Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-07-03

We want to tell you gentlemen that
Rexburg has a glorious future. AL.
though now boasting q population of
little more than 5000 people we pre-
dict that in the next decade she will
be busy little metropolis of 10000
Inhabitants. We want to continue the
good will of Idaho towards us, and
know that you gentlemen, the mould
ers Of public opinion. can do much
for us. Again bidding you hearty
welcome to cur midst, thank you
EDiToR Isles RESPONSE
MP. Chairman, Honorable Mayor, La
dies and Gentlemen:
Within tie past six weeks / have
had two revelations ecclesi-
asticai nor anti-eccles:astical- |
know them to be true.
The first wss up In far north Idaho,
where / visited for tho first time, six
weeks ago. 1t was up whore the
great pines grow; where l saw one
orchard of 1000 acres, filling the air
with heavy sweets. and where the
Calling blossoms pile up under the
trees like drifts of snow; where the
hills have hearts Of gold; and where
dwell do-it-now, hustling people. too
busy ordinarily to be even hospita.
BILE. but when they do take the time
TO think of it are as free and un.
trameled In their hospitality as the
breeze from the tracklcss sea. This
was my first visit to this land OF
beauty and strength and prosperity
And now comes the second revela
tion. in my first visit to this section
What marvels of water, and fresf
piney air. and 2 horizon of might.
snOw-clad peaks, and hills crowned
with the green of trees, and frest
green fields with their myriads o
happy homes-these two revelation
make the marvellous total of Idaho
Almost continent apart, yet bear
ing the same name. under the sam,
laws. yct alike neither in products
or climate, or habits of life-the mar
vel 10 that one state can have sucl
variety of resources, such varied an,
multiplied prosperity.
But all this is Idaho. From sag
brush. from mine, from waving field
from shop and store and office, com
the same class of men. A court i
the territory of Idaho once found a
indictment against Abraham Lincoln
that gaunt, sad-faced giant who Dor
nation on his shoulders, through
bloody conflict. They don't do 1t now
Idaho sent to the last war one of tn
best regiments that ever marche
under Old Glory; 1t might not be b.
0omingly modest for me to say ths
they were close second to the iro
men of my own regiment from Mo;
Aana, In some of the conflicts wher
both were engaged If ever they wer
second. 1t was because they wer
placed there by authority-and the
always obeyed orders. There WEI
tunes when we should have bee
1a1EsA1 6AtA4 ~ lAuiA oCh1Au CuC lie
from Idaho. You of this pastors
country sent more than your quot
to the front Some of them nevs
came back. those who did. came vii
the baptism of fire that knows no di
tinction between millionaire and farf
er boy. between white skin or blac
or brown. so long as the heart
right. Idaho il proud of her mel
as proud, almost. as of her fair al
virtuous women.
And here | Venture to touch on
tender point. / shall illustrate it
a little story A few years ago. the
was . violent agitation. mostly und
cover. against the Catholic churc
II was known es the A. p. A. NOV
ment. and It averred that 1t was tin
for the patrie.s Of America to rous
arm themselves and prepare to WI
against the overthrow of their go
eminent by an ecclesiastical powe
Gradually all but the faintest memol
of the movement has died out II W.
called to my mind most striklngiy b