Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-19
Governor Howard's Welcome.

At Governor HOWard'S reception, on
his arrival IN Yankton, Gov. Pennington
delivered the following address:
GOVERNOR HowARD-I welcome you to
the duties, cares, responsibilities, and to
the honors and emoluments of the exec
utlve office Of this territory; and con-
gratulate the people and myself that we
are committing its responsible duties to
one 50 entirely competent to perform
them, and to one who will so eminently
dignity the position.
During residence and public servi ce
of ,ver four years among these people, l
have received nothing but courtesy, kind
ness and the most generous hospitality
from the entire respectability and intelli-
gence OF the territory, and as citizen and
in their name I pledge for them and my
self the same open, manly, frank and gen
erous treatment for you a. my successor.
We who come to this frontier country
as strangers, are not long in ascertaining
the fact that. Notwithstanding we are on
the very outpost Of civilization, all the
professions and pursuits of business, as
we'll as those social relations that make
up refined society, are represented by
men and women who are the peers OF the
best people to be found in the older CON-
munities of the east; and that SO far from
that wild lite of deprivation and discom-
fort that most Of us expect, we find the
usual comforts, elegancies and efnements
Of the older settled portions Of the coun-
try, together with thrift and prosperity
seldom to be met with elsewhere certain
ly not to be found anywhere east OF the
Mississippi river.
And now, governor, with these remarks
I welcome you to our young and growing
territory; welcome you to the cares and
to the honsrs of this important Office, the
duties Of which yen are about to assume.
trust and have no doubt but you will
find these duties pleasant and agreeable;
and hoping also that we may be able to
throw sunshine along the social pathway
of yourself and family, and render all
future recollections Of your residence
among us pleasing to you and to them, l
now resign this chair and the duties it in
wolves into your hands; again congratu-
lating the citizens of Dakota and myself
that am succeeded by one so eminently
worthy cur confidence and support.
Gov. Howard, in reply, expressed his
gratitude for the attentions he had re-
ceived, and extended his personal thanks
to Gov. Pennington, saying that ne had
received at his hands every courtesy
which one man could give another. The
governor was gratified at the cordially
and confidence Of the people. AS to the
duties of his Office he did not think it
proper to make any promises in advance.
He had reached that period of life when
he had expected not to hold another Of
fce-he had said there was no position
within the gift of the government which
would tempt his acceptance. Health had
become the leading purpose of his life.
AS to money, he had become very rich in
economical habits, and by the use OF
those habits he thought he had enough
to carry him through. He sought mel l:her
honor nor profit, but if our climate would
bring him health his. labors would be
freely given towards making Dakota one
of the grancest states in the union.