The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-30

"'" ieu, me history o, a
comprised within the llm,,' a'
Purchase is an epitome Of a.
history of our people. Wa.
limits we have graduaiv
State after State until now ~
times over surpass in wo.,,,
uiation' and in manysidos i.
ment. the original thirteen O' w
they were when their dola..
in the Continental coprr.'
people Of these States hs,
themselves mighty in war -,
fellow man, and mighty IN
to tame the rugged wildeus,,
could not thus have conuu.,,
forest and the prairie. ths
and the desert, had tho, .
sessed the great fghtln,
the qualities which enabIs
to overcome the forces Of h.n
and hostile nature. On "A
hand. they could not have
their conquest had they uo,,
ton possessed the qualtl.
mastery and self-restraint A,
of acting in combination =.
fellows, the power Of yieldI,,
ence to the law and Of buIldlu :
orderly civilization. Coun. y
hardihood are indispensable u- 4
a people; but the people vls y
sesses no other can never hsl :
the scale either OF power Or
ture. Great peoples must \,
addition the governmental a,
which comes only when Int,,
fully recognize their dutIs
another and to the whole boh p
tic. and are able to Join to;s,.
feats OF constructive s,atesu,'
and Of honest and effective 4,
Stlll Need Pioneer vlrsva !,
The old pioneer days an "
with their roughness and th~l
ship. their incredible toll al vi
wild halfsavage romance hal
need for the pioneer virtues -in
ihe same as ever. The peeulr b'
Tier conditions have yanI,As
he manliness and stalwart hrs
n the frontiersmen can l.
over freer scope under the c,sJe
the complex rt5.
SIN Of the present day In lhi ~
'egion acquired for our peops
he Presidency Of jefferson IN
zion stretching from the GuH N
Canadian border, from the Nv
II to the Rockies. the maieh 10
social progress has been so VI ~
like for veal and for woe lu "a
,ear the burdens common to 90
ire civilized world. The pr
'efore us are fundamehttl''
'ame east and west OF the Miss
n the new States ana w NV "
'Nactly the same quahteu
luircd for their successful s.
We meet here today TO On -
ate a great event. an eyC
marks an era in statcsma,t
ess than In pioneering. hht
hat we should pay our hes /
words: but we must In hosS
ur words good by deeds " f,
very right to take a just pht, :.
reat deeds OF our forefaAsa ,
'e show ourselves unwotly D, .,
heir descendants II we mah {
hes did an excuse for our bg "a
Inc Instead OF an incentive . =
Mort TO show ourselves BY G he
'orthy OF them. In the adnli an
.on Of city. state. and nailoa d 4
Management Of our home lie y. us
onduct OF our business and nu,
elations, wo are bound 10 ssoE q
ain high and fine quallts q sAasr.
'r under penalty OF seeing ne I've
cart OF our civilization ei'f u
lille the body still lives, ast
Must Be Fertile In Rssos'eal
We justly pride ourseh' y
ar marvellous material P" ~
nd such prosperity mus a.
-der TO establish a foundalN
hich a higher life can be ea-
Mess we do in very fact ea- -
.gher life thereon, the
rosperity itself will go for .
tile. Now in 1908. in The
'nditions, we must meet the % \,
Id changing problems VIZ
'irit shown by the m0 r.
1903 and in the subseQueA
lined, explored. conquered mn
ed this vast territory, then oo
w filled with thriving and : nd
ates. "a
The old days were greH r
Q men who lived In th~ "
ighty qualities; and We mus hol
Q new days great by shows. Nj
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