The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-23


to greater heights. Let this be our toast
to the new man.
Miss Beaumont's witticisms elected
much laughter, and there was a de-
mand for more when she sat down, but
she said there was nothing to add to
her remarks.
THEY DID NOT RESENT IT.
President Johnson, of the Manufac-
turers' union, was then introduced, and
he gave an account of the development
of the organization. He urged all to
patroniZe st. Paul manufacturers, and
predicted that if the people of st. Paul
would stand by the manufacturers the
city would become wealthy and pros
porous
President Condo Hamlin, of the Com
mercial club, spoke for that organiza-
ton:
For the past five years the people of the
United States have lost courage and conf
dence in themselves, and they had only fore
bodings for the future. Then came foreign
war, and home troubles were instantly for
gotten and the people formed themselves into
solid square which no foreign forces could
break. The was over before 1t began.
The echo OF Dewey's guns had hardly died in
the East before Santiago fell and the war
was ser. Then the people discovered that
military power is founded on momentary pas
sion, and that around them waged ceaseless
battle of industry in which the officers are
the men in offices. No Red Cross follows the
soldiers of this army. The Ladies' auxiliary
may be compared In this battel to skirmish
erA and the Commercial club light artillery,
While the infantry the people of st. Paul.
MEN OF THE PRESS SPEAK
The toast, The Press, Our Brothers
in Arms" was responded to by George
F: Spinney, who said:
You may not know it, but the press, like
the poor you have with you always. You
have it with you in your joys, your sorrows
and your festivities, and on occasions like this
you need have not doubt it is with you,
Much has been said and printed lately
about yellow journalism, but We have no yell
low journalism in ST. Paul, nor anything
approaching it, now that the war is over.
Our mayor has made a prediction of the
coming greatness Of this city and state and
| assure you that the press Will be always
found working for the interests of both, and
OF all the people.
Mr.. Spinney then referred to the
work of the ladies of the auxiliary as
scciation and of the city of St Paul
To know them" he said, sis to love
them"
H. P. Hall responded to Outsiders
for Insiders, and said he did not know
just what was intended. He did not
know whether to consider the matter
from the standpoint of Jonah or the
whale. He supposed it referred to those
manufacturers who do not belong to
the manufacturers union
I'VE have 400 manufacturers in st.
Paul. he said, land less than 100 have
exhibited in this exposition. 1t is
necessary to appeal to the selfishnesJ
of people in order to induce them to go
into a thing of this kind. Every one
has streak of selishness and mean
ness, and it is proper they should have
it, for that is what makes them get
money to circulate. SO, in talking up
a scheme like this, it is we'll to tell ex-
hibitors that they are going to make
money from it, and then they will go
in
Mrs. Thiesen made an appeal for a
public library, and Mrs. Oppenheim re-
spOnded with short speech advocat-
ing one such as has recently been sug-
gested. She asked those who favored
new building to rise, and every one
IN the room rose. She said the ladies'
auxiliary might at some future time
take the matter up and push it to
conclusion.
The banquet ended with the playing
of The Star-Spangled Banner"