Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
THE WEST DEFENDED
Senator Wolcott Speaks at the Nov
England Society Festival.
WES1ERyERS HONEST and PATRIOTIC
The West Not Decadent-It Joins Hands
with the South -COntsntmen Can.
mot Come to the Land By
BectiOnA


nual festival OF the New England
society in the city OF New York
was held at Delmonico's last night.
Four hundred members OF the society
and their friends, including many dis
tinguished men, were present The
feature Of the banquet was the address
Of Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. He
began with humorous reference to
the political resignation with which
the exiles from New England bore
their Punishment; then spoke Of an al
legged desire Of the Canadian govern
ment to acquire the state of Maine and
portions Of New Hampshire and Yer
mont in exchange for territory in
western Canada. Serious thought on
/! the subject Of possible cession Of q
part Of New England, Mr.. Wolcott
said, brought "a realization of what
1t would mean to this people to face
the possibility of changing by the
shadow of hair the contour of these
states or the sacrifice Of chip of its
native granite, however barren" He
continued:
:. Not only does this sentiment pervade the
land. but we seem at times to be developing an
inclination to invite some other country to dif-
fer with us In order that we may demonstrate
our united aggressveness. In certain direc-
tions our domestic differences are crystallzing
and not disntegratiny For more than gem
GRAFTON we have waited for the day when par
ties would divide solely on national questions,
aud when the old sectional issues growing out
Of the war and the race problem would be
buried. The time came The parties met on
broad economic question, and o! I'VE emerge
from the contest threatened with Another Bit
ter sectional division
The far west, largely the child Of the east
and pusing with Its blood joins hands with the
south. The new alignment Is not only debtor
against creditor, class against class, but in q
land pervaded with equal devotion to what Its |
people believed is the truest welfare Of the
country, great majorities in one section face
equally great majorities in another The |
west is not decadept; its views are OF men |
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