The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-17
JUDGE sANBoRN's TRIBUTE.

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JUDGE SANBORN'S TRIBUTE.
Judge w. H. Sanborn spoke of Senator
Davis as a man who had advanced a new
principle in international law. He said
in part:
We must not leave this occasion to-
night until we have recognized the adj
Vancement of g. principle of international
law which is one of the grandest efforts
OF craftsmanship ever given to the world
by an American. 1t was an onward step
In national prosperity and one which it
IS hitting that we remember When ma
tlonal cruelty brought suffering to thou
SANDS, 1t remained for one of our fore
most citizens and statesmen from Mime
sofa to present such a scathing arraign-
ment and an argument for justice so CO.
gent that the nations of the world were
astonished at the precedent established,
The establishment of that precedent will
be the law of nations.
1t was much that Spain was brought
to dust, but more that in the records of
the senate and report of the committee
on foreign relations will be found in fu-
ture years by oppressed nations a law for
their appeal and precedent. The teach
ing that all nations of the earth are of
one blood is principle of international
law for which we are deeply indebted to
the future. The nation must accept the
duties imposed by it's high station or re-
tire in favor of others which will Shall
we end here? We have freed our citi-
zens from foreign dominion, abolished
slavery, removed prescription and given
to our merchant marine free commerce,
but there are yet larger and grander OBJ
legations laid upon US. The nation is yet
in its youth. An opportunity is here that
n Iav
and customs for their enlightenment
MIR. STEVENS ADDRESS.
Congressman Stevens, after expressing
his appreciation of the reception, and ut
tering some sentences of praise of the in
dividual work of Senators Davis and Nell
son. spoke Of the national expenditures
as distributed to different parts of the
United States. He said:
The Eastern and coast sections of our
country and the largest cities have had
and probably always will have some adj
the national government. We do not
grudge anything that properly and ecen-
omically belongs to them, but we do de-
mand that all governmental business
which can be properly transacted in this
section, or in this city, be SO done, since
limited.
p The expenditures in construction and re-
pairs and maintenance of our navy
amounts to more than 5000 600 annually
and this enormous sum is necessarily dis
tr1buted upon the Seaboard, and the prin-
c1pal advantages are gained there. When
some system shall be inaugurated for
the increase and re-establishment of our
merchant marine, and the SITS, 900, 600 now
annually paid by our people to foreign
nations for the transportation of our
own goods shall remain at home, and be
paid to our own people for the use of
our own ships; the primary benefits de-
rived from the expenditures necessary
for the construction and operation of
such vessels and from the receipts of
any governmental bounty, will mostly, go
to the coast cities. Yet we all realize
that evry section of our country, every
interest and every industry of our peo-
pie, every product Of our own state and
OF our city will be benefited, and great
ly, by extension Of our national trade
and the additional employment of our
own people when American goods in
American ships will find new markets all
over the world Yet we are fair enough
broad enough and patritic and enterpris-
ing enough to believe that any govern
mental action which shall benefit greatly
and generally any section of our coun-
try or class of our people will be shared
in the end by us.
We find similar conditions in the war
department The plan of fortifying our
sea coasts adopted some years ago has
resulted in the expenditure of more than
$75, 900, 900 near our Seaboard cities and
will require in the future the expenditure
of at least $50,000,000 more before the
great project will be completed. We have
received a little benefit from this work,
as some of the gun carriages for use in
these Notifications have been construct
ed by one of our most enterprising man
ufacturing concerns and by skillful arti-
sans in our own community, and this
money has been distributed for the bless
ing of our people.
The greater part of the expenditure
for the maintenance and supplies of va
rious sorts for the army is made in the
east. We have been strongly urging that
some improvement in the methods of
purchase be devised, so that this section
of the country and our own manufactur-
ers and merchants and our own people
shall have an even opportunity to COM
pete with their already more highly IA
vored neiglib3rs on the coasts. The prin-
cipal need of our own community now is
the increase of our manufacturing indus
tries adapted to our local situation 1t
Is noticeable in many eastern manufac-
turing centers that work for the national
government plays q very important part
in the maintenance and profitable opera
ton of their local industries. We have
realized with the change of conditions
that the policy of the war department
in the disposal of troops of the regular
establishment in the time of peace must
be necessarily changed. No longer will
large numbers be required on the western
frontier, since we have no frontier. The
hostile Indian will live only in the leg
ends and traditions of our history. In
the future, regular troops must be sta
toned at the great centerS near the coast
and borders of our country; whence they
can bic quickly and cheaply transported
to whatever point they may be needed.
So it is, that we urge upon the war de-
partment to increase the facilities at
Fort Smelling and utilize it as a brigade
post for the use of all branches of its
service.
The postoffice and treasury depart
ments have more intimate relation with
our daily affairs and business than any
of the great branches of our government
These two departments have treated st.
Paul well. We have in our city the head
quarters of nearly every branch of the
section of the country. Very many of the
improvements and advantages our city
has derived from the postofice depart
ment have been due to the thorough COM
prehenSion of it's needs and the ever loyal
zeal and great influence of our honored
and esteemed fellow-citizen. Captain Hen
ry A. Castle, auditor for the postoffice
department He has eyer been ready to
labor for our interests. and the results
he has accomplished cannot be too highly
estimated. But our friends of the eastern
and Atlantic states are very 10th to yield
to our progressive western cities and
communities the same privileges enioyed
by themselves In the administration of
national affairs. In the collection of the
revenues of the government, there seems
to be required by our eastern. brethren
at least two men to one who performs
The same amount of work in the west
In our western states one quarter of the
force covers far greater territory: and
as for business done. one single deputy
in Peoria H.. actually collects $40, 000. 900
per annum. as much as any one of the
LARGEST states produces.
Two other great departments of our
cir fhop OF of,--