Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-11
The Editorial Excursion.
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The Editorial Excursion.
(C,1iaued.)
We promised to give, this week,
In full, the welcoming address at st.
Louis, and the reply; but for want OF
space are forced TO condense them.
Gov. Stanard, upon beingintroduced,
said It gave him great pleasure to
greet the present party. he was
proud to state that Iowa was the
home OF his boyhood. We Of ST.
Louis are glad to meet you face TO
face. We are glad that the iron
link between you aud st. Louis IL at
last completed. You scarcely knew,
any other place than st. Louis to-
hay your goods before the war. Du-.
ring the war a great city sprung up
on the lake shore. Her prosperity
svas founded on orr adversely. For
four years our State was torn by civil
war, and stagnation reigned in our
city. Your trade was weaned away
from US. The railroads from Chica-
go reaching TO your State exercise a
tremendous monopoly over you, and
It Is no wonder that for the last few
years you have been anxious to break
away from the thraldom. You must
have competing lines Of railway, and
destroy the Chicago monopoly.
You have come here to see our
merchants, and our furnaces, and
sscl1er great enterprises. We are
glad to have you see for yourselves
that we have the facilities for bec0m-
ing the greatest manufacturing city
III the world. We can show you
mountains OF Iron, which are mex
haustable. We can show you mines
OF coal which are as inexhaustible ms
our mountains Of iron. Besides the
number Of furnaces you have seen ON
our river bank, q rolling mill for
railroad iron Is in the course Of con-
struction which IL Is believed will be
the most extensive In the country.
Is IL necessary for the great State or
iowa to 70 to England or to Penn
syivania for railroad iron when we
can furnish you with 1t? But In
these days Of railroads we should not
forget that we have the great Miss
issippi flowing past your doors and
vurs, and with its aid, Is there any
reason why we should not build up
q grand exchange In the Mississippi
valley?
do not say that 1t should be st.
Louis, but II we can hold out superb
or advantages, then come to us. We
s,ave improved more In the last five
wears than any other city In the
country. We are glad that our diff
ferences are settled, and that the
North and South can once more come
together and embrace In the name OF
friendship. Once more, bid you q
hearty welcome.
In reply, Mr.. Irish said we had
come to st. Louis today to signalixc
one Of the greatest events In the HIS
tory Of the two States. We have
tween allenated, and / thank God that
all our national differences are buried
ind past. Let us have no more the
triumphs OF war, but rather the VIC
tories Of peace. We have come to
Any to the Southern halfof the great
Mississippi Valley that we are thank
tml that we have been united In a
closer bond. We are meeting as old
friends. We come to renew the
friendship which was lost In years
gone by. We have an Interest,
greater than you can feel, In the
railroad Just completed, for by 1t we
can renew our allegiance to you.
Chicago Is a great, growing and
f,ourishing city, but she has made q
luistuke which we trust you Will
not. The policy she has pursued
has been one Of "to-day," and SO
long az she can reap 4 present profit
from Iowa, she cares nothing for
future. Our State Is washed by two
Of the greatest rivers In the world,
Tut by the Chicago policy We are
prohibited from using them, thus
reversing, Ms IL were, the DEGREES Of
the Almighty. The railroads con-
trolled by Chicago charge us the
same for dumping grain on the river
Tank rs putting into her own ele-
NHtOrs.
The speaker then spoke OF the Ave
great powers Of Europe, and which
had protested against u tax on the
navigation Of the Nile, and made an
application to the case of Chicago
and Iowa, saying a tax was put upon
Iowa by inonopolists, which prevent.
I'd her the use Of the rivers. Con-
sinuing, he said we trust the day IL
not far distant when we shall well
come you to our great State. We
ask you to come rs individuals or as
Come to us and show
ns that you can save us one quarter
nf cent a bushel In the trAnsp0rta-
tion OF grain, and YOU will confer
favor uu0n us which We shall not
easily forget. Ifyou come, we cam
not show you mines or mountains,
hut we can show you broad, rich
prairies, waving with amber grain,
aud bright with fruits and flowers.
We return you, ono and all. our
and sincere thanks for the
attention you have shown rs. 4
The ride on tho river in the morn
ing had given fair idea Of the d.