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Show THE DAY AND THE DEATH LIST. It Is great to remember the natal day of the Nation in one's heart, and to be thankful with every energy of one's mind and soul for the liberty that the citizens of this blessed country enjoy.' It Is well to honor that high anniversary anniver-sary whenever It rolls around in the passing of time. But is It well to engage en-gage In the noisy, perilous, and blood-sacrlflcing blood-sacrlflcing celebrations that have become be-come the regularly recognized method of expressing joy over the advent of the day? As we have said heretofore, and again Insist, we do not believe that it Is well, or that such noisy, dangerous demonstrations are either fit remembrances remem-brances of the day or that they In fact evince any degree of patriotic fervor. They are mere noise and license, and we very much doubt If those who aid and encourage this clamor would be the ones to step forward in the country's coun-try's service in case of need. The observances of Independence Day on Monday were of the usual order, or-der, with the usual trail of blood and destruction following in their wake. There is never any danger, of course; but always there are hundreds of people peo-ple badly hurt, and many killed. The gun Is never loaded, but the fall of the hammer always claims Its victim. We deeply sympathize with tho families of the stricken ones at Ogden and every other place, where the accidents had such -dreadful results. We sympathize with the afflicted, the maimed, tho hurt, everywhere, .'But, why do they thus imperil their lives? In spite of protests, In spite of warnings, warn-ings, in spite of the certainty that the record will be one of death, cruel wounds, and devastation, the country enters every year upon the same round of so-called celebrations. Tho Chicago Tribune la quoted as authority for the statement that twenty-five lives were lost in Monday's demonstrations In this country, over thirteen hundred Injured, In-jured, and a hundred and seventy-seven seventy-seven thousand dollars', worth of property prop-erty burned. Undoubtedly, these lists will be very, greatly extended with fuller returns. The country bleeds anew, literally, every Fourth of July, apd this In the name of a Joyous celebration of Independence Inde-pendence declared on that day and made good In a seven years' war. The movement for a celebration more fitting fit-ting and less bloody must surely soon take on a strength that cannot be resisted. |