Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-28
THANKSGIVING.


nation of Mr.. r. B. Hayes and the govern
ors of the several States, to-day will be OBJ
served as day of thanksgiving and prayer
by few of our citizens, and in accordance
with the custom and the natural bent of
mankind, will be observed as a day of COR
mandizing and dissipation by great major
ity of the people. Once every year it has
been the custom to set apart one day in the
three hundred and sixty-fye for the purpose
of giving thanks to the governor Of the uni
verse for whatever of prosperity has beer,
vouchsafed to US. It is custom that COM
mends itself to our reason and to our innate
sense of the necessity of recognizing and
honoring Deity for the blessings he has be-
slowed upon us. Originating with the earli-
est days of the colonies, it has been observed
with never-failing regularity ever since, and
has come to be recognized as national fes-
tival, although it's religious intent has, to
great extent, been lost sight Of, and the day
is given up to hilarity and social and family
reunions.
What have the people of this country, and
more especially of Minnesota, received
during the year for which they have reason
to be thankful? First and foremost they
have reason to be thankful that the GLOBE
has been established and firmly rooted in
prosperity. For many years the people of
this State have had no newspaper thoroughly
devoted to their interests, fearless in the
defense of the rights of the masses as against
the rings, prompt in the exposure of shams,
and an honest exponent of correct political
principles. The lack of such newspaper
has been keenIy felt, and has been supplied
by the establishment of the GLOBE. For
this the people have reason to be profoundly
thankful, and we believe they are thankful
for it. The GLOBE is certainly grateful for
the cordial reception and liberal support it
has received during the three hundred and
eighteen days of its existence, and hopes 10
give greater cause for thankfulness in the
future and to receive that support during the
next year as to make the thanksgiving day
of 1879 still more joyful occasion in this
Office than the present one. Nothing will be
left undone on our part that will contribute
to that end.
The crops of Minnesota have been reason
ably successful. In some parts Of the State
the wheat has been of an inferior quality,
and a gang of sharks have taken advantage
of the fact to defraud the farmers out of one
or more grades of wheat. But through the
efforts of the GLOBE, heartily seconded by
the farmers, this wrong has been partially
righted, and the people are now receiving
better prices than they did few months ago,
and are in fair way of driving from the
State the swindling brass kettle that has been
means employed for perpetuating the dis
honesty.
The people have reason to be grateful that
from this State they have been able to return
to Congress representative who is the ex-
ponent of correct political principles, and
who will honestly and earnestly labor to
promote the best interests of the people of
the State and of the whole country. We
have also reason to be thankful that the re-
cent elections resulted in keeping in power
in Congress the party pledged to economy
and honesty, the incorporating foe to
the extravaganza and rascality that has
characterized our rulers for the past eigh-
teen years. We have reason to be thankful
that the days of the Republican party in
national affairs are numbered, and to hope
that ere long this will be in fact as we'll as in
name government of the people, for the
people and by the people.
The year has been a sad one for our
Southern brethren. Scarcely recovered from
the distress imposed upon them by the scala
wag rulers who were placed over them, they
have been afflicted with terrible scourge,
which has swept away fifteen thousand of
their neighbors and friends, and filled
every graveyard over large extent of terri
tory with new-made graves. Their industry
has been FRUSTRATED, their homes broken up,
their hearts wrung with anguish. But even
in their dire distress they find something to
be grateful for-the fact that they found
warm hearts that bled for them and out of
their plenty contributed towards alleviating
their suffering. In the midst of such
supreme affection the world has rever wit
messed as grand charity as the North
showed to the South. The recording angel
on high, we opine, has had more good than
evil deeds to inscribe upon his tablets.
Taken all in all, the people of this >coun-
try have much to be thankful for. Although
they have suffered greatly, they have also
enjoyed great blessings, and have been made
to realize more fully than ever the brother
hood of man. This day ought to be devoted,
more exclusively than heretofore, to thanks
giving and praise to theg iver of all good for
his manifold mercies and his great forbear-
ance towards us as nation and as indi-
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