Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-27

confluence OF the rivers Rock and Mis- |
sissippi he had seen that dag, would,
while it might not materially bene-
fit his state in particular which sent
products to the eeaboard via Duluth
and the great lakes. yet it was one in |
the chain Of inland water ways, natural
and ar tifieial, which we're to serve more |
in the regulation Of freight tariffs
than the interstate commerce COM
mission. And Minnesota feels as
much interest in the Hennepin ca
nal on that account aspIhnois does.
We are all looking for deep water
navigation to the eeaboard, and all
unite in q common effort to that
end. The people Of the three cities
may feel shat those Of Minnesota
will join in their every effort to COM
plete she canal now so we'll under
way. Senator Nelson pledged him
self to do all in his power at all times
TO improve these great commercial
arteries. the waterways OF the nation.
senator IL, tfy speaks.
Responding to calls for him. Sena-
exp press his thanks and appreciation
Of the kindly manner in which his
associates and himself had been re-
ceived here. He had never been as
far nor.h as St. Paul and Minneapo-
| lis before, and the welcome that had
been rendered him in the north, as
here, would serve as one of the pleas
ATTEST recollections of his life. The
people OF his own state, he said. hold
an deep an interest in the develop
ment OF waterways as they do here
Waterway transportation furnishes
the only protection against exorbi-
tant charges on the part of the rail-
roads. and as southern man he
stood ready to join hands with the
people Of the north in making this
river all 1t ought to be. Coming"
he said. from a state that was once
arrayed against you. it was with Pc
culisr qualification that today met
Msj c. ". Halves, and who stood
face to face with me at the battle of
Pea Ridge in my own county, yet to-
day l meet him as q bro.her-in-arms
and march beside him. A southern
man with my own ideas of what has
passed. knowing though that the ma
jes;y Of right prevailed. no man is
today more loyal than to the flag
which floats over the greatest coun-
try the Almighty has smiled upon. In
conclusion the southern senator said
he proposed to JOIN with Mai. HAYES
in his desire to see the manufacture
OF small arms transferred from the
east to Rock Island arsenal.
The senator From New Hampshire.
Senator J. Ii. Gallinger was next
called for. The New Hampshire
statesman expressed his pleasure at
being present. He was glad, as an
eastern man, to be here. No pent.
up Utica contracted his love for any
section. He had always stood in
congress for internal improvements,
even as, far back as 1884, when as q
member Of the house, he supported
Hon Jeremiah II. Murphy's ener-
giles in behalf OF the Hennepin canal.
Ne believed in internal improve
ments for all sections OF the country.
The granite bound state OF New
Hampshire hardly gets a penny for
development OF this kind. 30 that his
attitude could not be attributed to
) local selfishne.s. He spoke Of the
systems Of river improvements In
general, and Of his natural interest
in the subject Of the preservation of
natures water courses. In re.
fsrring to Senator Berry, he
said senator Nelson and him.
self rejoiced to clasp hands
with this genial and grand
southern gentleman. All bitterness
aud all sectionalism had passed away
and we are one people. We have oDe
constitution, one flag. New Fog.
land is u good friend Of the ives,
and has nothing of she pos.
sibilities Of development in hel
! rock bound hills that the prai.
ries here about as offer. 1t has
given up the raising OF wheat and
cattle and devoted itself 10 industry,
and when its spindles hum the music
OF industry, the ives. prospers
through the Interchange OF products.
The east desires to see the west pros.
lper and the west desires to see the
cart prosper. He came here extend.
ing his hand, but he desired to take
exception to Senator Berry's propo-
sition to move the manufacture OF
small arms from Springfield arsenal
to Rock Island arsenal and he desired
to serve notice on Senator Berry
that when that move was made he
would find the New England repre-
sentatives in both branches of con.
gress formidably arrayed against
him. There il room enough for &C.
tivi,y at both arsenals. He had
stood for the broad interests Of the
entire country and 1t was not neces-
sary where one possessed its peculiar
interests to profit one at the expense
OF another. The senator paid q glow
ing euiogiun to the west and it's peo-
pie.
Other Speaksr1.
There we're short addresses bv
Mayors Smith, Of Davenport, and
SwenssoD. of Moline, the former.
while expressing regret that the