, 1908-06-26

THE PEOPLE


tCOntinueu o page IL
and how almost beyond ~comprehen-
sion the comparison seems. Think of
how progress progresses in geometri
cal progression, and then imagine, II
you can, my dear children, and older
friends, what the child OF today may
yet see before the end OF his lifetime
in this beloved City OF Cheyenne, the
capital OF the great-and to be I'M
mensely greater-State Of Wyoming.
A state where the face OF nature has
scarcely yet been scratched by the
hand OF man, and whose storehouses of
mineral wealth are not yet fairly sam
pied, so little has there been devel-
oped in comparison with the immensi-
ty OF her natural resources, as yet un.
touched.
What would not I and my elderly
friends here present give, If we could
come back for a day, or even an hour,
forty years hence. and see what you
who follow us will have wrought out
and accomplished in the meantime. 1t
would be an inspiring sight.
Unity and Patriotism.
81 ask what has contributed most to
the growth of this city in the past. and
what will be its mascot, its insurance
of success in the future? / answer, 1t
will be industry, combined with friend
ship, unity of action and patriotism.
Yesterday | read In an Omaha news-
paper atlittle sketch which ran some
thing like this: Booker T. Washing
ton, the noted colored educator and
philosopher, arrived in New York City
late one night and was YEARLY making
his way a block or more to his hotel,
weighted down with a large suit case
in one hand and a huge valise in the
other. Soon after his starting a quick
stepping, CHEEKY spoken, young man
overlook him, seized his valise and
said: I'll help you along, my friend,
I'm going the same way and l have no
baggage of my own to carry, SO will
help you carry yours" Arriving at his
destination, the noted teacher thanked
the stranger and asked his name. The
young nan modestly answered: my
name isTheodore Roosevelt And this
was Booker Washington's first intro
duction to the mar who later became
governor of the Empire state of New
York and president of the United
States
Bearing Each Others Burdens.
Il have heard similar anecdotes of
Grover Cleveland, that great and good
man, whose death occurred yesterday,
and whom we mourn today, and !
have heard similar things Of other
great and successful men, all tending
to prove that highest honors finally
come to those who are the most hum
BILE and helpful to friends and neigh
bors. II we would succeed In repub-
lie, state or city, We must bear each
others burdens; we must lend assist-
ance to every he~avty-laden toiler for
the public good. Along these lines
Cheyenne has done much in the past
for the public good, Is doing much now
and could, and doubtless will do still
more, and it has been a pleasure and
satisfaction to me that the Industrial
club of this city has shown SO much
activity and public spirit, and l am
praying for q continuance and even
greater effort.
Welcomed BY Friends
Il am encouraged and immensely
gratif1ed In seeing here today all ages
and both sexes. from gray heads to
tiny tots. All make me welcome and
| am especially and profoundly CRATE
full to those friends and prominent CO
workers in the vineyard Of public ef-
fort from outside this city and state
who have honored us with their pres
ence today. Especially do I enjoy the
presence today in such liberal num-
bers, of the bone and sinew of the re.
public, in the garb of their avocations.
froch fror that Avffao IF Chon on.1
farm. welcome all with keenest
pleasure. Also the fighting force OF
our country, first those old veterans
of the Civil war and the army, ma
tional and state. l myself have been
of both n in my early years served
in rank and file. l thank my military
friends most warmly for their pres
ence here today. it cheers me in my
work in behalf of the country's de-
tenders land the fire department, with
whom ! was for twenty years an ac-
tive member. The boys never looked
better or had more gallant members.
These and all the other associations
and organizations in attendance serve
to make my happiness the more COM
plete.
Some Shop Talk.
And now, my lear friends, what Of
my stewardship? You, the masters,
| the servant, I do not wish to tire
you with tedious details, but perhaps
you will expect me to talk shop for
a few brief moments with relation to
the doings of the first session of the
Sixtieth congress.
The position of a servant of the
people in congress is peculiar. His
environment and surroundings in
Washington form a constant tempta-
ton to him to become a statesman, 3D.
sailed, and indulge in large theoretical
questions of government rather than
engage in the real work of construc-
tive legislation-such as getting appro-
priations and various favors for his
own state, pensions for it's old SOL
diers, and the thousand and n little
things his constituents desire. From
the older eastern and middle states,
where the local wants and needs have
long since been supplied, a member
of the house or senate can indulge
himself and safely devote his time to
oratory and craftsmanship, with glory
to himself and without damage to his