Palisadian., 1925-07-10
.PALISADE HAS FINE
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION
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mlttee, TO stage similar event IN
Fort Lee next year, upon the 150th
anniversary of the signing of that his
toric document. | am sure it would
be an education to the children of our
section of the borough, as it has been
to those of Palisade in years past.
Fort Lee has been very much in the
public print for the last few months,
owing to the publicity over the bridge
project, and l think it is up to us to
try and inculcate into the minds of
our citizenry those principles of gov
ernment set forth in that document
which changed the minds of men for
all time as to their right to govern
themselves. Let us therefore at this
time make pledge one day a year
to devote ourselves to this great coun-
try of ours, and combat with all our
might those attacks on our freedom
such as has developed in Tennessee
and Oregon and elsewhere.
Miss Nadia Ebell recited a song.
America" with fine effect and was
roundly applauded. She put much
feeling into the lines.
The next speaker was Rev. Floyd
Leach, rector of Trinity Episcopal,
Grantwood. AS usual, he put into his
speech great deal of fervor and spir-
it. He always has fine things to say
and was we'll received. His analysis
of the patriot and the politician was
distinct hit, and met with cordial
response.
DR.. Leach said that there is very
great difference between patriotism
and politics and stated that the ex
istence of the professional politician
is a national disgrace. Patriotism
is true love of country" said the Doc
tor, ''and politics is the manipulation
of government for private ends as
we have it today. We need to re-
member the difference between states
manship and politics, for they differ.
Craftsmanship is government directed
by high principles. Politics is the
manipulation of government regard
less of principle. The great danger in
America today is politics. So we need
to hark back to the Declaration of In
dependence and stir up patriotism
which will produce craftsmanship"
The speaker told of an incident dur
ing the Revolution which exemplified
the kind of patriotism he had refer
ence to. The story had to do with
Thomas Nelson, then Governor of
Virginia, who when asked by General
Lafayette at the siege of Yorktown
where to point the cannon, replied:
There, to that house, it is mine and
the best one you can find in town;
and there you will be most certain to
| find Lord CORVALLIS and the British
| headquarters"
The balance of his inspiring address
had to do with the real meaning of
| Independence Day and the lofty prin-
ciples for which our forefathers
stood which we must defend against
| the enemy from without and the enc.
my within. DR.. Leachs description of
the present status of the American
army gave a very clear idea of how
well this country is at present pre-
pared for any emergency.
| The next number was a recitation
of a song, America" by Miss Lillian
Simonson of Fort Lee, and she was
well received and made a distinct hit
with the character of her work.
Then young Edward Ingliss, mem
| Der of the 1925 Palisade school grad
uating class, put about as much force
and power and expression into "a
| Creed" for America, as one ever
heard. 1t was a short poem his class
| had recited in concert this June at
graduation. He received a round of
! applause and had to bow his thanks
| in recognition of the hit he had
made.
Judge Doremus made the last
speech, and it was characteristic of
the man. He was about as adaptable
! to his audience as a man could be-
! What he said suited the children and
went well with the grown-ups. He
said he was looking at Palisade under
| more auspicious circumstances than
| last year when he was here. Today's
audience was most unusual, he said,
and shows what an inspiration Pail
sade is to the whole county. He COM
plimented the attendance, the fine
| speeches, the patriotism and the ex-
| cellent spirit of the village in con-
tinuing to celebrate July as we do
here. 1t is very uplifting to come
here, he said. The judge more than
! justified the many stirring things that
have been said about his recent can
didacy for the governorship, and he
demonstrated in most eloquent and
appropriate speech that he is of larger
calibre than any New Jerseyite in the
public eye today. He told many stir
ring incidents of George Washington,
whom he characterized as America S
greatest man, outranking ala rich
man, he said, who at twenty-five CON-
manded a division of the army, and
who was only forty-two when he de-
defeated the English army at York
town in a final surrender. Washing
tons example will go down to the
end of time, he said. No more fitting
Independence Day speech was ever
delivered in New Jersey than this
Palisade address by Judge Doremus.
An interesting incident of the
school exercises was the firing of sew.
eral black shot bombs, and one large
parachute bomb containing an Amer.
! lean flag reward Of 81 had hann