Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
DWIGHT MAY SABIN.

Saltwater.
About 400 people from all parts of the stat
including most of the members of the leg
islature, state officers and other prominen
officials, and sixty 1adies=went from st
Paul to saltwater Monday last ON specia
train, to- witness and take part in CRANE
reception given by the citizens of that towr
to their distinguished fellow citizen, the sen
ator-elect, Hon. Dwight May Sabin. Or
arriving mai ority of the people wete found
in waiting, and from them and 1000 workm ef
in line, M. Sabin received an appropriate anC
noisy welcome. The guests moved to TIE
Opera House, a few rods distant which was
soon filled and thousands remained out
side.
On the stage, which was set as an interior
to its full depth, were ranged double semi
circle of chairs, occupied by Isaac Staples
chairman, with Senator Sabin on his left and
Gov. Hubbard on his righ:. Lieut.. Gov
Gilman, Speaker Fletcher and Hon. Gordon
E. Cole were the other occupants of first row
The second tier furnished seats for Mayol
Samuel Mathews, G. NJ. Seymour, Gen. J
II. Baker, l.. M. Moffatt, e. w. Thorne, ]
S. Anderson, Edward Capron, Judge
McCluer, David Bronson, J.fS. Proctor
William Willim, Senators Castle. Wilson
Comstock, Pillsbury, and and j. B. Gilfil-
Ian.
After music, the performance commenced
by cordial welcome speech from Judge
McCluer, who voiced the universal esteem
of the people for Mr.. Sabin. In response
the senator elect made a speech of some
length, reciprocating the kind estimate OF
the people among whom he resided, with
some references to his previous business and
political career. Some of the sentences fol-
towing were loudly applauded:
ain entering upon the untrled and higher
sphere of action to which have been elect
ed by the legislature of the state, l regret
cannot bring those gifts of eloquent address
which would place the senatorial reprosen
tation of our young state in1 that galaxy Of
foreseen renown. | shall, however, bring to
the discharge of the high trust conferred up
on me sn earnestness of purpose, Jealous
industry, and trust business experience
and capacity, which will be effectively felt
in the material interests, progress and de-
velopment of our whole state.
NY business interests are closely and
thoroughly identified with the agricultural
and manufacturing interests of the state.l
The development of the agriculture
products is my Development their inter
ests are my interests; their prosperity, 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 / shsI not share either Jour joys
or your griefs. l am Thorough and IN
Wavering Minnesotian. Thus closely allied
to, and almost entirely dependent tlpor
the prosperity of our sg
rcultural friends for my personal
prosperity, and that of the business inter.
ests with which l am connected, and have
associated many prominent men OF this
and other states, and while regretting
abuses that have without dou 1t, been per-
petrated on both agricultural and manu-
featuring interests, l am not unmindful OF
the debt of gratitude we owe to the pro-
jectors and promoters OF the great corpo-
rations that have spanned our prosperous
state with their bands of steel, and done
so much to hasten the progress of past de-
velopmeDts and on whose prosperity We
are still dependent for much greater and
expected development, and farther extern
sion of much needed and competing lines
of railway.
Neithea officer, director or stakeholder il,
any railroad corporation, but intimately
and actively connected with business enter
prises shipping over $4,000 car loads per an
mum and paying aggregate annual freight
bills Of over $500, 600, with many instances
against these gigantic railway companies l
believe am in position to bring an ex-
perience and fail judgment to the relief of
1IIferences which huve and tsay yet arise,
either real or fancied, between the agriCul.
tural and other shipping interests of our
state, and the demands of the great railway
corporations. And whenever can exert
an influence, it shall be done with spirit
of fairness and of even-handed justice. Al
rkoI oil br
one side and have only lively public III
terest on the other, shall never knowingly
lend my voice or influence to the building
of any monopoly IS against the interests of
the people, or of competing companies, and
1 assume no risk in stating, and trust you
will not consider it any spirit of egotlsm,
when | say that those with whom have
been intimately associated in business for
the last fifteen years will bear me willing
witness that l have pursued a magnanimous
and liberal course, feeling that in the..com,
munity's prosperity and devel-
opment was embodied my own
best and highest interests. On questions OF
state and national policy l shall endeavor
always to he governed by broad, liberal
and brsiness-Iike view, and act as my best
Judgment may dictate to accomplish the
greatest number. On questions OF tariff and
public improvements, you will find me the
representative of Minnesota, and Of Mime
sofa only.
p.r Sabin addressed few words to the
legislature especially, in the interest OF peace,
harmony and general good-fellowship, with
entire forgetfulness of the wounds of the
late contest.
After Mr.. Sabin concluded, appropriate
speeches, largely eulogistic OF Mr.. Sabin.
and Astounding in wit and pleasantly, were
made by Gov. Hubbard, Gordon 4. Cole,
Judge Thomas Wilson, of Winona, Senator j..
N. Castle, of Saltwater, Senator Gllhllan, OF
MINNEAPOLIS, Gen. J. H. Baker. Fl. r. Muir
dock of Saltwater, Speaker Fletcher, Senator
Comstock. 1t. Gov. Gilman, Gen. Jennison
and others.
After the speaking the whole crowd was
fed at the Sawyer house, by the citizens OF
who are renowned Tor hospitality.