The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-01
IN OTHER CITIES.
A General Holiday Through
ont the Country.
cHIcaGo's AsAkcHlsr rERRoE.


CHICAGO. April 81. The dav was
celebrated with firing OF cannon. ser
vices in al the churches, ana presea.
tation OF medals to school children.
Elaht great mass meetings were held
this afternoon, and BANQUET and
fireworks tonight.
The programme at all the meetings
was identical. except as 10 speakers
and consisted Of patriotic ,nstru-
mental aad vocal music. the latter
being rendered BY choruses OF from
500 TO 500 voices at each place, the
reading OF messages and letters. the
passage OF appropriate resolutions
and addresses. Among the speakers
was Hon. John NJ Thursfon. OF Ne
braska. This evening there were elah-
crate displays of fireworks in differ
ent sections OF the city.
A banquet was given q, the Union
lseague Club, presided over by United
States Circuit Court Judge Gresn am.
snstice Harlan OF the supreme court,
responded to the toast. Washington
and the Constitution. =
HARLAN oS SOCIALISM.
Judge Harlan then reviewed the Ell
forts of Washington to bring about q
more perfect union OF the people, his
connection with the formation o ( the
existing constitution and etlog;xed
the character OF the first president.
After speaking 1T some length of the
workings OF the constitution, etc.
Justice Harlan closed as follows:
While renewing this day our sllegiance
10 the constitution Of Washington. lei as
not forget thst the liberty for which our
fasherS fought Is q liberty secured and
regulated BY lave not the liberty OF mere
license There Is no place in our American
system Tor the unrekfraIncd freedom that
respects not the essential rights of life. Iib-
erty and property, but regards . govern
menf as inimicsl 20 the rights of man. This
country opens wide its doors for the reccp-
finB os honest and indRssr Gus Immigrants
who desire to enjoy the blessings Of oar
institutions and who sssimilate with our
people, but We cannot close our eyes TO the
fact thai foreign governments are throwing
upon our shores and crow1ing our great
cities with vast hoydes OF men who have
no proper conception Of the philosophy or
spffff OF American Liberty.
Recent investigations show the coming
20 our land In startling numbers of worth
less characters gathered from the high
ways and byways OF other countries. as
well as criminals from foreign jails and
peuifenfirrles, all OF whom VIII in time be
invested with the privilege, through the
ballot, of sharing Ia she control, not only
OF the states. but of the nation. In view OF
these facts. the patriotic citizens, native
and nafurRilzed, may well ask whether
the safety of our government and the In
tegrfty OF cur civilization are not seriously
men6cec BY the presence here Of 90 many
that place no value on the ineStimahle
r1gnt at suffrage, and have little sympathy
with or knowledge Of our institutions
We can perform no better service for our
country than 70 see 70 Ii that the right TO
shape its destiny are pot bestowed upon
those who are unworthy OF It. Let rs raise
our voices in favor of such further enact
mente, constitutional and statutory, as
may be necessary to guard our American
civilization and keep this country for all
time under American control.
Among the other toasts and speak
ers were: James Madison" re-
sponded TO by Bishop Spalding, of
Peoria; Thomas Jefferson by Hon.
L. ID. Thomas, of Indiana; sJohn
Marshall by Hon. Robert T. Lin
coin: BENJAMIN Franklin by Rev.
G. G. Alhertson; Henry Clay by
Hon. w T. Breckenridge. of Ken
tucky; Alexander Hamilton by
Hon. J. l.. Runnells; Daniel Web
steT," by Hon. j. G. Burrows, of
Michigan; Abraham Lincoln by
Hon. John NJ Langsten: Ulysses
s. Grant" by Hon. ]. NJ. Thurston. of
Nebraska.