Show proper celebration of anniversary of the nations birth when in the course of human events it II becomes necessary tor for one people to ats solve olve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume unions the powers ot of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of natures god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind vian kind requires that they should declare the he causes which impel them to the separation HUS wrote thomas jefferson tor for T arius the continental congress in the famous declaration 0 of ence ance it was signed at independence hall philadelphia hl ladelphia july 4 1770 with the pealing ot of old liberty bell that summer bummer day the birth ol of a new nation was announced like ifer her sturdy sons that nation was conceived in hardship her heritage of devotion to principle was the noblest gift brought by the mayflower innate courage grew fear sa ess in the face of constant danger and her sons grew skillful by constant toll they craved not courtier favors but demanded the right to develop along the lines of a new democracy the nation then born bom contact with the wilderness had taught them that ats as easy to be heroes as to sit the idle slaves of legendary virtue carved upon our fathers graves far them to be convinced was as though the thing had been decreed ot of god they were convinced and they their independence and then fighting for or it against one of 0 the proudest strongest nations of 0 the earth nation wholly worthy it was inevitable that such a beginning should produce a nation lauon of stal warts what they lacked in knightly knight li ness they made up in manliness devotion to principle left no room for fop compromise with policy the result was a people chosen by fitness for great place in the economy of the worlds progress at this season we celebrate the anniversary niver sary of the nations birth the anniversaries since then have not all been to our credit we have turned from the serious to the frivolous tile the national birthday has become a carnival in the name of patriotism all kinds of follies have been permitted instead of real honor to the nation the lay has been made an occasion for aln people have made for themselves hardship in a vain attempt to have more noise than their neighbors make fitting celebrations but we rejoice in the change to be noticed la in the way ay of observing the nations birthday people are beian began to see is not patriotic and that the youth of the present need it a better ideal of independence day in most of the large cities men of 0 prominence and foresight are arjang ng ne tor for public gumes what could be more fitting for the nations birth birthday dayl we should be a nation of athletes there Is no day better than july 4 tor for arousing the latent strength ot of manhood hoo d or exhibiting what Is already developed ve loped surely the parks should ring with the best music our bands can produce men gifted with power to sway the multitudes should tills this day tell what the nation stands for and pay tribute to those who are slow to smite and swift to spare gentle and merciful and justl just I 1 who in the tear fear 0 of god do bear the sword 0 of power a nations trust today we are in need of a patriotism as great as that of 70 the occasion Is different and the problem requires greater wisdom in its solution it Is a satisfaction to remember that the national sword has never been lifted in conquest the glory of the starry flag Is that she Is an emblem of freedom of conscience religion and civil liberty except in the cause of humanity she has never been in battle not all that has been done under her Is worthy of praise but it Is safe to cay ea that few nations have a more unselfish record |