Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-24

President Breckenridge had furnished an
abundance of printed booklets OF songs.
new and old. and frequently in the course
Of the evening old familiar tunes rang out
in the intervals between the speeches.
Goodbye My Bluebell," was sandwiched
in between a stein song and Columbia.
the Gem Of the Ocean" and Maryland. My
Maryland gave place to Marching
Through Georgia" In all these songs Mr..
Breckenridge led the forensic hosts. heart
Pound.
Session Holds Late.
The banquet began at 7:9O and it was al
most midnight when the lawyers went
away, for after the arranged program.
which lasted until II o'clock, the asso-
citation called for addresses and stories
from General Manderson, Judge wakeley
John L. Webster and others who had not
been placed on the program.
Ralph w. Breckenridge presided as toast
master. He first called for a solo from
Roscoe Pound
Judge Pound rose TO his feet and sang
Dives and Lazarus" song which proved
so funny that 1t was impossible to go
on with the program for several minutes
on account of the applause which cnsued
George r. Peck was then introduced
He appreciated the cordial welcome he
aid, which had been accorded him by the
men Of the profession in Nebraska: he
had lived In the wcst and knew the breed
OF men raised beyond the Missouri The
country west of the Missouri he spolSe OF
as having. become the seat q the. intAll4et
tof the nation.
F.. c. Calkins of Kearney the newly
q cd ~ fl.,
few brief remarks In which he ex-
pressed his appreciation Of the honor CON
! ferred upon him
The state OF Nebraska" was the subject
/ Of the toast responded to by Congress
man ]. !. Mccarthy Of the Third congress
sional district. The reputation of the
| state must depend on its men and women.
and those Of Nebraska compare favorabl
with the men and women of any state in
the union" said Mr.. Mccarthy. THE men
| OF this state are OF such caliber that II the
entire congressional deega ton were struck
by lightning you could pick from the very
! cornfelds congressman just as good"
/ II. c. Bronze. president Of the Omaha
/ Bar association, talked of "The Omaha
Bar He said great inherited wealth and
distractinE social environment had not in
terfered with tho progress of the Omaha
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come from other states and from across
the sea, bringing with them the education
and the moving spirit of their native lands
and had done well their part in the IN.
building of the great western common.
wealth. Mr.. Brome's reference to "a man
who was here when the cornerstone of this
city was laid" brought forth cries OF
"Wakeley, Wakeley." In conclusion hc
paid an eloquent tribute to the country
lawyer of the state.
March of Empire Westward
Charles J. Greene delivered the principa
address of the evening on The MarcI
of Empire" He said in part:
From the Mississippi river west ar,
100000 square miles Of territory, the rang
Of whose natural resources includes all th,
countless products of northern and south
ern soils and climates. In It more thai
y 100000 people have made their homes
17OOO,0OO in the past four decades II 4
penetrated and traversed by great railwa
systems whose lines aggregate more thai
$4,000 miles-nearly half the railway mile
age of the United States
It's advantages in the matter OF situation
world equipment and conditions are IN
I calculable. The commercial forces Of tn
world have been knit together by thei
communication. developed and multiplie
! by modern genius and enterprise. are unit
ing peoples and races in the bonds of com
world IL already augmented beyond tn
| legitimate demands OF the times. and tn
( agricultural and mining products of tn
west constitute the foundation Of the ma
tons prosperity. We are no longer boI
rowers from the east. Indeed. tho stat
Of Nebraska today is creditor OF the CON
monWealth of Massachusetts
Tho supreme fact is that the empire Z
the future demands something more tha
than thar tangible things%than lands lands i',D5 an
: stocks and bOnds-something more tina
civil forms and institutions and CONNER
cial and industrial organizations an
prestige for these things can never max
a return of the age OF individualism: n
4 age Of stalwart men and women, who ca
raise themselves above mere sordid intel
ests TO the level OF daring to true justic
3 who care nothing for expediency or con
3 promise where great principles are involve,
, and who with stern and implacable Wrat
= shall refuse all terms and conditions who's
z / existence constitutes menace 10 ever
aspiration and hope bound in the wplfal
, | of our country; an age in which men an
. which kindled the hopes and Inspired n
q sacrifices of those who have made OF
( history heroic in their conflicts for n
= ( republic.
Demands of the West.
The people who occupy the transmissi
= sippl valley are by accident and enVirol
I ment true disciples and apostles Of der
| ocracy The wide spaces, the mountain
A the plains, the majestic rivers and Il
/ mystery which broOds over all. are voc
| with It's songs, for in the divine plan Il
! liberty Of each unit Is perfect In it's oV
I sphere The connections which from tin
/ 10 time disturb the peace OF the west a
:. self-reliant individualism makes again
a The Inevitable tendency in prOEreF 81