Omaha daily bee., 1883-12-01

the prime movers of this great under.
taking, 81 intend to let the European
traveller get a 10 sensation, by standing
on the ridge pole Of the American ma.
ton and sliding off into the sea-" Zap.
plause
Already late dates from the Chinese
waters reach the European markets via
the Rocky mountains, and in 1870 teas
and silks will follow in the same way.
England laughs at this. So she laugh.
at our rebellion. England is not, never
has been, and never will be the friend ot
America, Let England remain a bully.
but God forbid hat America continue t.
be n toady.
America is a congress of nations.
Here are a few stock points with which
| have always interlarded my Fourth o
July speech:
That America possesses the biggest
head and the finest quantity of brain il
the phrenology of nations. ~[Applause.
That Humanity, a puking babe in Asia
a lazy school boy In Europe, came here
to America to air its magnificent man
hood. [Applause.] That Industry CAM
out of Egypt, then a tidal wave of time
giving law from Rome; more centuries,
and Art springs from France; later Com.
merce sails from England, while America
was reserved to combine all the good Of
the past-Industry, Law, Art, Com.
merce, with the grander mission of rep.
resenting the grand Pacific railway idea
of progress. Applause.
America is twenty.one years of age.
She should discharge the wet nurse.
Laughter.
] despise a toady. Let us build up a
mother country of our own. Let the
cry go out-''Down with England and
up with America loud cheers
When they spoke of our national debt
| asked them what right England had to
~monopolize the entire national debt of
the world. Laughter. l told them
Dec ootente that one of these days we
would roll up a national debt that would
make them ashamed of themselves.
Loud laughter and applause. And
while upon this point | may mention that
the Pacific rail way is but another name
for a monster national prospecting party
to open up the mines of the mountains.
One day a dispatch will come in, "Wo
have tapped a copper mine ten miles
square, another day, ave have just
opened another vein of COAL" later on,
''We struck another iron mountain this
mornings" when, Eureka! a telegram
electriies the spectators in Wall street.
and gold drops below par: Laughter.
"At 10 o'clock this morning we struck a
pick II a mountain OF solid gold"
Cheers. Now here is the idea. The
moment this is done / shall hasten to
Mr.. Chase, to have him take possession
OF the government, organize a mining
bureau, and arrange his plans to pay off
the national debt without laying taxes
upon the shoulders of the people. loud
applause Mr.. Chase's broad grasp of
finance will seize at once the vitality of
the idea. He will be pleased to learn
that his ~greenbacks are as good as gold
in this part of the world.
The Pacific railroad is the nation and
the nation is the Pacific railway. La.
Dor and capital shake hands to-day. The
lion and the lamb sleep together. The
representatives of labor are all around
me in the west. The representatives of
capital are in the east. The two united
mark the era of progress. Steam. gas
and electricity are the Liberty, Fra
ternity and Equality of the people.
Cavalry, infantry and artillery
is only the Frenchman's mot
to. daughter. The world is on
the rampage. Events are earth.
quakes now. Two things are likely to
happen about the time this railroad is
completed. Two Passengers both Amer.
icans-take a special car over the route.
One goes out as Punjaub of Mexico, the
other as emperor of China. [Cheers and
laughter
America has built 40, 900 miles of rail
road for the anne money that England
paid for her 10000. Now congress passes
a bill making the capital stock of the
company one hundred millions. That
would have built the Great Eastern, the
Thames tunnel, the tubular bridge, the
crystal palace, the mosque Of Omok, Di-
ana of the Ephesians, laughter, the
pyramids, (f they used an American On
CINE in hosting the stone, and Pompey's
pillar. Laughter and cheers. Congress
gives something toward building this
great national thoroughfare-not much,
but something; say n loan of government
credit for 30 ears, for $l6 000amile and
90, 1000, 900 acres Of land. But what is
that in these times2 Read statistics of
what they did when tho bill was signed.
have statistics that show these facts:
Cost of eight New England roads, Liz
miles, $685. 900 per mile; cost Of eight
middle states roads, 4, 100 miles, $40, 800
per mile; cost Of IA western roads, 4,4S8
miles, $37, 600 per mile. These were
were built before the initiation of the cur
rency. The last great road built, the At
lantlc " Great Western, tho middle link
OF the great broad-gauge track that GOV
era half a continent, cost GAG, 900 per
mile These figures prove that congress
ought to add tho Increased price of labor
and material TO the grant. The iron alone
costs $4,000 per mile, and the rolling
stock, ties, &c, $4,000 more, leaving
nothing for grading, bridges and stations.
Fortunately, however, no one opposes
the enterprise, however divided on other
points No party could live in opposi-
ton to opening up the neart of tho coun-
try.
My idea Is that the shares, 81, 900, are
too high. They should be reduced to
500, and subscriptions should be opened
in every town of 500 inhabitants. Let
the laborirg man have one share; make
it the peoples road in reality. Thou
sands would subscribe il the shares were
reduced in price. Applause. Would
you not recommend congress to do this ?
Yes Well, congress will shortly bs in
session, and now is your time to act, for
LOO miles OF road must BIO opened by
NEXT fall for !! am told that IN O0n uoyL.