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q thousand battlehelds, aud never more
richly deserved it than at the foot of
Marye's Heights on Dec. Is, 1862"
POLISH DAY AT WORLDS FAIR.
Carter Harrison Delivers a Fine Eulogy on
the Land Of Kosciusko.
- East Saturday was Poland's day at the
Worlds Fair and the sons and daughters
of that brave but unfortunate country
turned out ~ tbs tic ssanus TO celebrate
it. A great gathering presided over by
JUS ice La Buy met in Festival Hall to
listen to the oratory and music. Ia the
course of az able address, the chairman
said:
During the closing years of the eigh-
to snth century the Polish flag arose in
defense of the liberties Of it's country. It
fell, again it arose, and again it ell,again
it did arise, aud again did it fall; but it
never fell with dishonor to it's country.
The Polish people have been driven from
their native soil; not at the point of the
bayonet, but by despotisn, tyrannical
laws and oppressive taxation; tbey have
selected their homes under liberal gov
ern,nents, such as Switzerland, France,
England, and last, but not least 10000 @
of Poles have selected their mes nm
der the protection OF the proud Il g of
che United States. We are here assem-
bled to thank God for sending forth that
great man, Christopher Columbus, who
discovered the .greatest country upon
tho face of the earth. We Polish Ameri-
cans are here to declare our love and
reverence for the laws, institutions, and
government of the American people. 1t
is we'll that our forefathers, Kosciusko,
Pulaski and others assisted George
Washington, the father of our adopted
country, in his great battles of iodepend-
ence, for we are reaping the fruits of
that great victory. We are proud that
Polish patriots have fought in the bat
ties of Bull Run, Wilderness, Shiloh,
Lookout Mountain, and at Richmond in
defense of the Stars and Stripes. We
are here assembled to congratulate each
other that we ere under the flag OF the
United States. We are under q Ccnsti-
tuition yet more liberal than that estab-
lished in Poland in 1891; we are enjoying
that religious aud civil liberty which
greed and tyranny stlhed i'll Poland.
The Constitution of the United States,
as We have protected in the past, we
shall protect in the future. Liberty is
tie common and glorious heritage of
Americans and P landers.
MAYOR HARR1soN's GRAFTON. r.,
Mr.La Buys remarks were INTER- upted
with frequent applause and all his refer
eoces to the Stars aud Stripes we're
cheered wildly. Before he introduced
Mayor Harrison, who was the chief ora
tor of the day, 100 radiant young Wont n
and little girls marched upon the stage
and, under the direction Of Prof. A.
sarg, Hail Columbia"
and number of Polish airs. They were
the choir singers of St. Stanislaus'
Church. Ga being introduced Mayor
Harrison said:
I was introduced to you as an Ameri-
can, but to-day [ am Pole, and I am
more of Pole than ever was before. I
grew up an admlrer of Poland, and some
OF my earliest lessons were those read OF
its dark and tragic history. I learnedas
a boy to love it. learned to love it be-
cause of the bold act of Sobieski when
he stood like wall against the inroads
Of. the Turk and saved Europe from the
Crescent and enabled the Cross to live. L
love it because it was the home of Kos
ciusko, who fought for Polish freedom
and failed; who came to our own shores
to fight for American liberty aud won
the victory. I love it because Poland
battled for us at Savannah. / love it be-
cause of the victories it has helped to-
win for us in war, and today am more
than ever Pole, an American Pole, be-
cause have seen the victories the Poles
can win in peace. But little while ago
We had but few Polish citizens and they
we're poor. These, however, came with
thrifty hands. They came from q land
where they were down-trodden and OPP
pressed. And today we witnessed a
scene on the streets Of Chicago that
made Chicago proud of it's citizens be-
cause of the magnificent display the in
telligent Poles made. That could not
have been done in your own mother
land, in your capital Of Warsaw, and
where the Polish language Is prohibited
ID the schools. For centuries Poland
has Ought for liberty and for nearly 4