The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 5, 1895, Page 2

2 FRANCISCO. CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895, > ; : 4 e need for heraes of the float upon which sat the seven beau- ;té’\?;;“;‘,'e".ifi"é.f?i-’r?’nmf."eo'fi?? | he greatest AR yong Iadies, loyaliy and the most profound thought, and S8 Morosco's Grand Opera-house was in evi- dence in the formation by a magniticent scenic float representing four incidents in the Revolutionary War, *‘Washington Crossing the Deliware’’ being the most beautiful. The Orpheum had a float, s and E dice,’’ the idea in the :leverly portrayed by lady with a rose- and anon played z woman who sat . Several other ttle reeu “The lin, who eve blonde you beneath the 8 1l floats, “Molt of Monmouth,” *The States,”” *The Present and { State,” were in the line, beautiful States” women representing the dif- In the float, “The ” sat Mrs. t as Columbia above a bevy of gi boys carrying shields, and from start to finish they were the most liberally applauded feature of the parade, g patriotic songs as they rode along. Those representing States were: Ethel Hudson, - Annie Cochran, Verna Har- rison, Geraldine Harri Frank Bo Ting, Walter Bowring, Edna McFadyen, Ethel cFadyen, Henrietta Williams, ne Rodriguez, Emma Fry, Sadie Fry, Holland, Lizzie Wissag, Ivan Mef- and commonwealths Present 1 on, Sophic. Hurlburt, arney; Glora' Wilson, Mary Rose- , Edna Roseworn, Helen Ricketson, ine, Annie Brady 1 Sperry, m, ~Abbie Veneta Graham, Vivian Grahan Philbrick, Lottie Voorsanger, Herbert Rodgers,” Charlie Pease, lottie Hoff, ithel Jackson, e " Hanneberry, Becky Michael, Edith Izo Cassil Trs Bella ) ver. Moore, Ruby Ryan, Halleren. It was a quarte k when all and the signal to fall in w; The band played to the multitude, reminder of the Veteran Volunteers, very Trilbyfied old ditty, “Ben Bolt,” ave the order to was lacking in . up in show and effect. rticular made a pretty and decorations. e represented in tive Daughters. vas the marshal in and his aids were 1), Thomas A. Lane, A. h Natives were d by an. pointed consid- ck of attendance of the v of the members ex- val at the action of d also failed to rance, and the Precita the head of the line be- e Drill Corps. The Precita of the turnout of the It consisted of the little om the Hebrew Orphan Asy- in age from 9 to 16 years. under the leadership of superintendent of the asylum. ittle, but they could play nkee Doodle’’ with any of them, and ere cheered all along the line. ladies rode in s and vied vith each other in their disy icles were f¢ erab the Sons. ooned with being no Par- ‘Wreaths d hite and blue carriages, and the hors soned with the o ly carried a parasol of > tissue, surmounted b; gold va ribbon_of a striking Orinda parlor were and green, which were le in the carriages and the costumes of the laaies. Yosemite Parlor, the “baby’’ varior of the 1 up prettily in bright yellow. adies were gowned in the color ried parasols to match their gowns, low covered their hacks and Alcalde Drill Corps, while not ve in numbers, made up for the cy in appearance. Stanford Parlor presented by nine members, who ~carriages and a case of champagne. S fHeaatstages iwere DY CIAls Tho: Dr. T. H. Stice, H. J A. Trautvetter, B = H. D. Brown, C. asey and President W. H. vashburne headed the W.F. . Wood s made Americ: and the rder hters of Liberty Citizens. band marched the Abraham I 1 No. 2, preceded by two silken American flags. Then fol- lowed U. S. Grant Council No. 19, with a Behind the banner and two en: at its head. Gar- field Council preceded an immense float of the little red schoolhouse. The latter wa: a primitive peaked-roof structure of ‘‘ye olden times.” In the i were a number of little sc and girls with the schoolmaster On the facade of the house were the words “Dis- trict School.” Next in line wi 1, Martha W the Daughters of L re California Council No. on Council No.2and v. The ladies oc- i two large dr sedecked with flags and bunting and carried pampas plumes. ‘e pampas plumes werea feature of the division, every man and woman carrying one, and as the d ion marched up Mar- ket street the effect of the waving tips of red, white and blue was striking and pretty. The Patriotic American Citizens brought up the rear of the division escorting floats representing “‘Liberty Bell”” and “Signing the Declaration of Independence.” The former float represented the big bell in’a crude beliry, the supports of which were interwoven with ivy. The truck bearing the bell was almost concealed from view by the flags and colors which covered it. Miss Emily Hoffmann, a handsome young lady, represented ‘‘Columbia.”” Her nether limbs were covered with silver bangles surmounted by a skirt fringed with gold bullion and dotted with em- broidery and gold bangles. She wore a white waist of loose material, while slung across her shoulders was a mantle of red, and a helmet of gold adorned her, shapely head. On the platform were A. Peterson and W. H. Jackson, Continental soldiers, R. Rainer bell ringer, and Arnold Hasse, a bell boy. Captain Spear and a party oce- cupied a victoria, out of which was stuck a long mast from which the stars and stripes were flung to the breeze. The heel of the mast was attached to the bottom of the vehicle by a hinge, and the colors were dipped and raised all along the line. The various companles and floats as- signed to the seventh division were among the earliest on the ground and were prompt in getting into parade form. There was the usual preliminary skirmishing for good places, as several patent medicine and gum the principal attractions. It was composed principally of mémbers of the Butchers’ Board of Trade, and showed much good taste and originality in the character and decoration of its floats and displ. The division formed on Battery street, and, after much resting gn arms, got under way at 11:45 A. M. One large. float got up by the Butchers’ Board of Trade was very novel. It repre- sented California as a cow which was being ket by the farmer and was being milked by all the nations of the earth. ‘The Montgomery Market float, of Hoff- man & Woenne, was well got up, and was exceeding popular along the line of march. It was a sausage factory in full operation and distributed the toothsome frankforter in all sizes on all sides. Among those noted in carriages in the Seventh Division were G. E. Adams and fami cullv and party, H. Moffatt and L. Hoffman and E. Woenner and H. McMenomy, 8. P. Hicks and family, Mr. Schrader and friends, Joseph Hall and numerous others. A. Decourtieux & Son had a handsome embowered wagon, with California’s bear and goddess. Supervisor Morgenstern had two vehi- cles,” nicely got up, with lamb, flowers and children. : The Pacific Packing House was well rep- resented. Its float, surmounted with a large cage, and heavy with ferns and agons wanted to crowd in near —p— AS THE MUSICIANS, BUTCHER.S AND WASHINGTON SCHOOL APPEARED [Sketched by a ¢Call” artist.] IN THE PARADE. palms, inclosing California’s goddess and children, was very neat J. H. McMenomy had a prize butlock on one of his heavy trucks that was a very fine specimen of California’s kine, weighing some 3000 pounds. It was followed by |decorated float several decorated carts. The turnout of the Charleston Market, showing shepherd and shepherdess and children, displayed much taste. The United Market had a toy lamb over its wagon that “‘worked by a string,” and underneath was the sign, ‘‘We have 4999 more le; It caused much amusement. The Mc er Market was represented by two vehicles and two mounted colored men, one of whom had an elegant pair of buliock’s horns as a head-dr A. Blumenthal’ ispla as was that of W. Others whose displ was very neat ay was particularly noticeable were: . H. Wregner, Him- melman & Hines, Louis Schneider, Robert Wannamaker, Fred Stolz, J. Seigler, E. Di Vecchio, Hy Eggert, D. J. Lally, C. Riegel- huth, A. Kahn, Charles Oswald, B. Herr- mann, Thomas Hancock, W. Kratz, P. Tautphaus, Potrero Market, J. A. Driscoll, Butcher Supply Company, City Front Market, J. Schrader, A. Pardi, New Fulton Market, Knoke & Gander. Mark Strouse had several provision trucks, one of which was surmounted by a pet bear, that wanted to ciimb down and walk with the other native sons. Other creditable displays were made by Meyer & Akmann, Alta Plaza Market, Rin- con Market, Fort Point Market, Boston Market, Collins Brothers, and Josephs Market. One of the popular displays was Sanders Brothers’ dairy wagon, which dispensed milk to the thirsty crowd. This division, like the seventh, repre- sented the cattle, butchering, packing and tanning industries. At 12 o'clock Marshal Livingston_ signaled to his aids and com- pany to swing into line. First came thirty vaqueros, led by their captain, Grant Pyle, and John O’Day, aid. Behind these was Mathews’ California State itary and of fifteen pieces. Among the wagons and floats along the line were about 280 butchers, uniformed in white flannel shirts, black trousers and t float to join the miarch was striking in appearance. Each State in the Union was represented by a young lady, who bore on the band of her white straw hat the name of the State of her choice. The ladies were arranged in a pyramid. The lower tier was dressed in blue, the second in whiteand thetop in red. Seated in the midst af the young ladies was the Goddess of Liberty, personated by Miss Mamie Regan. Over her head was an small canopy of the National colors. The huge float was decorated from the top to the ground, and it was drawn by six large black horses belonging to Miller & Lux. Following this was another of Miller & Lux’ gons drawn by four bays. The large canopy sheltered fifteen pretty little girls dressed in white. A second decorated wagon contained the same number of little girls. An artistic_float of pastoral character dropped into line. A large pen, sheltered by a canopy was filled with a fine display of sheep, lambs, a shepherd dog and four young ladies with crooks. This was a pro- duction by Miller & Lux. ably the most favored wagon for a a one-horse vehicle called the commissary wagon. It was filled with ndwiches when it started, but the load was very licht before three blocks were covered. Two large decorated four-horse wagons, carrying sisteen young girls each, fol- lowed. Nearly fifty pupils of the Horace Mann School came next. The first load wasin a large wagon drawn by eight gray horses, belonging to A. W. Shrader. The second was a canopied vehicle drawn by Horn & Judge’s four big coal-black stallions, and the third load was behind four sorrels by the latter owner. H. Moffatt, Henry Levy and James Hall’s large wagons carried nearly all the girls of the South San Fran- cisco Primary School. One of the most striking floats was the one arranged by Jacob Schoenfeld. Gath- ered under a tri-colored cnnoqy and clus- tering around a well-known local monu- ment were twenty young ladies of the James Lick School. Ethel Farley presided over the young beauties as the Goddess of Liberty. ~Irving Johnson had his face covered with a black beard and gave a very faithful personation of the founder of the school. James McDermott’s employes turned out in an artistically decorated wagon. _ In an open wagon J. G. Johnson carried a bevy of little girls in white, who waved ags and sang patriotic songs. verberg varied the features by load- ing his wagon with school boys, who velled with glee. % One of the most striking floats in the di- vision wasa huge decorated platform on which John Dibble, the blacksmith, had laced a miniature blacksmith shop with orge, anvils, workmen, etc. Dibble’s little daughter Lyda presided as the queen of the shop. Poly,%{eilbron & Co. presented two at- tractive features. The first was a float répresenting the beef industry flom the farmer to the consumer, with the inter- mediates of vaqueros, butchers, trainmen and packers. The second was a big stall- fed beef, fat and ready for the knife. Like the two preceding, this division ‘was principally devoted to the butchering industries. E. P. Clayburgh was the mar- shal, and his aids were W. T. Siever and Louis Katz. These officers led Zetts’ Band, which was followed by over 100 butchersin blue shirts, blue caps and black trousers. Roth & Blum’s attraction was entitled the “Great American Hog.” The gorker in question was a hog only in name. he body was covered with blue and white flowers from the tip of the tail to the end of the snout, and it was apparently de- vouring bouquets from a floral trough under a floral canopy. Bayle & Lacoste’sfour large gravsdrew a vari-colored float in which were about two dozen girls from several schools. George Wagner & Co,’s float carried a sinllilnr load of laughing and noisy school- irls. The Spouth San Francisco Packing and Provision Company made a feature in pre- senting its specialties. One wagon was loaded with provisions, in another, upon a float, was hung the largest ham ever placed in canvas. It weighed 200 pounds, and -was cut from a 1400 porker. C. .\'lonneumnnn was in charge of these dis- plays. Another striking tioat was presented by the Legallet & Hellwig Tanning Company. A large canopy of furs and skins arranged in artistic designs covered the float. 'fhe sides wers of the same materials. On the inside were hides and furs in all stages from the fresh article to the finished rug. Stuffed hides of deer, bear and other animals were mounted on various parts of the float. Over 150 employes of this com- pany followed the float on foot. The California Tallow Works displayed a wagon load of its products. The Norton Tannery Company made a fine display of tanned goods, wool, etc. B. Balles & Co. presented a pretty float | | | | | { | i i drawn by six black horses. Under stream- | ers that ran from a center pole to the | guards was a band of sheep and three lit- tle Bo Peeps. J. S. Johnson & Son had outa finely | with sheep pens, sheep | dogs and_shepherdesses, and on the seat with the driver was a fierce looking bald eagle. J. E. James & Co. sent out a large wagon filled with ladies. His motto was, “Down ‘With Monogoly. He evidently does a cash busi with his fellow-man for the | canopy was surmounted with the placard, “In God We Trust.” This division was followed by carriages in_ whi O'Doul, B. Peguilan, Jobn Bailey, William Taaffe and friends. | The committee on arrangements for the seventh, eighth and ninth divisions con- sisted of Henry Burke, Louis Nonnen- mann, John Lacoste and Eugene Har- rington. | . The tenth division was one of military step and stirring music, being composed of sevenicompanies of League of the Cross cadets, Colonel W. C. Mahoney command- ing, the Juarez Guard, two bands, one be- | ing the Japanese. It was weil provisioned and pm\-i(‘ed for, being brought up in the rear of several wagons of Chase’s bakery. One was a large float,representing a bake; in full blast, with large brick oven and jolly and bewhiskered bakers tossing dough, sugarand etceteras around in a most amazing manner. Plenty of cakes and buns were thrown to the small boys who followed. s A patent medicine wagon that slipped into the rear was ready for emergencies in the drug line. he cadets, with their smart new uni- | forms and swords, were very trim a“di | foster patriotism and | among the rising generation. Will Marco, Mrs. J. Tgo, Mrs. J. Pettee and Miss V. Raffin. The audience joined heartily in the chorus. =The Declaration of Independence was read by James T. Rogers, .He preceded the reading and interspersed some of the sections with well chosen remarks appro- priate to the occasion, The baritone solo “The Sword of Bunker Hill,”” by J. P. Grodjens, was loudly and longly encored and deservedly so. Mr. Grodjens has a rich, full voice and he d it well. Came then the introductory remarks by President King. These were brief but graceful. He spoke of the thoroughly American celebration and the wide influ- ence for the good of the Union it would have. Tts influence upon the rising gener- | ation could not be_estimated, he thought, and it was our highest present duty to love of country Patriotism was everything. China, with | ten times as many men as Japan, could not win a battle because that greagest fac- tor of patriotism was lacking. Ofr coun- try was still young in history, he said, but there were names on its scrolls of which all were proud and the whole world hon- ored. Mr. King spoke briefly of Jefferson, the framer of the Declaration of Indepen- dence, and of Patrick Henry, whose ora- tory gave Jefferson much of "his inspira- tio; If it was true, as some thought, said Mr. King, that the press was usurping the place of the orators, then the great respon- sibility of the press should not be lost sight of, and it should remember that what Pat- rick Henry said in the old days was still true—that the price of liberty was eternal vigilanc Mr. King was roundly applauded, and before he sat down he introduced the poet The despot’s band forevermore And broke the tyrant’s chain, Rejoice then, sons of freedom all, On this great natal da. 1 hear the patriot's spirit call; Amen, 1 hear it say. This day a nation’s praise is sung In ov'Ty freeman’s home, For ere the struggle was begun, Ere freedom from the foe was wrung, Prosperity, ] 8:¢ unknow Was burled ‘neath tyrant’s throne. Brave hearts and true for freedom sighed, Brave hearts, unknown to fear, Rose up united and defied ‘A rule to wealth and pow’r allied d struck for freedom dear. They struck as strikes the warrlor brave ~For liberty and right, They struck their honored land to save Erom base oppression’s might. What joy is ours on uhis great day. Millions of voices ¢ In distant la Where des) And shames oppression’ It tells plainer than language can How well those gallant few Stood side by side and Foremost 1o the hattie No fear nor danger knew Their deeds of valor e'er will shine Though natlons great decay ; Their names emblazon freedom’s shrine Forever there to stay. Now let us all as freedom'’s sons ‘I'his day before high heaven vow That while the life blood in us runs Though danger to our country comes We'll keep her free as now And heed the patriot’s prayer. O liberty, Low sweet’s thy name! What precious blood was sbed for thee, What names are on th roll of fame Wrought in letters of living flame ‘That generations unborn might see early freedom’s bought. ) 10 man, it birth, od of battle sought To make this land the pride of earth, | Following the poem came the grand | D. i &MLMM A?} AL GILBERT DEXTER DELIVERING THE ORATION OF THE DAY AT WOODWARD’S PAVILION. il soldierly and attracted a full share of at- tention. The Juarez Guard was out in force under Captain de la Torre, being followed by the Japanese Band of sixteen pieces, the music being of ‘a very nieritorious order. There were a number of gayly decorated trade turnouts, the bicycle, dairy and coal men being well represented. One enter- prising chimney-sweep had a wagon with a chimney belching forth smoke at a great rate. Following the procession were numbers of citizens bearing banners and transpar- encies calling upon workingmen to “Re- member the Spirit of '76,” “‘Organize for Protection,” and many other watchwords and mottoes showing great onginality, being held aloft by the sturdy labor repre- sentatives. e THE LITERARY EXERCISES. Woodward’s Pavilion Aglow With Bunting, Oratory and Patriotic Enthusiasm. 0ddly enough, perbaps, for this day, a woman was the central figure of the literary exercises at Woodward’s Pavilion. It was a woman’s voice and a woman’s words that brought the tears which moistened many an eye. It was a woman’s flights of oratory that awakened the greatest en- thusiasm. The Rev. Anna Shaw was this woman. She came laston the programme, but the great audience walted for her patiently, and felt itself abundantly repaid for its waiting. Indeed, the tedium of the waiting was not so great as one who did not attend might imagine, for the programme was interesting throughout. The musical numbers were particularly good. The chorus of 300 voices, under the direction of Mr. McKenzie, was really brilliant when it sang “The Flag of Liberty.” Suortly after 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the prettily decorated interior being crowded with a well-dressed audience, Charles A. Prince’s orchestra, led by John ‘W. McKenzie Jr., began the services by rendering a medley of national aivs. Then the doxology, *“‘Old Hundred,” was sung by the chorus and the audience standing, and at its conclusion C. J. King, resident of the day, announced that the ev. A. C. Hirst, chaplain of the day, would deliver the invocation. There came next the ‘‘Star Spangled Banner,” given by the soloists Miss Min- nie Powell, Miss Etta La Chapelle, Mrs, of the day, W. G. Hyde, who delivered, with much impressiveness, the following original verses: OUR NATAL DAY. One hundred years and more have fled, Are buried in the past, Since freedom to the land was wed By val’rous souls who bravely said, To kingly rule, Thou hast Thy influence ‘outrun, No more shall the oppressor’s yoke ‘Upon-our necks be pressed. In God is placed our every hope, He'll guide us through the battle's smoke, The way to freedom he will ope, And from the tyrant wrest “This land of ours. So spoke our honored sires In the years of long ago, ‘When first were kindled freedom’s fires, Which this day with splendor glow. Inall their might those men repose, And, justice on their side, They forced the sword of freedom’s foes, And, filled with courage, stood the blows OF England’s kingly tribe, Her army great and strong. Eight years of bitter strife was felt, Eight years of hope, of fear, Enduring hardships to them dealt, Ere they at the shrine of freedom knelt To thank with fervent prayer The God who made them free. Out of that fiery storm, ‘While yet the cannons roared, A Nation great was born, Which is this day adored. And we upon this day of days From busy toil abstain To sound aloud our songs of praise, ‘While bells ring ouc and cannons blaze ‘And freemen all explain God bless our land so free, God bless those noble, gen'rous sires, The brave, the good, the true, Whose val’rous deeds'a world admires, Whose names with love each soul inspires, Who naught but freedom knew, And fought just rights Lo gain. They gave to liberty its birth And 1aid the grand foundation ‘Which makes us freest of the free, A great, a prosperous nation. Freemen to-day in freedom’s home, With joyful hearts exclaim, - How sweet It is this boon to own, How grand. how noble has it grown, So pure, 0 free from ev'ry stain, A gift of priceless worth, A country that's with freedom blest, That with abundance teems, Asylum for the world’s oppressed, A brave and gen'rous band’s behest, This day in brightness gleams. 0, who cannot with loving eyes ‘Upon our banner gaze And teel not that beneath the skies No prouder flag can raise? How came we by this sacred gift, This blessing, great and grand ? 9, et our mem'ry backward drift nd from the page of hist'ry lift Fhe veil which screens the. Who for this freedom fought, ‘Who, amid blood and carnage, bore Our banners not in vain, ‘Who drove from freedom’s honored shore band chorus of 300 voices, with its artistic ren- dition of the stirring *‘Flag of Liberty.” It was roundly encored, and when the last of the applause had died away the orator of the day, D. Gilbert Dexter, was introduced. In part, Mr. Dexter said: At no period of American history hasour nation needed to consider practically the full meaning of & free and independent people 0 much as to-day. This is a day of National pride to every true American, be he to the manner born or born by adoption. We should consider the full portent of the times in which we live and endeavor to m-mfix!gencle{ that surround us. should no pessimistic view of af- fairs, but a broad, liberal and noble attitude, which takes in all humanity with a desire to uplift and help—a patriotism unselfish with an unbounded faith in God and devoted tothe amelioration of all mankind. Some one has said it is wrong to celebrate this day made filofloun in history while men, women and children are in rags and poverty that the money should "be used to help the poor and needy rather than spend a dollar in commemorating the Nation’s birth. But I say lét us do both—let us celebrate the grandest American day in all the year and put our hands in our pockets and help the worthy r besides. He who forgets or neglects his duty to his country and that glorious flag isquite likily to forget his duty to hisueighborand his od. Abraham Lincoln once said during the Civil War, “May we never forget to celebrate the day of independence, July 4, 1776.” he three names sllndlns' first in the annals of 1776 are Washington, Adams and Jefferson, names that every American delights to honor. Adams and Jefferson, it will be remembered died on the same day, July 4, 1826, Adams' last words were, “Thomas Jefferson still sur- vives.” Jefferson’s last words, “This is the fourth day of July.” One trait of the writer of the Declaration of Independence was his unostentatious bearing before men. He hated ceremonies and titles. On his inauguration day he dressed in plain clothes, rode unattended down to Congress, dismounted, hitched his horse end went into the ch.?mber to read his fifteen minutes’ in- augural. 'hat_message of liberty will ring down the ages. It is a message that should heeded and heralded to-day more than ever. The danger of class legisiation has come. Monopoly and the aristocracy of wealth puts forth its hand of power to grasp for greater gains, even at the expense of poverty and woe. I care not what battles were fought and won in the ages of the past, or to contrast the spirit of liberty then with that for which our fathers declared and_fought for to success. But I do care much for that spirit of independence which brought into being the great declaration of freedom and a_constitution which was writ- ten by American heroes and defended on many a battlefield. 1 do care for that giorious flaj which was first unfurled by men who desire: to establish and maintain a nation which would represent the highest and best form of government the world has ever kno Over public and private buildings and along the streets of the City the fiag of freedom waves in triumph. In the long procession “the stars and stripes” have led on as to victory—to tell that we are one people, one Nation. It tells us that America is for Americans and that Ameri- cans are for America, and that no other flag is worthy of & place on Independence day. 1care not where a man was born provided he has sworn eternal allegiance to that flag. If A man is not willing to o ihat he is not worthy the name of American. Fealty in this means fealty to liberty. ] Is it not fitting that we should for a moment turn to some practical thoughts of the hour. Our ancestors came to_this country protesting against religious and political nny. It was against tyranny that the framers of the Deelaration of Independence wrote in assert- ing themselves free and independent. The first fame given to Thom: Virginia Legislature in_hi: monopoly. He was bitterk Aaristo of the “Old Dominion,” but he won. The church was in partnecship with the State land monopoly and church monopoly— Jefferson broke it up. He secured the adop- tion of a thorough system of common schools. His motto was *Trust the people—teach the people.” Bitterly he was opposed and tra- duced, but he knew he was right and thinking people to-day believe he was right. On one occasion_he wrote “The cities sometime may rule the land—build them well.” . The great question confronting our Nation to-day is how to govern our municipalities. Theréin lies the danger or the safety {0 our American institutions. It is sefe to say that if all good law-abiding citizens would go to the polls and vote with no regard for policy or pur({,hul to elect the best men to office, the problem would be solved and safety to our cities and our Nation would be assured. But the trouble is that party has been uppermost or indifference hes caused the voter to stay away from what should be considered a sacre! duty. Lgl'there be in control those who have long fattened fr the spoils of office and run the machines in our cities, when the city popula- tion outnumber the country there is peril to our Republic. The peril is all the greater because the erisis is less imminent, and to meny gives no warning. The problem of the city is to make it capable of governing itseli. To this end should be bent all the energies of men, regardless of party, in order that we may maintain our institutionson & stable and sound foundation. 1f time permitted I should be glad to speak of | many things pertaining to the exigencies of the times in which we live. Subjects of great mo- ment and importance are more stringent im- migration laws, equal and just taxation and in- teligent suffrage. 4 I believe in the Jeffersonian doctrine of “equal and exact justice to all men’—to the rich and the poor, to the farmer and the me- chanic, to the panker and the miner, to the scholar and the common laborer. To harmonize with the spirit of the founders of the Republic there should be no class legis- lation; there should be no unequal or unjust taxation; there should be the right to worship God _saccording to the dictates of conscience. To aid and maintain this work the press should be non-partisan, and 1 am glad to see that it is fast assuming thatnoble end independent attitude. 33 The coming century wili be filled with events of greater moment than any preceding it. Inventive and scientific discovery will be- come more perfect and potent in the advance- ment of civilization and the unity of the races. Electrical discovery, now in its infancy, wiil become the great energy of the future thought and_ right views, based on the e truth, will be seen with elearer vision. brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God” will be & doctrine to more thoroughly and truly permeate society. The development of higher thoughts, purer motives, nobler prin- ciples and aspirations, with more perfect governmental and social conditions of life, will come as an inspiring force to mankind. There should be no words of sympathy for those who would foster antagonism betieen different creeds. No praise for those who would encourage wariare between labor and capital. No plea to urge for the indolent and lazy who will not work. But there is some- thing to say when hard and grasping monop- oly comb s to choke the lifeblood out of the Nation by crowding the mass of worthy people to the very verge of pauperism and ruin. There is something to say when great corpora- tions and combines declare that mén cannot be elected to office unless they obey their be- hests; when the courts are often corrupted for place and pelf. Itis time to speak boldly, to act wisely, and stamp down and out Wron; doing in what are esteemed high places. No fears, no threats, should deter from pleading for humanity and human rights—that doctrine promulgated by Washington and Jefferson and contained in the Daclaration of Independence. Miss Minnie Powell sang the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.” ~She wore an appropriate costume and was apprecia- tively applauded. Then came the event of the afternoon, the speech of Miss Shaw. £ 1 did not already feel at home in San Fran- urely these events of to-day would wear way all strangeness. 1t may seem somewhat out of place for a citizen of the Atlantic coast to stand here ana say a word in honor of my country’s birthday. ~And it might be as it seemed if this were a San Francisco celebra- tion. But it is more than that. Itisnoteven a California nor a Pacific Coast celebration. It is a Nation’s celebration, and;whether the citi- zen stands on the eastern coast, where the beams of the rising sun come as a glory of hopeful greeting out of the waters of the At- lantic, or on the western coast, bathed in the chromatic glories of the sun sinking into the Pacific; whether at Niagsra’s wonderful beau- ties, facing a foreign nation; whether man or woman—every citizen may turn his eyes to- ward the flag and forget all sections, all divi- sions, and remember only that this is my native land and that L am a citizen of the greatest Republic that the world has ever seen. And therefore I say, no man or woman is a stranger to-day wherever the American flag floats. 1 rejoiced to see but the one flag in your pro- cession to-day. However much we may re- spect, however much we may sympathize with the goor and downtrodden of other nations, we should keep this one day sacred to the memory of our own Nation, I rejoice not only in the one flag that waved in San Franeisco to- day, but that your celebration has been Amer- ican in another sense. It has not been a cele- bration of individuals, but of families. No celekration can be American that does nottake in the whole family. The Declaration of Independence was” first given to the world by Thomas Jefferson, but its spirit was born into this world hundreds of years before that. Itcame to the world when he people gathered on the housetops of Joppa. It was given by him who said, “Whatsoever ye would have others do unto you, do ye so unto them.” It was that spirit which inspired the pilgrim fathers when they intrusted their souls 10 God and their bodies to the Mayflower. At the head of that group of dauntless heroes stood the Elder Brewster,and the welfare of the others depended much on his wisdom and his courage; but the welfare of that company depended no more upon Elder Brewster than it did upon Mrs, Elder Brewster, with her thir- teen small children. Since that time ours has been a Nation of families, not & Nation of indi- viduals, As our ireedom has grown so has our family life prospered; as the Nation grows purer and better the family life becomes more Kerlecl. and the Ireegom“ot the Nation and the ation’s perpetuity finally rest upon the integ- Titv of its family life. e For every brave man 1in this Nation’s histo: there has been and there is a brave woman, In its hours of need the country has quickly produced noble and patriotic men, and with them have come to the fore pure and loyal women; and never has the Nation in distress cried out to is women but they have re- sponded. Abraham Lincoln said at the close of the war that the country was preserved, that the North and South were cemented closer than ever, not alone by the heroes who died on the field, but as well by the loyalty and hero- ism of that grand army of thé Republic that stayed at home—the women, who were as loyal as the men. We hear it said that the spirit of '76 and '61 is dying out, or wrapped up like & mummy in a cloth of patriotic memories. Those who say this see patriotism only in bloody fields. There is a holier and a loftier patriotism even than the heroism of the battlefield. In the past it was heroism to die in battle; uow it is heroism to take up the burdens of life and carry them like men and women. I thank God that the spirit of '76 and ’61 is still alive. Tell me, if it were not, how we should dare face the prob- lems of to-day, problems that are more intr. cade, more W eigl g, and more difficuit of solu- tion than any that have ever yet been pre- sented our nation? In ’61 !e;e Ameriz motner buckled the sword on her son and said, “My hoy, bring it home in honor, or rest wi h itin an'honorable grave.” What shall be said e most indomitable courage may ;:’:;le‘:?n;\v‘.n It is a time lhntt’nlls‘ or the na- tion’s best manhood and womanhood. = In concluding her eloquent speech Miss Shaw referred to the free schools and what they had done forthe Nation. Shesaid, also, that none should “rest satistied until the voice of poverty was hushed and no child cries for bread; until we had ceased to build penitentiaries, and until no huméan being in the land bad -a f vilege or &n obligation that was not shared by every other human being. Throughout her speech Miss Shaw was \vigorously applauded, and ‘when it was over she was cheered and cheered azain, Then there were calls for Miss Anthony. In respo: to them the chairman invited “Aunt Susan” to come down out:of the stage box and talk from the platform.. But Miss Anthony declined that, and rising in the box she acknowledged the call and said only a sentence or two. These were: Mr. President and_fellow-citizens—for T am a cifizen, as has been dccided by . the Su- reme Court of the United States: I'have been Lighly delighted at _this grand Ame le bration to-day, and it only occur: give you this thonght of Abraham Linc Te-enforced by # universal truth. - Linc said: “No man is good enough to govein an- other one without his consent.” And the. ad- dition I want to make is that no man is. good enough to govern mswoman without her con- sent. g 5 There was much laughter mingled with the apvlanse that followed Miss Anthony’s itty words, and some one cried. out: hree cheers for Mi: pthony and Miss Shaw !’ The cheers were given Wwith a will and then the audience sought the street. S Sl ALL ALONG THE LINE. e High Small EBoy Perched and Decorations Were Beautiful. on had assumed The Long before the process sort of definite ape the streets gave evidence of unusunal activity. At erent points along the line of march people gath- ered, at first in groups of two and three, then by the hundreds, until finally. thou- sands of eager, ha faces lined each side of the streets over which the procession was scheduled to march. As early as 8:30 o’clock the people began to gather along Market street and Van Ness avenue. An hour before the proces- sion was scheduled o form nearly all the available space along Van Ness avenue, as far out as Fulton street, occupied. The space not ordinarily available was also occupied, for the ever-present small boy was to be seen on telephone poles, adver- tising boards and on the tops of such houses POS lights or gutter-pipes. By some means known only to himseif and the ‘‘birds” a youth scaled the perpendicular walls of St. Ignatius Church and then, with a whole roof of uu- disputed territory at his back, viewed the procession with all the serenity of childish innocence. Another youth with equal audacity attached himself to the gable end of a three-story rooms-to-let house, amus- ing himself by shouting for Washington and Mayor Sutro, and incidentally drop- ping an occasional “redhead” in the ranks of the multitude below. On Market street, where the telephone and telegraph poles shoot skyward many feet, the small boy was in his element. The taliest pole was not as high to him as is i the seat of a bicycle toa beginner. Through a perfect net-work of teleghone and tele- graph wires, with here and there an o Sional live wire, patriotic young Ameri made his way. On the dizzy heights of the top-most cross he perched, his shrill voice being the first to announce the start- ing of the procession. He shouted in sea- son and.out of season. The driver of the three donkeys received as much applause as the honorable Mayor, while the butchers of Butchertown shared honors with the battle-scarred veterans of the Rebellion. But this made little difference with the small boy or the crowd, as for that matter. They were applauding the rit of the occasion, and they recognized that each division of the procession was there for the express purpose of celebrating the freedom of America. All sorts of vehicles were pressed into service by people anxious to catch a slimpse of the procession. Up and down van Ness avenue. seeking some point of vantage, dashed two-wheel carts, buck- boards, surreys, four-in-hands, and nobby pony phaetons. At each cross-street were gathered all sorts of wagons and old-fash- ioned buggies. Some wereattached to ani- mals, while others stood severely alone. They were all there for a purpose, which was to rent ‘‘splendid views of the parade’” at the nominal charge of two bits a head. It is hardly necessary to add that the seats thus offered were promptly taken, while thousands of perspiring patriotic and shouting people occupying the banquettes and curbstones, patiently waited for more such opportunities, which never came. Of course the bicycle-riders were out in force. Long before the procession turned into Van Ness avenue, that thoroughfare was crowded with two-wheeled riders. The girl with the bloomers and the girl with the brown-black leggins raced from one end of Van Ness avenue to the other to the intinite amusement of the assem- bled thousands. The bicycle agent was also present, layender ~tights and a bloomer waist, calling for the plaudits of the children, while pretty circles and in- tricate figures caught the cycling eye of the ladies. As a whole the crowd on Van Ness ave- nue and Market street was orderly and well behaved. Of course they shouted and clapped their hands, but that was to be expected on an occasion like yesterday. Occasionally the crowd surged a little too much forward, but they good-naturedly moved back when so requested by the police. It was nearly half-past 11 before the head of the procession turned into Van Ness avenue. It was nearly 2 o’clock when the last float passed in review before the grand stand. Colonel Shafter and his staff received an ovation, but it was nothing compared to the shout sent up by the multitude when the Continental army, 200 strong, and the Third Company, representing the army on its return from Valley Forge, came into view. Old men shouted and threw up their hats, shrill-voiced children_threw in their share of glory, while daintily gloved ladies clnpsed their hands and would fain have joined vocally in the general uproar. 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