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The Fourth Of July

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Day
3
Month
May
Year
1888
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Public Domain
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To the Editor of The Register :- Sir: - I was much surprised to read in your last issue of a meeting " called for the purpose of making arrangements for holding a Republican Fourth of July celebration in the county." Perhaps my experience is peculiar, but it is to my knowledge the first proposition of the kind by any branch of the Republican party eince its existence. The reasons against it were well stated by Mr. Holmes as publifhed in your last issue. They are too obviouá and familiar to require repetition, or restatement in different language. If this proposition succeeds, the next may be to have a strictly Republican celebration of Soldiers' Memorial day. There would certainly be as much reason for this as for the former. It is commonly believed tbat as education is diffuged the love of country becomos stronger than that of party. We ought to honor all our patriots, not only those of the present, but of past generations, especially all those who labored and suffered aod died at the birthday of our nation. Well we shall see what we shall see, but were I an ultra Democrat I ghould be delighted to have the Republicana of this county enter upon a new experiment, by attemptine a purely party celebration of our nation'a birthday.

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