The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-19
THE STATE LIFE ms. co.
hon. A. N. Sweeney Pays . Tribute 10
Dubois County.

) Hon. A. N. Sweeney Pays . Tribute 10
Dubois County.
/ Hon. A. M. Sweeney, as Preei.
dent Of the State Life Insurance
, Co., has been on q tour of inspec.
, tion OF the various agencies Of the
, Co, In several states. At Fayettes.
, vile, N. c., grand reception and
, banquet, rendered him by the local
J business men, city officers, and tho
several agencies in the state, and
: after the banquet, Mr.. John Under
, wood introduced him to the audi.
ence in glowing and eloquent
speech, to which Of course, Mr..
Sweeny responded. The Fayette-
willie Observer gives some extracts
from bis speech, among which are
the following
MR.. swEENEY's SPEECH.
"Mr. Toastmaster, Mr.. Mayor
and friends ! bring greetings to
our friends in North Carolina from
the "Banks Of the Wabash far
away" But | dislike to speak at
banquets for two reasons. First,
the anticipation of the speech des.
troys my appetite, and the sec >ud
is that am under the shadow OF q
great fear that my mental machin.
cry may not work harmoniouely,
and like the boat about which Abra.
ham Lincoln relates, which had a
steam whistle so large that every
time the pilot blew the whistle the
boat stopped, fear to blow my
large whistle when not prepared, be.
ing conscious Of the weakness of the
machinery that must vitalize the
sounds. This banquet, so bount-
eously spread before me, aesure
you, was unexpected and unmerit-
ed Oy me, but as we all know, there
is vein of vanity in the humblest
types Of humanity, hence, | assure
you, that | appreciate it and thank
you for it in the strongest words
that can be found in the literature Of
gratitude. Yet ! am not vain. glor.
rious enough to assume that this
high compliment is paid personally
to my travelling companion, Mr..
Bales, Of our legal department, and
myself. l take it as far more 1T.
|tingly an expression Of your admir-.
alton OF the State Life Insurance
Com mpany itself, whose star, now
shining so resplendently in the CEN
tral west, is sailing for the zenith,
there properly to take its place
among the galaxy Of great financial
institutions in the realm Of Life In
surance Of the United States.
"While most of us meet tonight
personally, for the first time, l do
not feel absolutely a stranger
within your gates. Back in South
ern Indiana, where in young man.
hood studied the grand principles
of Jeffersonian Democracy great
cheering] l lived in Dubois county.
The forefathers of that county were
. sterliug Democrats and they came
chiefly from North Carolina. They
were ever true to their training here
and have made that splendid coun.
ty the best Democratic county in
Indiana. CCheers. In taking re.
. irrespective historical glance, | am
reminded that months before tho
Declaration Of Independence at
P Philadelphia, Penn, resolutions
against Kingly domination we've
passed in Mecklenburg county, and
am informed for the first time TO-
day that, six months before the
, Mecklenburg resolutions we're pass
ed, your sturdy Irish and Scotch
ancestors met at Liberty Point in
this city and framed set Of resolu-
!, tions severing all allegiance to Eng
land. Then, truly, and historically,
fthis must be the real cradle OF
!. american Liberty; for here was her
, feeble voice first raised by the
defiance Of your patriotic ancestry
! to the divine right Of Kings. Con-
! scious Of the Justice Of Jour claim,
, II now feel justified in proclaiming
! this city tie real cradle Of liberty in
. this country Of ours, where liberty
and union, insepsrably linked,
shall now and evermore abids.
[Cheers]. That inspired BY the
nowledge that this is the home
, and abiding place Of liberty, We
shall all march in one way to do our
part in advancing the splendid des-
Tiny of our common country.
|, Mr.. Sweeney thanked the agency
'|force for this great compliment in
his honor. AT the conclusion OF
Ibis remarks the guests sang ssThe
|Old North State" and the Indiana
| AL - al A~sva