The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
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the northwest.
The enterprise of The business men is
| evinced by two fine bridges across the
Minnesota river, and merchant, me
chanic and farmer are working shoulder
to shoulder, to advance the general in
terests of all classes.
All things are tending to produce a
healthy rivalry and pride of success and
the logic of history certainly furnishes
bright ground of hope for the future.
The rule of the universe, is change. Ma
tons. people, conditions and seasons
change The people of this county have
passed through discouragements and re-
peated disaster. But it is an old adage
that the longest road must have turn.
You have held your ground through the
darkest difficulties, and you have right
to look for brighter times. And l am
confident that those of us who live to
meet upon this ground under the aus
pices of this Association, one year from
circumstances
In conclusion l desire to say few
words to all, in relation to your duty as
citizens, in regard to some of the more
important interests of the County.
First. You cannot afford to he selfish
If you wish to see the interests of the
county advanced, your motto must be
the greatest good of the greatest mum
her,"
The Government. whether of nation,
state or county, owes to you, personal
liberty and protection of your property.
The correlative of this duty is That he
who hath the most to protect, should be
willing to pay the most for its protec
ton" The protection Of your rights.
and the value of your property, is de-
pendent to large degree, upon the NOR
al and intellectual standard of those who
make up the community in which you
live. Your common schools, demand
the attention of every citizen of the
county. True. many of our heaviest tax
payers, arc those who, residing in the
county, do not directly patronize such
institutions, or are nonresident property
holders, spectators or corporations, new
ertheless, the maintenance and prOsperi-
ty of these institutions of learning, lies
at the very basis of the interests of these
parties, as well as your own, and it is the
Imperative duty Of each one of you, to
see to it, that you have comfortable
school houses, good teachers, and good
schools, at the expense of the property
of the county, no matter who may own
it, or who may oppose. The day has
gone by. when men undervalue a good
practical education. as an heritage to
their children.
Second. need not say to you, that it
is your duty, and to your highest inter-
est, to foster and promote the growth of
pure moral sentiment in your midst
But will say to you, that in order to do
this, it is necessary for you as people,
to give personal attention to the enforce
ment of good wholesome laws in your
midst, to restrain and prohibit all classes
of immortality, vice and crime; your
public officers, and your magistrates are
powerless, without your support. Your
Legislators may enact laws, and they will
be dead letter upon your statute books
But it is in the mighty arm of the people
that the power lies land too often dor
mant) to purify the moral atmosphere in
which you live.
Third. In making public improve
ments, such as building bridges, or lay
ing out new roads always do it with a
view to permanency, and future necssi-
ties, rather than for present convenience,
and present wants alone. One good
bridge, is cheaper than three poor ones,
and when you lay out a new road, lay it
where it will eventually have to be, and
it will save you an immense amount of
future trouble and expense.
A score of topics have presented them
Sa1vps tn NV mind r,pOn which T cLo,,1I