Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-17


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increase largely the premiums IN ~ theso
department.. havs no time 70 enter into
the reasons juseatytng this conclusion. The
neooooiey To- mn tet1our1tomeot IN Vet "
~ tMposeon0s u SDeintsvsges involved, ehe
growth and prosperity Of our State, and the
ats9o4seno o. Our Fairs, will readily RECON-
mend Itself 70 you al. Certain am thst il
We would exsrt Ourselves 70 make more -
ts.ctivs and remunerative these departments
(aIso many Others also, inafsaA Qf hang 10
much exNted Ind carried away with the
horse and The turf Il would b 6sttsr fos ~
. Dociety Ia the estimation Of the think.
ing moral, substantial man Of the Ststs.
And this leads me 70 one further remark
in this connection. have recognized the
necessity Of m<oas or money to our success.
But would not obtain il BY IL sacsiflco
Of principle. I would not win Il by low.
esing the standard u the society 10 pubic
estimation. would not for il forfait ~
good will and corulal co-opesatioa Of the
moral, representative men q tho Ssote.
would esquire the necessary means By .
Fair r. tes legitimate aid Just sense-and
not BY bringing into our enclosure shows.
games and entertainments, demoralizing in
their tendency and only calculated to di
vest II attention 81 the crowd from the
higher aims and Purposes Of or exhibition.
It 10 true th1t in this way We add some
tAiag - our sufy-but IL il 1t the sac
rifice Of the manhood and true character Of
our institution. For the privileges thus
granted we may make money-but I am
sure we do not make 4 more enviable repu.
tAtion. We do not assist in strengthening
the claims Of our society upon public conf
1ence. We do not keep it up to that stand
ard Of cxcellence-upon that high ground
which it must occupy to achieve lasting
and permanent success. The right is never
sscrificed 10 Temporary expediencv w;thout
conaeouent injury. .Trne ,,h;iosor ~,,; =.
culcates. not that which il erneo1;snt e s;cbt
but that what IL rieht Il ernc,I;.nt" in.
sist upon il that We should have hut ono
exhibition within our crounds o,h.r
GOOD. and eouallv sealous. friends n o,,-
cause. differ with me unon this s,b;ect !
know Hovsver much ! MAJ 80 $500. IL.
difference. cannot hut o;vc srnrss. ; 80
INV convict;on--1rm.d .ttcr ,r,,rh thn......
and rcaect;or look - ra..,,.s ~ .o cs !"
vear hut for f;me Lro- ,-a o.n .'vs -. !.
ts;n an ;nst;,ws;o,, nlo o,,-s e any, us sus.
relv upor tho thomrhtIss.' ;nooos :Ssc -
thronr. who th;nL more oS monLar. .'. . ..s
human and animal n,orstros;,,.s r.. -
the oreat moral eccnc,n;".l .nd ... ".t y,
Lessons TAUGHT .;th;n onr h.,,s .aJ 1870.
ed In the r;ei,est n,of,,s;on ~. 49,. .@ -.
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Conviction that + condsno ~. M. ns:e '" y.
which have sllndsd '''e P0'''' ~
Rut must mt d.t.,, ,.., ,,. n.
many other things + ~c,,id ~. - 49, ~
and those touched unon I .houiJ H.. -
D, esent more At lenuth' Rnt 7 m,,se is..s
them fer such refleci;or a vcn me- 49,
necessary. Do allov, n,e. ho.ev.r' IN 49,.
he NECESSITY fbr soms vncsv e9sctive taess,s
TO obtain tho attendance Of counu;ttees. In
no enc thing do W suffer 90 much a n
this. There 10 perhaps nothing 40 esaen.
tial to the success Of our exhibition a com.
petsnt and impartial committees. when
they are selected with the time and thought
allowed ct our annual msetinss. thew Are
generally Of this character. When yacan.
cics are supplied in the hurry Of An An
nual Fair, It is inevitable that mistakes vill
be nade-semctimes serious ooea-and A
. consequence exhibitors leave complaining
with justice that they have been wronerd.
What Il the remedy for al this, None
can be devised, approximatine the desired
perfection. short OF 6o,upeusstinp com,n;t.
tees for their time and attendance. Il Ia
idle TO think OF doing this in viev IF oor
receipts and the necesaarv lares ssno.,rt ~
our premium list. But much can he done
BY having the local committees SECURE
not ct the time Of Fair-but weeks belors.