The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-03-11
c. E. Trescott, pdblishet.

AT the Mchlhley banquet in
Choteau last Saturday evening,
bon. John A. Kennedy responded
to the toast, "Our President" as
follows:
Mr.. Toastu aster, Ladies and
Gentlemen, Fellow Republicans
At an early hour this afternoon |
was informed that | should respond
to the toast, "Our President" a
position and parsonage that
might well call for loftier orator.
cal genius than possess, to 40
anything like ample justice to the
theme. The fourth of March
last Thursday - Witnessed the
passing into history Of an event of
great Significance to the American
people. Significant in that like
the beautiful bow that spans the
horizon. giving promise that the
storm is passed, this event. over
arching the political heavens, gives
assurance that for four wears. at
least, we shall bask il the sun
shile and warmth OF the sun of
protection. in response to which
our drooping industries, and our
waning energies will take on now
life, bringing gladness and com
fort 20 many hearts and homes in
this broad laud of ours, long made
desolate by the cruel ta1d of
want.
We are told that self prescrva-
ton is the first law Of nature. Ali
OF the mechanism cf the material
universe owes its preservation to
this divine law Of protection.
Mother nature herself is an ultra
.protecnonist. She never gives
birth TO single Object to which in
a greater or lesser degree she did
not af>rJ means of self protect tiol
She placed thorns upon the rose
bush; aud carefully guarded the
thist'cs bloom with u forest Of
tFuSty spears, She gave horns to
the OK; claws to The eat; taIons to-
the eag e and fangs to the serpant.
She placed she / on the turtle.
She gave strategy to the fox,
tieetness to the deer, and taught
the chameleon and the timid lit,le
mare to change their ccat in con,
fornlity to the color of their sur
ronndings. Nature taught man to
double up his fist in the art of self
protection, and that man is rccre
ant to his trust who will not place
adequate safe guards around the
rights, lives and liberties of those
who are committed to his care. !
And that government is a travistv
unon GIVES that nation is a bot. /
: foul Stain, a disgrace to The man
of the world, which, having the
power, will not protect It's own
citizens whether they be en- gagged |
in industrial pursuits at home, or
suffering from insoence and
tyranny abroad
For four long years we have
seen our industries dropping and
our coma cree waning, We have !
witnessed the depletion of our
national treasury the increase of
our national debt, and the loss to
10 small degree Of our national
credit, We have seen ouc citizens
impoverished at home and incarce.
rated in prison cells abroad. Nor
is this all. Under the very guns
of Fortress Monroe, Fort Sumpter
and Key West is being enacted
drama that might well call Wash>
ingtcn and his patriotic army
from the "bivouacs Of the dead.
The steel armored cruisers of the
government, the while pursuing an
imaginary foe on some defenseless
coast, or, for the want of better
tcrtaining them
selves in sham engagements on the
poaceajle waters of the Che-a-
peake The Inauguration Of Major
William Mckinley, of Ohio, is the !
earnest to a reverse, and more
patriotic policy, 1t is the bow of
promise spanning the political
horizon, giving assurance of the
revival of our dropping industri, IS.
the return of our former prosper
lty, and the application of good !
government Of those great and
humane principles shat called our
party into being, of which he,