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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1892)
I/ ATI THE OMAHA DAILY BKK ; SATURn , CKTOKKR 22 , LS02-TWELVE 1MT.KS. of morn ( tlttlnqulshrd lands behold nny d ilrlt , thing or ambition which excites tholr praise , It Is but thu oui-croppliiR of the Ko- tnan courage on n now continent , in n later . > olcomotoyou men of older civilizations lo this vounp city whoso most ancient landmark - mark wns built within the span ot n present lifo. Our bospUalltlo * unet our welcome wo now extend without reserve , without regard to nationality , crned or rnco. Selection from the llpillrntory Odo. Mrs. Sarah C. I.omovno thrm rend with beautiful effect seleniums triini tlio dcdl- catnry ode , written by MUs Unmet Monroe. As Mrs. Lumovno concluded the rending nnd wns eboul to"resutno her sent , 1'reslilent Palmer advanced nnd. extending the wreath presented by the ladies of Chicago , delivered It to Mrs. Lomoyno in n graceful lltllo ftpcech. Huarty nnplauso creetcil her as stio accepted the trlbuto to hur excellent raadlng of the ode. ' [ 'hero were loud erle.i for Miss Monroe , ana the retired llttlo authoress of the ode win furcctl to como to the frotit nml how her acknowledgments to her cheering admirers. In a few words oC eulogy on hur production President Palmer presented Miss Monroe the boiiuot which lui'l also bJon sent up by _ tjio Indies of Clilcnan. Again the chorus hurst forth In n closing Rclertinn from the od'1 , producing nn nil- presslvo nITcet hi the rendition of tlio choral music to which the ortu had bson sot. The unanimous soiitlment of these within hearing of the chorus was thai Mimcil Director Thomas andhlslndofntlcablo usslst- onUs had performed well the almost Itiflnlto lanor nss.unud them In the selection uud training of this grand chorus. Iln Sppnlfs of tlio Work ol tlio MmVlli > I'littuipil mill IliiltiltMl , Cniatno , Jll. , Oct. 21. Tnoauporinloadent of thu unliro works of the exposition , D. II. Hurnham , was introduced by President I'nlmor. Mr. nurnhatn turned to Mr. Hlg- Blnbothnm and spolto as follows : "In August , 1SS3. the World's Columbian exposition cominlttoa was to decide * upon n . Without lic-sl- site for Iho great exposition. tatlnn it'prnniply Invited the most eminent of American landscape artt'ts to Join tiirin nnd give advice. The suugcsllons nf tbeso men wcro adopted. In December it hucanio noeShsarv to select tbo architects of tbo bulldincs. Ac..ln the corporation in trusted tun work uf clipoilnu to nn expert. und since that Mine no sinslu important slci ; of the vVorld'a Columbian exposition bus beet , taken without llio uuvico of an cxtiort. When before bus uuv e'omtr.unltv so in- irusted its Interests to Its strongest sons ! And what are the results ? Tlicy lie u round vnu , Wiion this day shall stand in the lotiK perspective of the past nt.d your children icad the story , it will bo called an epoch , one of these rain moments which can only , with Intervals nf ccnturlns , como. I conuruiulato tbo cilv upon the devotion and generosity of her sons.wlnch buve nmilo tins diiy possible' . 1 congratulate ) lha company upon tbe success it has attained by its wise course In suffering its export nuvlsors tc lead it on and In supporting them so nobl.v with its millions and its perfect faith. 1 conprnlnlatu tlio nd | country In the nesses Bion of such a populace , wbosn spirit has risen to such an occasion. And I e-ongratu- laic the world upon the result. Mv eoiintryiiu'n , you liavo freed the nrrr of llio allied artists , which ' "a * until novt been bound since Columbus any , -100 joara nco. nco.Yon have bidden architce.lure. sculpture minting and music be free ; nun , as has ovci been the case , wliun after many centuries t .community shade's off tnu sordid oh.ilns o ! 'its spirit , the allied arts tmvo rop.ild youi devotion and bnvo produced this result. 1 Ifnvo the honor to present to you thi master artists of the exposition. iuciivr.i : : > TIIK itrn.iiiNcs. I'rnslilrut lliKKlnliiitliain Arci'pts llio Mruc llll-4'H Irillll tll < > ItllillllM'H. After Mr. Burnlrun's raaurks ,1'rusldonl lligginbotham , in a flatlarliiR speech , pro- Bonted tbc medals of the exposition to th master artists of construction. 'Mr. Durnham and Gentleman : It becomes comes my agrocnhla duty , qn behalf of th board of directorsof the World's Cohlmbiai exposition , to rcculvu from you tboso build ings , which represent your thought , sktl nnd labor as master artists of construction It is difficult lo command language full' ' adequate to express our satisfaction ivitl your acbiovoirionts. Wu have objorvod wilt admiration tliu iMiild development o your plans , until there stiunl . bot'oro u today 'stiucttires that represent the rljies wisdom or the ; acc $ . Never buforo have men broucht to the ! task greater knowledge , Higher uims , ovinor rcsoluto purpose. Never before hr.vo &ucl mugnitlccnt fruits been tbo result of tbouch and toil. Tbo earth und all It cinitilns hav Dcon subservient to vour will. You hav pursued vour WOI-K loyally , heroically , am with an unselfish devoti 1n thntcommani's th applause ot tbc world , Yourcountry andtli nations of thu earth will Join us in congrntti lating you upon tlio splendid Issue of you plans and undertakings. \V'o accept these buildings from vou exulting In tlio belief that these bcnutifii Btruotures furnish proof to the world that with all our material growth and prosporlt since tuo Columbian discovery of Airicric : " wo have not nogloclod those "civilizing art wlncti minister to a people's rclinemout , an bccomo the chief clory of a nation. "I'mieo balli her victories Nn luss ronowiuMl than war. " in thii uxposition , 3110 of the adorning vie lories ot our ago nf pence , you take ronsplct ons p.iit , and the work accomplished rolled' and will continue to rullcct , honor alike upo yourselves anil upon your country. In recognition of your faithful and efllcior services , and in order to commemorate mot hiibstantmlly thai ! InIIICM warns tbo sui ci'ss-ful termination of vour treat work n master artists ol construct ! n , iho board c directors has issued this mudnl , which have tnd honor to present to you , A simp1 tolton it is which finds It * real nnd ubldln valun not in Its intrinsic worth , but rathei in thn high merit wlilub receives and tt grateful appreciation which bestows it. VUHIAN'.i IMIIT IN TUU TAIK. Mr > . Putter PnlmiT'n Aililress for llio I il Thu Work of tlio Hoard of Lady Man pcrs" was the Hubjocl of an address by Mr Potter Pulinor , nnd although the lady ioulilo ynico was unhoanl by these fartb than tlfly foot away , man's chivalrous trl utn of applause to wonmu was not wuntti nt tin ) close. OIllcui representation for women , upon Important an ociuiion ns ttia praiont , l.-i u precoiliintcd. Tbo prnvision of the net coiiKri'K'i that Urn board of lady manure appoint a jury ot her peer * to lUia ] tidimo upon wnm.ui' work nads to tlio slciiilican nt the Innovation , for nnvor bjforo was thouiiht necessary to apply this fundument principle ! of JuilH'o to our sex. It lias be aulo to broaden thu tejpo u [ its worl : ai oxtomi its Inlluonra through the co-oner.Ul and nsti'jaiic4 | t > o generously ( unnsliod I < ; . llio Ualumbhin commisHloii and thn boaid i directors of the nxposlilou. Ulvali t pu.oio5lty | pt thu ilircutors. thu nattoi cuuiniUhloli lias lion o rod thu board of lui innnaKcrs by piUUun into its hands all of t IntcrcDtk of women in oonncctlon with t t'xpODllIon , as well as the outiru control t < \viiuai\'a building. Without louclilur upon palltlrs , siiffrui or ii < her irruluvunt Usims , this uiumio OIKI i/-itlon ! of wunion for woman will dev < Itself 10 thu promotion of their industrial lurcbtx ) t will address itself to the font tHih of a imbljo ftontiinont whlub will fa\ won.au's Industrial equality , and her rnce liit ; just vompeii ntion tar service * roudcri II will try to teouro for bar work the con&l oration and rc. peut wlucu it cie&crvcs u establish bur imporlmico as nn economic f ; lor. To this und It will endeavor to obti unU Install > n lbi'30 buildings oxlnbiu blic ii'i , ' the valuu of her contriuutions to tbo dus'ilOb , * ulcqce mm mu , m Well iis stU tics Riving llio proiiorlluuato amount of I work in uvery country , Of till thu cbutiKfa that buvo resulted t\- \ thu croai inuenulty aud Siivoutlvcnoja of I race , tboro is nonu that equals in linportut to woman tbo uppllcatfou of tuachinory the uorformunco of the uovcr-cuumu ta : that have provlQU ly beuu licis. The tnovul from the bousotiold to the varlt fnctorirs wyoro such worK is now dona spinning , uardiuir , dvoiiic , UnUtiii , t weaving of teillo fabrics , sowlnp , tbucuttl uud making of Kortnunta , and many oil Uboroui ocoupaticus , bat enabled bor to 1 icr eyes from the drudirory that ha on- iresscd her Mnco prehistoric days. The csult U that \vomon us n * cx hnvfl boon Uberntcd. They now havotlroo to think , o bo educated , to plan utid pursue careen of their own choositip. As a result of the freedom nml training now granted them womay conlKIontlvnvvalt , lot n renaissance , but tbo IIrat bloomlnpof ho perfect flower of womanhood. After centuries of carotul pruolna Into convon- lonnl shapes to mccV the rciiulromonts of nn artlllclul standard the bhoars nnd props hnvo been thrown away. We shall learn by watch- ng the beauty nnd the vigor of the natural crowth in the open mr nnd sunshlno how ar tificial and false was the Ideal wo had previ ously rbcrUhed. Onr efforts to frustrnto na ture" will socm protosiiuo , for she maynlxvny * > o trusted to nrosurvo hcrtypos. Uur utmost lope is that woman may become n more con- Kcnial companion und lit nnrtnor for her II- ustrions mate , xvhoso destiny shohas shared during the centuries. Wo lire proud that the stitesmon of our own country have been the llrst to see beneath - noath the surface and to understand that the old order of things 1ms passed away , and tnat new methods n.ust bo Inaugurated. Wo wish to express our t hunks to the congress of the United Ktntos for huvlnir made this pi-eat ttep fornnrd , and also for hnvltiit subse quently approved nti.l endorsocl the plans of tlio board ol lady maniiRcrs , as was mani fested bv their liberal appropriation for carrylnc them out. Wo mo t heartily anprcciato thu assistance irlven us by thu president of the United .States , the Dupartmoni of Stnto nnd oar foroicn mlnlstois. Wo hope to have occa sion to thank nil of thn other srcat depart- inonts of the tjovorninont beioru wo llnlstt our work , Hvon more important than the discovery of Columbus which wo are cntnored to- ethur to coiubrato , Is the fact that tbo gun- cr.tl government has Just dlscoveroil woman. It has Just sent out n flnUiliitht from Its nemhts , so innccoislbln to us , which wo shall answer by n return signal wbun tbo exposi tion is opened. What will be Its next mes sage to us I Tiivxsriiutii : > TIM : mru.niNus. I'ri'sliliMIt lllKKlnboiluitii Turnn Tliuin Ovci In I'rftidi'iit IMImcr. I'reslilent , ( IlKglnbotham ot the World's Columbian extiosltton now formally tendered the exposition bulldliiK.s to President P.ilmoi of tbo World's Columbian exposition in the following words : lion. ' ! ' . \V. Palmer , President of the World's Columbian Commission : lut ! yester day thu o surrounillnjr aero ? composijit ti dis mal morass n rostniR t > lace for the wild fowls In tholr migratory llipht. Today they stand Irjiutoriiuul by urt and sclonco into a bo.iuty nnd grandeur unrivaled by any othai spot on earth. Heroin wo behold n miniature roprosentn' tion of that marvelous mati'rinl dovulopmeni and tbal unprecedented arowth of tmtional RrentnciH. which , since the tlav of Columbus have ctiuiMctarl/.iMl the history of tbo now world. The idle boy , strolling along the shore o ! this inland sea , carelessly throw a pebble into tbo bltio water * . l'\-om that conte.1 ol npitatiou there spread the circling wave which fainter and still fainter grew , iintl lost at last In the distant calm. Notsodk the m-eat thought como and vanish whlct has culminated in these , preparations for tin World's Columbian exposition. It was no the suggestive impulse of any sinclu bralt or locality that originated this noble enter prise. From many minds and many locall tics there seuiucu to coiuo , apontancousli and in unison , the susuostlons for a Colum bian colebuuion. These individual ant local sentiments did not die out litto thi wnvcs but in nn Inverse rutin grow mori and more powerful , until tuny mingled un < culminated in tlio grand and universal re solve of the American people , "It shall b < douo. " The citizens of Chicago cboiishcd th ambition to furnish the facilities for the exposition position , which , in character , should nisunic a national and international importance They entertain the pleasing hope teat the ; have not como sbort of tbo nation's demand and of the world's expectation. Permit us sir. to believe tbat It is not a narrow ambi tion , born of local pride and selHsnness , tna asked for the location ot tbo World's Coluir bian exposition at Chieazo. Uather lot i tistly bo said that.it was iu view ot th ' .icttliat ! i.i.OOOUUU of people live within adius of fiOl ) miles of Chicago , and tlm standing bore , so near the center of popu "ation , Chicago would bo acccssinlo to argcr number of American people , who ar .ho creators of our wealth and prosperity ban would anv other otty ou the continent I'ho citizens of Chicago have been actuate iv the most patriotic sentiments In a l < in 'or the location of the exposition at thi ilace. Animated by the most public-spiritc natives , tnoy have made such preparation for the exposition as wo trust you canno but look upon with satisfaction. Tlio board ot directors now begs leave t tender to the World's Columbiancommissio and to the nation these buildings in fulfill ment of Chicago's pledge aud in honor of tb great event wo celebrate. t'li-slilunt PiilmmTnuislnrrt thn Trimt t Vlu I'riiHlili'iit .Alorlnii. To thn. address the president of tbo loci directory , Prubldotit Palmer of tbo nutioni commission , loapondcd as follows : The teacher of Socrates , when dyinir. wo asucd wnat bu wished for a monument. II answered : " ( Jive the boys a holiday. " It wns a happy thought to hav link ; , with tbo achievements of Columbus and Pii zon. which doubled the area of thu habltabl glnbu , an undertaking whereby wo iiopo I illustrate tlio fact that , thuv also made poss hlu moro than a duplication of blessings " 1 inauldnd. Four hundred years ago today. Kodrlgo t T'rl.ina. from the prow of tnu 1'inta , erii "land. " That cry maikod thu commonci inont of mi era wherein has been condense moro of iood import lo tbo race than in an other. Today , at thu llood-Umo of the cr wo tuu reminded of what tbat cry involve aud ol bow much Micro U yet to do to glvo its fullest significance. Thorn are no moro continents to dlscovn but there is'mucb to do to make butli horn ! phercs the homo oi intolllcouco , virtue , ai consc luont happiness. To that end no 01 material thine c.in contribute moro thane positions to wnich are invited , In a fratcrn spirit , all nations , Irihos and peoples , wboi o.icb shall glvo and rccolvo accordiug to tbc respective capacities. The foundations of civilization have bet mill. Universal onllulitcuincut , now n knowlcdged as tlio safosubitructuroof uvoi stnto , receives oi nddod ImpuUu from tl coimnmgllcg of pi0ilua | and" the frulornlz tion of races , such as are ushered in by tl pageant of todnv. Hitherto the work of tlio national cnmmi sion mid of the exposition company has boi on different but eonvergont lines : today tl roads unite , nnd it may not bu amiss nt tli tlmo to spoaii ol iho work already done. ( tbn commission and its agencies , Its dlrcctc Kuner.il and the heads of its dooarlinonl its agents and envoys , 1 , although a part that national organi/atlon , may bo pormltti toapcak. Culled together by tbo preside two venr. * HKO , Its organic law dtlllcult construction , with room for honest and y contiudlutory opinions , it has striven he catly , patriotically nnd diligently to do'i whole duty. Through lu agencta * it h rcai'nud to Ihu uttermost parts of thn oar to cailier in all Hint could contribute to ma this not only thu jnusiMiin of thu savant in thu well read , but tUo kindergarten of chl and sago , The national commission will In ci time take npproprlnto action touching t formal acceptance ! of the buildings pt vlded under thulr direction by the Work Columbian Kxposition compauy for tt imilonul nnaliuuriinuon.ilHlrund to youA Vice Piesldent , ui. tlio high reiiresunlatl of t'io nation , U assigned tbo honor of doc eating them to the purpose * determined a deflated by tbu conjjress of the Unit States , in behalf of the men and women wlio ha devoted tbemsulvus to thlt u-reat worn , the neb who have given of their abundat : and Ihu poor who have t-lvon of their nect sitle ; in uohalf of the architects who ha given to thulr Ideals a lornl bauHiitlon ntn iianix , and tlio urllsta who have bronc lilt bor iho tlireo graces of raodorn life , for color and mcloiiy , to decorate aid Inspire ; ot'half of TOvorUmuii ] , who have uropai tbo gruuiu < s aud reared lliu walls ; in bebalf the chiefs who have orgauized the work tuo exhibitors ; lu bobulf of tbo clef of Chicago , whlcti has mun ceutlv voted aid , of the congn which has gcneirously given of the nnllo moneyn ; lu bahulf ol the World's Columb cotumlssloo , the World's Columbian Kxpc tion company , and the ooard of It uianaeurs , 1 ask you to dedicate these bul tegs ana pround * to humanity , to the < that all mon and women of every clime may feel that Iho ovldenca of material progress which mny hero meet the eye Is coed only so fnr as It mny promote thut higher lifo which Is the trno aim of civilization-that the evi dences of wealth bore exhibited nnd the stimulus heroin given to Industry nro good only so fur as they may extend tno area of human happiness. As the president of the commission turned to Vice President Morton nt the oloso and asked the rourdsnntntlvo of the nation to dedlcato the buildings and grounds to hu manity , the sentiment of the occasion reached Us climax , nnd cheers from 100- 000 throats wolcon.od the venerable vice crosldontof the United States. By a common Impulsn every man nnd woman In the monster assemblage arose to their feet in spontaneous trlbuto to tbo highest dignitary of the occasion , vici : i'iisu : > iM"d spuncir. tin Approves tlio Uullclltiis nnd Huts All Nation * IVolrimip. At the close of tlio ovation Vlco President Morton spoKe ns follows : Mr. Presidout : Uoop indeed must bo the sorrow which prohibits thu president of Iho United States from bslng tno central llutiro lu tbosu curemiomals. Konll/lng from these sumptuous surroundings the extent of do- den , the ade < i'iaev of execution arid the vastness - ness of results , wo mav well laiagino bow ardently he lias aspired to bu olllcmlly and personally connected with this great work , so linked to the pi'.t nnd totbo present of America. With whnt eloquent words bo would hnvo snokon of tbo heroic achieve ments and radiant future of his beloved coun try I Wbllo profoundly anguished in his most tender earthly affection , ho would not have us delay or falter in these dodl- catorv services , anil wo can only offer to support his co lira no bv a profound and uni versal sympathy. The attention of our whole country and of nil peoples elsewhere concerned in Industrial progress Is today ilxud upon tbo city of Chicago. The name of Chicago has bocnmo familiar with the speech of all civilized communities , liureatls are established at many points in Europe for the purpose of providing trans portation hilhor , nnd during the coming year the Ilrst placu suggested to the mind when men talk of America will LO the city of Chlcaco. This is duo not only to the Columbus exposition , which marks an epoch , but lo the mai vulous growth and energy of tin ) second commercial city ot tbo union. I am not here to recount tbo wonderful story of this cltv'a rise and advancement , of the matchless courage of her people , of bor second birth out of thu ashes of thu most notable conflagration of modern times , not the eminent position she has conquered in commerce , in manufactures , in science nnd in tbo arts. Tnoso are known to all men who ucop pace with the world's ' progress. Wt'lcomo All. 1 am hero in behalf of the government ol the united States , In bo alfotn ! ! tbu people , lo bid all hall to Chicago , ail bail to the Co lumbian uxposition. From the St. Lawrence to the gulf , from the peerless cosmopolitan capital by tbn soj to tlm Golden Gate of California , there is nc longur n rlvr.l city to Chicago , except to emu late her iti promotine the success of tbis work. Mow York has signalized the opening ol tbo now era by a commemorative function instructive to tno student , encouraging to the philanthropist and admonitory to tbc forces arrayed against liberty Ilur houses , of worship , without distinction of creed , nave voiced tnoir thanks to at- iiiiuhty God for rclicious fruedom ; her chil dren to tbo number of 25,000 have marched under the inspiration of a light far broader than Columbus witn all his thirst for knowl edge enjoyed at the university ol Pavla , anu for throe days and nitrhts proces sional progresses ou land ana water , aided by Spain nnd Italv and Franco , saluted the memory of the great pilot with the fruits ol the Rreit discovery in a pageant more bri1.- 1 unit than tbat at Barcelona , when upon n throne of Persian fabrics Ferdinand and Isa- bullu , disregarding the etiquette of Castile and Arargon , rcccivedhim | stasdlng.nttondod by the most splendid court of Christendom. " And wtat spectacle is presented to us noro. As wo gaze upon these muuillconl erections , witb their .columns and nrchos their entablatures and adornments , when w < consider tholr beauty nnd rapidity of reallza tion , they would seem to ba cVokod at f wizard's ' touch of Aladdin's lamp. Pr.uso for tbo organization aud aceom plisbmcnt , lor the architect , and the btiiidor lor the artist ntid the artisan , may not now detain me , for in the vear.s to como in the mouths of all man it will t-o unstinted. These nru worthy specimens to record tin achievements of tlio two Americas , and ti place them side by sidu with the arts und in duslrics of the older world , tu thu end tbn we may bo stimulated and encouraged t < new endeavors. Columbus is not in chains nor are Columbian ideas in futtur.s. 1 sne him , as in tbo great picture uiuler the dome f the capitol , with kneeling llguroa abou iu ) , hctnkoning no longer the contrition o us followur-i , but the homage nf mankind vith erect form and lofty mien , nninmtini ncso children of anew world to higho acts nnd bolder tiieorics. IilltH tlllt Vt-11 Of till ! I'lltim ) . Wo may not now anticipate the characto and value of our national exhibit. U.itho uay wu modestly anticipate that a conservr wo award will bo made bv tno world's cril cism to u young nation eagerly listening t .ho beckoning future , within whoso limit tbo lightning was tirst plucked from heave it tbo will of mun , where the oxpausiv power of steam was first compelled to trans lort mankind and merchandise eve .he waterways of the work whom the implements of a'jrlcu turo and handicraft have been , & perfected ns to lighten the burdens of tel ind xvliorn the subtle forces of nnturo , nc' ng through tf.o ttilograph and the tclepbom nro daily startling the world oy victoric over matter wuich in the days of Columbu might have boun reckoned among the mil uclcs. uclcs.Wo Wo can safely predict , however , these wu will como from the near and distant region of our country and who will thomselvc make part of the national exhibit. Wo sha see the ( lebcunduut.s of the loyal cavaliers c Virginia , of iho Pilgrim futtioi'3 of Ncv Kneiund , of thn sturdy Hollanders who i 11)21 ) bought the -'li.dQU acres of the Island c Manhattan fur the sum of $34 , of thu adho cuts of tbo old Christian faith wli found n resting place In Halt moro , of tbo Quakers and Palallti Germans who nettled in Pennsylvania an Now Jersey , ot tbo Huguenots who UoJ froi tba revocation of the edict of Nantes to th banks of the Hudson in tbo north and I tboso of the Cooper and Ashley rivers In tb south , of tbu rofuseos from Sal/.burg i Georgia und of Charles Kdwards In Nort Carolina , and either in person or in tbo sons the thousands of others from man climes , who with elaborate fortunes hav joined thulr future to lhat of the ropuoljo c whoso smowy arms huvo opened our tvutoi ways and bulldod our ( railways. Tnu spo.ikur then procoed-U to sketch tl Ufa of Christopher Columbus aud hU voi ages of eliscovery , together with the nrogro- ot Iho world , particularly tbo new warli that timo. "In the micno of the government of tt United States i hereby dedicate those buili ings and other aurmriennnca * intondqd by tt congress of the United btatcs for the World Columbian exposition of the world's progru' ' iu art , in science , in agrloultu.ro anu in ma ufacturos. I dedicate thorn to humanity. Gc buvotho Unltod Stnteis of America ! " At the concluding sentence of tba vli president's uildrojs , and nti ho pronounce tbo dedicatory wurds , the members of tl foreign dtplomatlu coi-pi are o slmultan ously to their feet in graceful approval the sentiment , und the example so delicate ; tot by tlio rom-cbcntatlves of foreign nutloi was Instantly foliovcd by all tbo thou aui ussoinblcd bcnuatb thu vast roof. The "Imlluujah chorus" that folowi | added to too deap bolcmnlty of the scone ui the best true uravity of the moment was i cffacoably tnibressud on every mind , nt when ut Us conclusion Henry Watlorion n vnncod to deliver the fornnl doJioutory or tion , the great editor ruocivod an ovatt worthy to crown a lifetime of glory. IMMHUAIOItV OIlATJO.V , .Hun , lltnry'iiilnr uii A dead silence rolgned over tbo acred humanlly as tbo orator of the day deliver the following address : Among thn wonders of croatwo and cc structlvo genius in course of preparation f this fujtival of the nations , wlioio fern aud oulclal inauguration has brought us t KO'.ber , will presently be wilnessuu ur.ou t tuargta of tlio intorocoan wblch iflvos to tl noble nnd beautiful city tbo character a rank ot a maritime metropolis , a sneota num. wborolu the Columbian epic will ba K with realistic effects surpassing the most splendid nnd InvnrMsivo achievements ot the modern stage. No * one , who bus baa the Kami fortune to J8i * > | lho models of this ex traordinary work of art , c.in have failed to bo moved by the union , which it embodies , of the antique In history nnd the current lu life and thougliU\iii , beginning with the weird mendicant fainting upon the hillside of Santa HablJn , ittrnoe. , the strange adven tures ot the Gunofyso seer from tlio royal camp of Santa Ft ) to the sunny coasts of the Isles1' ' of Ind ; .through the wonry wawhns , of tbo endless night , whoso soulinol itart suomod set to mock but not to guide ; through the IracK- less and shoreless wastes of the tuystlo sea , spread day by day to boar upon every rise nnd fall of its DoJvlng bosom tbo death of fair , fond hopes , tno ulrth of fantastic fears : the peerless nnd thrilling revelation , and all that 1ms followed tu the vary moment that beholds us here , citizens , freemen , equal shareholders In tbo mlraclo of American civi lization nnd development. Is thuro ono among us who does not thank his Maker that ho has lived to Join in this universal celebra tion , this jubduo of mankind I Till ) .Mliuiilt't'l" ' l llio Thump. I ntn appalled when I reflect upon the portent tent nnd meaning of the proclamation which has been delivered in our presence. The palmer employee ! by the klnir's command to render tu the eye some particular exploit of the people , or the throne , knows In tulvanco precisely whnt bo has to elo ; thoru is a limit sut upon bis purpose , his canvas is meas ured , his colors nro blended und , with the steady and sure hand of the master , ho proceeds , touch upon touch , lo body forth the forms of things known and visible. Who shall measure the canvas or blond the colors that are to bring to the mlnd'5 eye of the present the sconas of the past In American glory I Who shall dnro nt- tempt to summon tbc cloud to life , nnd out nf Iho tomb of the ages rco-ill thu tones of the martyrs nnd heroes whojo voices , though si lent forever , still sooau to us In nil that wo are as n natlou , iu all that wo do as mon and women ! The Retrospect. Wo look before and alter and wo see through the half-drawn folds of tlmo us through the solemn archways ot some grand caUiudral thu long procession pass , as sllont nnd ns real us a dream ; Iho caravels , tossing from Atlantic billows , have thulr sails ro- illled from tbo east and beer awuy to tha west ; tnu land is reached and fulfilled b Ihu vision wiio.se actualities nro to bo gathered by other linnds than bis who'planned ttio voyage nnd steered the bark ot discovery : the long souuiit , golden day has como to Spain at lust ana Castltltili conquests tread ono upon another fast enough lo pile up per- p'Huul power atul riches. Hut even us Simula Justice wns denied Columbus was lasting tunuro denied the Spaniard. Wo look airaln anJ wo see in tin 'sv north east tbo old-world " .trugglo between the French and English translurrud lo the new , ending tn tbu tragedy upon the heights above Quebec ; wo see the sturdy- Puritans in bill- crowned hats und sable garments assail in unequal battle the savage and tbo elements , overcoming both to rlso against a mightier too ; weiseu tlio gay but dauntless cavallors to the southward foln hands with the round heads in holy rebellion And lot down from tbc greonwalled hills of Now England , out from the swam ps of the Caroltnas , come fain tlv to the oar , llko far-away forest leaves stirred to music by autumn winds , the drum- taps of the revolution ; the tramu of the mlnutumcn , Israel Putnam riding boforu ; tbo tioof-btjats ofSjmtor's horse galloping to tbo fro'n'j , ; the thunder of Slant's ' guns'in spirit battle tho' gleam of Marion's watch-llres in nhoslli * bivouac ; aud there , there in serried , sajntliko ranks on fame's eternal campinegrontids | stand The old QimUpuntils , in their raeKUiregimentals , " ' Vloldlns no , , , ns amid tbo slneingiof nngels in heaver tne sccnu is shut out from .our mortal vision by prund and happy tears.- Wu sen the rise ot the ) youti republic ; and the gcntlpmen in kpCA breeches and pow- durod wigs who siQuqd the DeoUuMtlon anel the gentlemen in cueo-breechos and pow dered wigs woo made , tbo constitution. We soothe llttlo nation -juonaceJ from without. Wo see the riilamau , In ( hunting shirt and buckskin swarm from .tbo oabtn in tbc wilderness to theor 9cuu of.cotintry nnd homo ; and our hear.tst9.woU to a second anel final decree of independence won by tne prowess and valor of American arms uuor tbo land and spa. And then , nnd then since thuro is no life of nations or of mon without its shauow ane its sorrow there comes u day when ttie spirits of the fatnur.s no longer walk upor the battlements of freedom , and all is dan : nnd all seems lost , save liberty and honor nnd , pralso God , our blessed nnio.i. Will these siimviuir. who suall marvel at wha wo sco today ; this land tilled with , the trans ures of oaV'.h ; this city , snatched from tbi ashes , to nsa in splendor aud renown , pass Ing tbu mind to preconceive ! Truiy. out of trial comes the strength o man , out of disaster conies tbo glory of thi Elate I Till ! OfUllHllMl. Wo ar met this day to honor the momorj of Christopher Columbus , to celebrate thi 400th. annual return of Iho year of his trans cenitiiut achievement , and , with fitting rites to dedicate to America and the universal concrete exposition ot the world's rrogresi botweou 140) and IS'JJ. ' No twenty cunturio : can bu compared with these four centuries either in importance or in interest , as no previous vious ceremonial can bo compared will this in its wide significance am roach ; because , since the advent o tbo tion of God , no event has hai so great an influence upon human affairs a the discovery of this western hemisphere Each of tbu centuries that have intervene ! marks many revolutions. Tbo merest catalogue loguo would crowd a thousand pages. Tu story of tlu least of nations would 111 a volume. In what I have to sa ; upon this occasion , therefore , I sbul confine myself to our own ; and , in speakini of tlio Unltecs Staten of America , I propos rather lu dwell upon our elm racier as u pec pic , nnd our reciprocal obligations und dutlu us an aggregation of communities , bold tc golhor by a tlxnd constitution , and cnnr.oi with thu custoely of aunion upon \vho pros erv.ition and perpetuation in its origmn spirit ami purpose the futuru of free , pop ular government doppnds , than to enter int u dissertation upon aoUract principles , o to undertake an historic essay. Wo are plain , practical people. Wu are a race of in vontorb and workers , not of poets and arlUfi Wo huvo led the world's movement , not it thought. Our deeds are to bo found not upo fro.scood walls , or in ample llbrurlo , butii thu machine shop , where the spindles aim nnd tno looms thunder ; on the open plain wbora tlm steam plow , the reaper and th mower contend with ono another in frlemdl , war ngainat tbo obduracies of nature ; in th maglo of electricity as it pouotratos tb darkest caverns with its Irresistible poivc and light. Lot us consider our.iolvos an our conditions , ns far as. wo aru able , with candor unilngad by cynicism , nnd a oonl denco having no air of assurance. Tlio Trim Aiuorlean INillty. IU T- A hotter opportunity could notbo desire for a study of our rJirjulnnties llmu is fm riishod by the prosonJMpamnnt. W' < ) are in tbo m'ills.t'o'f the quadrcnnlc period established fat trio'scloctloii of n chic magUtraiu. Each cVift'cH has his right o cholco , , each has bis rhlit to vote and tu hav his vo'to freely cast ami faiHv counted. When ever this right Is'asjimled Tor any caus wrong Is done and oVttyViust follow , llrat t the v/holo country , wiiieft1 has an Interest 1 nli Its parts , but luoiVlu'tbo ' community in : o tnudiatclv involved , ' which must actuall i- ejrlnk ol the cup rftht ' 'has ' contained th if poison , and can not eAJnWlts Infection. The abridgement ofthn right of suffrage bowovcr , is verv iioriWy'OToportloned to tb Ignorancu or Indiftorei6j''S'cVf the parties cot corned by It.nudtbcrWlS'L'ood rfeason to lion that with the oxpanai4i'intelligence of th d tbo groWlf/ii' / ' onlipn tenmcnt o tba times this particular lorm of corruptlo In elections will bo reduced below the dar ger lino. To that end , as to all other good ends th moderation of public sentiment must eve bu our chiuf reliance' for whou men at forced by the general desire for trutb , ati the lltrht which our mpdern vehicles of ii formation throw upon -the trutb , to discus public questions for truth's snko , when bucomoi llio plain inloiealu of public mou , c It is their plain duty , to do tbis , and wboi above ull , I'rlonds und neighbors coasa I love- ono another1 loss tieoauso of Indlvldui difference of opinion about public alTairs , tl. struirglo for unfair advantage will bo rul a.- a.jr gated to thoio who have cither no cbaracti jral to lose or none to SCOK. It is admitted on nil Idps tbat tbo curroi 3- 3ie presidential campaign is freer from excit is mom and tumult than was over known b id fore , and it is artrueci from tbis olrcumstam ido that we ore traversing thu epoch of Ihe cor oId uionplaoo. It tbis bo to , ikuaii God for I Wo have had full enough ot the dramatic and sensational , and nooil A season of mediocrity and rcposo. But mny wo not ascribe the ra tional way in wblch the people nro golnc about their business to lareor knowledge and experience rvnd n fairer spirit than have hith erto marked our party contentions I Parties nro ns essential to free government as oxygen to the atmosphere , or sunshine to vegetation. And parly spirit Is inseparable from party organism , Tn the extent that It Is tempered by good RCIIKO and good feeling , by love ol country and integrity of purpose , It is n supreme virtue ; atul there should bo no pag shortof a decent regard for tha sensi bilities of others put upon its freedom nnd plainness of utterance. Otherwise , the limpid pool of democracy would .stagnate , and wo should have n republic only In nnmu. Hut wo should never ccaso to bo admonished by iho warning words of tbo father of his country against the excess of party spirit , reinforced ns they are by the experience of a ccnturv of pirty warfare ; n warfare hap pily culminating lu the complotd triumph of American principles , but brought many limes dangerously near to thu annihilation of al tbat was gre'at and noble in the national life. I.Ill I 11 Your tleirt : . Burstim con In. Wo have in our own time fieon the republic survive ; an irrepressible con- Illel , sown in the blood nnd marrow of the social order. Wo have seen thu federal union , ot too strongly put together In llio first ilnco , como out of u great war of sections Irongcrlhun when It went into it , its faith mowed , its credit rehabilitated and It * Hag aluted with love and bomago bv sixty nlllions of Godfearing men mil women , horoughly reconciled nnd homogeneous. iVo have seen the fudural constitution out- ast the strain , not merely of n rcconslruu- ory ordual and n presidential Impeachment , ut a disputed count of the electoral oto , a congressional deadlock nnd n extra constitutional tribunal , yet landing linn ncainst thu assaults of Us nomlcs , whilst yielding itselt with adrnlra- lie flexibility to the needs of the lountry and the tlmo. And , finally , ye saw the gigantic fabric of tbo 'edonl government transferred from uiuls that had hold it n quarter of n century o other hantls , without a protest , although o close was the poll In tbo final count that a Ingle blanKet might bnvo covnrod both con cilium for the chief .magisterial olllce. With uch a rccorel behind us , who shall bo afraid f iho futuroi The votinc manhood of the country may ake this lesson from these of us who llvu'd hrougb times that did , indeed , trv men's uttlswhen , proised down from day to day y awful responsibilities ami suspense , each light brought a terror with uvery thought of ho morrow nnd , when , look where wo would , hero wcro light and hope nowhere Unit God roicns and wills , and tnat this fair land Is , nnd always has been , in bis own keeping. Thu curse of slavery is gono. It was a olnt heritage of woo , to bu wiped out and 3xpiated In blood and llanio The mirage of ho confederacy has vanished. U wns essi'u- ially uucolic , a vision of Arcadlo , the Iroam of n most aUractwo economic fallacy. The constitution is no longer a rope of sand. Tbe exact relation of tbo states to the fed eral government , loft open to double oon- truction by tbo authors of our organic be- ng , bccauso they could not. agree among .homsolvus , and uuion was tbo paramount objoot , has been clcarlv and dclliiltuly fixed by the last thrco amendments to the original chart , which constitute the real treaty of inace between the north and the south , and eal ourbonab as a nation forever. The republic represents at last the letter and the spirit of the sublime Declaration The fetters that bound her to the earth nro burst asunder. Tno raus that degraded her beauty are cast aside. Like the unchaiited .u'lucess . in tbo legend , clad in spotless ral- nonland wearing n crown of living light , sbo steps in tha perfection of her maturity upon the scoao of this , the latest and proudest of her victories to bid a welcome to Iho world Tlio Mt'liiiliif ; of It. Need I pursue the theme ? Tbis vast as semblage speaks with a resonance and mean- on which words can never reach. It speaks irom the fields that tire blessed by the never- fading waters of tno Ivcnncboc and from the farms that sprinkle the valley of the Con- locticut with mimic principalities moro po tent and lasting than the real ; It speaks In the whirr of thu mills of Pennsylvania und n the ring of the woodcutter's ax from tbe forests of the lake nop.iusulas ; it speaks frbni the great plantations or the south and west , teeming with staplns that insure us wealth and power and stability , yea , and from the mines and forests aud quarries of Micnican und Wisconsin , of Alabama nnd Georgia , of Tennessee and Kentucky , far awnv to tbo regions of mlver and gold , tbat have linked tbo Colorado nnd tbo Kio Grande iu close em brace , and annihilated time and space between the Atlantic and iho Pacific ; it speaks in ono wore ! from tbo hearthstone in Iowa and Illinois , from tbo homo in Mississippi and Arkansas , from tno hearts of ? 0OUOOJO of fearless , ftee-born'mun and woman , and that ono word is "Union ! " There is no geography in American man hood. There aru no sections to American fraternity. It needs butbix weeks to change a Vcrmontorlnto n Texan anel there never has been a time when upon the baitlnllcld or the frontier Puritan and cavalier wore not con vertible terms , having in thu beginning a common origin , and so diffused anil diluted un American soil as no longer to possess 11 local habitation or a nativity , except in thi1 national unit. The mon who rlv - I the signals ol American civilization upon tbat sacred rock by Plymouth bay were Englishmen , and sc were the mun who struck iho coast a little lower down , calling their havun ot rest r.ftoi tbo great republican commoner , and found ing by Hampton Holds a race of heroes ane ! statesmen , iho mention of who o names brings a thrill to every heart. Tbo soutl , claims L.lnroln , the immortal , for its own : tbo north has no right to reject Stonewall Jackson , thu ono typical Puritan soldlor ol the war , for its own ! Nor will it ! The tlmo Is coming , is almost here , when hangiut ; above every mantel board In fair Now Bug laud glorifying many a cottage In tbesunnj south shall bo been bound togeluer in everlasting - lasting love and honor , two cross swords car ried to battle rospoctlvoly by the grand father who were the blue and tbo grand father who were tbo gray. A Wrlcomo lo .Mn.ikln. ' I cannot trust myself to pmcooJ. Wo have como here not so much to recall bygeno sorrows rows and glories , as to bask in thu sunshine of prnsent prosperity and happiness , to inter cbangu patriotic graotinga and iniluljio KOOI augurlos , and , abora nil , to moot upon tbc threshold tbu kitungur within our gate , nol us a foroianor , but as a guest and frlund , foi whom nothing that wu have is too good. From wheresoever ho cometh wo welcome him witb all out hearts tbu son of tne IChono and thu Garonne , of our godmother , Franco , to whom wo ewe so much , ho dial bo our Lafaventu ; tbu boa of the JUiinu anel tbu Mozollu , ho shall bo our Goethe and out Wagner ; the son of ttio Campagna and tuc Vosuvlan bay. ho shall ba our Michael An- gulo and our Garibaldi ; tbo son of Arraeon and the Indes , bo shall bo our Cbriutophot Columbus , tltly honored at last throughout the world. Our good rousln of England needs ne words of special civility nnd courtesy fron tin. For him , the latch string is over on tin outer side ; though whether it bo or nut , wi are sure that bo will enter nnd make hlmscl at homo. A common language enables us tc do full justice to ono another , at the festive board , or In tbo arena of debate ; warnln , bolh of us tn equal tones against further par ley on tbo Held of arms , All nations ami all creeds bo welcome hero from tlio Dosphorus und Iho Hlnclc son , thi Viennese woods and the IMnublan plains from Holland dyke to Alplno crag ; from Del graelo and Calcutta , and round to China sea < and the onsy marts of Japan , the Isles ot tin Pacillo and the far-away capos of Afrlca- Armnnian , Christian nnd Jew tbo Amorl can , loving no country except bis own , bu1 loving mankind a& his brother , bids yet enter and fear not ; bids you partake with ui of these fruits of 400 years of Amoncar civlli/ation and development , and boholt these trophies nf 100 years of American Indo peiidcnco and freedom 1 Tliu Ulillilnm nml tlio 1'l.ig , At this moment in every part of the Amor lean union the children are taking up tin wondrous tale ot the discovery , and frou lloston to Galveston , from ttia llttlo lot schoolbouse In the wlldcrno s to the tovvet ing academy In tno oily and tno towp , maj bo witnessed the unprecedented spectacle o a powerful nation captured by an army o llllinutlans , of embryo mon and women , o topling boys and girls and tiny elfs scare big-enough lo lisp ibo numbers of tbo na tloual antboni ; scarce strong enough to lit the inlnaturo tings that mauo of arid slreo and autumn wood an emblematic gardbn , t gladden the sight and to glorify tbo red white and blue. Sue Our young barVarlans all at play , for batter than tbeso we have nothing to ei hlblt. They , indent ! , are our crown Jewels j the truest , though Iho Inevitable , offspring * of our clvlllratton nnd development ; tbe representatives of n manhood vlulizod and Invigorated b.v toll nnd care , of n womanhood elevated ana Inspired by liberty mill educa " tion. God bless iho" children nnd tholr mothers ! God bless our country's Hag ! And God bo with us now and over , ( Joel In the roof-troo's shade nnd God on the hleuwnv , Hod In the wind * and waves , and God In all our hoirts. The heart of ovorv hearer was thrilled by the eloquent sentences of the magnolia orator's address and at ovary point of his masterly effort the groit American was in terrupted bv the tribute of cheering thou sands , At the cioso the spell of cnthusUsm rolgned supreme In every heart , and ns the ernnel chorus struck up the "Star-Spangled Haulier , " Hisheip Fowler fervently shouted "liver.vnudy to his fuel , " nnd thn suegestlon found nn Instant response from n hundred thousand rover tuil Ai.icrlcans. roM-iM.Ms in * Moxruisvr , I'lmnni'ey St. Hrpi u'i eir.iiul Triltiitn to lIm UUe'iivm-er nl Aiurririt. Scarcely ivns the ovation ended when Cl.auncoy M. Uopmv of Xenv York ndvancod to deliver thu Columbian oration. It was uoarly n mlnuto before the npplaiiso sub sided and wbun silence w is finally restored Mr. Dopcw spolto as follows : This day bolnntrs not to America but to the world. The results of the event It com memorates nro the hcntniro ot tlio peoples of every race aud cllmo. Wo colobralo Iho cmanclpalton nt man. The preparation wa the work ot almost countless centuries , tbu realization was the revelation of ono. The cross on Calvary was hope ; the cro < s ralsod on San Salvador was opportunity. Hut for Iho Ilrst Columbus would never havei sailed , but for thu second there would have boon no place for the plantlnc. the nurture nnd the expansion of civil nnd religious liberty. Ancient history Is n dreary record of un stable * civilization. Each reached Its zenith of material splumlor auJ perished. Absolutism in the state , ami bigoted intolerance erance in the churnh , shackled popular mi res ! and Imprisoned thought and enterprise In tlio fifteenth century. The ( livtno rinht of kings stamped out tbo faintest glimmer of tovolt against tyranny , and the problems of science , whether of tlio skies or of the earth , whether of astronomy or gooijr.tphv , were solved or submerged by ecclesiastical de crees. Flfly years before Columbus sailed from 'alos ' Gutlunborg and Faust had forged the hammer which was to break the bonds of uporstlilan and open the prison doors of the iitnd. They bud Invonteil the printing press and movable types. Its Ilrst survluo , lllto all > f Us succeeding efforts , was for Ihu people 1'bu firstborn of the marvelous croatlon of thesu primitive printers of Mayenco was the irtnlod bible. 1'ho force , however , which undo possible America nnd Us rellox influ ence upon Europe , was Iho open blblo by tbu family lirosldo. God always basin training some command ing genius for the control of great crises in Iho u'Til Irs of nations and peoples. Neither realism nor romance furnishes n moro slrik- ng anil plclurosquo figure thau that of Jhrlstopher Columous. The mystery about : ns oneiu heightens the charm of his story. To secure ) the moans to test the trulh of ; ns spocufnlions ibis noor and unknown csroamor must win the * support of kings and overcome the hostility of tlm church. Ho never doubted bis ability to do bith. His uiishaken taitb that Christopher Columbus wns commissioned from koavon to carry "Christ across thu soa" to now continents nnd pagan peoples lifted him so far abovu tno discouragements of an empty purse and a contemptuous court that ho was proof against the rebuffs of foriuuo or ol trlenets. The m'.uhty soul of the great admiral was undaunted by tbo ingratitude of tbo princes nnd tbo hostility of the people , by imprison ment anel neglect. Ho died as ho was securing the means and propirini ; , \ campaien for tbu roseuo of tbo holy supulcbcr at Jerusalem from the infidel. Ho did not Know what time has revealed , that while the mission of the crueades , of Godfrey of Bouillon and Richard of the * Lion Heart was a bloodv and fruitless romance the discovery of America was ibo salvation of the world. The tomb of the Savior was n narrow nnd empty vault , precious only forlts memories of the supreme tragedy of llio ceulurics , but the now conti nent was to bo tbu homo aud temple of tbo llvinc God. Tno rulers of the old world bagan with partitipning the new. lint individual intolli- gciico ana Independent conscience found Hero haven und rofugo. Thinker * , who be lieved mun uapablo of higher destinies nnj larger responsibilities , and pious people who preferred tbo JMblo to tbat union of church and stnto where each serves tlio other for tno temporal benefit of both fled to these dis tant anel hospitaulo lands from inlolor.nice and hopeless oppression at home. Tbo Purl- tan sullied , in New England and the cavalier in the south. They represented me onposllus of spiritual and temporal lifo and opinions. The processes of liberty liberalized the ono and elevated the other. Washington and Adams wcro the now types. Their union in a common cause eravo the world a republic bolh slablo and free. It possessed conserva tism without bigotry , and liberty without It- conso. It. founded institutions strong enough to resist revolution , nnd elastic unougb for indoflnile extension to meet the requirements lu government of uvor-enlarglng areas of population , anu the needs of progress and era wth. Tbo Mayflower with the Pllsrlihs and a Dutch ship laden with iVfrican slaves were on Ibo ocean at the sumo time , ibn one sail ing for Massachusetts and the other for Virginia. This company of saints , and first cargo ot slaves , represented the forces which were ) to peril and rescue free cnvornincnt. The slaver was the product of the commer cial spirit of Grout Ilntain , ami llio prued of iho tlmoi lo slimuhuo production in the colonies. Pho men who wrote in tbo cabin of tbo Mayflower tbo first chapter nf freedom - dom , a government of just and equal laws , wcro n llHlo band of prolcstnnta against over } form of irijusllco and tyranny. Tna leaven of tholr principles made possible the Declaration of Independence , lltier.iteii llio blnves , anel founded Ibe fioo commonwealths which form tbo republic of tbu Cnltud Platforms of principles , by penllon , or protest , or statement , bavu been as frequent as revolts against established authority. They are part of iho political llturalnru of all nations. Thu Declaration of Indopundeinco proclaimed ut Philadelphia .Inly ) , 1770 , U the only ono of thorn which arrested tbo attention - tontion of llio world when It was published , una has Held its undivided interest ever since. Equal rights und common opportunity for nil have been iho spurs of ambition and tha motors of piogruss. They have established iho common schools and built tlio public libraries. A sovorolgn people has learned nnd enforced the lesson of free education. The practice ) of government is itsulf a llbural education. People ) who make their own laws need no lawgivers. After a eontury of successful trial Iho system has passed the period of experiment , nnel iu demonstrated permanency and power are revolutionizing tno governments of the world. It has raisce ) the largest nrmios of modern times for self preservation , and nt tbo sue-eessful termina tion of the war returned the soldiers to pur suits of peaco. It has so adjusted itself to the prliio and patriotism ot tno defeated tbat thov vie with Ibo victors in tlielr support COMnjJNCINO TONiailT. The ninliuuMii'd Ol.arae.-lcr Actor DOltK D vVJi SON And the Ileiiutlfnl Vounz ArtUlo MISS HAM IK AUbl'KtJ In the I.itest. Most Kmpliutlc Success Dangers of a Great City Hc'.irtitlnlnii uml Ihr lltiuc ulluulloa * rllinnm. A ujrclnnii "tomrilir 'lliu nciiio o ( U'ull.m Ii rcitchuil In Dili muimlllcoMt iirmliictlon M'KIMI > - > A [ jQUiillfill pliuloisraiiU of Ml Ilnmlu Aiuloit U iiroMMilnil I" vauli Jo'lf fiiU'rlntt Itiuthouterilurlu , ' llil mik'Juuiiium I'niiil | irlcii "WONDEKLAN'D And IIIJuu Theater , All TliUceU. . II't-IlUrlKH C'ONTINL'OL'S SHOW -U'i C'OL.UMIJIAM M Ki'IAlMOO. . AMI ) TIIK T1IOUNTON IMtAMAifO CO , THE BLACK FLAG AIJMIfeSION , 2OC < = .wv > nnd enthusiasm for the old Ihg nnd our com mon country. Tno world has boon biwught Into contact mid sympathy. The olectrlo current thrllU nnd unifies the people of the globo. Power ntid produetloi , highways nnd transpoits have been o multiplied nnd Improved by In- vonilvo gonlu , that within thu ccnturr of our independence C.J.OiM.tXK ) of people have liuppy homes and Improved condition * wllbln our borders. Wo have accumulated wealth far beyond the visions of iho Cathay of Co lumbus or tbo Eldorado of Do Solo. Hut the Tnnnor.1 nnd freeholders , ibo savings banks and shops lllustrale Uj universal dlsirlbu- tion. 'Iho majority are Us possessors nnd administrators. Iu housing and Itvlni , In the elements which make the toltor a self- respecting and respected citizen , In avtinuos of hope nnel ambition for children , in nil that gives brondur scope and keener pleasure * to existence , the people ot this republic onloy advantages far beyond these of other Intuit , Material prosperity has uot dolused lliora- tnro nor debauched tbo press ; tt has neither puralvzod nor repressed Intellectual activity Tbn humblest and poorest person has in periodicals , whoso prlco Is counted In pennies u library larger , lullur ami more varlod thau was within the reach of the rich In the timi of Coluutbmi , Tbo sum of human happiness tins 'oocn ln > linltolv increased by the millions from tin old world who have improved their condi tions iu ibu now , nnd llio returning tide ol lusson and experience * has Incalculably on- rlehud Iho fatherlands. The dlvlnu right of kings 1ms taken its place with the instru ments of medieval lorturo among tha curiosities of tbo antiquary. Only tha shadow of kln ] y authority stands between the govurntnunt of'themsolves by themselves aud the people of Norway nnd Sweden. Tlio union In onucmplruof stales in Germany Is the symbol of Teutonic power , and the hbpu of Germany llbnrallsm. Tha pettv despotisms of Italy have been merged Inlo a nationality which bus contrallzeel Us authority In It's ancient capilal on Ibo hills of Uonio Franco was rudely roused from Iho milieu submis sion of centuries to Inlolorablo tyranny by her soldiers returning from sorvlco in the American revolution Now In the fullness of time , and through the training in the school of har.iust experience , llio French people havn reared and imjoy a permanent republic. EniMand of the Mav ( lower nml of , litmus the Second , Englni.d of Georco the TlurJ anil of Lord North , has on- Inreud suffrage and is today animated and governed bv tlio domopn.llo spirit. Three millions of Germani , who nro anionit Iho best citizens of the republic , send greet Inir lo Iho fatherland , tholr prleio in its clorl ous history , Us ripe literatnro , Its ttndUlons nnd associations. Irish , equal in number to thmo who sun remiia upon tlio Emerald Isle , who Have Illustrated their eliivo- lion lo tlielr ndoptoci country on many a buttlullutd lighting for tbo union and Us per petuity , have rather intensified than dimin ished their lova for the land of the shamrock nml thfilr sympathy with tbo aspirations of thulr brethren nt home. Tbo Italian , the Spaniard and the Frenchman , the Norwe gian , the Swcdo nml the Dana , iho English , tbo Scotch and the Welsh , are none the loss loval and dovotnd Americans bccauso in this congress of their km llio tendrils of affection draw them closer to the hills and vallovs.the legends und the loves associated with' their youth. All hall , Columbus , discoverer , dreamer , here and aponio ! Neither marble nor brass can fitly form his statue Continents are his monument , and unnumborou millions , pint , present and lo como , who enjoy in tholr llbsr- " tlos and their happiness tho" fruits of bin faith , will reverently guard and preserve from century to century his nnmo and fan.o. The Ilrst to grout the tilsiluguUhotl Now Yorker as ho concluded his oration was Henry attorson , who claspsd his band nnd ooucratulatcd him wormlv upon his eloquent words. r - . CARDINAL ( illtHONV I'UAVIJlt. I'nrtnntVunln of tlio (1rn.it Oil hello The twilight of approaching dusk was stealing through the building as Mr. Dapow concluded his oration , nuei the mellowing scone was favorable to tbo fervent words ot Cardinal Gibbons as ho uttered the following invocation : Wo are assomblud , O Lord , in Tbv natna to celebrate with erateful homage tbo four hundredth anniversary of tbo discovery of this continent. Wo adore Thy wisdom in choosing for this providential mission Thy servant Columbus , who united to the skill and daring of a navi gator the zeal of an apostle , and WHO was not only impelled by the desire of cm-lulling his soverelcn with thu wealth of now dominions , but was inspired with the sublime ambition of carrying tba light of iho gospel to a people bunud in tha darki.uss of idolatry. Uut not for this 'earthly inheritance onlv do wo thank Thee , but stl'l ' moro for the pre cious boon of constitutional freedom which wo possess ; for ovnn this favored land of ours would be to us a dry and barren waste il il wore not moistened by the dow nf lib erty. Wo humbly Implore Thco to continuo lo bless our beloved country and her cher ished Institutions , nnd wo solemnly vow. In this vast assembly and in tbu nnmu of our follow cilizons , to exert all our power In pro- horv ng this legacy unimpaired and in trans mitting it as a priceless heirloom to succeed- iiiL' L'eiier.ulons. Wo pray Thee , O God of might , wisuom and Justice , through whom authority Is rightly administered , laws aru onao'.od and Judgment decreed , to assist with Thy holy spirit eif counsel and fortitude the nroildont of these United States that his adininlstra- e > .v nrru I-AOK. | . Siithcrlund Kalamazoo , Jllch. , had lui'lllni'i in llio nod ; , or Goitre - 40 Years Kicutsiiffi-'iliitf. When hi'ciiiBlitcolil : could not walk two blocks without falntliij. ( Hhu look Hood's Sarsaparilia And is now fico from It all. Kliu ban uicd | ; inanyolhiis ! lo take Jlood's HartaptiillU and tliny have aM ( > been cm cd. \\llldoyeiugooil. . HOOD'S PlLl.8 Curu ull I.Ivor Illi , Jauiidlcu , ilckHOOD'S , bllluuiuen , tour itomuclit nuu > va. farinlroct Tlieao I I'N. MlIf. . I.N-'ITiMl'.Nr. ( I'our Nights. I'liiiiinriit'liiu Hiimlay Oc'tnlicr i'.l. thu Huallsltu L'umcily Drama A BARREL OF MONEY THK IKON MILLS ATVORK , A iii illvu rovdl.illoii In htagu mouhanUiii A hiiiifi-b company. x eet nuslv , uvll htfiil s TIIH1KRm \ \ HIGH T Meimluy and Tuesday , Oct. 21 and 'J\ CLARA MORRIS Monday Nlfrlit \ OA.MI LA Tuostliiy I'liHt Tlmu In KnglUh. H OJ-A K [ - Ai HI. _ _ _ AII ailaptatiun from thu ( ivriiinn by OUra Morrli. Halo ojinns U.iturduy V lit floor , II.U ) ; buliiony , 7lccnt4. Attrautlon-i'tttll Koi * .
