The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

menced at half past one O'Clock. At l:l5
the band and military met at the Clifton and
escorted the orator ofthe day. Hon. Roswell
G. Horr, E1 United States Senator from
Michigan, to the park, where the program
opened with music BY the band. Rev. W.
F. Day Of the Congregational church lead in
prayer, which was followed BY . grand
recital Of the "star spanglsd Banner" by
the Arion Quartette.
Mr.. Horr, q rather obese gentleman, With
. clean shaver face and voice that ct first
blush struck one as decidedly unpleasant,
began his address with Fellow patriotic
citizens, I came to address you here today
upon the things which you can do and the
things which all ought to do. We have
made wonderful Improvements in this ooua.
try, but think that some Of the good, old
time methods are the best. Why they talk
Of the Goulds going fishing. Twas fishing
with the Goulds myself and near Us was o
little ragged boy with hickory stick and q
pin hook. He caught more fish than the
whole Gould crowd and could eat more too
because he had an appetite. Why Gould used
a silver tipped rod and mOnksyed around
half an hour pulling fish in with reel,
and then lost it anyway. don't believe in
these gimcracks anyhow. They can't catch
fish nova days like used to with good,
big pin hook,
was invited to big Washington dinner,
not long ago, and l sat four hours while
the people were fooling around without
mouthful to eat. They gave me program
with lot Of French names on 1t that l
couldn't understand, and the table was load
ed down with a lot of French things or some
other outlandish origin. didn't know
whether they were good to eat or not, so
let them alone. tell you there nothing
like the good old rye bread and bacon of the
old days. don't believe in these Spanish
tutti frutties. They are running mems appe-
tites. They don't live as long as they used
to.
lay all politics aside today; l don't care
who we are, Jews or Gentiles, we live under
great roof anyhow and we are Americans. A
great many people talk Of hard times. 1t
isn't So there are no hard times. The wants
of the American people are 80 much greater
then they were forty years ago, that Ameri-
ans make hard times for themselves. Why
when was boy woman would cut, fit
and make dress in q day. and now they
do we'll if three Of them with sewing
machine get it basted together in that time.
The American people have the best gov
ernmeut on earth. There are the freest
people on earth, and they live better and
have better homes than any other nation.
But the American people are making
mistake. They use more and they dress
better. Why our whole family used to live
on what it costs me to keep one boy, who
manages the place largely, whether l am at
home or not. We had nine in our family
and don't think my boy is happier than /
was This is a mistake of the American
people and they are no better off than in
years gone by.
Up there in Michigan lived poor widow,
whose husband died and left her alone with
out dollar to support large family. She
went out washing and scrubbing from farm
house to farm house and raised her family,
and one Of her boys lost his life on the altar
of his country. What the American people
want to do is to be like her, never become
discouraged, but work, and these mountains
will disappear.
don't believe in the doctrines Of the
greatest good to the greatest number "What.
say YOU" do believe that minority should
have the greatest privileges? Certainly
do | would commence with the individual
man, No. l, and look out for No. | first. Let
each man do the best he can for himself.
Then let him look out for his wife, No. 2;
there is no room in this combination for old
bachelors. Then when No. l and No. 2
have been taken care of, let him take care Of
No. 3, the family; then No 4, his own ward;
then No, 8, his own city,-for man owes
more to his own city than to any other spot
on earth. Then to his state, then his coun-
try, and let the world come in last.
don't believe in man trying to spread
himself out over the whole globe, he gets too
thin-can't cover it thick enough.
As long as the American eagle owns the
shingles over his head, the nation will be
happy and prosperous"
Mr.. Hoar's address, Of which the above
paragraphs are extracts, was long and spicy
1t teened with pathos, wit and good COM
mon sense, and was very well received. In
deed few if any public speakers have spoken
from on Ottawa platform within the past ten
years, who have held an audience so well,
unless it be that the subject was one of more
than common interest. He is bright and
witty, never prosy, and with the exception
9 evidently