Show by LOUIS J NCE ere a people shook their shoulders free of an effete debt ridden monarchy and after strife and famine stood alone in youthful might to call the land their own the day of independence was unknown the fourth I 1 who did it signify in times diurnal pageant by the great recorder like an endless dan of dull garbed pilgrims treading on to span forgotten spaces since the count began BUT to B nation roe ro e and crowned the day A sovereign of all the long array t they spelled it freedom and inscribed the name on His torys monolith in living flame through all the years it has remained the same lore than a century this day ha stood for greater liberty and greater good and beacon like its message flashes forth men in the east and vest and south and north have read the meaning of july the fourth tyrant trembles on his armored throne A to him it signifies thou atone while to the boilers toilers whom his laws oppress it proves that courage is its own success and gives them hope of life and happiness i of justice and T it rounds tocsin over land and sea f to ight the errors of A bygone age inscribe the future on fairer page and give ee ch man his heritage BY bouli J |