The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-30
LEECII LAKE PARTY
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vor to the stability OF the men Of this
land, and eulogized Minnesota as an ideal
commonwealth. lie spoke of Alexander
Ramsey as strong and honest man.
and in glowing terms of Senator Davis,
the chairman of the foreign relations
committee OF the senate. OF Archbishop
ireland and Senator Nelson as among
the stable men of the nation. Mr.. Can
non concluded his remarks by stating
that he had started for st. Paul when he
was twenty-five years Of age, but as he
could not stand off the conductor he had
to get off in Illinois,
Archbish ireland was next introduced
and greeted with a prolonged applause.
He said, in part:
Il am sure 1 feel very highly honored
to be asked to address such a body of
distinguished men. Visitors who have
come from a distance and whom we have
known by reputation for many years,
and as Americans we feel very glad and
proud to have visit our great state of
Minnesota and to know them. We feel
at times that we are removed from the
great highways of the country, and thsn
think that perhaps our merits have been
overlooked, but when you have come to
our state to go with us nearly its whole
length, We can well be proud.
This country is entering a new era 1t
is becoming an organized democracy, ard
of late years has been making its infiu-
ence felt in the world. l have recently
taken trip abroad, and L wish Ameri-
cans would realize how much interest
foreigners take in American institutions
and enterprises. They realize that sue
cess means a realization of their ideas of
liberty We are not living for America
alone, but for all humanity. We repre-
sent before the entire world civil liberty.
Woe to the man who would injure our
institutions. A greater appreciation Of
the American liberty by every citizen
leads. to better care in conserving those
principles in our government which are
most dear to us all. America as the re-
public There is nothing like her, and
upon her life depend the destinies of hu-
manity Providence has endowed us very
richly here in our home state. We have
our fertile fields, health-giving air, bCau-
tiful rivers and lakes. We think it net
sent US with this park. 1t is a matter of
more Importance than the mere price Of
lumber 1t is of more than material in
terest. It is for the people"
Here the archbishop turned to Mir. Can
non and informed him that if the forests
were not preserved the whole Mississippi
might dry up, and the precious freight
and sufficiency Of water which now finds
it's way to the South would no longer be
a possibility.
Representative John Allen, of NTissis-
sippi, was introduced as being capable
of creating more fun to the square inch
than any man in the house. Mr.. Allen,
in opening, referred to this and said
he doubted if a man with his reputation
could live down such a handicap during
The progress Of a single speech. He had,
he said, under the influence of Col. Coop
er'S Oratory, several years before, signed
the pledge, but at the time he did not
know that there would be a battle Of Ma
Mia bay OF a George Dewey, still he as
sured the archbishop that it vas the first
time he had broken over. Speaking Of
the object Of the trip Mr.. Allen said
that much the same conditions existed in
the South as were related as applying to
Minnesota. If something was not done
to stop the cutting of the Southern pine,
fifteen years more would see the forests
cleared away He thanked the citizens
of st. Paul heartily for their cordial
greeting. 1t had been his lot to attend
a great many banquets, but the st. Pauf
spread was the best In fact, if he could
be assured of a ST. Paul banquet once a
year he would pledge himself to the for
est reserve plan on the spot.
Hon. c. f. Cochran, of Missouri, was
described by the POSTMASTER as a good
fellow from good state, and an elo-
quent, experienced and reliable states
man. The greatest sin of omission COM
mitted by this government was the wan
ton waste Of the natural resources Of the
country, particularly in the matter Of the
ruthless destruction of the forests. AS
the center of the most productive belt of
the richest country on the globe, Mr.
Cochran thought the government should
look well to the preservation of the nat
uraI resources of the Mississippi valley
On behalf of the laboring man, George
A SchiIling, prominent in Knights of La
Dor, was introduced, and said that the
plan, as he understood 1t, was not a rich
mans scheme, and the fact that Col.
Cooper was the author of the scheme was
evidence that there was no string to the
project. He thought the reserve should
be made by the government. 1t would,
he argued, be a, place where the laboring
man could go and spend few weeks
every summer and enjoy himself as every
man should. It would be, as it were, a
playground for the rich and poor, within
reach of all classes. Mr.. Schilling regard
ed it as a public progressive move, which
promised a great benefit for the masses.
He asserted that the worlds sbrainiest
men were from the farms, where they
were in close communion with all the
manifestations of nature. He believed
that men received instruction from ma
ture that no school or university could
impart He not only favored setting
aside the Minnesota reservations as a
park where the poor man could find rec
reation, but thought it should be the be-
ginning of a great movement along TINS
line.
Col. Cooper was called upon, but only
spoke briefly, as the hour was late. He
ascribed credit for the movement in Min
nesota to the Federation of Women $
Cuba. He paid some compliments to the
congressman attending, and referred to
the great confidence which their presence
inspired and the regard with which the
nations highest lawmaking body was
held by the great masses Of the people.
IN 10 dlIeQ9-
ton to the pineries of Minnesota were IN
the capacity of lawyers, and the laWmak-
ers, were as the jury to pass upon the
Wo1ild rather accept their verdict than
that of anybody on Gods green earth.
Gov Lind was the last speaker, He
said in part:
listen to kindly expressions of interest in
the state of Minnesota, the state we love
1t is also a pleasure for me to meet old
colleagues, and great statesmen. You
have heard a little about our state, but
YOU have not seen our thousands of happy
homes, our waving wheat fields and pros
porous cities
minnesota is somewhat of a specta+ in
this. We are not uninterested or disn-
terested We don't believe in waiting for
several parks even if the government does
not set aside this land (Applause). We
will have such parks as will rebound to
the glory of the people Of Minnesota My
colleagues, Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Allen,
voted to cede the land for the Itasca state
park to the state, and we can depend
upon the state to do something to acquire
additional lands. However, it is almost
impracticable for the state to acquire
very much land owned by individuals IS
it is very expensive and public lands that
still have timber standing are very scarce,
so we have to go to the reserves, or in
other words to the Indian reservations
Out of this unappropriated public domain
we could establish one of the greatest
parks in the country