The Worthington advance., 1878-07-18

euQ o0eflQ10, Oy t1e democratic Majority 01
the present House Of Representatives. in their
diminish its numbers below what is absolute
" required for the protection of our frontier
settlenents, and discrimination shown In the
distribution OF its patronage against patriot
soldiers Of its own party, furnish evidence
that the Democratic party is still dominated
BY the same baleful spirit and leadership as
during the war of the rebellion, and cannot
safely DC intrusted to administer the govern
ment.
Resolued, That the early completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad, the improvement of
the Mississippi and st. Crrix and the / ed
River of the north are matters of concern and
interest to which the federal government
The following named gentlemen were ap-
pointed q congressional district committee
for the ensuing two years. ,..
C. II. -Chairman-Hennepin county.
E.G. Butts-Washington county.
K Barden-Ramsey county.
A. J. UNDERWORLD Tail county.
e. H. Graves-St. Louis county.
n. A. Castle-Ramsey county.
wAsHBURN's sPEECH.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Convention:
. For the honor of the nomination that learn you
have to day conferred upon me, please accept my
most sincere and grateful thanks. In tng this
nomination at your hands, desire to say that do
not propose to indulge In any exavsgant or unusual
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ratified by the people Of the district ut the polls in
November. But have to say this, that whatever Of
ability or influence am possessed shau be exerted in
district aud State, and this mean In its broadest
senRe.
I have no interest in this connection not common
l have ambition but to serve you faithfully,
earnestly and justly, and should fail in the future to
meet your expectations and approval assure you it
x mot from any lack Of good intentions or zeal
And IN saying eniy this much, feel that assume
As look this Congressional district, stretch
Ing - i does from the rich valley Of the Red River
Of the North to port intrenched 1t the hes Of the
"oreat Unsated Sea- taking in the broad sweep an
empire Of agricultu1.i wealth. and thence on to the
the vast aud varied interests of navigation, COM
merce, manufactures, aud al the great industries in
cident thereto feel that in assuming to represent
assume great and important duties.
In this % In other campaigns In this district aud
State much has been said ae think, unnecessarily,
dates and special local interests.
Now, desre to say hero and to you that 70 far as
am concerned, should be elected to represent this
self 10 anything thas can BE- conssdered otherwise
than Just aud impartial to all sections and localities.
could not DO otherwise Il would: Varied and i'm
cover oe: oomrsshsnd no natural antsaonisns or
Ihe yass resources of I'D agricultural region lying
between Ne 81. crotx and Red River Of the.Nort1
eapnek: b devuloped without the; commercial and
manuf oenteEs feeling its stimulating effects
No Improvement Of our herbor on the lake or of
tns nsSsssaoo Of the nis...sipp by which The
but that The producing districts will reap the beneh-
cial results ii oommon With the commercial and
manufacturing centres. The Improvement Of the
navigaaon Of the Rad river; the early construction
of the great continental limo Of railway to the Pacific
and other enterprises Of like character now being
puehed forward in the development Of the country,
are Of such importance that al good citizens should
strive to promote them In every legitimate way.
It might be possible for the inventive genius Of
man 70 devise some plan whereby our great river
shouh be diverted from its old channel aud turned
IA some other direction. Should such evil genius
succed In the undertaking, the great commercial and
industries that have grown up it's
a.. similar results would follow any Ike exhibition
OF either genius stupidity that would do anything
% cripple tho resources II embarrass thedevelop-
ss.tzes Of he st.ts Of stop Tie dow Of wealth that
IL being CONSTANTLY poured In upon them. None Of
" can afford 70 adopt policy 80 foolish.
N ~ ne 70 ON ony ~ nreI dv Ho:a a
Ipssuzne IN Or nearly all. Of us followed the Re-
IN 1853, and have Stood in the ranks since nrst the
Republican party was organized to resist the spread
Of slavery It time when It threatened to bear tts
e 81 nm: s SaSt St e.
region thst now blooms and blossoms like the rose
under the inspiring effects Of free labor and free in
sttudonB.
Whsn, later, tresson and rebellion oFsanized to
destroy our government the same party manned the
breach until tho old nag dosted the country over,
'nblsm:cs @ 9f the Union M rressfysd: ss,;s
assailed, and pubic fatth-the sheet-anchor Of
nations Me-has been tArestened, the Republican
PARTY has remained faithful 70 fts high trusts.
And It seems to me there has never been . greater
oocasion for our ranks to be kept solid and unbroken
than 1t the present time. The. revolutionary con-
Of Congress shown bat too plainly that the interests Of
the county not ssfe In It's hands, and shoud be
. snlemn warning 10 every Republican In the land to
that has borne the country safely through 10 many
tre,e and dsugers. There, gentlemen, is where you
pan9 ill., ntS 81 um. ia. intervene. between th. and
The election fn Novs0beE, hope to b abo to WHIT
slargs potion of the district and meet many Of you
Dsax your own AoQe, and to become better scquatn4