The Saline County journal., 1889-09-19

gruntIed, elannish and anarchistie.
A Swedish anarchist IL an anomaly.
We are not built that way, thank
Godi
No monarch reigus In these United
States, but there Ii . throne 50 wide
that nearly every voter has room 10
sit on It. Let Us exercise our kiBgly
prerugatives with conscientious care.
Let, then, the hTes OF patriotism be
kindled.
Ye mighty spirits Of departed pa
triOts descend upon US! Engelbrett,
Gustaf Vasa, Gustaf Adolf. Speak
with lips once quieted. Teach us
not only TO love our mother Svea
beyond the seas, but TO swear eter-
nal allegiance 10 our adopted land.
Countrymen, . hearty weleo me
IL ever envious tongue should say /:
the Swedes lack concord, let Il be
answered. On our IOrefather's day
all differences were laid aside and In
harmony made two garlands, one
we place tenderly on the brow OF
Syea In heartfelt homage. We pre-
sent the other TO Columbia.
Again, . hearty welcome.
Al Rockford, H., where there are
l0,000 Swedish-Amerlc there was
q fine celebration. +. Ebbsen pre-
sided and made q welcoming ad-
dress, and In concluding said: Most
cordially have we been received on
these shores; most securely have we
been protected by the glorious flag
that floats over our common country,
and most heartily we love aud cher
ish Institutions that are broad
enough and strong enough to en-
brace aud protect all mankind, hut
while we owe America thanks for
the open arms with which she has
received US aud treated us, the for
eign bore, rs her own children, we
think we have In exchange done our
best In assisting TO develop the
country, aud DIet 80 far with success.
Many Of the manufacturing estab-
lishments, business houses and
other institutions In the borders Of
our beautiful city bear witness
thereof"
The principal speech Of the after
noon was made by Hon. Charles A.
Works, OF that city. He paid q
glowing tribute to the Swedes Of the
city, which 10 the third In the
United States In point Of population.
Mr.. Works continuing, spoke OF the
Influence Sweden bad upon the
reformation and the important
place Il had taken the history Of the
world. OF the great men and wo-
men it had produced, aud among
them Gustavus AdOlphus, the WASH
ing Of Sweden, the orator, scholar,
statesman and phllantroplst; of the
great bOtanist, Linneus; Of the
chemists BerZellus aud Schute; of
the poets, Runeberg and Zegner; OF
the singers Jenny Lind and Chris
Erickson. In concluding he ex-
hOried them not TO forget the glo-
rious history Of the fatherland, but
above all things be true Americans,
loving our country aud Its institu-
tons above all things, and he true
TO the flag Of our common country.
The Rev. B. G.0lman was the prin-
cipal swedish speaker, and In con-
said: This, our adopted
gives US great promise, but
we give the land still greater prom
ise. We have something to thank
America for, but America has much
10 thank US for. Let rs stand to-
gether and work for each other. aud
give our Nation glorlsus support,
not only In this land, but over the
whole world"
The Swedish American Of Saline
County ars 10 be congratulated upon
having prepared and successfully
carried out 30 elaborate q celebra-
lion as that Of Saturday. There IL
80 fitting as such meetings,
and the hearty manner with which
hey are entered into prove the
solid worth Of the Swedish charac-
Ter