The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
EX-SENATOR DGOLITILE'S
ADDRESS AT THE WISCONSIN ST NE
FAIR.

MIR. PRESIDENT, LADIES, AND GEN
TIEMEN: 1t is only in the temperate
zone that man reaches his highest and
best condition.
III all ages he has shown in that
zone his greatest moral. intellectual,
and physical powers.
Unler the influence of the changing
seasons in that zone man is neither
enervated by the continued heats Of
simmer nor chilled and made almost
torpid by the eternal SHOWS and frost
of the Artic regions. There is just
winter enough to prepare and
strengthen both man and beast, and
even the earth itself, for the work
and activities Of the genial spring,
of the fruitful summer. and of the
ripening autumn.
It's only in that zone, ana in that
climate, that during bis whole history
man has shown himself capable of
ENJOYING and maintaining civil and
religious liberty, and of enjoying and
maintaining the best forms of clvili-
Zation.
And. what is equally true, as the
basis and support of that higher
y civilization, in that zone alone have
been found the most perfect systems
OF agriculture.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is our
good fortune to live i'll that zone; our
ancestors for centuries have lived in
it, and we ourselves. to-day, live III
the very best part of it.
1t is no fiction of fancy, it is no idle
boast to say that, within one hundred
miles from the spot where we now
stand. a geographical centre could be
found, around which Il circle eould he
drawn upon the earth surface, with
diameter of FIVE hundred miles
six hundrcd-aye Il thousand miles,
to embrace Il great country: Il country
: which. for agricultural resources, has
no equal on earth: in either temperate
zone, north or south: in the Old world
or in the new; unless possibly, i;
may be that portion Of old China
between its great rivers the Uoang He
or fellow river. on the north. and
the Yangtsekiang or Blue river OF
the south, in that land wonderful land
= of the Celestials. There, perhaps
for thousand years. an area. on thu
earth'S surface. of 1 thousand mile;
in diameter. has produced more foo,
for man than any other. There
population is counted by hundreds 81
millions. 1t is. in fact. SO dense. tha
every part of the land is cultivate,
= almost like garden. Across tina
fertile land. and to connect thoS'
great rivers, the yellow and the Blue
river--is the greatest canal ever mad'
by man.--siN hundred and fifty mile
long, from two hundred 10 one thouS
and feet wide, and ten feet deep. Will
hundreds % lateral canals made 70
commerce. and navigation.
THE oCCIDENT AND ORIENT.
Compared even with that wonder
full land of China, verify believe tina
the great area OF our northwest EN-
braced within the circle | have SUI
posed. including the states Of Michi
gan. Ohio. Intiana. Illinois. Iowa
Minnesota and Wisconsin. is fully il
equal, in agricultural resources. \
by natural law. population Is Unite
only by the means OF subsistence. tn
stupendous questions naturally arise
whether in some distant future. tn
population of these seven great state
will reach 00.000. 200: whether I'll
time will come when Wisconsin, il
stead of .oo50. 900, viii have l0.OO0. On
or l5.000 200. and what must then b
our system of agriculture to enab
the produce of the soil TO fee,