Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-08
SECRE TARY FOSTER
Responds to President Of fUnited
States" at Woburn,
At the 250th Anniversary Celebra-
ton, Paying High Tribute
10 New England and the hsisd Men She HAS
Seat Out.


great quarter -millennial celebration closed
| this afternoon with banquet in the new
armory. Tickets for sale were limited To
| 500, and every ticket was taken. In addi-
ton there were nearly l5o guests, making
total of about G'so present, a large proper
ton of whom were ladies'. Ex- Mayor Edward
+. johnson, presided, and introduced Rev.
CYRUS n Richardson. Nashua, \. H., de-
sceniant of one Of the original found
ers of the town, who invoked Divine bless
ing. During the banquet the Germania
Orchestra of Boston furnished music.
At 80 r. NJ. Judge johnson called the
assembly TO order. with an introductory
speech. during which he called attention TO
the fact thai three presidents of the United
States. Franklin Pierce. Grover Cleveland
and Benjamin Harrison traced their anees-
try to families now or formerly residing in
Woburn.
Hon. John W. Foster, who responded for
the President of the United States, received
an enthusiastic reception.
Secretary of State Foster responded 10
the toast, The President of the United
States" substantially as follows: II is not
for me To respond for the President in his
relation 10 YOU AS a son of Woburn. | can
boast of not drop of New England blood
in nv veins. But rs the early inhabitants
of this ancient town LOYALTY honored their
King beyond the sea, so NAV we all, as
American citizens. with even greater pro-
priety, pay our tribute of respect to the
Chief Magistrate, whom, by our free choice
we have placed in the supreme post of au-
thority of the nation.
IL was not Il desire TO escape the domina-
ton of royalty. but rather an earnest long
Ing for religions liberty which brought your
forefathers to the shores of the new world
The early citizens OF Massachusetts were
loyal to their king. But the principles of
liberty and -elf-gOvernment incorporated
in the tow affairs of WOburn, put in prac-
,ice through its town meetings. 250 years
ago, were seed. planted be earnest. God-
fearing men, seriously cultivated by their
descendants. which bore the fully ripened
fruit in l77ti. when under the inspiration
of Otis and Patrick Henry through the
courage of Adams. Ben Harrison and his
colleagues, allegiance to King George and
ROYALTY was forever sundered.
How wisely our fathers acted may he
Judged by the line of Presidents from
Washington to Harrison and ny the conf
parison with the royal parsonages, who have
in the past century ruled the nations of
Europe. | may be partloned for saying that
and ms neilhbors take prile in pointing
to the President as typical son of Indiana.
and this allu-ion leads us 10 reflect upon the
influences which moulded the character of
the present M" Iast senci"n"', ", '.e" Va
tie proau fes"'' % '"s ''''o "'''' '7''9'fP'
valley. :.
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rehgious sei''ihep,S VI "" '"' a.,
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anu "iiiie -iaas"0i"so''s 80,
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a"' opp"si'. ,,'a, rae,;Y,n ;s IN
present seiieia'roh " .'a. III ,,,,,a.s
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co'hoi'.eu' io' , .ne 'ni, ,i,;nast;r
The soil crusade which pervaded the
Nor,huest was nreem;nen,lv a New Eng
LA movement Whom armed rebellion
.'.,,,,h, 70 dissnlve the nion il was the spirit
formulated in the words of Massachusetts
mas, eIoouaut son .,Iibertv and union.
nn,. ana forever one and ;pseparable, !"
,,I;oh forr3 an exnre.s;on in the nopular
',,a,;fos,s,,;o, ,ovar hefore Witnessed in any
a,,,, or ,at;on
NJ Eos,or c;taJ tho arample of Repia
,.,; rI,rr;son =, volunteering in defense of
H." , rn;nn and rom,rked that il had not oc
o'',rad 70 NJ Uarrison that someope else
la 10 b;s fgb,;ng for him.
AZ. p,s,ar cor,;p,oJ Ie remained at
~, s,an, ~, tha ,as, eremv of his country
,n, ia IT,, ,;s ,rms Tha history of
pa.;a,,;, uarr;snr i, that 70 snac, was tba,
af ,t,, nf tbonsa,ds ,f vo,pg mon of the
%or,hwast Who's characters were moulded
Nv 49, ;,,s,,anoas ,,h;oj, ron, on, from Wo-
~ IA H. ,a;a,hnr;,, tnrns Recause
Ds ,has, ;,a,,an'as ,,a i, Indiapa call our
pua;ia,. ,,,,;o,, mo, of hi. home anil
.d.ara,;nn .nJ wa are nIeased tn he as
-, h., ,ho ,,|,nn,a ,f ,,,,s arc;.pt cornora-