St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-27

TO your city from kedbeld- At Redheld We
climbed TO the summit of capitol hili-the
hill beautiful call it-whence we looked up
and down panorama Of matchless beauty,
Of farms, churches, school houses and dwell
ings. We saw that Dakota was already in a
high state Of civilization and came to a real
izing sense Of her condition and glorious
| prospects. AT Watertown we enjoyed the
/ splendid dinner set before us By your ladies'
made doubly delicious by their presence, and
We talked about them all the way home. We
were delighted with the ride 70 your lake,
and in your fields Of lustrOus grain we Wit
messed the power which is the foundation OF
all our greatness-the hand OF the farmer
Whatever We may do wherever we NAV 20,
We must, with vigilance and circum spection,
/ guard, protect ana preserve the interests OF
the farmer. He is the origin Of our towns,
the corner stone OF our storehouses, in one
word, the handspring Of our mundane exist
ence. On behalf of our merchants, gentle
men, desire TO welcome you 10 St. Paul
will not dwell upon the secrets Of our pros
perity or the abundant evidences OF its tan
gible existence. j could overwhelm you win
figures regarding our banks and our other
leading enterprises, but these would but
weary you respecting a matter Of which Yon
are already fully convinced. / congratulate
you upon the completion Of this new railroad.
congratulate the railroad com
pany upon opening up your country
TO US. implore II not TO enter into COM
binations and pools. II is one Of the curses
of our country that three or four men Of
railway lines get together and put up the
price OF transporting your wheat ten or
twelve cents bushel. The people are bound
to rise up against such oppression. The rail-
roads should be like our seas aud lakes and
rivers-free for the competition Of every
man. The people do not like 10 have their
product ruled By the mandate Of one or half
dozen men. But i win not detaln you,
gentlemen, longer on this subject join
heartily In the expression OF the hope that
ere long two stars may be added by Dakota
TO our diadem Of states Dakota's iuhabi-
tants are sturdy and intelligent, know what
they are about, and dare ask for and maintain
their rights.
coURTLAND WOOD.
Mr.. CORTLAND Wood, of Watertown, said /:
am Dakota land agent, an humble land
agent. When charge myself with being
affected with excessive modesty, many Of
you viii have grave doubts Of its truth. Be
that as it may, want TO express TO you our
gratefulness 10 you for your hearty and magni-
hcent reception. would attempt 30 express
TO you the sense Of gratitude 1 feel in my
own heart IL had the tongue Of Webster,
a Clay or a Williams. [Applause.l The
heart Of Wstertown throbs in response to the
great heart Of st. Paul, and it viii be your
fault IL our affections are alienated. We
come 10 you for our sugar, our boots and
shoes, our dry goods and our drugs, and we
! IN
with St. Paul. thank you for your kind aften-
ton and give way to those who can more
readily express TO you the feelings which find
home in the breasts of all the Dakotians
partakiug Of the hospitality Of your board.
Mr.. Williams: In my remarks forgot 10
touch upon that subject most dear TO our
hearts, admission 10 statehood. Minnesota in
1858, when admitted TO the Union, had 141,-
600 people. In 1875 she had little over
500, 900. What would you have said at the
latter date II she was clamoring for her privi-
lege Of becoming a state and had a deaf ear
turned 10 berl Dakota has a right to be-
come one of the states Of the Union, or two
of them, if you please, but she can't help
herself. We want the help Of our sisters,
aud don't think they viii stand the wrong
much longer.
President Fahnestock extended a cordial
invitation 10 the citizens Of st. Paul 10 visit
Watertown next summer.
T. b. EDDY.
Mr.. T. B. Eddy, OF WATERFOWL, said: II l
were disposed l would urge little objection
just here. This is a sort of bicycle affair,
the big wheel going in front OF the little one.
Be that as 1t may, can greet you with agree
able feelings and pleasant thoughts. There
is one characteristic of the American people,
more fully illustrated in the northwest than
anywhere else, especially between the cities
Of this country, a firm feeling of brotherly
love. This grows out of the peculiar condi-
ton OF things existing here. The people
who love liberty most are those who cherish
the highest regard for personal liberty. There
is no aristrocracy in this country. We base
everything on the rights of tine individual
The same class of people has gone over into
the territory west Of you. They are building
monuments to human industry on the plains
Of the DakOtas. We have not labored under
the obstacles which harassed your early ex-
istence. The railroads which came after YOU
60 vhead of US and act as an incentive to
settlement We are growing, and
you, gentlemen of st. Paul, are assisting US.
You desire our trade, TO be sure, but there is
not one of you who does not cherish a higher
ambition. In one word, we ask a favor that
you use your influence in helping us 70
statehood-the grandest right which over
SOC, 900 people can ask. Let me say that no
| favor could be greater or more appreclative
than your kindly offices in this direction. We
simply ask the right of free men. Gentle
men, many years will pass before we can for
| get your welcome. There is but one senti-
ment among our whole-souIed generous men
to engage in the enterprise of developing
this great northwest
President Fahnestoek then called for three
cheers for st. Paul and three for the Mime
apolis & St. Paul railroad, which were heart
lily responded 10, and these were followed by
the st. Paul contingent with three cheers for
WATERFOWL, whereuSon, under the leader
ship of Mr.. d. r. Moves, the assemblage took
up the march TO the capitol, where some time
was spent in looking through the depart
ments, getting hasty view Of the senate and
representative chamber, and taking a view
of the city from the dome. AT the capitol the
crowd got hopelessly divided, some going
with Inspector Gilbert 10 take glance of the
high school, others going with Mr.. Moves Il
some Of the large wholesale houses, and still
others returning 10 the hotel 10 read the az
ternoon papers, smoke a cigar aud get ready
for the banquet and opera in the evening.
IN THE EVENING.
the excursionists all gathered at the Mer
chants at O'Clock from the different place.
they went TO when they left the capitol, and
in quiet and ordinary way took supper jus
like any other guests. After supper they
visited in the corridors of the hotel and me
out on the streets, where they looked upon
the monster Democratic procession which
was forming all the way from z to {
O'Clock, after which most Of them visited tn,
Opera house, and those that did not cele
/ brated for Cleveland and Hendr;rEs and