St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-25

guests as their coming had been welcome
to the hosts.
Mr.. Mellette of the Watertown News
was the next speaker called upon. Mr.
Cochran. he said, had apologized for the
informality of the reception accorded the
association, but it was that very informality
which captivated them. They had been
met on the train by the committee
and had been made to feel that
they were acquainted with st. Paul before
reaching it. In driving through the streets
they were astonished at the avenues of
beautiful residences, at the busy marts, al
the manufactories-thoses inews Of wealth.
Watertown was to be the theme of his re-
marks, and he would say that the people of
st. Paul have city here such as they had
started to build in Dakota. Surely st.
Paul and Minneapolis would be a great
city, but the city of Dakota will eclipse
her. Applause. The New England
states and the Middle states were good, Hi
nois and Ohio were better, Minnesota was
better still, but Dakota was best of all.
Beyond was vast country awaiting the
white man and civilization to conquer it,
| and of that country these cities are bound
to be the metropolis. But he was wander
| ing, he continued, from his text of
| WATERFOWL. WATERFOWL was not so
! large as st. Paul, but it was larger than it
used TO be. But the people were satisfied
with it and proud of it; and what more
could this world do for mortals? Water
town was not as old as st. Paul. but it eX-
pected to be older. Watertown was shortly
to be connected with this beautiful city by a
railway and trains will run between them.
Then he could hope TO be able to greet at
home representatives of st. Paul. lie could
not promise them such royal reception as
his party had received, but he would prom
Use them
A GRAND ROYAL PICNIC
on the prairie, and show them grain fields
that could supply the world. With some
| graceful words of thanks he closed his re-
marks.
Mr.. Cochran then called upon Gen. II.
r. Pease of Watertown on the one hand
and Dr.. j. IL. Murphy of st. Paul on the
| other. 1.-The women" was the subject he
named, ''God bless 'em, wives, sisters
sweethearts, daughters" Col. Pease said he
was taken by surprise at the call made upon
him, but it was an agreeable surprise, as the
ladies were always a pleasing topic to him.
AS the party was to spend the
night at Minneapolis, and the trains
were in waiting, he would not dwell upon
so interesting and worthy theme. 1.-The
ladies of our party speak for themselves to-
night"
Dr. Murphy then arose and kept every
one in a roar of laughter by one of his char
acteristic speeches. This does me good
to be singled out to speak Of the ladies.
always feel well when ladies are around,
for l am ladies' man out and out. To
our disgrace, be it said. there are many ban
| quets held here from which the ladies are
excluded; there was one such in this very
room not long ago when this great hotel
was opened; Twas present and mad all the
! time. When ladies are present they hold
us level. When [ saw that procession in
the street this afternoon, l looked at the la
dies first. l always do. thought it was a
body of capitalists from New Y ork, Phila-
delphia, "a wild burst of applause and
laughter drowned the names of the other
cities, but Chicago was heard as the
noise died OUT coming up here to see
where they could get another road into st.
Paul. l am glad TO see Dakota and ST.
Paul on this occasion shaking hands. +"
After some happy remarks upon the
development of Dakota and his own
experience as soldier in that land, the
doctor sat down amid burst of applause
Mr.. Hague of the Clark Pilot was also
called upon to treat this same subject He
!
selected, unless TO illustrate the maxim that
the pleasures of anticipation were greater
than those of realization. In Dakota the
women were a very important feature and
exercised great influence on editors. The
| joys of Home, Sweet Home" had been
celebrated in song, and women made the
home. Woman shaped man, man shaped
the newspapers and newspapers shaped the
world. He referred especially to editors
wives and those who were TO be editors
wives and then to womankind in general.
Mr.. Cochran now arose to wish the guests
adieu. 1t had always been a principle of
st. Paul, he said, to speed the parting as
well as welcome the coming guest. But he
wished to remind them that the menu con-
tanned other matter, besides the viandS,
capable of digesting and that matter he
hoped they would asSimilate. he wished
them now a cordial bon voyage"
The music then struck up and the COM
pany gradually dispersed. Those who go
to Central Dakota-siXty-seven Of the party
will leave tonight.