Show THE STARS STABS AND STRIPES FOREVER As a national holiday july 4 or indea independence indence day is probably more generally observed by all the people than any day set beet apart as a holiday and as it dates the period of 0 american independence and the establishing of 0 principles on which has been founded the grandest and greatest republic the world has ever known the patriotism of every loyal heart moves on him to commemorate the day by observing it in someway some way either collectively or individually the fourth of july is the from the standpoint of national principles most important day we celebrate the event serves to keep fresh in the hearts of the people the most sacred of our traditions the security of american institutions and of the country itself depends upon keeping up the spirit of the occasion and inculcating it into the minds of the young it is a sign of the times that all over the broad land the interest in the old fashioned patriotic festival is awakening anew and this year every rl sizeable village in the united states resounds to the cracking of the miniature bombs which john chinaman has taught us to use tor for expressing our joy t U A new thrill of national pride is running through the people and it Is followed by a desire to manifest that pride fourth of july furnishes exactly the chance to give vent to the feeling of exuberant energy the mysterious tendency to expansion and the old self assertive fever the uncontrollable desire to hear the eagle scream shows that the nation knows its strength and means to use it we menace nobody but we mean to gang our ain gait without paying much attention to objections or obstacles |