Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

every ll0dEG Ill tlllS llUeIIy.lOVlng country.
The citizens OF Bismarck appreciating so
extraordinary an occasion and desiring to
pay a proper respect to a body of men,
brought together for so momentous pur.
pose as the formulating Of constitution
for a new state; invited to their assistance
elements Of strength, Of character and of
interest, to add to our exercises inaugur-
to so distinguished q body Of our fellow
citizens Of North DakOta-whO have been
placed by the peoples suffrage in posi-
tiOn Of such gravity and responsibility.
For the people of Bismarck / extend to
you hearty welcome to our city. Not
formal welcome, but the welcome of pe0-
pie long disfranchised who now behold
the influence of your presence here.
1t is the heartfelt welcome of people
soon to be disenthralled by the results
which will follow your advent here. 1t is
sincere welcome which / have the honor
to extend in behalf of the citizens of this
city. welcome you as the chosen repre-
tSe% to perform # one of Se most sS!sa
duties which it is possible for any body Of
men to consider. You are the chosen ones
to prepare the foundation for great state.
A state which will contain more square
miles than all of the New England states,
and throw in Delaware and New Jersey.
%, alCuOueu OHiy Hall u tLe original
than eight OF the old states put together,
and although we have had no voice in
shaping our political destiny, yet
we are better equipped for state
hood than many of the old states.
North Dakota has more miles of raiload
than Delaware, Vermont and Rhode Is
ton to population OF three-f0urths Of the
states. and she appropriates three times
the amount of money for public schools
in proportion to population that is ap-
propriated by many of the states, and as
much according to population as the most
advanced states of the east. She has
smaller per cent. of people who cannot
she has over $2O,OOO,OOO worth Of live
stock, and raises $4O,OOO.OOO worth of pro-
duce yearly, yet not one-twenty-fifth part
OF her domain has ever been disturbed by
the plow of the husbandman. Such is
North Dakota, and you whom 80 heartily
welcome are her chosen representa-
tiyes to crystalize and formulate a
future prosperity must rest. You gentle
men have been selected from your fellow
citizens as the fittest to reach out into the
fair fields OF political friction, and select
those elements and principles best calcu-
lated to enable your race and chrystalize
them into platform upon which our
future prosperity can securely rest. Gem
sibllty. welcome you here, mot asI par
tisans; nOtIas those acting in the interest of
any sect or creed, but as broad gage North
DRkOtians. who will Remember the great
interest entrusted to you, and will without
fear or favor, do your best as represen-
body Of men intelligent enough
t0lknow that capital and labor should
walk hand in hand for mutual benefit,that
the interests Of employer and employee de.
mant that each protect the other. I well
come you as those who will remember in
your official capacity that there are as
many yOus as mes In this world. and that
terests. You are the men whose duty it
Is to lay the foundations of q new state;
upon principles which have no faint Of
fanaticfSm, sectarianiSm or any other issue.
but whose influence will always be in fa-
vOr of an honest, economical, conservative
goyernment-a government purely Ameri-
can: without sn96bery Or aristocracy. but
least have the merit of brevity. have been
50 busy in trying to make you all comfort
able that have had no time to prepare
such an address as this occasion really de-
mands, but Your welcome is just as sincere
and hearty, for we welcome you to our
hearts and homes, and sincerely hope
that your actions here in your official ca
tlemen which will entitle you always and
everywhere to be as heartily welcomed
as now do you to the city of Bismarck.
Ex.G Governor Ordway was then intro
duced as master OF ceremonies. Delegate
NJ. n. johnson Of Nelson county was
he did. He responded on behalf Of the
delegates to the welcome of the citizens of
Bismarck, thanking them for the warm
greeting they extended. Mr.. johnson was
eloquent and stirring. The Hon. r. N.
Stevens OF Ransom county was next
called to the stand and he favored the as
semblage with logical and entertaining
duced Delegate Cotton of Ward county as
9 veteran and old-timer. Mr.. Cotton gave
the people 9 good talk. Delegates Know
land OF Trail county, and CLARK of Eddy,
also spoke. and at the close OF the latter's
remarcks Governor Ordway disco that
Governor Pierce was in the audience and
fsca his taei1g as Ii. aG
marks were bright, pointed and happy.
just as the exercises were about to
close, President Fancher arrived at the
stand and delivered very eloquent ad-
dress appropriate to the occasion, and
warmly endorsing the congratulations and
gll0uAS WHICH u6U Utcll U0SOW0U UPON DIS
marck by the other members of the COM
ventiOn for the reception given. Governor
Ordway closed by q few remarks, and sur
rendered the chair to Mayor Bentley, who
had returned refreshed to close the exer-
cises with some fitting remarks.
THE BALL GAME.
At2 O'clock the ball park was crowded
will base ball enthusiasts who had gath
cred to witness the game between the Bis
marck and Mandan mines. The list Of
players as published yesterday morning
appeared on the ground, and as the game
was called number Of bets were made.
For the first three innings the Bismarckers
played . very poor game, and the athletic
Mandanites did excellent work, and Is
. result the score ct the end Of the fourth
inning stood Il to q In favor of Mandan. BY
this time the Bismarckers were awake,
and ct the end Of the ninth inning the
score stood 18 TO 10 In favor of Mandan.
Had the bismarck team played an Orili-
nafily good game In the early part of the
contest they would have been victorious.