| Show THE NATIONS BIRTHDAY the noise and mischief incident to the traditional july fourth celebration have been such an illogical method of f noticing the nations birthday that many of our people may have wished that the observance might be given up but that of course will never happen our childrens children here in utah will continue to observe this day of remember ance but the new age will find new methods method of observance more worthy of such a dignified event the declaration of independence of 1776 was the first powerful and successful movement of modern democracy democratic ideas had existed long previously and had been tried out many times and in many lands but for various reasons they never seemed to work the people not seem to got cot the knack of governing themselves things went so badly under popular rule that weary and harassed people cheerfully assented to the return of kings and emperors emperor s in america in 1776 for the first time tim e the democratic idea was exemplified fied by a I 1 group of statesmen probably never before equalled equal led in the world they cherished generous humanitarian dreams but unlike most dream dreamers ersi they were practical they could see how these democratic ideas could be so handled as to create a workable government and one that would advance human welfare they declared that american should have the chance to try out that ideal and the first step in it was an piet net of great courage the great modern march of progress the success of the plan as thus first outlined has led to the spread of democratic ideas until the most progressive of july 4 1776 nations have adopted the principles should always be celebrated as an event so far reaching a great landmark of world progress n |
