quite likely that Uncle Sam came near
enough 10 saving John Bulls life to feel something
more than a friendly interest in him. So some
parts of our Fourth of July celebration VIII have
10 he toned down from now on.
Moreover. It's high time that the American peo.
pie put their mind to fixing up the DAY We cole
brat"." For the Fourth of July celebration right
now is hetwixt and between. The old fashioned
Fourth was done away with. The Sane F,urtb-
supIlantel H.. Now the "Sane Fourth" is In dan.
ger OF ,ecoining merely a holiday. Holiday cole.
like men and nations. do not stand sin
And the Fourth Of July is worth The closest at
tention and hesf Effort Of the American peo,,Ie.
The frat Fourth OF July ceiebration. which was
held IN 1s11 in Philadelphia. canoi serve as y mol.
RI Its principal feature was a baBquet ut which
toasis were drank. each toast iping follow
pl nv the discharge of firearms and cannon. Ger
lainly too wei" and possibly too noisy.
The peace era inauguraied ny the coming Of the
administration and continued during the
twent;es was unfavorable to q demonstrative cele-