St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-25

said that the toast had more in it than mere
sentiment, it expressed the divine principle
that right must prevail. That all men were
created equal is maxim which though some
times criticised is always conceded to be
right; that all men are entitled To equal JUS
tice is so self evident that it needs only to be
asserted to be conceded; the laws are sup
posed to be based on this principle; the laws
are but the result of the
best human reason devised
into rules so as TO effect the greatest justice;
mans work was sometimes imperfect; it
was sometimes impossible to see just what
laws would best regulate mans conduct:
Justice was always the same; it took into
consideration human morals and acts;
difference as to person could never exist:
among savages physical wants, passion and
prejudice furnished the motives for
action; among civilized nations it
was supposed to be different, but
even in civilized nations the rights of the
stranger were frequently ignored for the
benefit of the native; it was so in Rome and
ancient Greece and in the middle ages;
difference against man as a stranger can
not exist against man in the law which
made no discrimination except on the
ground of prejudice or conditions. 1t was
himself aware that another man was as good
as himself; among the hardest things for
man to conquer were his own preiudices:
with better knowledge of each other, mems
dislikes and prejudces passed away; in this
respect a great change had taken place in the
past twenty years; the steam car, the steam
ship and the newspaper had been potent fac
tors to bring about the result and the time
was not far distant when the maxim of the
toast, ''the native and the stranger shall en-
joy equal rights.''
HON. ". p. MURRAY.
''We glory in the matchless prosperity of st.
Paul. the city we live in and in the cosmopoli-
tan spirit of the citizens
Mr.. Murray made an eloquent and char
acteristic address in responding; he paid a
high tribute to the early Hebrew
settlers of st. Paul and cited
the perediction of Mr.. Goodhue
the early editor of ST. Paul, that there would
be but three cities on the Mississippi river,
st. Louis, New Orleans and St. Paul, and
that ST. Paul would eclipse them all. Mr..
Murray made fine speech and he was warm
ly applauded.
GEN. r. W. JOHNSON.
''The Israelites as citizens of this great Re-
public"
Gen johnson responded to the toast say
ing the Iraelites should be proud of them
sevless as belonging to the
Oldest race in history; they had
been called Gods chosen people; they
were now scattered all over the earth; as a
rule they were men of refinement and intel
hgence; they were moreover, men of great
courage, honesty, diligence and industry.
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licited aims and that while there were no
beggars among them their ears were always
open to the cry of distress; the Hebrew was
always moral, kind and industrious, and
they were never found in the police court or
jails.
The speech was very eloquent, and it met
with prolonged applause.
REV. DR.. THOMAS.
The toast "Charity and Philauthrophy''w
responded to by Rev. DR.. Thomas, who paid
high tribute TO the Jewish character aud
said that Christianity owed the book of Reve-
lations to the Israelites. The race should
command the warmest esteem andreverence.
He hoped the example of Sir Moses Monte
fore would inspire all to emulate bis noble
and vrtuous life, and in closing a warm trl-
butte was paid to his character.
II. A. CASTLE.
1.-THE Free Press, the lever of progress and ad
vancement."
This toast was responded to by H. A. Cas-
tie. He spoke of the press as one of the
levers of progress and advancement, but
that it was the chief lever of civilization he
denied. He spoke Of the march of civiliZa
ton and facetious comparisons between the
muddled conditions of things in the past and
the inchoate condition of things at present
were made.
Hon. HIM. Rice was called npon to respond
to the toast, 1.-The Ladies, God Bless Them, ,
and he paid neat but eloquent tribute &c
the fair sex.
Mr.. Albert Scheffer was then called upoI
for an address; he made a pleasing i'm
promptu speech, in which eloquent allusiol
was made to the high character of the HebreV
citizens.