Show WEST MUST ASSERT ITSELF Governor Johnson of Minnesota Declares De-clares That Empire Has Been at Mercy of East Seattle Wash Minnesota day the most notable of tho special days thus far observed at the AlaskaYu tonPacific exposition was celebrated celebrat-ed on Tuesday with an elaborato program pro-gram in tho exposition auditorium allowed by tho unveiling of a bronze bust of James J Hill Of equal Importance with the unveiling un-veiling of tho Hill monument was ho address by Governor John A Johnson of Minnesota In tho audl tannin Governor Johnson said In part Its It-s time that tho west throw off the shackles of the cost I would preach no sectional divisions and no sec lonal strifes but Minnesota and Washington and the states between them with those to tho south of us should arise In their might and claim for themselves that fair share of In luenco in the halls of congress and In the administration of national at fairs to which they aro entitled by evory law of common sense as well as of political economy We as an Integral part of tho American people should cast our Inm luonco and our votes not only U nd vance the material Interests of our own particular section but we should be broad enough and big enough to labor for the common good Of our common country Wo have lu the st tos west of the Mississippi the undoubted balance ot power no matter under what name tho notional administration at Washington Wash-ington exists In tho years that have passed our population and our material mater-ial wealth havo not enjoyed that rep resentatlouto which they are entitled and furthermore our leaders have been content to follow in nq small measure tho leadership of won who represent relatively small constituencies constitu-encies and Bmalled commonwealths The speaker declared that the call of the west among other things Is l the call for patriotism and progress for emancipation from every form ol oldworld and now world caste and privilege from the tyranny ol t tvoalLhnnd btthrrcu a |