St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-15

Those who have no wives have brought
their sweethearts. Wives and sweet
heartSl The two sweetest words in the
English language. Married men, you
should let your wives always be your
sweethearts. Unmarried men, you
should make your SWeetheartS your
wives at once" The generals remarks
were received with loud and prolonged
applause. He then introduced Aid.
YOerg, who. in the absence of Mayor
Smith, was acting mayor.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY.
Aid. YOerg was received with loud
applause. He said: ION behalf of the
city of st. Paul and in the absence of
the mayor, it becomes my pleasing duty
to welcome you to the city. L desire to
extend to you the freedom of the city.
The city feels hOnored by the presence
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brake
men. Again. must say to you on be-
half of the city, welcome"
JUDGE EGAN'S TALK.
Gen. Becker next introduced the
prosecuting attorney OF Ramsey county,
Judge Egan.
Judge Egan said: ''Gen. Becker has
referred to my profession. Now L have
been prosecuting attorney for several
years, and | must assure you that in all
those years never had but one case of
indictment against brakeman. In
this case it was incidentally connected
with the marriage relation" Laugh
teri. He continued:
minnesota, the North Star State, the
land OF Sky-tinted waters, greetS the
brakemen of America. Rich in agri-
cultural soil of bOundless fertility, rich
in contented homes and prosperous
state of society, she welcomes you. ST.
Paul, the fairest, the prOudest, the rich
est and the most picturesque city III the
world. shakes hands with you this even
ing, and says it is honored by the pres
ence of future presidents of railroads.
ST. Paul, the railroad center of the
Northwest, with 264 trains, passenger
and freight, daily coming and going
from the Union depot, welcomes you to
her house. Fair weather greetS you !:
providence and civilizations approve
the ties which bind you together. You
meet in the very center of the American
continent-the future capital of North
America.
'Our most successful, energetic and
law-abidlng citizens are railroad men.
Whom do we welcome? We 1ejoice in
greeting the representatives of 10000
young. stalwart and honest men; men
of brain and muscle; not afraid of labor,
and rejoicing and taking pride in earn
ing their bread-nOt by politics, not by
the deceit OF jugglery of the board of
trade or the stock exchange; not prey
ing on the ignorance of their follow
men, but by honest toll. We shake
hands with you, brakemen of America,
and welcome you and your accompany
ing friends to our city and county.
You are united as brotherhood. How
grandly the word sounds. Brotherhood! !!
Objects, self-prolection. benevolence.
What church or religious body could
unite for nObler purposes? Not gain, but
protection of fellOW-men; educating,
eleyating, benevolent III its scope.
Danger and peril are in your pathway of
life. Not much of worldly honor nor of
compensation equal to the vast res
possibility are given you. You must be
young. alert, strong, temperate and
fearless. Your most precious years are
given to the public. Old age brings no
pension. Certainly. if any body of men
in our republic is deserved of grateful
recognition. it is the brakemen. We
cordially welcome you-thrice welcome
you to the state of Minnesota and the
city OF st. Paul" loud and prolonged
applauSe.)