Adlai Stevenson: “Inseparably linked with that portion of its history are names that will live with those of the Cabots and Columbus.”

Our eyes behold to-day the marvellous results of the far-seeing statesmanship in which it was conceived.

The value of the great Ordinance to millions who have since found homes within the limits of the vast area embraced within its provision cannot be overstated.

As one standing, alas, 'upon the western slope,' let me adjure the young men of this magnificent county--my home for more than half a century--to study thoroughly the history of our own State, and of the grand republic of which it is a…

It is in very truth a government of the people, in an important sense a government standing separate and apart; its foundations the morality, the intelligence, the patriotism of the people.