The record-union., 1896-11-13
Mr.. Justice Harrison.

have the greatest of all great States
a State that has all the elements of
| greatness Every temperature of the
known world and every product is to be
| found here.
| I would dilate more fully upon the
| subject, but like the Judges of the Su-
preme Court, I propose to hand my
| speech down SO that the newspapers
| may print it for the criticism of the
press. 4w7
| While pondering over the speech,
however, a few moments since, my
| friend, General Clunie, turned to me and
| said he hoped General Fitzgerald would
not be at the banquet tonight
| Qaughter) He had been selected as a
| substitute and showed me an order
from one of Eastern papers for 5000
words of his response to the toast "The
Supreme Court" Gaughter) I told
the gentleman that I would help him
out. 1 spoke to Colonel Weinstock about
1t, and he said 1 might, as Governor
use my pleasure, but it would be kind Of
tough on the crowd. Gaughter) How
ever, that may be, gentlemen, General
Clunie will now respond to the toast
California" after these few introduc-
tory remarks from myself.
| GENERAL CLUNIES REMARKS.
| On being introduced, General Clunie
spoke as follows: a.
| Mr.. Toastmaster and gentlemen:
| can assure you that if ever there was
an occasion when / felt embarrassed
it is the present one. Haughter.)
| While 1 was sitting here, waiting for
my repast, Major Weinstock came to
me and said that General Fitzgerald
was not here, and he said if he does
not arrive we want you to respond to
the toast, ''The Supreme Court He
said: Governor Budd was going to
respond to California" Well, 1 said
the whole Supreme Court is here, and
that is an important subject, and it
seems to me 1 would rather shift the
cut and let Governor Budd respond to
the Supreme Court and give me Cali
fornia And when / noticed the ar
rival Of General Fitzgerald I can as
sure you that load was lifted from
iry shoulders.
Mine, too" parenthetically ex-
claimed Governor Budd.
Since seated at the banquet my
friend Grove L. Johnson noticed the
| far-away look in my eyes, and said,
What the matter. Clunie?" WELL"
said, Il may be called upon for a
speech, and 1 am trying to get my
thoughts together. But the arrival of
General Fitzgerald has saved you a
calamity. and I am saved a job
l want to say to the POSTMASTER
that am proud to be here to do honor
to our Supreme Court. 1 know the
members of it, and know them very
well. In fact many of them l knew
white as they seem to be now, and
that is the only regret that I have
that our Supreme Court, composed Of
the present members, cannot forever
remain young.
In regard to the State of California,
Governor Budd has told you all about
1t, and you are all quite familiar with
the subject 1 concur in all that he has
said. | believe that California is the
grandest State in the Union, but it
seems to me, after our late experience,
that Governor Budd could have called
upon me to tell you something about
liz to l. with which you do do not seem
to be familiar. Laughter) OF course,
around in this section, where they had
the benefit of newspaper education, it
has been different, and Sacramento
County. the home of culture and refine
ment, for the first time In it's history,
or since I knew anything about it, stood
by the white metal at the ratio of 16 to
]. OF course, you people do not like