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legitimate commercial purposes, and all
through its intrinsic or representative value,
is worth just one hundred cents on the dol
lar.
The signs of the times look brighter, the
people feel confident and SO are happy. 1t is
find that all is not lost. and that this coun-
try. our country. is a fit and happy abiding
place, and a land entirely worthy of this
custom, handed down from the Puritan
fathers. Let us all give thanks
FRANK B. DORIAN
Mayor of St Paul
All classes of citizens have cause to be
thankful, not only that the agricultural por-
tions of the country have been blessed with
abundant crops, which have been sold at
remunerative prices, but that the govern
ment is In the hands of men who believe in
policies calculated to stimulate home indus
tries, and preserve the financial credit of the
nation JAMES MILLS JONES'
Mayor of Kansas City.
No state in the Union has greater reason
70 rejoice over abundant crops and improved
business conditions than the state of Oregon.
Our pepole will cordially join in the observ-
ance OF Thanksgiving this year.
WILLIAM P. LORD
Governor of Oregon.
the year has brought forth are the aggregate
OF individual bounties, for which in his own
way, each should return thanks and in a
proper spirit seek to make himself wcrthy to
receive continuance of mercies
F. A. GRIGGS.
Governor of North Dakota.
To the thoughtful mind, the real basis for
Thanksgiving is that an unerrng providence
directs everything pertaining to the history
OF nations and the lives of individuals David
Livingstone, when in Darkest Africa penned
a sentence that is immortal in its statement
of beautiful and accurate truth: II do NOT
know how the great, loving Father will bring
out light at last, but He knows and He will
90 1t Many Of the years and the events
OF our lives have TO be interpreted on the
basis of such sublime faith and it makes
thanksgiving possible and reasonable even
when the skies are overcast with clouds and
the pathway shrouded with darkness
But there are years and events when the
goodness of our Creator are more manifest
though not more a fact. The past year has
been such one with us as a nation. Some
dark places there have doubtless been; but
the days have been crowded with great and
glorious providences. A thoughtful remem-
Drance and enumeration of these can but
bring US to the point of view occupied by
the poet when he wrote:
"Would'st thou first pause
To thank thy God for every pleasure.
For mourning over griefs,
Thou wouid'st not find the leisure"
LON " STEPHENS,
Governor of Missouri.
I think always have much to be thank
full for, if we could only appreciate Gods
purposes and our unworthiness. The past
year In Delaware. as in most of our agri-
cultural states. has brought US good crops
and a foreign demand, due to small yields OF
cereals in lands usually productive; has
brought us prices which are very gratifying,
and, while it would be very selfish in us to
offer thanks for the temporary prosperity
WI y-a hapa11Sa of no of orr
fellow men, yet we should be thankful that
are spared from famine, pestilence and
want, and that our lot is cast in the midst
of peace and plenty.
EBE w. TUNNELL.
Governor of Delaware.
most heartily favor the principle estab
lished years ago by our government to set
apart a day for thanksgiving and prayer to
the Supreme Ruler of the universe for His
goodness and mercies to US as nation.
While we do not always receive such blasS-
ings, as many of us think We ought to have,
yet the Divine Creator knows what is best
and we should cheerfuly submit to His
proyidences. We have much to be thankful
is measurably at peace with all the world,
and we have had abundant crops with which
to supply our wants and needs.
trust our people generally will spend the
18th of the present month as a day OF thanks
giving and prayer This is a Christian coun-
try and great good necessarily will result
from this national day Of devotion and thanks
giving. G. w. Al IhINoON,
Governor of West Virginia.
When 1 look back to the dark, somber days
of the few recent years, at the periou oi
depression of industries and or hnanclal re-
verses: when lack of confidence Frustrated all
enterprises, and uncertainty ana gloomy lore
bodings permeated the whole body polite;
when hope seemed almost banished, ana the
vast army of the unemployed throughout the
country added to the general distressj Wnen
the demands for our products was such that
the price did not justify their movement, ana
when men were looking in ell directions for
some relief and amelioration OF their condl-
ton, and contrast this state OF affairs with
out present happy condition, when prosperity
with it's golden harvest is hlling the land;
when enormous crops burden our granaries,
and the farmers heart is made glad by the
returns he receives; when industry and en-
terprse assuming such vast proportions
that we can scarcely measure them, and the
demand for labor is greatly increased, / feel
that all men should give thanks to the Giver
of all good, who is so blessing US with
the good things of this life and remember
that nations individuals, subject to
His displeasure and his mercy. and that we
should especially observe this day of thanks
giving, with gratitude. and devoutly pray that
Providence may yet smile upon us, and
continue those blessings which We now SO
largely enjoy. w. J. SEWELL.
u. S. Senate.
While Thanksgiving day is among few
festivity to be only conyentionally observed,
to the vastly larger part OF the people it is
q day of reflection and contemplation, q sea-
son for keener realization of all that is
good in the world about us: OF all the in
crease from year to year of kindlier man
hood higher citizenship and n finer sense
OF that humanity and patriotism which draw
men together and make them more jealous in
good deeds in behalf Of their fellOw-men. and
more determined to promote the well-being
OF our common country. II is not alone that
the land teens with rich products. nor that
the flag OF the national compels the esteem
and respect cf the world. which make mo
tive for thankfulness. These are weighty
advances in the details of life which betoken
such a betteTment of social conditions and
point to a day when such poverty and misery
such dissensi0n and rancor as have marked
the-past SHALL be practically unknown Po-
litical divisions. which lead to hot conten-
tions. are ended by the quiet acGuiesence of
the defeated in the will of the victors. No
evil passion is maintained to thwart fair
trial OF the policy of the majority Men of
great means exhibit in continually aug
menting degree and inclination to keen indus
try at work and while there are some sharp
clashes between employer and employed
there Is more disposition in evidence to nre-
serve harmony and to end such Disagree
ments as to occur In justice and with dignity
The poor, whom the Nazarene said we sbouid
have always with us, find on every hand
more sympathy with their misfortune and
more material assistance gladly extended
than the poor of any age have known, This
is the era of helpfulness wisely appIied and
the year is marked with many notable in
stances of 1t.
And so Thanksgiving day comes to us with
such plentitude of reason for gratefulness