The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-07-08


veyor, acquitted himself with distinc.
ton at the B~Divtde Community club
Fourth a July celebration when he de:
livered q patriotic address with Its full
"rhis IL the Fourth Ct July. And as
sften 40 the Fourth Of July comes,
our minds and memories revert to the
Revolutionary days. now lying almost
. century and nan oen,no US: us. r nts
the living from the Fourth of July.
i776. the mind will always stray to
this day and refresh itself with the
great deeds, the great men. and the
brave soldiers who fought and died to
leave their children free. Free from
foreign prince and free among our
try as 1t was at that time: 4 marrow
strip Of settlement between the Appa :
lachian mountains and the Atlantic
coast. divided into thirteen colonies Is, ::
against q foreign. powre TOR freeu.ha.
We recall again the stern efforts OF q
foreign monarch to govern a ana ,,, aom nf
rolling ranges. We recall his cruel
by his cruel governors, We recall his H..
cc1an an 70 3he NnecessiVe steps
in that campaign but ultimately It's
failure with loss Of stores and ms
general and army prisoners; Fa una
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to cut the colonies in two by captur-
ing Philadelphia, and other points IN
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, We re,
call how this toe met with failure and
how they commence now at the south
to cut off one colony after another. pc
ginning with Georaia and colony attsr
col ony to make their way north nor, , we
ern campaign just as We recall their
first successes in the north. and in the
middle at Philadsphia. but we also
wildly and gladly recall their maj
overthrow at Yorktown,
with the attempt IN the north we
recall how Washington prevented Gem
enal Howe from lending aid to Bur
gsyne and thus su forcing s,t the latte ws
pass we recall many Of the details and
incidents and we love all the able SOL
diers who fought and lahored and 81 ed
seemed so easy about the kings coun-
ell table had now failed completely:
"Along with the capture TO Phlia-
we recall al the ST she ues
slams at Trenton. and how they We're
forced to evacuate Philadelphia and
thus lose all that had been gained by
with the retreat of General Greene
across the swollen streams of Georgia
and the Carol mas we recall how those
retreats were turned to vantage and
led to the entrapment at Yorktown:
With this southern campaign we recall
the names of Marion: Sumpter, Pick
ems and Lee: with their noble little
day as necessity and safety demanded
next MEEK as inaucement, and oppor-
Andre who gave his life for his coun
try and whose only regret was that
he had but one life to give for it.
rsee oh the tras 81 sssa" at
Valley Forge We recall with love
apd pride the man who said .Gave me !!
liberty or give me DEATH With equal
Adams. Jefferson. Madison. Monroe. I
would love to name them all and every |
nain with every. grief and every tear
but time, and history forbids. The |
stories Of love and lovers who never |
came back are unrecorded: the secret !
get not without their own breasts and |
"Yet$ne name remains in that great
conflict almost unpronounced. A name !
that shines as a guiding star to a lost |
stranger, in dreary night The man |
kept that spark of liberty alive in the
darkest days. The man |
who constantly foretold year in ad- |
make and why ans gave ns f his Fun poM
him specially because his wonfs be-
~ known; I beg to offer you the name
York I shall go to New Rochelle where
rests his sacred dust and pay my re-
"But this is the Fourth of July! Let
us love and honor them all. all who |
to the success ofthat great
making You a free man ana
yeur home a free country. From the
greatest to the least. From the COM
n -chief to the meanest serv-
ant in the camp. Each one played his
part Those battles. and that blood
and that grief and those tears we've
fought. and shed and endured not for
themselves alone but as stated in all
heir writings, Fer themselves and
[nelr posterity.' But I honestly be.
heve that 1t was mostly for their pos:
ferity, that is. for us. Therefore. let
Is love and honor them all alike, and
preserve their memory. and guard
heir bleed to give"
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