The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-12
BRIM FULL OF
PROSPERITY
But A Document Free From
EccentricitieS.
Thursday. Nov. 20, the National HOLIDAY IL
SetAslde-People Have Much to be
Grateful For

Governor Geer has issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
"In conformity with time-honored
custom established by President Wash.
ington, Ill years ago, at the suggestion
oil Congress to recommend TO the people
Of the United States day of public
Thanksgiving and prayer, TO be observed
by the acknowledging with grateful
hearts the many and signal favors Of
Almighty God, the President Of the
United States has set apart Thursday,
the 29th of November, as the day upon
which our people are requested to rest
from their labors sand give thanks to
the Supreme Ruler OF the universeior the
many blessings vouchsaied 10 them dur.
ing the past year.
"The people Of Oregon have special
reasons for engaging in the Thanksgiving
exercises, since this has been one Of the
most satisfactory years in all lines Of
material prosperity our state has ever
known. At no time in our history can
it be said that our people have enjoyed
greater freedonirom contagious or other
diseases, or from want or calamity of
any kind. There is an abundance Of the
necessaries Of life everywhere, easily
within the reach OF all classes of our
people, and as high a percentage Of our
population is employed upon terms OF
satisfactory remuneration as has ever
prevailed in the history OF the state.
Our schools are literally supported,
largely by the munificence ofthe general
government through the agency Of per-
petual endowment, and are we'll attend
cd In all our rural as we'll as in our more
populus districts. Our people are or
derly and peace prevails everywhere
within the demain of our cherished
commonwealth whose future is undimm-
ed by any presage Of untoward oircum.
stances.
"On the occasions Of our indulgence
in general Thanksgiving, we should not
fail TO remember with grateful hearts
the courage and high purpose that
minated our pioneer fathers
and mothers, who, with a fortitude
surpassed only by the children of Israel,
sought out and redeemed this promised
land of the West, and not only gave IL
to us, their descendants, as a goodly
heritage, out added IL permanently TO
the growing jurisdiction Of a conquering
civilization, to be enjoyed and shared
by those who, in later years, have come
among US TO become part Of our stable
citizenship. We have form OF govern
ment, both state and National, under
which the greatest measure offreadom
is guaranteed 10 the humblest citizen,
as we'll as TO those possessed Of a greater
portion OF mate rial wealth. To oil these
is 10 be added the privilege of worship
ing God according TO the dictates OF the
individual conscience
''Recognizing that, as Christian Ma.
ton, II is our duty to praise God,
from whom all blessiugs flow, |. T. T..
Geer, Governor OF Oregon, do hereby
designate. Thursday, the Goth day OF
November, 1900. as q day OF general
Thanksgiving and praise to the GiVer Of
all good for the unnumbered mercies
granted us during the year and century
Just closing. and recommend that our
people, as far as possible. abstain from
their usual vocations on that day, and
that il may be devoted in some appropi-
ate manner TO an expression OF gratitude
10 the Lord of Hosts for his remem-
brance OF US as a Nation and state, and
that deeds OF charity may be performed
wherever possible, in cases where the
burdens of our fellow men, through mis-
fortune or other causes, may be reached
by the tangible evidences Of the prompt
tings OF generous hearts.
"Let us come before His presence with
thanksgiving.
"Done at the Capitol, at Salem, on
this the 10th day Of November, in the
year Of our Lord, nineteen hundred.
"By the Governor I. T. Geer'