The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-16

Ex-President White Addresses the
Larger House.

Ex-President White Addresses the
Larger House.
The house was in committee Of the whole
with Mr.. Jacobson In the chair when the in
formation was conveyed to Speaker Jones
that Andrew d. White was in the chamber.
The committee rose, and Mr. Jones introduced
Mr.. White as the United States representa-
tive TO Russia and the German empire"
Mr.. White spoke from the speakers desk
for about ten minutes. He said:
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen Of the house OF
representatives of Minnesota. nothing was fur
Their from my thoughts when l entered this
building than that | should be called upon to
speak in public manner. | am on my way
TO Philadelphia and Washington and was
about to take the train. Still / am glad
TO have the honor of addressing this body.
L congratulate you as American citizens upon
the splendid commonwealth YOU have estab-
lished in the Northwest. OF course in the
Eastern states we think we know something
ABOUT what Minnesota is what it has done
what II is doing fer the United States But
L confess | had no idea until this visit of the
superb conditions which were existing here.
l came simply to make an address to a
pody CT students, expecting that that was all
snoulo 90, and thinking that three DAYS
would enable me to see all that was neces-
sary to be seen Of this section / wish now
that had the entire winter or an entire sum-
mer to spend in this section to see the great
noble, manly civilization which you nave
bulIt up in this Northwest. 1t has been of
interest to me as a citizen of this great
country, and as one connected with educa-
uonal institutions to discover what a mag
nificent school you have in the University Of
Minnesota. l have looked into the faces of
the young men and women there attending
ana never have l seen a brighter or sturdier
race. Inese are not words Of fuisome hat
terry L am not in the habit of saying what
DO not mean, and weigh my words carefully.
l visited your high schools and there too 7
found noble body OF young men and women
of
nigh. 1t is matter Of pride and pleasure to
me as an American citizen to know into
what hands the affairs of our nation are TO
come. In this and in other respects nv
knowledge and ideas have been broadened in
most gratifying way
1t also affords me pleasure to be with the
legislature few minutes / know how
thankless is your task l too have served
In legislative body during a portion of
my career, and I know how after YOU have
STRAINED every nerve to serve YOUR cOnstit-
uents, the press may say that you have
eitnef wasted your time or have employed il
in the wrong direction. Still | congratulate
you.
| also felicitate you upon the great state
Whlch you are here to represent. 1t warns
mans patriotism to see how thoroughly
american you are. While | belong to a
sister state, state boundaries tc me are as
nothing compared with our common citizen
ship in this, our mother country the TTnjtod
States.
The speaker has introduced me as having
mad something to do with diplomacy bur
that is passed. I think we are all to De
GGongratulated upon the work which has been
zone. our labors continuing for about wear
nave not been without use to the United
states. We have been turning over old
documents and maps and making new maps
with the highest skill known to modern times.
all OF which will be of great value in the
settlement OF the question upon which we
were engaged. l hope and believe that the
aIpltratlon VIII not only be successful in
hJTf nT1nv
manent arrangement for the settlement of anv
dt1ncultles which may arise between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain in the future.
God-speed ~ 'o
There were calls for Mr.. Donnelly from all
over the house, and after the speaker had
NODDED an invitation, the member fr5m Dakota
rose to reply. He said:
Mr. Speaker, I suppose it is nroner tbo+
some words be said in Acknowledgement of
the honor conferred upon this body bv the
presence OF this distinguished guest, scholar,
thlnker and diplomat who has inst adj
dressed US. l suppose we were ali greatly
grained TO receive this visitor from the East
ern part OF our country and grateful IN
learn tnat MS mind has been broadened nv
MS Visit. L know he will return to his own
people not only understanding us better h11t
ne VIII tell OF our population, fertility. our
great area and of the greatness of tha race
winch occupies this Northwestern region We
are made up of the best blood and the HIGH
est intelligence Of the American people. We
are not the remnant of the WORKOUT races Of
the East, but the result of successive trans
planting under conditions which bring out
the pest IN men. The clearness of our at
mosphere the electrical conditions. the very
pread we eat have tended to make us large
and vigorous. ~ -''i 90
We celebrated the other day the birthday
OF Abraham Lincoln. He drew his blood from,
tne Engilsn, out there was something more in
ms making. He received from the nreiriae
greatness and depth that the East has not
0I
bered that Washington was born in Virginia
at time when that state was in a period
OF development corresponding to that which
now exists in Minnesota. Virginia could MOI
avant courier has come out of the East
and when he goes back he will tell them
tnat we are not all lunatics, that we are not
all idiots and cranks and that while we NAV
differ from those who live in the densejy
crowded centers of what we call the effete
East, we have reasons for our beliefs I am
softly mat ne cannot stop and visit us as he
mas suggested. Here we are on a great table
land OF the continent. Not far from where
we now are, up in Stevens county T nossess
farm upon which | can throw a chip in one
ulrectlon into stream which flows into the
Gun OF Mexico, and into another into a
stream which flows into Hudson's bay. Two
nundred years ago the great French governor
prophes1ed that on this great table-land there
would arise the people who would rule the
continent. Here and here only can perfectly
healthy children be born. Look at the yi2oI
OF our young men, watch the chronological
development, and you can foresee tha day
which these men have predicted
why, you can pack Massachusetts, into one
OF our counties and have enough left r.
support great portion Of the human family
l regret that there has been any misunder.
standing between the East and the West
When our country was in danger the Wesi
poured forth its soldiers a living stream in
qeIence OF the institutions sacred to the East
But if we are to love each other we mus
respect one another. If we are looked dowr
upon by the East it must not be expected thal
the West will not reciprocate this treatment
WLllIann henry Seward, diplomat and g
scholar like the distinguished gentleman WIN
IS our guest, made speech within this city
II not upon the very ground unon whict
TINS capitol now stands, in which he sail
Ina. wlunln circuit OF twenty miles there
would ultimately be established the cente,
OF the American republic. In the nature a.
things, Canada must gravitate towards ne
thls then Will be the center of the nation
90 wen as OF the continent. nation build
ca upon constitution unexampled in thu
history OF the world a constitution which
Is the Sermon on the Mount crvstalIized inf
law with history, short as 1t may be. sucf
as the world has never seen. If we wouIf
20 on we must make upon this continent :
nome Tor the master spirit of the world fol
the liberty of all mankind Let NOT tha1
stanGard OF doing which prevails in the Eas
ana IN Europe be ours, let us hold aloof Lei
us make it as unlike Europe as a free noe
PIE are unlike those under the neckyoke o.
monarchy and tyranny, until EuroDe shall
look to us for a standard and leadership.
ne has paid us and l wish he could see M,
broad fields and fertile prairies clad in IN
Verdure OF spring, the breezes sweeninp ova,
thousand lakes, sun-kissed and smiIinf
under the blue vault of heaven it's gIor,
reflected in their imagng surfaces. o
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Donnelly's remarks
Mr.. White. who had occupied a seat inmad
~ 10y ~ IN aIont or MIN. arose and shook him