Show dispassionate reflections UPON LOCAL conditions WE are on the eve of the anniversary of the birthday of the great republic it is fitting that an occasion so important not only to the nation but the world should be suitably commemorated the proper celebration of the datil day of our popular government serves to perpetuate the importance of that primal event in the minds of the young upon whose shoulders will necessarily res resa the responsibility of laboring for the continuation of the institutions of the country which were founded at an immense sacrifice by the fathers who were the instruments in the hands of providence of establishing the most equitable and lust just system of human rule known to history in order to create this impression upon the minds of the youth the celebration of the birthday of the nation should bear unmistakable evidences of being and co con ducted on the basis of sentiments of pure patriotism otherwise the effect upon the rising generation will be the reverse re verse of salutary instead of being infused with the patriotic genius they will be inoculated with the spirit of abi which h is creeping over the country like a hideous nightmare we are afraid that this section has not escaped its influence care should be taken to eliminate mercenary elements from celebrations of the glorious bouab fourth if the booming of localizes loca lites be tl tle the e leading incentive in the manipulation of such occa occasions rions the fires of genuine patriotism are extinguished by the money making flood which seems to submerge every other consideration when the present or prospective lining of the pockets of particular classes is made the paramount object in view the fruits resultant will be according to the kind of seed sown this tendency enhances the manufacture of self seekers of whom there is already a too plentiful crop and renders the harvest of patriots comparatively ively meagre these considerations side rations have a much greater weight in shaping the future of a community or nation than is gen brally sip supposed posed when properly conducted infused with the spirit of f true americanism with everything in the shape of hollow sham and unadulterated sordidness placed at the fag end of the groces sion celebrations of the day ahn n the greatest grea of human governments was born have an excellent effect the declaration of independence and the national constitution are striking embodiments of wisdom in their assertion of human rights and provisory conditions for their protection and preservation judged from the standpoints of these basic docu amentt alone the superiority of pure republicanism under which the people are sovereign over monarchical forms of rule can call be clearly shown As a consequence these inimitable instruments instrument 4 are necessarily leading and central themes of the orations delivered on the anniversary of the nations natal faial lay day monarchical or centralized systems are the antipodes of that which characterizes this republic there should be no inducement in in any form to cause a tendency toward absolutism which is the bane of true democracy A wave of hunkey ism is la gaining ground in the country k hankering after aristo aristor r lt le ic titles and a tendency to wealth worship have cropped out too conspicuously to be ignored even this far western section is not entirely free from the n bious undemocratic weed in this connection this community tj is presented with an anomaly public newspapers and public men inen presumably fired with the genius of americanism are engaged in throwing up into towering prominence the necessity of celebrating the approaching anniversary of american independence if this exhibition of energy is not in the matuie of a manifestation ife station of appreciation of our glorious institutions it Js is devoid of patriotic force if it is not a lead ing motive of the celebration gwim press the youth with the superior superiority of our governmental system over those forms which have held the masses in thralldom for ages then its sterility in the line of patriotism is still more strongly apparent to establish the healthfulness of the situation from a truly american standpoint it will he necessary as we look at it to effect a reconciliation between what appears to be two conflicting constituents of the present enthusiasm one is the celebration ot of independence day at the city of second importance in utah by a gorgeous display of kingly splendor with all the titular appendages of dukes knights body guards and other gentry forming the monarchical retinue together with all the pageantry and paraphernalia common to governments which are the antipodes of our own the same journals aud ami largely the fie same persons who are engage in an american demon are in many instances still more enthusiastic in relation to the display which illustrates the pomp power splendor and alleged great greatness nees of absolutism ghis incongruous dual condition seems to w wipe I 1 pe the gloss from the very spectre of patriotism as connected with the whole exhibit even amid the roar rattle dust music and smoke the manifestation appears to be reduced to the chilly realm of cold specula speculative tl ve business busl bess uess while good sense temperance and morality stand aghast at the shallow spectacle |