St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-10

one of the noted after-dinner takers of
the country, and it is only necessary to
add, to give the readers of the GLOBE
something like an adequate idea of the
beauties of his effort, in following Mr..
Hill, that Mr.. MacVeigh. it is claimed
by all who know his powers. was at his
very best.
1.-The Railroads" was the toast that he
was called upon to answer to. St.
Paul, as all the world knows, is nova
days, said he. distinctively railroad
center, and he suggested that If it con-
tinues to progress as it has i'll the past 1T
bids fair to become center as well OF
railroad magnates. He had known st.
Paul whenit had ho railroads, and he OBJ
served that the railroads were not
missed. Charmingly remote at that
time from effete civilization. it had little
use fot railroads, but at this time 1t
must be conceded that it is better to
have outlets to Puget sound than
to have inlets from Hudson's
bay. The people familiar with the con-
ditions and incidents of the earlier days
can never forget the serene feeling that
prevailed because of the blissful ignor-
ance Of the Pacific coast. People cared
little for civilization and its engines.
OIlllluS lulO Willy CPiS o'ho o'AS
speaker intimated that the popular
estimation is that the man that the
people of the NoIthweS are so mag
nficently and justly honoring was born
with silver spoon in his mouth; but
this hypothesis was secuted. MI.
MacVefgh had known MIR. Hill
when he had not the habiliaments
of a railroad to dress himself
in. He was the prince of good fellows
and true friend to q friend. These
inherent qualities had contributed to
his success. The speaker recalled In
facetious vein the time when st. Paul
was an asylum for invalids. 1t was a
health resort, depending upon the stage
coach in the winter and Mr.. HIPS low
water boats in the summer.
II came here then for my health"
said he smilingly, land | recall that
when the railroad came the Invalid
went further west, still em6ued,
however, with innnite confidence
in the curative properties OF
the waters and atmosphere OF
st. Paul. Yes" he pursued, Il came
here for my health, but from the in
cidents that I can comprehend. L feel
frank in admitting that MIR. Hill did not
come here for his health" and this
the most enthusiastic applause.
Passing from these diversions to the
toast theme proper, the speaker paid a
glowing and eloquent tribute to MIR.
Hill. He said that railroads had abol-
ished poverty and peopled the lines i'll
prosperity and happiness. They assist to
conserve the peace and preserve the
land. They tie markets together and
they also bind states together. They
build cities, but with profounder and
subtler greatness they fill them with
loyal, intellectual, progressive and pros
porous citizens.
He felt that not only railroads, but
our age are too often called material.
"Why shut our eyes to the wonderful
spiritual advancement that is making
the closing of the century the grandest
in the history of the world ? What
makes this age the age of peace. but the
vast growth ? 1t prefers work
to play because it has stirred
ambition and Imagination. The great
ideal OF this age, which is called mate
rial. is the vision OF man rising step by
step through the growing grandeur OF
man. However elaborate the home
system, it can never be complete
nor rest satisfied, but will oblige
itself to cross the straits and
seas. These great things it will do
under the imDreSSlyeneSS OF its imperial
genuises. The moral and intellectual
grandeur of America will take its place
in the nations of the world. Classical
lore Illuminated the speech. Greece
was the greatest nation, an it spread.
its intelligence throughout Europe"