University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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1 hould be, he preached it, and when others turned a deaf ear to his Words, he took upon himself the burden of making it a reality. .HB Governor Pillsbury was a young man when he left his New Hampshire home to find a new land of promise in the West. At the Falls of St. Anthony he found a small and not very flourishing settlement. There were many towns along the river which seemed more prosperous, but he saw beyond the present. H Here, said he, are possibilitiesf' and he stayed and went to Work. When he died 'fthe city was large and great, and the fields about it fed the World. HM lt is due to Governor Pillsbury's refusal to look at the present alone that the integrity cf the state of Vliniosota is Without spot. lt was during his term as governor. and men who cared only for tosday were anxious to have the state repudiate some of its debts. But Mr. Pillsbury saw what it would mean in years to come-a stain and a reproach upon the honor of the commonwealth. With ceaseless entreaties hz awoke the sleeping conscience of the people. His cry was like that of the stern prophet of cld. Go. sell, and pay thy debt. At last he was successful, the danger was averted, and the days that followed brought splendid vindi- cation of his words. How sad would have been the condition of our state if he had not been obedient unto the heavenly vision ! .MM As we, to-day, students ofa university whose success and standing are in no small part due to Governor Fillsbury's efforts, '5 X