The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-18
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the worlds wants, look back through
the century and see how American en-
terprise has captured the American
market in spite of the efforts OF the
producers Of other nations to hold it.
Once more I beg you not to set limits
to the development and enlargement
and expansion OF American trade. Have
faith in American enterprise, American
sagacity, American ingenuity, Ameri-
can skill and American pluck. Do not
let the problems of the day, whatever
they may be, however intently they
may challenge your interest, appall or
discourage you. The producers and
merchants of the old time were strong
in faith and through faith have ac-
complished all these commercial won
ders. Let not. the future say Of the
men of the present that they lacked the
faith Of their fathers.
GOVERNOR COOKIES SPEECH.
Following Senator Platt, Governor
Lorrin A. Cooke was introduced to re-
spond to the toast, 1.-THE State of Con-
necticut." After a few appropriate
words Of Introduction, Governor Cooke
said: 81 can almost wonder that there
is a chamber of commerce left in New
Haven after the experiences of the
past five years which you have been
through, and l almost wonder that you
have money enough to pay for your
individual dinners. The commercial
sky has darkened every year and it
seems as though all hope must have
died out. But now the skies are lifting
as our senator has told us. Wheat has
gone up. That begun out west, where
a short time ago the farmers were
growing at their condition, and now
they are all hurrahing and their roos-
ters are all growing over the brighter
prospects dawning. Providence has
done it. What would be the condition
here to-day if crops were short in the
west or if there was no market In the
world for the big crops we have?
"The demand for your goods come
from the west, but must speak for
Connecticut. It's a. great subject. The
senator thought that he had big sub
ject, but what do you think of me?
I think that you agree with me that
Connecticut is a big thing. Connect
cut has been nicknamed, and some of
the nicknarnes 1 hate, for instance,
Nutmeg State. It's a myth" Senator
Plat: "It never was CRATER ''It' all
myth; worse than myth. Last winter
there was bill before the legislature
providing for the appointment of a
commission to represent Connecticut at
the Tennessee exosition. One man
proposed that If the bill passed, a Con-
necticut house be built in the shape Of
a nutmeg on the exposition grounds. Il
told him that he had better drop it, but
the bill didn't pass.
1--WE have here. anyway, a Land of
Steady Habits and that is a true
nickname; it's a good name, too. In
colonial times Connecticut men met and
discussed and deliberated for three
days as to whether or not they would
join in opposition to taxation by the
mother country At the end of three
days they voted to oppose. Connect
cut was then as now "The Land of
Steady Habits
Look at that great university. I was
going to ask that the municipality of
New Haven and the state Of Connecti-
cut do not lay any burden of taxation
on that great institution. 1t is the
credit Of New Haven; the crown of
glory of Connecticut. May this great
university go on winning victories in
science, philosophy, and yes, on the
football field That university is
another outgrowth of steady habits.
"a few years ago, I almost remember
it, a single track connected New Ha-
ven with the metropolis; now four
magnificent highways reach not only to
the metropolis but to all parts of this
state and other states, a pride to Con-
necticut; credit to Connecticut is the
New York and New Haven railroad
II might go on and enumerate the
triumphs of Connecticut. I might say
that the insurance interests of Connec-
ticut are second to those of no state
in the union except, perhaps, New
York. We have good name in Con-
necticut, better, even, that has Greater
New York, and we should cherish it.
What did Connecticut do in the war
of the Revolution? Patriotism is best
shown by the sacrifices or the sons of
the state and of the country. Connec-
ticut furnished more men In the revolu-
tionary war than any other state ex-
cept Massachusetts, She sent 80 900 men
to fight, recruited from the sparsely set
tied farms all over the state. To me it
Is wonder how so many men could be