National Republican., 1882-09-08
GARIBALDI.
GALA DAY AT THE soHuETzEN PARK.
The Festival In Honor OF the Great italian
Speeches by Or. T. S. Verdi, District Com
missioner West, and Mr.. Fed.
drick-Other Festivities.

luc bulheNpt bhIlDhlul COClelg, W hlltt
president DR.. T. S. Verdi, the members OF the
Italian Benevolent Society, NJ. Laurenz president,
wearing sashes OF Italian colors, with badges aud
rosettes Of the same, and slouch hats looped up
with Roman cross Tie line was formed at
Marinis Hall, and headed by the Marine Band,
and the route Of the procession was UP Ninth
street to +. to fifteenth street, and along Pennsyl
vania avenue 10 the Capitol where the line coun-
termarched to Seventh street, and thence 10 the
Schuetzen Park. At nm early hour last evening the
park was blaze Of light and the grounds
were thronged by those who had gathered to par
ticipate in the fiesta campcstre, and to honor the
memory of the dead patriot Of CGprera. Shortly
after O'Clock the hall of the member s. pavilion
was filed BY the assemblagc, and the formal pro-
grnmme for the occasion was carried out, The
stage was handsomely decorated with italian and
American 1ngS, and on the left of the platform
WIS displayed an oil portrait OF Guribaldi attired
IN the red shirt which was his customary uniform
IN the field After the rendition of the Marcia
RedG by the Marine Band. the meeting W as
CALLED TO ORDER ny DIR. VERDI,
who advanced to the front OF the stage and said !:
ladies and gentlemen you will not be surprised
when tell you that when the sad news crossed
the ocean that Garibaldi was dead the hearts of
the Italians throbbed with SORROW and their minds
filed with the memory Of his great deeds. Y You
cannot wonder at the love We have for this man
has gSSsn his s that his country might
that commenced In 1913 and never ended until
1871, when Rome became the capital of United
Italy; You cannot @ wonder when you think that
different potentatcs, foreign and domestic, each
having separate system Of government and an
army to keep the people in subsection. You can
not wonder when you
TRACE THE PRESENCE OF GARiBALpI
in each and every one of tn steps. wars in the
fields and in the, councils of European nations,
N np 1n TO
of hurling every tyrant from the throne and Of
crowning Italy at Rome with the sceper of lib
those twenty years Garibaldi never sheathed his
| sword, but fought with the herosm OF II god, in
every fight against powerful alliances of foreign
aud domestic foes, until his hair grew. gray from
time, his limbs stiff from wounds, und lying help.
less at Caprera died at the very alizalon of his
gUlden,dream. You cannot wonder that his death
PRODUCED PROFOUND IMPRESSION
| upon us. l cannot trust myself to eulogize Carl
bald. am an allan boru and an exile. iol-
lowed him T., in the field IN my youth and he was
feel the cars of pride and the tears of love would
minyle to blind me even from this glorious sight.
No, cannot trust myself; must let people of
cans-people who love liberty for liberty's
sakS people who soS can !, Judge without bias
speak Of this great man. who loved eht enheone WHO
loved liberty, who fought every beope Who
were we're afighIinR @ las iasndence, for this man who
tT- ,GNea- hnltty in Italy and out of Italy. will
theeG:e, speak only OF the object of this meeting
ind nsk for your aid and sympathy. When the &
news reached us that death had stolen from Italy
allied to meet and Consider what they could do
% honor the memory of their compatriot While
vas unanimously and enthusiastically decided
hat lnsting monument to the memory of General
iaribald should be erected in this city, because
t was the capital of the United States because
was the seat of government of the country of
recdom because 1t was the home of
THE MONUMENTS OF GREAT STATESMEN,
of great warriors, and of virtuous citizens. As
uture generations will turn their faces TO WASH
ngton, us the Latns and the Greeks in former
lines turned theirs to Athens and to Rome, Carl
Ialdi should not be mis- ed among the heroes aud
he geeat who have &c largely contributed to the
of men,
THIS HANDFUL OF ITALIANS,
humble in origin and modest in appearance,
struggling in foreign land for q slender liveli-
hood, have subscribed the considerable sum of
M hundred dO@ nn, and psdgsa them
had been gathered to secure monument
.nat, would be truly a mark OF distinction to the
lead and % an Inspiring monument h to the living
som, where mantle of green foliage tempers the
adant heat Of southern sun dotted here aud
achievements of this great country, let us have
modest Garibaldi sculptured in a monument,
Thich though it may not break the clouds like
hat of Washington, will impress the minds of our
,ouths that virtue and love of country are ever
IGNORED in this triumphant land of freedom. At
he close of his remarks DIR. Verdi introduced
Who was received with tumultuous applause. Ad-
'ancng to the front of the stage the Commissioner
said: Ladies and gentlemen, believe that in the
'9cred name of liberty mi ght call you my fellow
citizens, because one touch of liberty makes the
whole world akin. On the first occasion when l
have been called upon and feel it my duty to rep
resent the people of Washington, am glad TO
know that there can be no question but what
rightly represent them by saying that they will cor
bage to day. But it scarcely needed that Wash
!ngon should be heard by the voice of any one
individual.
ALL WASHINGTON IS WITH You
In your patriotic and reverential design. Ask any
one of its citizens, any one OF its resdents-ayc!
ask any one OF the millions of people of this land
Of the Nation, whom we all take pride in honor
Ing, down to the humbest laborer, and there
will be graced by such u decoration as n monument
erected 10 the memory of the apostle and soldier
Of ffreedomLGaribaldi." Other great soldiers have
nobly fought for home and county. but Garibaidi
was the friend and champion of
THE OPPRESSED IN EVERY LAND.
His image, already enshrined in the hearts of our
people, shall stand Through ages " the COM
panion and peer of the heroes OF freedom and
liberty, whose deeds and services grateful people
cherish and remember. presume It is not by
for this celebration the twen ty second anniver-
sary of the day--September T. lS60-so memorable
y s h9I and free when
plaudits of people whom he had freed from u
despotism more atrocious and intolerable than
mar ked the zenith OF his career, crowned the
most glorious of his achievements, aud gave the
Conference of possibility to
THE DREAM OF ITALIAN UNITY,
which he happily lived to see nm accomplished
fact. II is fitting that 1t should be remembered
have seen 1t stated in some of the biographical
of be m nyy 9S he
aCcounts-I do not know whether on better au.
the date of his birth as July 10. AS
u citizen of the country which he loved so we'll
and whose liberal institutions and free govern.
ment he SO earnestly admired, cannot but wish
that the first named date may be correct, and that
the anniversary of the day which
USHERED IN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
may have thrown around 1t the added halo Of hnv.
lug given birth to the great libeatOr of Italy and
the staunch friend OF freedom the wide world
over. In seeking TO perpetuate his name and
fame you do honor to career which stands alone
in its unseltsh heroism. From the year 1884,
young republics of South America, down 10 the
last great Franco Prussam war, when Uhe
fungus growth Of Imperialism having first been
swept away he offered his services to the rising
French republic, and, crippled, old, aud feeble
though he was successfully defended Dion
against 9verwhelming odds and captured The only
was always ready to be upliited in what he be.
licved TO be the
CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
And for his own beloved Italy what glorious deeds
tense of Rome in 1919, when viii
thirty daysa disciplined French army of 4O,Oj0
men; the bat 10 of Como in 1859, when with
5000 volunteers, principally hunShbacks and
he deirate 5000 olAusriR's best troops the storm.
ing of CalNtalmi in 1860, when, with 500 voun.
teers against nearly 1900 OF King "Bomhas's"
merccuaries, he carried eight fortified positions,
one after the other, at point of bayonet the cap.
tute OF Palermo the ,ccuEGten Of Naples-IhGse
and other heroic deeds Will
LIVE IN HISTORY THROUGH ALL TIME.
And even the disastrous md lamentnble folds NJ |