The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-05-21

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cans less regardful of primary things
things of principle. tradition and
heritage relate to the founda.
ton upon which the United States OF
America rests.
1T so happens that the year 1920
is doubly significant historically, in
that 300 years ago beginning the Both
of last July, there was being held in
jamestown, Virginia colony. the first
American legislative assembly. called
by free men, of lawful age and OF
full understanding.
And while these first Americans
were instituting self-government on
tha<American continent, a little group
of English humble-folk who during n
I12-year sojourn in Holland. to which
they had fled from Britain TO be free
to worship God in the manner of
which their conscience appr0fed.
was already making ready 30 go TO
America and establish in the new
world home of religious freedom.
Coming of Pilgrims
so one year after the Virginians
had met in assembly. July 80, 1920
these men and women and children
OF the pilgrim band feft Leyden for
Delfshaven, from which they were TO
sail for America, by way OF South.
ampton and Plymouth in the mother
country.
"One of those strange condolences
which sometimes seems TO set aside
certain days and endow them with
traditional Significance. July 80 and
November IL take on such an endow.
ment. for July 80 joins Cavalier and
Pilgrim together as twin sources of
that high inspiration which met In
the convention of the great constitu'
3tion: and November IL is not only
the anniversary day OF the Mayflower
compact the second assumption by
English colonists in America of an
unalienabre right of selfgovernment,
but IL also the memorable day Of the
beginning OF that armistice which
closed the great war, which the de
scendants. Of Pilgrim and Cavalier
and their kin-across seas fought and
won together.
1920. Historic Year
Therefore. the year 1920. being an
historic anniversary year-as well as
the fifth year of overmuch danger.
Gus propaganda, false counsel and
loose statement by public characters
lit would seem yitally essential
that there should be brought to tire
consciousness OF the American people
in great national celebration the
meaning and the priceless worth OF
our free institutions: and that Amer
leans everywhere should challenge
with these free institutions OF the
English speaking world the false prin.
ciples and vicious practices OF the
extreme radical and all those who
would conspire against orderly self
government and American national
well being.
Why Celebrate ko~7
Therefore, we. the undersigned
representing organizations having a
membership of many millions OF men
and women) urge and invite the peo
iple OF the United States Of America
ito Join. as free born. free BIRD and
selfgoyerned citizens may do and al
ways have done. In celebrating, each
locality in tn way IL deems best. be
sglnning June T. 1920. their own free
Institutions: and TO give grateful re
lcognition to the great fact that These
Institutions were established in Amer
Iiea BY the fathers: that. from gener
alton TO generation they have beer
transmitted. strengthened and unim
paired. down to this the SIKH genera
ltIon since 171s: which must in its
sturn hand over TO a succeeding gen
leraiion these same Institutions. sc
ilaboriously and painfully conceived
and with so much sacrifice main
itained."