The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-20

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thank them for what they had DONE and
was glad, as one of the Minnesota congress
sional delegation. to extend them some
| courtesy on their visit here, which he truste 1
was not only pleasurable, but profit
able. He was glad that their public
duties had not prevented them from show
ing such attentions as was in their power to
Offer and hoped the visitors would have q
safe and pleasant journey home. Capt.
| Castles turn came next although he
claimed that he was not expected to do any
| talking outside the state. He alluded to
| the fidelity of the country press for Senator
Davis, and claimed that the crystallized
opinion OF the people expressed through
the press placed Gov. Davis in the highest
office the state could bestow. George F..
Potter had been meanwhile skirmishing for
the other members of the delegation and
turned up with Representative Lind.
THE SECOND DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
wasn't going to make speech either but
he did. He was grateful that the editors
came. He for one was grateful for the
kindly treatment given the congressional
delegation by the Minnesota press, and
more especially the country press. He had
an opportunity to see the country press OF
many states. and could say without flat
terry that Minnesota equaled all and was
superior in his judgment to any state in the
Union. Further than this the Minnesota
editors did not wear collars. The time had
gone by when the press was owned. If he
was not lawyer he would like to be an
editor. There was some ideal in that pro-
fession. He admired the independ-
ence of the country press, but was
bound to say that the independence
than in the Democratic. He alluded to the
progress the press had made in the discus
sion of all subjects, saying that be had OBJ
served that the PIONEER PRESS conservative
as it always was on public questions, had
made wonderful changes in the discussion
of public questions during the past few
years. But the educators of the people were
ly paid local editors of the country press
contributing the great share in the work of
building up the great State of Minnesota.
Representative Dunnell was thenext speak
er. He was happy to have the pleasure Of
greeting the editors here in Washington,
where they could see the workings of the
government and see somewhat of the duties
IMPOSED UPON THE CONGRESSMAN.
He hoped when they went home they
would find they had been greatly benefited
by the visit. He alluded to the rapid strides
Minnesota had made in education since he
was a member of the legislature. in 1867,
and the wonderful progress the state had
contributed their share. The delegation
asked no favors of the editors. They asked
them simply to be fair, and before crticiz-
ing them to weigh the conditions and
facts governing their actions He spoke OF
the tariff bill recently passed, and showed
how members had been compelled to adjust
the measure to best serve the thousand in
how all had been obliged to compromise on
a bill for the general good. Represent
alive Snider, who was the commander
in-chief of the excursion, said that
they had heard from the intellectual and
ornam Mental part of the delegation, and now
it was proper that a plain sawyer of wood
should be given hearing. He hoped that
editors as much pleasure as it had given
them to be their entertainers, and that the
trip had been in their view successful
Speaking OF the editors he called them the
educators of public opinion, and were the
men who made it their duty to observe and
give their observations to the public. Branch
ing out into legislative topics, he said all
dominant party was responsible for bills
passed and the minority's aim was not to
perfect, but to lay obstacles in the way of
perfecting bills; men were compelled to
vote for bills which did not wholly meet
with their approval in order to accomplish
in this particular spoke of the silver bill,
pension bill and tariff bill. Mr.. Comstock
was the last speaker, and cut his remarks
short as the boat was entering Washington.
AS the boat touched the wharf three lusty
cheers were given by the editors for the
Minnesota delegation in congress and vote
of thanks extended to Miss Potter for the
entertainment she had afforded them. To-
morrow they will visit Arlington and the
soldiers home and in the evening be enter
tanned at lawn party at the residence o
Mr.. Dodge on Capitol Hill.
ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY.
The Minnesota editors put in another
day of sightseeing, going in the forenoon to
Arlington cemetery and in the afternoon
to the soldiers home. After returning
from Arlington they went to Senator Wash
burns residence, where they were most
Hospitality entertained by the senator and
Mrs. Washburn. An elegant lunch was
served, after which the editors. who had
been deprived of Senator Washburn's COM
that he should make speech. The senator
said that he regretted that he was detained
committee was considering the Mississippi
river appropriation, he had to be there.
He was glad to see the Minnesota newspa-
per men in the national capital. glad that
they could see what beautiful city this
was, and he hoped that when they heard
of him vote for some measure to still fur
ther beautity it they would know why he
did it, and that it was tor the national cap
ital. He wanted to impress upon them
that they should not be too hasty in form
ing opinions and criticising the action of
their members in congress. He wanted
them to remember that while Minnesota
was a great state it was only part OF q
great and glorious nation.
Senator Davis and myself" said the senator.
"are only two among eighty-four OF the senate.
and Messrs. Dunnell, Lind, Hall, Snider and
Comstock are five of $50 members in the house.
All the other members are as anxious for thei,
states as we are for ours, and in legislating gen
orally for all no one section can be especially
favored: The national instead Of individual
He alluded to the tariff bill recently
passed and said that, without talking pol
itics he wanted to say that he believed il
protection, and believed that the bill, when
| finally adopted, while not satisfactory to
Minnesota in all particulars, would be for
the best interests of the whole country.
Senator Pierce of North Dakota was called
upon and expressed his pleasure at meeting
so many editors of Minnesota. Three
cheers were given for Senator Washburn,
Mrs. Washburn ana Senator Pierce.
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