New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-07-11
SLEEPY EYE ATTRACTS MANY
Fourth is Fittingly Observed in
Neighboring City.
About Six Hundred New Ulm PeO'
pie Attend Celebration.
Congressman McCleary Speaks
But Leaves Out All Politics.

Sleepy Eye has every reason to be
proud of the successful manner in
which it handled the large crowd that
attended the celebration held in that
city on the Fourth. Itw by far the
largest and mostsuccessful celebr alton
that has been held in the place and
was attended with no unfortunate re-
suits in the miscarriage of the plans of
the committee.
From the time Of the arrival of the
train from New Ulm, which was about
an hour late, and the formation of the
parade, things moved along as though
they we're creased. The Second Regi-
ment band with it's full complement of
members. Gen. Bobleter and his i'm
posing staff and most attractive of all
Co. A, under the command Of Capt,
Albert Pfaender, formed the head of
the parade. Following these came
number of civic societies, the fire de-
partment, a number OF we'll arranged
floats of different business houses, the
speaker and members of the city
government and large number of
carriages.
After passing through the business
part of the city the parade finished at
the park where Mr.. McCleary spoke
for about twenty minutes devoting his
time to the consideration of thoughts
of the day and entirely eliminating
politics from the talk except that he
referred in an indirect way to his &C.
ton on the tariff question by advising
the people to stick to what they are
convinced is right even if they are
alone in the belief.
Living under this wonderful govern
ment, he said, given us through the
wisdom of our forefathers, we have
certain obligations. We are not only
the benefciaries Of the past, but we
are the trustees Of the future. It is
duty incumbent upon US to administer
to the best Of our ability and affairs
of our government.
We should not, however, let local
considerations bias our opinions on
national questions. When the good
of the entire country is to be reg arded,
there are more things to be thought of
than our own interests. We must take
a broad view and look at these ques-
tons from all sides, from the stand
point Of others as we'll as ourselves.
In considering national questions,
the congressman urged every citizen
to listen to both sides, to weigh care
fully and impartially all arguments
for and against, with the single pur-
pose of getting at the truth and then
standing by it.
Mr.. McCleary left Washington i'm
mediately after the fall Of the gavel
upon the Adjournment of congress
reaching Mankato at midnight on the
Sd, he did not waken in time to get
breakfast and was barely able to get
to the train in time to reach Sleepy
Eye, SO that he was not in the best
shape to make an address.
A mistake was made in having the
speaking in the park, as most of the
people were not aware of the place and
by some misarrangement there were
no programs on the street, consequent
ly only few hundred Of those who
we're in the city were present to hear
the congressman. 1t was generally
supposed that the address would be
made from the band stand in the center
of the city.
New Ulm was able to carry Off the
hOnOrs in all of the contests, winning
the ball game in hard-fought game,
the score being 3 to 2. Capt. Memo
won the horse race, and out Of the
four sets Of tennis that were played
the New Ulm players won three. 1t
was apparently New Ulm's day, in
fact it seemed that about half Of the
people in the city were from this city.
Something over five hundred tickets
were sold at the station here and a
large number drove up in various
ways, so that it is safe to say there