Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-06
Senator sabin,s Response.

Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
I am deeply sensible of the distinguished
courtesy you do me to-day, and sincerely
wish that my training and experience
were such that could more fttingly ex-
press to you that depth of gratitude l feel
for the many kind and fattering express
sions from your president, and this spon-
taneous and hearty ovation at my home,
from my friends and neighbors with whom
have been so long and pleasantly asso
ciated.
Coming among you fifteen years ago, my
surroundings and circumstances have led
me to a very busy life, but amid the hustle
and hurry of oVr busy little city, have
formed those social and close personal re-
fations which lead me to almost regard our
whole population as a brotherhood, with
whom to-day L feel proud to claim rela-
tionship.
You have many times honored me in the
past with your confidence and by your
ballots. How well have sustained this
continued confidence and met your expec-
tations, you must be the judges, but of one
thing wish to reassure you, fellow citi-
zens, have ever appreciated this mark of
your esteem, and whatever mistakes I have
made have been those of the head and not
the heart 1t has ever been my aim to
serve faithfully and zealously guard the
interests of my constituency, andin enter
ing upon the untried and higher sphere of
action to which have been elected by the
legislature of the state, regret l cannot
bring those gifts of eloquent address
which wonld place the senatorial repre-
sentation of our young state in that gal
axy of forensic renown. shall, however,
bring to the discharge of the high trust
conferred upon me, an earnestness of pur-
pose, jealous industry, and trust
business experience and capacity, which
will be effectively felt in the material in
terests, progress and development of our
whole state.
I will not attempt to suppress the feel
ing of pride with which review the fifteen
years of my residence among you. We
have experienced steady, healthy growth
from little hamlet of $500 people, to
lively, prosperous city of 15,0O0-a larger
percentage of gain than any city in the
Northwest.
1t is also matter of pride to refer to
several features in the history of our
state, which, during this short time, has
passed through its days of darkness, and
emerged into the broad sunlight of unex-
ampled prosperity, increasing from 345,-
900 inhabitants to population of nearly
1000, 900 souls-deyeloping the largest
wheat growing interests in the country;
building up the largest Touring interests
in the world, converting the vast pine for
ests of northern Minnesota into lumber;
increasing its transportation facilities
from $50 miles of poorly and half con-
structed railroad, to over 3,749 miles of
frst-class railway system, ,permeating every
portion of the state.
My business interests are closely and
thoroughly identified with the agricultural
and manufacturing interests of the state.
The development of the agricultural pro-
ducts of this state is my development;
their interests are my interests; their pros
perity, my prosperity; their adversely, my
adversely. There can be no condition of
JOY or sorrow, in this, what seems to me,
the brightest and most promising section
of our broad land, in which 1 shall not
share either your joys or your griefs.
am thorough and unwavering Minneso-
tian. Thus closely allied to
and almost entirely dependent upon
the prosperity of our agricultural
friends, for my personal prog
perity, and that of the business interests
with which I am connected, and have asso-
ciated many prominent men of this and