The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-05-22
REFORMS DEMANDED.
E1-President Cleveland Talks 70
His Buffalo Friends
Speech to the Gsrmans-Address to n Dem
OeratIe Club-Pablie E2UtravaEanee De-
HOuncsd and Sweeping Reforms De
manded-Duty OF Democrats

BUFFALO. N ", May 12--The Ger
man young mems association OF Buff
falo cele brated its f1ftieth anniversary
here last night in Music hall. A remark
able circumstance was the presence
of 6. A George and DR.. John Hansen
stein, who were spectively president
and vice-president of the association
half a century ago and hold the same
Offices to-day.
The principal event Of the festival
was the presence and speech of ex-
President Cleveland It was his first
public appearance here in almost eight
years He received an ovation when he
appeared on the platform and the en-
thusiasm Of the great audience was
plainly pleasing TO him
II understand - said the ex-president
in the course of his speech, that among
the prominent purposes of the German
young mems association are the pro
lJagatiOn of a knowledge OF the best
elements of German character. So far
as the first of these objects is con-
cerned, I hope L may be permitted to
say that while the efforts of the assO-
citation in the direction mentioned are
most praisewOrthy and patriotic, such
an undertaking can by no means be
monOpolized by any association The
value and Importance of German liter
allure is too keenly appreciated to be
neglected IN any part of the world
1t Is not too much to say that all ma
tiOns which make claim to high
civilization encourage the study of Ger
man literature; and that the extent to
which this study is pursued by a people
furnishes a standard of their enIight-
enment On behalf of the American
people, am inclined also to claim to-
night that the German character which
the association undertakes to cultivate,
is SO interviewer with all the growth
and progress of our country that we
have right to include it among the
factors which make up a sturdy and
thrifty Americanism. With our early
settlers came the Germans. They suit
ed themselves to every condition of our
new world. Many of them fought for
American independence, and many who
in the trade of war came to fight
against US afterward settled on our soil
and contributed greatly to the hardi-
/ hood and stubborn endurance which
/ our young nation SO much needed
LAS years We're added to the new re-
| public, the tide of German immigration
/ increased in volume. Those who thus
/ came to us brought with them a love of
/ liberty which readily assimilated them
/ to our institutions and their natural
/ love of order made them good citizens
! BY their love of music and social en-
/ jOyments they shed a bright light upon
! the solemn and constant routine OF
! American work, while at the same time
/ they abundantly proved that reason
! able recreation was entirely consistent
! with wholesome and conservative &C
emulation They We're found in every
| part of our land. Among the pioneers
/ of the Tar west they struggled against
/ discOura gements and hardships-cOun-
| teracting privatiOn by frugality, and
/ never for moment losing sight of the
better day promised by the future to
undaunted courage and persistent in
/ dustry. Everywhere they illustrated
/ the value and the sure reward Of econ
! Omy and steady work.
/ Il cannot resist the temptation to in
/ trOduce here the thought that no such
association can exist and escape a re
! spOnsibility to our people and our gov
/ ernment Wherever our cOuntrymen
/ are gathered together with the pro
/ fessed purpose of mutual Improvement
/ or in furtherance Of any useful object,
/ they ought to do something for their
! country. It's welfare and progress de
! pend so clearly upon what the people
are taught and what they think that
| patriotism should pervade their every
/ endeavOr IN the direction of mental or
/ social improvement.