Show I 1 THE FOURTH OF JULY i THE time honored and glorious fourth of july has come again for the one hundred and twentieth time since the day was immortalized by the proclaiming of our national independence our oar native land has passed through manyx many v icis I 1 and trials since the first fourth of july became dear to the american heart the achievements of our army and navy have illumined i mine d the pages za of history and embellished the field of song and story satorv the marvelous growth of our cities and rural homes have astounded and dazzled the world I 1 our progression 0 in in the arts in the i sciences sciences and in the general field of I 1 intellectual culture has been a i source of pride to ourselves and commands the admiration of the civilized nations of europe our wealth and natural resources seem boundless and everlasting taken as a whole through our oar one hundred and twenty years of history we have much to be grateful for I 1 and much to boast of but af after ter all we have not arrived at perfection by adv any means there is a dark side to the picture as well as one of sunlight 0 ht and glory we as a nation are threatened with an i ini industrial du condition which if not checked will bring us to the same level as the effete monarchies of the old world the shock of the late civil war yet affects affect the bod body y politic and its baneful results still hover over our land like the shadow of approaching disaster the unequal 1 distribution of wealth among our people brought about by the opportunities of aggregating vast wealth in the hands of a few and taken from the many has brought discontent and misery on a feeling of among millions of our people that patriotism is not as liberal and genuine as it was fifty years ago soon so on this thi sour our national dayl day let us as sober patriotic citizens strive to see our weakness as wen well as our points of greatness and let every true american be true to the flag aud and the traditions of our fathers by resolving within our own bre breasts abts that we will do all in our power to avert the binding upon ourselves and our children the burdens of aristocracy and pauperism we have great hopes for the future the people are generally right and when they rise in their ma majesty jesty they will sweep down error and wrong |