, 1879-06-27

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bio agent. ,
THE hAYoR'a SPEECH TO THE GERMAN
sHARpsH00rERs.
It Is not too much 10 say that every TIM
HI. cAnrrn HAhn1soS, Mayor Of Chicago
orens his month ho puts hts foot Into it
His address to tho Northwestern Sharp
shootars' Association on Wednesday provoi
to be no exception to this general rt,le OF
the other hand, 1,e has never put Ills foot sc
far In before, not even in his loft5
npostropho to tho cngla and his windy do
fonse of tho afnrine Band. Thia Assooia
tion Is composed Of Intelligent German
gentlemen from all parls Of tho Northwest,
exports In the rHs Of the riao, who have
come hero for socia1 contest Of skill and
general recreation. They are not riirraff .o
DO ticklod with straw, or boys to be
amnsed with twaddle, but eont!omon who
were worthy Of cordial and dignilied 70.
coption, such as Chicago In accustomed to
acoord to hor guests. As gentlemen, they
showed their good breeding by paying their
respects to tho city in tho person Of Its
Mayor, md tho Mayor addressed thom in
tho namo Of tho city, without Haying word
to them TINT Chicago would like to have said.
If tho voice of tho intelligent people 1,atl
beon spoken by tho Mayor he would hayo
1welt upon the value Of ahnrpshooting, not
ou1y MS matter Of personal akill, but in it's
re1ntions to the good Of society md for tho
general defongo. Flo would hayo commended
thesa festivals. not alone for t1oir pleasant
recreation md boncfceut Influences unon
henlth, but also because they train tha
young to uso arms in manly md prnnor
fashion, not as the bully uscs hia bl,llgeou
or pistol, but with skill and courage to do.
fond our institutions, to protect peacofu1
people agaiuat unruly mobs and tho criminal
etassos when tl,oy become riotous, and to
maintain tho Freedom Of thoir country against
aggresaors upon tho battlefield, wlero thu
aharpshootor always has the place Of honor.
Tho Mayor OF Chicago might havo mingled
very diguifod sentiment with valuable od,
vice, and sont hia visitors avoy in n very
pleasant mood; Int instonl lie iululrod in y
tedious recital Of his infanti1o sonI,,el.aboot.
ing that was lnlf twadllo and tic Other bnlf
brnggadocio OF tho silliost description. nro.
faced with The remarkable announcement tnot
awe aro people living in laroe oitv ,,ut
wo nil remember that II vas Int tho otber
day whom wo wero wildernoas. an1 WIN,
slAarpsllooters wore NECESSARY to nrotact III y
Doca f1o mem In infnr Tint ,.o tt1,o s,,s.',.
Of Ohicaeo> wero q w;llernoaa ~ ia 'er y H.
citv that was wi1dernosa A,,1 70 :. ,uss
tho city, by what sort of rcekonno doca M ,'o
reach tue conclusion tint wo alt pon,s,nhor
when 1t was n wiiderneRa If n ,voro ,,,;1
tlornsn,, of oouno M nm ,yaa ,,ara ..,' :.
thsro worn no pecple in thu o,tv vhot ,,,a.
the mood o, shn.uahootors From ,,,is wv Nv
,,.arlsablc opsuino to Tho closo wo ,nn M
nothing mora ,mnortont t1,or .,,t NJ.
IIAnn1sos was born IN n roro. hro,,s ..a
rocked in suear-troueh , TINT ot tlo ooo ~
i veara ho had mnsfcrc,1 n ,,o-n, .,.ss s' ~. w.
kil!ud many son,rral, thot h. ,,,a ,,a'' ~
when ho. yas yeora NJ mn .t.t n. -.
Ioosx ebot uon,rrc1. hv.rnt ,ore,,,.o ,'.,~
Int by ohjnni,r m III hox,, s rmaas " n ""'1'
tho souirrol lyinc of n broa.n hoo., ' rs"..'
tho st,,1 =. H. -. II. -, AAo''
=. e . "'."s AAant"ehy hpoTt8-
'nen seaa u1ear b!olcs by candlo.ltght md
9nut1ed tbs candles by shooting OF thu
wick ut forty var,ls, sl,vava LII thn;. .,x,.;..
nv shoot}nr tt,on, tfro,oh ,t,a ,,...1 s.."
~ '0"s" '"o NeAo 1foth oye
~ ula"A"co u BoVonty TO dignity
yafaa "hllo their heads aro wiYsting aul
wobblfng tluckiup and dodrino ,rbcro ,vnu
n1antv of MI, t;nd ~ x,,atas:. ":s ~"
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