Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-07-20

our own. (Cheers.) We have come into
your midst for the purpose of convincing
ourselves that the compliments that have
been paid your young State are true, and
if any, as is frequently the case, of our
own fellow citizens see proper to change
their place Of residence and become citi-
zens of newer State, we can say to them,
If you are inclined to come to the State
of Nebraska, you can there find every
thing which great and prosperous coun-
try can offer" loud cheers)
1t is the duty of the press, and we real
ize that duty to the fullest extent, to give
to the people such information as due
regard for the truth and candor may JUS
tify. We have seen great deal. We
have been elated with the beautiful coun-
try that we have seen during the last "a
hours, and upon our return to the State of
Indiana We should say so. l say il is
great compliment TO the people of your
State; and no class, no profession, so
highly appreciate such q state of affairs, as
the editorial profession.
In conclusion, permit me again to re-
turn to you our sincere thanks for this
manifestation of your friendship and es-
teem.-(Loud cheers)
We see in the towns we have passed
through, indications and evidence that
You are not here simply for the purpose of
accommodating wealth; that it is not alone
yourpurpose to grasp the almighty dollar |;
but that you are taking proper care for the
education of your children, and that, per-
NIT me to say, is frequently great in
ducement to invite immigration You
have that almost as well, if not fully so.
as the older States.
In reply to the toast "Our Guests
Mr. ID. j. McCann' said:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen !:
Nebraska ever invites to her hospitablc
homes, her wide spreading billowing
prairies and pure air, all the sons and
daughters Of thought. of toll and of pro-
gress- To all she extends her hand of
cordial welcome, but to none of her guest;
does she give so warm a greeting as to the
men of mind. who would and do direct
the public sentiment in nation of read
ing. thinking. earnest, active men, and To
none OF that generous, toiling, writing.
patient brotherhood i'm our whole land.
can we, or would we give, more hearty
salu'ation, than to those who have freely
and generously given one of their own
profession 10 the councils of the nation
one who gives honor to the American
mini, the American heart, the printer
boy. the faithful one, the ready writer. the
able editor. the honest tstatcsman-Schuy-
Ter Colfay; who now seeks beneath the
shady retirement of his own South Bend
Thanks to the State which has pivcn "a
our common country and to our common
literature, so much of intellect. so much
of energy. and much of well directed ef
fort. as exists in that profession. repre-
sentcd in the persons of our guests to-
! night.
Ladies and gentlemen, with few words,
thought expressive and with ready hearts
we bid You welcome. prolonged cheers.
"The Press "-Rcsponted to by Simm,
Major, Laporte Herald
did not know, my friends. until /
came in that was to be called upon for o
speech tonight at all If / now had nv
little sack of salt. which picked up thi,
afternoon out at your salt works. would
feel like shying it at the head of Mr.. StoIl
for getting me into this scrape | can,
imagine why am called upon, unless il
is because am native Indianian-born
and br ad i'm 'Hoosierdom" Laughter.
l bclieFc, too, | am the only unmarried
man in the party, and, suppose, as am
the handsomcst man in the party, that
they desire to present me to the ladies OF
Nebraska l am in the worst possible
condition for making speech. l came
here to-day, and had most excellent din
ner at the hotel Then | was taken
around this afternoon, until nv head al
most swims. Then Chancellor Benton
who is an old friend of mine, took charge
of me, and took me home with him and
gave inc an excellent supper, and after
wards took me up into the tower of youl
Unive rsity, and gave me view of your
country. That made my head swim more
Laughter
We represent about twenty five or
thirty newspapers, and it will be our pleas.
ant duty when we return to Indiana to lie,
our readers know what we have seer
with our eyes, and heard with our cars
There are many people in the Eastern
States who are looking with great inter
est towards the West, and l assure yol
that just now Nebraska is attracting /,
large share of this attention, and wher
we return home we will lay before ou
readers facts and figures which will oper
their eyes. 1t is good thing to see thu
many educational advantages of your lii
tie city, which is but three years old.
My friends, it is a hard thing to make {
speech with the reporters sitting just be
fore you Laughter.1 l want to reques
our brothers of the press (who have beer
very kind to us.) that if you report m,
speech you will let it appear that made
a pretty good one. 1t is true have mo-
made one, but you can make it appeal
this way. That is the way do when
report a speech, [laughterl and / think
brethren, seeing that 1 am an orphan, yo,
ought to let me down easy. Let me se'
myself in type tomorrow morning in
good speech. lGreat applause.l
"The West" "-Responded to by Prof
j. ID. Butler, of of Burlington, Iowa.
"The West" what is the Wcsts II i
a hospitable region, where people seem tt
to say "come and see us every week ant
stay FORTNIGHT" Q.aughter) The hos
pitable West!
Gentlemen, l saw one building thi
afternoon, which 1 think most of you dit