, 1878-11-09
American Progress.

The universal eminence which America
is gaining over other nations Of the world
is no longer = question of speculation
among statesmen and statistieisns. The
p"inlaey Of every seld os enterprise Is fast
falling within the bounds of American
domain In the world of science the
! erandest development of nature laws has
/ been made by an American. In CONNER
cial affairs the balance of trade isno long
er against America, but for her. In me-
| ehanical skill and inventive genius Amer
lea far excells bomhastic England, cum
ming France, and jovial Germany. Leaders
of the old world with a prophetic eye
already see the dawn OF the day when
America viii overshadow the whole
world in the useful and fine arts, the IN
tricate sciences and all other enterprises
! that tend to benefit the human race.
In evidence of this Mr. Gladston the
leading politician of England, IN speak
ing of the United States, says: Il do
not speak of political controversies be-
tween them and us, which are happily, IS
| truss, at an end. | do not speak
/ OF the vast contribution which from
year to year through the operation of
colossal trade each make to the wealth
and comfort of the other; nor of the
friendly controversy, which la IT'S own
place it MIGHT be well to raise between
the leanings of America to proteeiionlsm
and the more daring reliance of the old
country upon free and unrestricted inter
course with all the world nor of the
menance which in the prospective devel-
cpment Of her resources, America offers
to the commercial preeminence of Eng
land On this subject | viii only say
that it is she alone who 1T a coming time
viii wreSt from us that commercial prl-
racy We have 10 title | have 10 in
clinatiou to murmur at The prospect. Il
she acquires il, she VIII make the ac
QUESTION by the rj"ht of the strongest,
but in this instance the strongest means
the best. She viii probably become what
We are now, The head servant i'll the great
household Of the world, the employer of
ell employed, because her service viii be
tie best and ablest. No higher tribute
cs.n be pad to American industry tI..n
these force:ul words of one of ths worlds
greatest thinkers. IL is a confession that
hay not altogether be unattended by
humiliation, yet its frankness relieves
one half the embarrassment, Another
fesi siimonial occurs in the success of
| American exhibitors at the Paris cxposi
ton The number OF awards 10 Ameri
cans exceeds any estimaas previously
made. They comprise ten grand prizes,
thirty diplomas of honor, one hundred
and thirty-for gold medals, two hundred
silver medals, two hundred and twenty
bronze medals, and one hundred fifty
six honorable mentions. The aggregate
is Iar;cr Than the whole number of Amer
lean exhibitors at the Paris exposition of
1867 or Vienna exposition IN 1873.
Ee3atiye To thc n.linber OF exhibitors the
.i-e winners of America exceed those of
any other MACON. Taking into consid-
cation the sharp and energetic spirit of
TIE contest, together with the fact that
the whole world was engaged in ii, We
see i'll orr victory q signal OF the coming
time when the supremacy of America
WI he acknowledged by all nations, and
its cltizens will become peerless in his
tory. !. G.