The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-09-14

all in the Chinese orient until very re-
Gently The figures that / have read as
those countries during the last year are
the first utterances Of a tale which If
II could be told would sound ike the
yeriest rhapsodical romance But I look
for a trade from the Pacific slope in an
the articles which human ingenuity can
chasing community the Chinese orient
II VIII make the states of WASHINGTON
SDTegon ard California TEEN with popu-
lauon ten 10 one what il is now (Ap-
pause l believe that great fleets viii
san OUT OF those great bays, and greater
S Spon l1eiT lei, SHORES l believe the United
s.slss Val be strengthened where it
s sra +s shows az present ii is weak.
5Eo that one of the noblest. most pro-
0actve and richest and pafriotic Of our
SommonNealt viii be west Of the noun
h fsas , Mnere the sunset and the sunrise
pTats upon the Sierras- (Applause).
,e Al concerns Us as well as them. It con-
-eInS Inc people of Minnesota and OF the
nc people of those states. for The market
lor Them IS our market The benefits that
5niy IL f ineTea e also shall receive h not
"a an increased commerce, an increased
prom an increased trade for labor and
It payment OF wage Now, my fellow
sltlzens- the events of war the provi-
1enlal Il would almost seem-reverently
De Il SPOken-eVsnlS Of this war have pre-
sented 10 the American people questions
1no problems OF the most perplexing kind
an prevented BY considerations which
fou to-nlghI nv personal convictions upon
subject with which ! have been honored
Hons. but ! viii say this. that this gov
eminent VIII secure from the situation in
ne Chinese orient and those waters what
ever American commerce, American honor
ano American morality and philanthropy
MI require. 6Aplause.) Applause renewed
Sectional Lines Forgotten.
MY fellow-cisizens. war is a terrible
-hlng- Some of Us have seen something of
l. ano Inc people OF this generation have
witnessed The shortest and most success
III war ever waged in al the tide of time.
In The exultalon Of triumph let Us not for
get 10 pour the balm of consola ton into
he bleeding hearts of those who have lost
done much for he country beyond The
striking benefits which 1 have just indi-
eated- L caused the American people
lhuse II the united power and ma jesty in
5upporI O. this government. (ApplaVse-l
Eorgerulness and charity the resentment
q our civil war, so that the grandson Of
9ugh Lee, and Roosevelt and Shaffer
f i3a If ssde 6g SIDE 4gainsta he Spanish
Potomac and Ohio, (appiause) which made
orothers look askalce al one another as
7ecollecdons Of a bitter hatred and bitter
strife arose in their memories. The gray
disappeared in the blue as in q cloud after
J departed storm disappears in the clear
Applause
II never viii return. and the men Of
northern industries can go now freely and
De welcomed II places where il is but fair
o say that one year ago they would have
been unwelcOme and their employment IN
profitable And ii means more than that;
L means that a free discussion Of political
principles can be carried on in that part
Of the United States where before II has
been fr0wned upon, If not forbidden, and
4 my opinion II means q spread Of the
influence in majorities Of the republican
party VIII take place within the next few
years tApplause-)
Now. my fellow citizens have talked
. you long enough. ] have spoken TO you
II perfectly plain. unaffected manner
convictions which I have long entertained
and which I now entertain sincerely. !
aaVe belonged TO the republican party since
Is origin. The first vote ] ever cast was
or Abraham Lincoln (Applause) / have
seen its rise and progress, its triumphs and
Is reYerSeS and Yet / believe. my fellow
citizens, that among all the political or
ganiZati tons which constitutional govern
nents ever Witnessed. that there is no
3artJ and no organization which taking
he entire course Of its history from its
oeginnig. through al of its triumphs and
failures. has done more, not only for the
Advancement of the country w0r which il
existed, and in which II worked, but fer
he human race to-day by virtue of its
example and triumphs than the repub-
lean party which has SO honored me and
. % which il is greater honor TO belong.
fApplauSe.)