Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-04
THE NEW STATES,

THE NEW STATES,
Senator Pierce's Glowing Tribute to the
New Northwest.
Probably very few people in North Da-
kOta have read the full text of Senator
Piercd's response to the toast of "The New
States of the West" delivered at the grand
banquet given last month by the Michigan
republican club to Gen. Alger. Leading
republicans from all over the country were
there and the Detroit News thus speaks of
the North Dakota senator's remarks;
After the orchestra had rendered "John
Browns Body" the toast "The new states
of the West" was called, with the added
sentiment, 1.-THE unexampled westward
march Of wealth, intelligence and happi-
ness is the natural outgrowth Of the prin-
ciples Of the republican party" The toast
master said:
Gentlemen. it is with a great deal of
diffidence that l rise after the eloquent
speech from the gentlemen whom I am
proud to call my friends, ever to announce
the next toast to you. I will. however, an
nounce it: THE new states of the VEST
which will be responded to by Hon. Gilbert
A. Pierce of North Dakota"
Senator Pierce was cordially received.
The speaker was faultlessly dressed in
evening attire. A man of splendid ply
sique and resolute bearing, his words were
listened to with the closest attention. He
spoke deliberately, and every word was
clearly heard, even in the gallery. Speak
ing for the claims Of the western states, his
remarks were thoughtful, logical and to
the point. He said:
Mr.. President, it is with a great deaf of
difidence also that I rise to speak after the
wonderfully eloquent address of Senator
Bruce, and when I do so, l do so with a
feeling that in the face of the discussions of
this great question to which he has spoken
all other questions are comparatively triv-
ial. 1t was said that after Dickens described
the death of Little Nell in the sold Curiosity
Shop" 'Thackeray came rushing down the
street into the bookstore in despair and said,
There Is no writing against such power as
that" l feel in rising to this toast, my fel
low-citlzens of the Michigan club, that it is
almost impossible to speak against such
sentiments as those. .[Applause.] And yet
| must address myself to a comparatively
different subject.
The new states! The new states want
justice, they are patriotic, but they are
poor. They love the old flag, but inasmuch
as they have just set up for themselves.
and gone housekeeping as it were, they
have an Understandable longing for an ap-
preparation. lLaughter]. For To-, these
national debt, but the dollar OF the daddies
has not cast its shimmering face toward
their rivers and their towns and their har-
bors to any great extent. They have
Joined in the music but no seats in the
national band wagon have been reserved
for them. At lastthey have climbed in.
caught on" and now they come forward
IN the true modest American way and say
to the boys that now is the accepted time
to apologize for the negligence Of the past
n make up for lost opportunity. They
are not greedy. They lave not reached
that stage possessed by their sister states
look d~own-hearted because there are no
more worlds to appropriate for their use.
suppose they will reach that sublime
stage pretty soon, but they are not there
now. At present they only ask to be re-
cognized as out of their apprenticeship and
as partners, though only junior partners,
OF the great company. Mr.. President, the
BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
are in the west. [Applause]. I can say
that safely here in Detroit, for you are
Western people yourselves out here, al
though the crowding years are fast pushing
you into that unhappy section of the cOun-
try known AS the effete East. [Applause].
l could safely say that anne thing, I make
no doubt, IN New England, for this senti-
the fathers and mothers whose children in
habit our Western land, and in whose veins
runs chat blood which lent spirit to the pill
grim father and beauty and fragrance to
the old Mayflower of the Massachusetts
coast. All, MI. President, the people there
are young and youth counts for SO much.
YOUTH explores, dares, conqners; age re-
fleets, hesitates, counsels. The people Of
the East see in our youth the renewal of
their own youth and not only that, but IN
its population they behold a reproduction
OF the old vim and patriotism of their own
which makes their aged hearts beat anew.
The new states; | believe the new states
have moi disappointed their friends. They
have known who their friends were and
their friends have been able to trust them;
they can trust them still; in cur own west
ern %parlance politically they will stand
without hitching. Applause and laugh
ter! But, Mr.. President, they have learned
we'll in those western states the lesson of
liberty and obedience to law. No army is
required to maintain order there. No fed
eral election law is necessary to enable a
citizen to cast his ballot for the candidate
of his choice and to see that ballot fairly
counted. No police are necessary to sup
press riots; to protect property or to pre-
vent intimidation and violence. ov
THE AGRICULTURAL WEST
is the rock upon which treason and
anarchy, lawlessness and democracy, alike
go down In shipwreck. [Applause.] The
brawny farmer marches with that political
party which Abraham Lincoln led; and,
inspired with that great spirit, he keeps
step to the music of the union. ZAP
plause.1
Mr.. President, this is a republican club.
1t may be presumptuOus for one so new in
the councils of the party to offer a word of
advice, but inasmuch as I am here and on
my feet l venture to say a word or two on
that theme. - !. >
This club and organizations similar will
do we'll if they charge the party, with a
mission not yet fully performed. If the
republican party is anything, it is q repre-
sentative of a newer, n better and grand
er and more progressive civilization. If it
would live, 1t must not only wed itself in.
dissolubly to liberty, but to the substantial
n physical betterment Of mankind. l
agree with Senator Bruce that education
may do much. Indeed, we can scarcely
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