Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-01-05

BLUE POINTS i.
CELERY
CLEAR CONSOMME
...'-. QUEEN OLIVES as
LAKE SUPERIOR WHITEFISH
JuLIENNE POTATOES cUcuMBERs
PRIME ROAST BEEF
Drowned SWEET POTATOES
CHICKEN SALAD
NEAPOLTTAN ICE CREAM
CAMEMBERr CHEESE RoquEFoRr CHEESE
NUTS RA1s1Ns
CAFE NOIR
CIGARS ...
The banquet was served in courses,
beginning at 10:30 and It was almost
/ o'clock before the last course had
been removed and the cigars served,
a signal that the oratorical efforts of
the evening were about to begin.
Senator Little acted as POSTMASTER
of the evening, and introduced the
guest of honor as the first speaker.
The State and the Nation.
Senator Porter J. McCumber took as
his subject the estate and the Nation"
following the original thirteen states
through their periods Of growth and
prosperity and through the vicissi-
tudes of war until the war of the re-
bellion, when the blood of the north
cemented united nation with a ma
tional flag and a national patriotism.
The war of 1898, the speaker said,
was not so important, but it showed
the people Of the world that we were
an aggregation of states but single
strong nation capable of acting as
such against any power or any combi-
ton Of powers. As smile the sena.
tor spoke of the waters of a lake fed
by As streams as more nearly reflect.
ing the hue and character Of the pre-.
dominant stream in the same proper
ton as nation of As states represents
the combined character of the several
states composing it.
"In its legislation everything should
be done to uphold the character of
the nation Of the future" Senator Nc
nation Of powers. As a smile the sena-
along lines that make character for
the people. The power of the national
government is but slight when it
comes to the government Of states, but
in the interstate commerce law power
is given to congress over Interstate
and foreign commerce, which power
has been increased as time has gone
Cumber said: "You should legislate
people of the entire country. In these
times we are rapidly tending toward
the great principle Of paternalism.
The policy Of our government, I con-
tend, should not be so much toward
making ours great world power as
toward making us great people,
producing men and women of higher
intellectually and development of
character. 1t is the duty OF the
United States to conduct affairs on all
occasions 50 that It shall stand as a
great moral lesson to the people of
every country. When We are paid
with coins bearing the American eagle,
we know that they stand for the integ-
rity OF the government, and | main
tain 1t is the equal duty of the govern
ment to see that everything for which
we trade this coin should have the
same stamp Of integrity"
Senator McCumber at this point
spoke Of the report of Pure Food Com
missioner Laid and he contended that
this government should see that every
article Of food was unmasked before it
came across any state line. When
this is done there win be little cause
Tor any further reports. The senator
then spoke Of the desirability, OF irri-
cation In this as well as other states,
and predicted that within ten years
we would see the table lands Of this
state blossom1ng Ike rose as the re-
suits Of irrigation.
In concluding Senator McCumber
said: Today have looked into the
faces of men, most Of whom are OF
the same political belief, while they
cnay have had different ideas, hut n
believe honestly that l have not looked
in the face Of man who is not my
friend. It II my prayer tonight and
my hrm determination to be worthy
Of the friendship extended by the peo-
pie Of Bismarck ard the members Of
the legislative body and the people Of
North Dakota they 40 ably represent.