The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-27
NIGHT REPORT.
THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
Ohio Da,-GOr. Hayes Address.

Philadelphia, Oct. 26.-This is Ohio
day and merchants day at the Centen-
nial, and the attendance is more than
usually great. Among the crowds
present on the grounds are great num-
bers of Ohioans and their interest in a
suitable observance of the day, added
to the general interest awakened by the
presence of Gov. Hayes, gives an ami
nation to the affair that has hardly
been equalled except on Pennsylvania
day. When Gov. Hayes entered the
Ohio state building he was welcomed
by Gen. Hawley in short speech, after
which the Governor spoke as follows:
ION behalf Of the people of Ohio i
desire to make their grateful acknowl-
edgement to all of the Centennial au-
thorities for the reception and cordial
welcome given us. L desire also, on
behalf of the state of Ohio, to express
our appreciation of the honor done to
us by the presence of the Centennial
Commissioners for foreign countries,
who are here with us in their respec-
tive capacity, and to the representa-
tives of the executive department of
our national government in charge of
the government exhibit, and to the
Centennial Commissioners from. our
sister states who have honored us with
their welcome presence. Also to the
people, one and all, citizens Of other
states and of other lands than our own,
who are here to join with us in this
commemoration. The citizens of
Ohio have been deeply interested in
this celebration, and are greatly graft
fed by its success. If events are to be
measured by their results, the work of
the great founders of the national gov
ernment may well be commemorated by
the people of all of the states, and by
none more heartily than by the people
of Ohio. When Independence was de-
clared Ohio had no existence. Over all
that is now Ohio, stretched one vast
unbroken wilderness. WHAT is Ohio
now? A state with 100000 inhabi-
tants, a greater population than that
possessed by the colonies when they
achieved their independence. But it is
not for me, it is for us, fellow citizens
Of Ohio, to dwell on the growth, the
progress and prosperity of Ohio. A
very instructive address on all these
topics was delivered some weeks ago by
distinguished citizen of our state.
We are here to-day as citizens of Ohio,
upon the invitation of the board of
Cententennial managers of our state,
to complete the commemorative exer-
cises on our part contemplated in the
original invitation of the national COM
mission. 1t is enough for us to say that
we rejoice that our homes are in Ohio.
1t is enough for us to say that we are
grateful that our lives have fallen into
the United States in such places, and
that we have such heritage as Ohio.
Now as Ohio has been signally honored
here by the selection of one of her citi-
zens as director general of this grand
enterprise, we are glad to know that
Gen. Goshorn has SO discharged the
duties of his Office that his name will
be honorably remembered in connection
with this exhibition. We wish, as cit
liens of Ohio, to congratulate especi-
ally the citizens of Philadelphia and the
people of Pennsylvania on the fortu-
nate issue of this great enterprise. 1t
is mainly due to their enterprise. Upon
them its great burden devolved and to
them belongs the lions share of the
glory of its great success. The Gen.
tennial exhibition is now drawing to a
close, but it will not be forgotten; it
will pass on to history; it will live in
the minds of our countrymen, linked
with recollections of the fathers whose
work it has so fully commemorated.
We hope that the influence of this eel
ebration will be to extend and perpetu-
ate the principles of our revolutionary
ancestors, and to give increased assur-
ance to all mankind that the nation
brought forth on this continent hun
dred years ago is destined, under Prov
idence, long to remain the home of
freedom and the refuge of the op-