The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05
TO the world the means Of subsist-


led to the front and said:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow
citizens of Bismarck, the capital Of
Dakota. It is with some reluctance
at this hour so near the time liked
for our departure, that came for
ward to make q speech. AS you are
very well aware, when get to talk
ing to q crowd, I scarcely know when
! to quit. am sure that II I did at
tempt to tell you what have seen n
your territory and what an impression
it has made upon my mind, our train
would not get started In time to Drive
the golden spike.
II will be brief, and will say that
although have been in almost every
other place In the United States, ]
never put my foot in Dakota terri.
tory until yesterday. I had heard OF
this great country and its fertile SOIL
but was not prepared to see what my
eyes have gazed upon since my ar
rival. With Mr.. Evarts I predict fol
you happy, prosperous future, ano
that within few years you WILL rank
away ahead of any of the eastern
states and will be a state with two
representatives, and it may be three
(unless congress is opposed to more
Republican members).
"Wel, am glad to see you all here
I am glad that have participated IN
the ceremonies, and am sorry that
you called me out" prolonged ap-
plause.)
Rufus Hatch was requested to
speak, and when found he was
perched upon a neat little pony IN
the midst of the crowd.
His remarks were very br1ef, pe-
ing: Ladies and gentlemen, I never
made a speech in my life, but ! can
say, however, that my voice Is IN
splendid condition for singing. and
would suggest that we have the Star
Spangled Banner
Then John Wyman Is here.
wrote out a speech for him and he
will deliver 1t for YOU
Chicago Mayor Is Guest
Among the many prominent guests
was Mayor Harrison Of Chicago, who
was introduced as the best mayor Of
the best city in the Union"
His talk was thusly: Governor and
fellow citizens of Minnesota (some
one corrected him by saying Dakota)
Well, the fact of the business is my
imagination got ahead Of my under
standing.
II have heard so much about the
development Of your country that
thought you had become state.
remember of reading Of the great des-
ert of America. which included within
it's mythical boundaries this north
western territory. rode around
Yesterday and was reminded of the
time when the Israelites were cross.
ing the desert and were fed with
abundance of mama, and am glad
to say that you will have mama
enough here to feed the Israelites anc
the gentiles too.
Dakota has $4,000 square miles
three times as much as the state Of
Illinois. The state of Illinois has 8
population of 5000, 900 and why can.
not Dakota, with every acre Of lane
arabic and productive, support o.
OO0, 900 people. France, with q yer!
little more land than Dakota, ha'
38, 100000 of prosperous inhabitants
and why cannot Dakota, with the bes
land in the world, support proper
tionate number? And reasoning u
this manner, the rational conclusion
| is that you can become an empire o
yourselves.
Here you use better judgment thai
people do in the east. Instead Of pay
ing your money for city lots, you pu
it into these broad prairies, and sal
you would build around your capitc
a grand and imposing city. though
when shown these grounds today tina
there had been local feeling anon
the various rivals for the capita
which caused the building to be 10
Gated outside of the city. But sc
it was. done with the consent of tn
citizens, and you are about to bull
up a city surrounding the publ
grounds.
! . Sitting Bull Speaks
IT came out here to help Mr.. Villar
help you, and I might say I was help
ing Mr.. Willard now Naughter).
am going out to help drive the golde
spike, and I will see that it is drive
down good and deep, and when I re
turn to Chicago will try to keep M
Willard from making your taxes ia
high. (Applause)
"All roads lead to Rome, and q
northwestern roads lead to Chicag
If you come to Chicago, and you mus
or go all around it as long as I ha,
the honor of presiding over the city
.. affairs, a Dakotan will have the pas.
port stamped on his back, and wi
see that you don't get into troub
while you are there"
Mr.. Willard announced that he hs
a distinguished guest whom he wishe
to introduce, and accordingly prt
sented Sitting Bull, who (speakir
through a young halfbreed inte1
lpreter), said that he was glad
meet the governor and his friens
here today, and was inspired by tt
! Great Spirit to shake hands wit
them. ..,......
5 Governor Ordway remarked tn,
, the committee had followed the tim.
: honored custom Of putting the old
! settlers to the front, and here "
5 have one Of the very oldest Dak'
tans and noted one too. ......
What Carl Schurz Said
Carl Schurz, the famous ex-secr
tary Of the interior. next spoke, sa!
ing:
western towns are proverbial
= reticent and modest: with the exec
!, ton of Chicago. We have pass'
: through great many Of them, al
|, If We may make the statement, ,
: have heard from the lips Of the
= representative men, each one Is
= = little ahead Of the other, and Il
q time will come when they all will
. a little ahead Of the whole COUNT
Here Is the old Anglo-Saxon stoe