The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-02
JoHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.

Il John DICKINSON SHERMAN.
THEN in 1916 the president of the
Second Continental Congress put his
DJohn Hancock" to "a Declaration
BIZ the Representatives of The United
| States of America In General Con
gess Assembled he wrote ii 50 large
n and SO plain that he then and there
W aye to the American language a lew
ind enduring synonym.
"There!" said the delegate from
Massachusetts,, George Ill will be
able 10 read that without his spec
tacles.' And as he touched it up
sAeped the heavy strokes Of the quill he
~ 10 his fellow delegates:
q must be unanimous; there must be no
dIherent ways We must all hang to-
kswt indeed all hang together" replied
= Franklin Of Pennsylvania, ''or most as
fvs shall all hang separately"
lnehars Of 1921 can read lot between
r. q these two historic utterances, If We
|tHue digging into before-the- Revolution
~ history enough digging to get clear
I what brought about the Declaration Of
dencs. And 1t is every good Americans
y duty to do that same digging-and do
: OF course we're not all tarred with the
Sbgsh but--to use more tine-honored Amer
hllss-It's dollars to doughnuts that the
American doesn't know enough to last
,Ms the street about the causes leading up
nevdution. And as for the Declaration it.
eosldn't to save his life tell what half Of
Il This is q bad business In itself and it's
" lad right now.
h are going to have new kind Of Fourth
celebration In the United States Of Amer
" Fourth has quit being the day Of fire.
Ilnd casualties. And In the new kind OF
n July celebration the Declaration of In
nee will come to its own as the browning
n public observance, The American Rev.
\ the greatest steppinestone in the march
Ventures toward freedom and the Declara-
Independence is It's symbol.
"a the Declaration of Independence is to
h4 to Its own, the new Fourth will not
aday when the American Eagle screams and
aW bawls because Uncle Sam handed John
~ Z century and half ago. There are
zms for this.
the World war. John Bull and Uncle
u sfSnd shoulder to shoulder In defense Of
cur common race holds dear of personal
and political ideals.
cher is the fact that the Revolution was
parel between two peoples-the British
mu the American people. 1t was, in its
sases at least. strife between two diff
M'ical and economic systems. 1t was no
M event but formed part Of the history
nw on both continents There was Brit
nuuuon at the same time there was an
hesointion. The British revolution was
~ liberty The American Revolution was
'ne liberty. On both sides of the Attain
nOgs prerogatives were the aim of rev.
~ itteck.
Inc many things that may be read
n me INES Of what Hancock and Frank
4 0sea Just hint Hancock was a rich
y was part of the purpose Of the
uee q Lexington and Concord to cap
AT thar time Hancock was re-
y NE Admiralty court in suits of the
"A 's0Ner nearly half q million dollars as
a'esed to have been incurred for viola
nws 81 navigation and trade. Han
! inherited his fortune from his uncle,
soSk, VINO had become wealthy snug
g was no more than right that John
u Mgn his name large and plain
'ent which, II made good, would save
q. Hcla' ruin and give him free COM
"a ~ the world
franklin, publisher, printer philos-
& "s'esmnh, seventy-one years Of age,
uenber Of congress, was more con-
Me political than with the CONNER
me situation. He made a clever
,t ~ nere knew better that there Is
sosd spoken In jest.
kf. = mat on our side of the ocean
~ causes leading UP to the Reyo-
4Hk uonucal and economic-and DOS
3sk lucn economic as political. To ar.
~ "a features of the situation, the fol.
aasy i helpful: 80 80
hN@ % George III. Conquest of Can
si q navigation ana trade laws j,
issues Of 'Writs of Assistance
a'snt demands that colonies nav