The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-29


the legend, saw the stones, and bought
the ledge where they are found.
Gov. Toole, of Montana, who was a
member of congress and very influen-
tial in securing statehood for the Da-
kotas, Montana. and Washington, says
that but for Sunset" Cox, statehood
could not have been accomplished. The
young delegates from the territories
could secure the aid of no one of the
older congressman until Sunset Cox
espouSed their cause. No man ever
made a. more scholarly: eloquent, and
effective appeal for statehood, than,
Mr.. Cox made when he spoke for those
yassal territories as follows:
1T is impossible, Mr.. Speaker, to
resist the demand of such a state, even
when divided. You cannot chain this
Prometheus to a rock. Why should
such a country, 50 rich and prosperous
and intelligent, be governed differently
from Georgia or Massachusetts, Illinois
or New York? You cannot keep such a
people down. Refuse to admit this
state and it's territorial sisters? Why,
sir, you may enact that frost shall
cease in the north and blooms in the
south, or try to fix the figure Of
Proteus by stature, but you cannot
from their demand, and you must ac-
cede to it; and, IL this congress does
| not, we know that the next congress
will.
1.-THE spirit of this people Of the
Northwest is that of unbounded push
and energy. They are the men who
have tunneled our mountains. who
have delved our mines, who have
bridged our rivers, who have brought
every part of our empire within the
reach Of foreign and home markets.
who have made possible our grand
II. mi
are the men who have made our ma
tional life. There is no parallel in
history to their achievements. You
! cannot hold them as captives to the
| federal system. You must give them
! self-reliant manhood.
"The historian of Rome draws a pic
| ture of the proud Queen of Palmyra, ar
rayed in purple and loaded with golden
chains to aggrandize the procession in
! honor of the conquerer Of Asia. 1t
! needs no such imagination to picture
/ the condition of our inchoate states in
the West. They will wear no golden
! chains. No, sir! They will march in
on procession of dishonor. Such exhibit
| ticns do not belong to our country. Our
| people are not to be led in letters at
the car Of an imperial congress. Why,
! such exhibitions were unfit even for
pagan Rome. So that In every posi-
BILE equipment, whether divided or
united, this remarkable territory is
ready to join that circle Of felicity
which makes up the federal fratern-
ity."
The bill was passed and approved by
President Cleveland in February, 1889.
| The proclamation of statehood was is
| sued by President Harrison July 4.
1889.
Nothing could be more pathetic than
/ fhc fO11nIUinpr ty.1Ip A
| clad in tattered garments, called at q
basement door in Northeast Washing
ton yesterday and asked for something
| to eat, as he was nearly famished. The
! lady Of the house viewed his tatters
moment, and then requested the man
| OF leave her premises, saying she was
afraid he might steal something. For
beggar, but don't steal If I were a
thief / would not be wearing these
tattered Clothes"
He was given good, square meal
and the lady's husband was influential
enough to secure him employment.
The officeseekers will soon overrun
desirable, for which there will be many
candidates, and that is the position of
consul to Alexandria, Egypt 1t is
usually sought, and has usually been
held by literary men. Eight years ago
| Eugene Field wanted it, but President
Harrison would not give 1t to him, al
though Private Secretary Halford used
his best efforts in behalf of the brill
| liant journalist. The opposition aspir-
ants started a. story to the effect that
Eugene Field, whom every one knew
| to be the soul of honor, wanted the
| place in order that he might be in a
position to assist and further the In