Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-06
NUMBER. 235.
mistaken, but think ten years will show Won
a city here of 1Oo, OUU Or 100000, embracing in
Its prosperous folds both the cities of St. Paul
and Minneapolis. Great applause.]

mistaken, but think ten years will show Won
city here of 100000 Or 2G0, OO0 embracing in
Its prosperous folds both the cities of St. Paul
and minneapolis. lGreat applause.1
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY.
And now this movement of population, what
is it doing? Here we see three great States
one in the distant south, one in
the center, and the other here. There is Texas.
an empire In itself, having received into her
population perhaps more than were ever re-
ceiveo IN any State whatever in the present de-
caae'-and raising sugar, cotton, wheat and
cattle. There is the State of Kansas, the pio-
neer IN the great struggle which dedicated all
America to freedom and the stars and stripes
forever, Enthusiastic and prolonged an
plause) and she is having her share of this
prosperity.
And Minnesota-I,need not say God bless Min.
nesota-He is blessing her. Renewed an
plauseI. And here let US remember what great
blessings we have. 1t is not merely material
prosperity 1T Is not merely great crops of
wheat and corn and cattle. but the faces see
around me show that no shadow of pestilence
Is upon the community or perhaps ever can be;
while down your noble river affection is spread
over all that country. We admire and sympa-
| thlze with the noble men and women who as
physicians and nurses are carrying succor to
Grenada and Memphis and New Orleans and
the other cities afflicted; aud I am told that
today to do something towards giving relief to
those stricken communities. Applausel
WHAT OF THE FUTURE.
And now, my friends, with this picture, as I
think. SO full of hope, what of the future for
you and l as individuals? do not venture
with confidence upon predictions of prosperity
reVlvlng; have no spirit of prophecy, but
| reasoning. Let us see how it stands The debt
Ia great burden upon capital and labor, and
productive industry. 1t is greatly diminished
and is still diminishing. Taxation great
burden upon labor, upon capital, upon exports.
| Is greatly diminished and is still diminishing.
| Expenses of the government the same. And
is sound currency coming, and
emigration coming, may 1 not confdentially
| say that these indications at least that we
are marching to the threshold of reviving gen.
| eral business prosperity,
| FOLLOW THE OLD PATHS
| And now shall we look around for new WAYS
to pay old debts. or shall we march in the
paths marked out by the fathers, the paths of
honesty OF industry, Of economy? Shall We
do what Washington and franklin would adj
vise2 That is the question before the people
to-day. My friends, l enter upon no argu-
ment on disputed question, but say as my
| opinion I'VE may be mistaken. all of US, but I
believe it, that restored financial prosperity
uePenos largely upon an honest currency.
Great applausel And why do l say this?
The commerce of the world is the commerce in
which we are now taking part, and that is one
thing the globe around. We have with US to-
| day, the gentleman who is at the head of the
signal service of the United States. He il
known properly as odd Probabilities" [Great
laughter. He is not old, and fear he is not
always probable. LLaughter.l But certainly,
in the science of meteorology he has gone
further than any other. And what does he tell
US? He says that this atmosphere of ours that
surrounds the globe is one, ia q
unit, and that they have discovered
by observations all over the globe
that great commotion. great disturbance
| on any sea or continent sooner or later is felt
on every other sea and every other con-
| tinent.
And 40 the commerce of the world is one.
Where there is very hard times in one great
nation, sooner or later it goes clear around. We
should then bear our financial system on prin-
ciples. and by instrumentalities that are sane
toned and approved by the best judgment of
the whole commercial world Then, l repeat,
if we. want our standard of financial prosper
| ity to be based on sure and safe foundations