Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-01
OTHER CELEBRATIONS.
At chicago.


CHICAGO, April 30. Centennial day opened
bright and pleasant. The early cars down
town were loaded with people TO see the va
rious societies and military organizations
marching to the churches to attend divine
worship. At $3.50 a salute of thirteen guns
was fired. This was the signal for the ring
ing of bells all over the city, and steamers,
tugs and locomotives blew their whistles.
Church services began Mt o O'clock Cover
nor Fifer and staff in military uniform, wor-
SHIPPED at plymouth church. AT IL o'clock
exercises were held in the public private and
parochial schools, and tho scholars were
addressed by prominent citizens, after which
medals and prizes were distributed among
them. At 1890 national salute of forty
two guns was fired. AT p. IN. eight great
mass meetings were held in the largest audi
torums in the city and in tents. The pro-
grammes at all these meetings were iden-
tical, except as to the speakers, aud consisted
OF patriotic Instrumental and vocal music,
the latter being rendered by choruses of from
five hundred to eight hundred voices
at each place. the reading of mes
sages and letters, and the pas.
sage of appropriate resolutions. Among
the speakers was John NJ. Thurston, of Ne
Draska. This evening there We're elaborate
displays of fireworks in different sections of
the city.
a banquet was given at the Union League
clnb, presided over by Judge Gresham.
hf. JuSIlCc I1uFlan, fcSUOnulnp 10 tne
toast, "Washington and the Constitution, :"
reviewed the efforts of Washington to bring
about more perfect union of the people,
his connection with the formation of the cx-
isting constitution and eulogized the char
actcr of the first president. After speaking
at some length of the workings of the const
tuition etc, Justice Harlan closed as follow !:
while renewing this day our allegiance
to the constitution of Washington let us not
forget that the liberty Tor which our fathers
liberty Inv
law, not the liberty of mere license. There
is no place in our American system for the
unrcstramed freedom that respects not the
essential rights of life, liberty and property.
but regards Il government of law as inimical
TO the rights of man. This country opens
wide Its doors for the reception OF the
honest industrious immigrant who
desires to enjoy the blessings of our
institutions and who asSiInilate with our
people. But we cannot close our eyes 10 the
fact that the foreign governments are throw
ing upon our shores and crowdiug our great
cities with vast hordes of men who have no
proper conception of the philosophy or spirit
of American libefty. Recent Investigations
show coming 10 our land, in startling num-
pers, worthless characters, gathered from
the highways and byways of othsr countries,
as well rs criminals from foreign iails and
penitentiares, all OF whom will, in time, be
invested with all the privileges ut ballot box
of sharing IN the control, not only of
the states, but of the nation. In view
ol tnese facts, thoughtiul, patriotic cltlIenS,
native and natllralized may well ask whether
the safety of our government and the intcg-
rity of our civilization are not seriously
menaccd by the presence here of so many
that place no value upon the nestlmable
right of suffrage and have little sympathy
with or knowledge of our institutions. We
can perform no better service for our coun-
try than to see 10 it that the right to shape
its destiny shall not be bestowed
upon those who are unworthy
of it. Let us raise our voices
in favor of such further enactments. consti-
tutioual and statutory, as may be necessary
to guard an American civilization and keep
this country for all time under American
CONTROL
Among the other toasts and speeches were
james Madison,n responded to by Bishop
Spalding, of Peoria; "rhonias Jefferson" by
Hon. l.. d. Thomas of Indiana; John Mar
shall by, Hon; Robert l.. Lincoln; 'Benja-
Henry Clay" by Hon. W. c. =. Brecken-
ridge of kentucky; Alexander Hamilton, u
by Hon. J. l.. Runnels; "Daniel Webster"
by Hon. j. c. Burrows, of Michigan; 'Abra-
ham Lincoln by Hon. John NJ. Langston
Ulysses S. Grant," by Hon. j. NJ. Thurs
ton, of Nebraska.