The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-02
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More Active Community Inter-
est Is Urged by Dis 4
trict Judge -:
CONFIDENT THAT HOPES: :,
WOULD BRING RESULTS
Declares 5000 People All
Have Identical Interests
in This City
CONFIDENT THAT HOPES :,
WOULD BRING RESULTS

At the meeting or BemlQJl lrater-
nal and union local representatives
at the Moose hall, Tuesday evening,
the orator of the evening was Judge
Stanton of the district court, and
during his address said:
II am nearly always proud of Be-
midi. 1t is seldom that I am able
to detect here things or conditions
which call for criticism or censure.
In fact, as a. rule, and almost invar-
iably, 1 think of Remidji as an ideal
city of contented people and happy
homes, alert, enterprising and pro-
gressive. 1t is matter Of pride
with me to feel justified at all times
and on all occasions, wherever |
am, to tell of the advantages and
worth of Bemidji. and of my conf
dence in the attainments which the
future is certain to bring to it. And
it is always gratifying to me to hear
others, both residents and strangers,
speak in words Of praise of our city
and to refer to it, as one of the prom
inent public officials of the state did
recently, as 1.-The city that is to
Northern Minnesota what the Twin
Cities are to the State of Minnesota
Wished More Action.
"Ins my optimism though, T. have
often. sensed a feeling Of disappoint--
ment and regret that there was not
a more active community effort here
that the real, true, ardent "get to-
gether spirit" was not little more
among our people. l
have felt that if in some way what
might be termed a massed effect
could constantly be put forth by us
to encourage and stimulate indivi-
dual and public ambition, that no
prize could be too previous or goal
too difficult to attain, to be beyond
our reach.
my hopes and desires along this
line are not, am confident, just
Utopian dreams, incapable of full
hllment, impracticable and absurd,
but they are tangible, reasonable and
logical and can, probably not wholly,
but in large measure, De put into ac-
tual every day practice.
Massed Effort Successful.
Reflect and contemplate, honest
ly and candidly, if you will, the al
most invincible force and powerful
effect of the concerted, massed effort
the teamwork, If you please-of
the 5000 people of this city and OF
the other thousands in our tributary
whose interests are Identical
with ours. Just think Of it! Think
If inculating in these people the
spirit and determination to make the
interest of every single one the in
terest of all, to bring about the real,
actual union Of the strength and In
telligence of SO great number of
persons I mean, to create general
sentiment and condition that will
bring together the laboring men,
whether skilled mechanics or COM
mon laborers, the professional men,
the farmers and the business men.
and the wives, sons and daughters of
each of them, so that they will min
gle and work together for the COM
mon good It can be done, and,
gentlemen, permit me to say to you,
it must be done, to successfully cope
with recently changed conditions in
this country, as we'll as the rest Of
the world, and with other changes
that are imminent. We have just
emerged from a world conflict for
democracy. Now, let us have little
real democracy right here among
ourselves.
Good Start Made.
"You have made a good start in
this direction in the transformation
of the old Commercial club into the
new Civic & Commerce association
and in getting into its membership
men Of all occupations, so as to make
it truly representative and democra-
tic. Keep up and intensity the spirit
that prompted you to do this. 1t is
right and, more than that, it is i'm
perative. Forget the old idea of
classes and recognize the fact that
every man-and woman, too-in this
country has right to the enjoyment
Of life, liberty and happiness and that
from now on they are going to de-
mand that right.
Real Fraternalism.
"And so, my friends, I am delight
ed to join with you in the purpose Of
this gathering. We are invited here,