The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-12
ENGLIsHMEN PICNIC AT THE PARK
Their Annual Picnic Well Attended-A
Good Time and Good Speeches.

Their Annual Picnic Well Attended-A |
Good Time and Good Speeches.
The Englishmen held their annual picnic
ct the park yesterday, with an attendance
of about three hundred, about the same
number which have been in the habit of as.
sembling at the fair grounds each summer
at their annual picnic for the past few
years.
Those who gathered reached the park
early, passed away the time visiting and
amusing themselves In various ways until
the dinner hour when they proceeded to
dispose of very generous basket dinner of
the kind for which Englishmen are noted.
At half past two President Horsman
called the meeting to order, announcing
song by the quartette. consisting of the
Messrs. G. w. Danforth, w. A. Sparling,
J. B. Mcintosh and T. j. Horsman.
Prayer was offered by Rev. CLOVIS, an
other song was sung. and the Rev. John
Sweet was called on for the principal ad-
dress of the afternoon.
Mr.. Sweet told several amusing stories
before coming to the main part of his theme
which was that the ties binding us to Eng
land are greater than those binding us to
any other country. The people are one in
every interest. Liberty and popular gov
ernment are no more divorced from the
people there than here. In fact If one CON-
pares the English premier with the Ameri-
can president 1t appears that popular gov
ernment Is even more strongly entrenched
in England than In the United States. He
is sure the time is coming when these two
will be united, not in any entangled alli-
ance, but in the very deepest sympathy.
England has been called the robber nation,
but see what sovereignty she has brought
to the colonies she has taken-how greatly
improved their condition is. We do not hon.
or ourselves by boasting of the friendship
of Russia which has never been disinterest-
ed. In fact, so opposed are the two gov
ermnents In their very fundamental ideas
that we should be ashamed of ourselves for
helping in any way to further such an in
| iquitous system, for Russia never uplifts
country with which she comes In contact.
One of the best results of the war with
Spain, the speaker thought, was the better
understanding between this country and
England. And il the conflict, which he
thinks almost inevitable, between Russia
and England takes place, he wishes to see
the United States on the side of civilization.
Judge Turner was then called on for some
remarks and responded by telling of the re-
ception he had always been awarded by
Englishmen, and especially while consul at
Amherstburg, Ontario. This was the birth
place of President Horsman, he said, and
besides the story of his own treatment he
paid his respects to Mr.. Horsman, by tell
ing what a good reputation tom" had
made there when boy. The judge en-
joyed the longest term of Office as consul of
any man in Canada, with one exception.
He often receives invitations to return for
visits and intends to go in few weeks.
The following original poem was read
by Col. Moyses:
JOHN BULL LOOKS WEST.
The naughty Don goes staggering by,
ALI feathers, fuss and lace,
To humble my boy Jonathan,
And make HIM know his place.
Once he set out to humble me,
BY George blocked his game;
1 sent him back sorry man,
Much sadder than he came.
Nor will he frighten Jonathan,
With all his lordly tone;
The Don will wish before he's through,
He'd left the lad alone.
A chip of the old block is he,
My blood flows in his veins;
He loves to tread the tyrants down,
And break the captive's chains.
Thous ands on thousands near his shores,
In bonds and hunger pine;
II he don't help them, then say,
That he's no son of mine.
see the war cloud gathering fast,
The clash of arms hear;
Twill burst, but he shall have fair play,
And none shall interfere.
All Europe may together league,
Combined to work his fall,
But /, John Bull, stand at his back,
Stand and defy them all.
Dye think that I'd look tamely on,
And see him slaughteredf No.
They shall not crush that boy Of mine,
While can strike blow.
Col. j. H. MoYsEs, Owosso.
Judge Stearns +. Smith was then callet
upon. He spoke In an able manner of th'
way In which al! that was good In our law
respecting liberty of the individual and tn,
protection of property was derived from thu
English laws. Then too, though we hav
been at war with England, the American
people have never been at war with tn
English people. Their interests and aim'
have been common. The judge, too, woul'
wish no written compact, no entanglinI
alliances, but he too would wish the coun
tries to feel how closely bound .togethe
their interests are and so to be themselve
80 bound together that they shall In time O
need be able to dominate the world.
,, No election was held, the old officers be
ing allowed to hold over. They are T. j
Horaman Pres. I r. MOvses vice Pres