Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-07-20
JOHN S. BENDER, Editor and Publisher.
Gen. Strickland was received with ap.

you to this young city, not yet four years
old, but built by the hand of industry and
enterprise Of Nebraska. Many of us re-
ne1neber that the American maps repre-
sented on the surface of the earth that
portion now designed as Nebraska, as the
Great American Desert. We are glad.
seeing your countenances, that you are
here. Ii gladdens our hearts that you are
here, because you will see and have fair
chance at ocular demonstrations, how
this American desert has bloomed and
blossomed as the rose.
We are glad you are here again for the
reason that You may carry back to your
people proper representation of this
country of ours. Nebraska, to-day. sends
greetings to you and to your State Of In
diana, and she sends through you, her
representatives, to-day, words of cheer to
the good people Of that State. We be-
lieve that we have inherited in Nebraska.
and can claim with just pride and with
out criticism, that We inheiit to-day, one
of the fairest portions of Gods domain,
and with il also, its inheritants are many
in number from that good State of Indi-
ana.
We recognize, gentlemen, in the press,
the educator and civilizer, and to some
extent, the christianizer of mankind, for
il is true that all Christian religion and
civil liberty is based upon education. We
know your power in the land and respect
you for it. We see that Nebraska, to day
Is proudly in possession of what We boast
as one of the mightiest triumphs of civili
zation-a railway, by the munificence of
the Fed eral Government, stretched clear
across our continent; and others from in
dividual enterprise and genius penctra-
ting here. This is the means by which
YOU are with us tonight. this is what
brought you, brothers. 80 close to US !;
and let me say that no country on the
face of the earth gives so much freedom
To the press, rs free. enlightncd. demo-
cratic. republican North America. Cap
plause)
| We welcome you then. to- the State of
Nebraska, and to this young city, you are
welcome. thrice welcome agian. Cheers. }
The Chairman said: Ladies and gen
tlemen, it has been proposed that some Of
our guests who are familiar with the song
shall sing "E Pluribus Unum,'' after
which Colonel Cropsey will deliver a
welcome address on behalf of this city"
The Mcdonald Brothers and Mr.
Thompson then sang f Pluribus Enrun,' y
which wa, loudly cbeercj.
Mr. Cropsey said:
Ladies and gentlemen of the Editorial
Excursion from Indiana Il am here be-
fore You by direction of our worthy May
or, not to make a speech. but to say to
10 our young State.
/ We rcjO:c: with you here tonight in
this new capital of this new State, that
the iron horse, in his rapid flight across
the continent, can not only bear the
grain of the west to the markets Of the
east, but that he can bring YOU. our br tn
crs and our sisters, To mingle with us i'm
friendly association; and with my prede-
cessor here, / rejoice that you are with Us
to o-night We feel and realize that our
best interests are Unidentified with your
interests-that together We are the citi-
zens ola common country; that We dwell
beneath the same dear flag; that together
~c keep step TO the music of the Union,
which l. undivided and indivisible: now
in welcoming You, | can say but little
more
We do hope, in your associations here
with Us, YOU may be so well pleased that
you shall come often and stay long; that
YOU Editors shall come with your wives
and your children, or perhaps rather, in
this new age, You wives shall bring your
husbands and children, To Sojourn with
us daughter and clcers.) Come often
and stay long We will try and make
you welcome Our people shall be your
people; CIR city shall be your city-oul
home shall be your home.
: Again. in the name of our holy Mayor
and City Council, and our ladies. and al
our people, | bid you welcome. thric,
, welcome, to our young Stste. (Checrs.)
The President then said:
; Ladies' and Gentlemen To respond tc
the welcome, have the pleasure of intro
ducing to you Mr.. j. " Stoll of the Ma
tiond Banner, of Ligonicr:
/, Mr.. Stoll, in reply, said Mr. Presi
dent, Ladies and Gentlcmcn-As Presi
dent of the Association of Editors ant
publishers of the 10th and nth district,
, of Indiana, it becomes my duty on return
to you in behalf of that organization, ou
sincere thanks, for the hearty and cordia
welcome you have extended to us 1t be
comes my pleasant duty of returning
thanks to you for this large audience as
sembled here to greet us Editors from tn,
State of Indiana IT is true, as remarked
by the gentlemen who have preceded me
that the interests of the State of Indian;
and of the State of Nebraska are identical
1t is true that that which may be to TIN
interest of the people of Indiana is to tin
interest of the people of this young ant
t prosperous State We left our homes
+ not merely for the purpose of gratiyin,
1 our idle curiosity. not merely for the pur
D pose of enjoying the pleasures incident tt
0 an excursion of this character, but for TIN
e purpose of gathering such facts and stats
S tics as may enable US to inform our circl
c Of readers of the truthfulness of the rep
reservations that have been made by th'
: journals Of your State and by your repre-
a sentatives- In this connection it afford
y me great pleasure to say, our expectation
F have been more than realized. Cheers.
1 For since we have invaded the sacred sol
Of Nebraska, If l may be permitted {,
# MAKE that remark, there has been but on,
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