St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
WITH THE TRAVELLERS.

Hon. Richard Jockey, prominent
capitalist of Helena and member of
the Montana legislature, was in st.
Paul yesterday. He said: "Gov.
Richards, of Montana, has decided not
to call an extra session of the legiSla-
ture to elect United States senator
and to leave the state represented in
congress by only one senator for two
years. This action is due to the gen.
eral sentiment of the state against
calling an extra session. The people
of Montana. regardless of party. are
strongly in favor of silver legislation,
and since one more man there would
do us no good, the feeling is that it
would be a needless expense to call
session. We are all silverites. but am
satisfied that we have placed too
much dependence upon our min
ing interests. If congress declares
against US, however, as it seems
likely to do, Montana will not go to
pieces by any means. Our stock ranches
are an immense resource. Then we
have great copper and gold mines. The
defeat of our silver desires will result
only in developing our other resources
which have lain in the background be-
cause we felt that mining was good
enough without attempting other things.
Montana has vast agricultural resources.
contrary to the opinion generally held.
These will be developed. Our stock
growing industries will reach greater
proportions. The immense cattle
ranches will be cut into smaller parts,
and more people will find employment
in the business. Manufacturing will be
developed, and l predict that with all
our great water powers. coal mines,
minerals, woods, wool and flax produc-
tons, we shall before many years be-
come great manufacturing state. Mon
tana is scarcely second to any state in
the Union in diversity of resources. and
we shall come out at the top of the heap
yet"
~
Mgr. Nugent, the great Catholic tenn
perance follower of Cardinal Manning
in England. is guest of Archbishop
Ireland. coming from Dubuque, where
he attended the investment of Arch
bishop HenneSsy. He has been in
America about five weeks, visiting the
worlds fair, taking an important part
in the congress of religions, and other
wise employing himself. He speaks as
follows of the work in England, and of
other matters of Importance:
''Since the death of Cardinal Man
ming we have suffered from not having
the influence OF so important and so
true a leader. The work. however. is
still progressing, and strong public
opinion is spreading Oh every side in
favor of temperance. The work of the
League of the Cross, of which Cardinal
Manning was the chief promoter, has
spread among Catholics. and taken root
more or less in every country where the
English language is spoken. The part
which he took in this movement won
for him the respect and confidence of all
classes. He never refused any oppor-
tunity of speaking in behalf of temper
ance, and by this means he broke down
the barriers which ignorance and preju-
dice had raised between Catholics and
Catholics"
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Mgr. Nugent spoke Interestingly of
the postal savings banks in England,
which have worked for the best inter-
ests of poor people. Attached to the
various district postoffices," said he, sis
a savings bank, for the convenience of
people who wish to make small depos-
its. This is an immense advantage to
servants and young people and those
who wish to husband their earnings.
one shilling, and the sum received i'll a
year is limited to $50 to the
person. The government pays the de-
positOrs 2l5 per cent interest. The
facilities have been great advantage to
the humber classes. Recently the gov
eminent has added to this department a
branch of life insurance, which is much
the same as an ordinary life insurance.
The advantage to be gained by such an
insurance, iii which the government is
the security, is plainly to be seen and
needs no comment. The insurance is a
certainty, and does not depend upon
the fortunes of a private company. L
believe that, were this country to adopt
the postal savings bank aud insurance
system it would work great results
among the laboring people of the ma
tion.'
Rev. Richard Kennedy, also of Liver
pool, accompanies Mgr. Nugent.