Show n tev jl rf i WEST IEST MUST ASSERT ITSELF governor johnsoa of aln minnesota desota declares that empire has been at mercy of east seattle bazli minnesota day the most notable of the special d days ays thus far observed it at the alas ra yu Y U q kon hon pacific exposition was colo brat ed on tuesday with an elaborate pro r i grant gram lu in the exposition auditorium followed toll owed by the unveiling of a bronze bust of james J hill of equal importance with tile the unveiling of the hill monument w waa tho the address by governor john A To Johns linson of minnesota in the auditorium governor johnson johnso n said bald in part it is time that thal tho the west threw off the shackles of the east cast I 1 would preach no sectional divisions and no see lional strafes fes but minnesota Minno sota and washington and the states between thorn them with those to tho the south of us should arise in their might and claim for themselves that fair share of influence in the halls of congress and in the administration of national at fairs to which they are entitled by every law of common coni trion sense as well as of political economy I 1 r we as an integral part of the american people should cast our influence and our votes not only to advance the mate material rhal interests of our own particular section but we should be broad enough and big enough to v labor for the common good of our common country we nave trave in the states west ot of the mississippi the undoubted balance of power no matter under what named name the national administration at washington exists in the years that have passed our population and our material wealth have not enjoyed that rep which they are entitled and furthermore our leaders leu doirs have been content to follow in no small measure the leadership of men who represent relatively small constituencies and sinal led comm 1 i the speaker declared that the cah of the west among other things la 19 the call for patriotism and progress for emancipation from every form of old world and now new world casto anil privilege from the tyranny ol oi wealth and birth |