Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-13

Ine instlfut1on snd award of the Gene.
va Tribunal marked an era in the his.
tory OF nations. and Americans became
the projectors Of higher civilization.
ne variety and practical q efulness
OF the manufactures of the UnitedStatep
compare favorably with, and in MANY
instances, surpass those of Europe. and
IN the international contests for \ wards
OF supremacy in this respect. the United
states - often the winner of the corfo1
bteu. Underlying all these suIendid
evidences of public enterprise. and ot
private enterprise Of public character
IL that individual, persistent, bold
adventurous spirit that hews its vsy
through wilderness of obstacles n
matters not II untold danger lies in liz
path, II seems 10 Ehet its keeuness "a
measure Its strength VITA renewing
oifficutties. and with resistless energy
pushes onward. The mouarehs Of the
woods tremble aud fall. and great for
ests disappear beneath the blows Of its
Keen az. The Rlittering gold that il
entombed IN the hidden recssses of the
earth lays bare its shining particles.
1he precious metals whose subtle Cd
sence may be ribbed, and even when ID
seems mingled with the everlasting
rock, pours forth its silvery stream into
the Golfers OF enterprise. The broad
acres of the great West, where once
roamed the savage and the buffalo, are
now burdened with the boantiful pro-
ductions of agriculture, and pushing
onward, ever onward, enterprise carves
from oct the virgin forests thriving
cities. The springs of nature, at its
bidding, seem to open up their food of
hidden wealth, and send forth streams
that enrich its progress.
The results of the spirit of enterprise
would be like an uncut diamond, whose
beauties and wealth lie dormant until
ITS rugeedness has disappeared under
the lapidary's skill. But industry, the
handmaid of enterprise. takes charge of
Its discoveries and projected schemes.
and perpetnates its benefits TO mankind.
The home Of the average American is
the strong evidence of the steady indus
try, thrift and energy of the American
laborer. be seems to be imbued with
the thought, There is naught but dis
quiet and unrest for me, until have
built me temple TO hold my household
goods" Here, too, comes in the sHs-
tanning hand of the American matron.
In her spirit as guide and mentor in
the affairs OF home, she challenges the
chivalric respect of the world. Her
womanly dignity, her sweet Christian
f0rbearanoe and lelf sacrifice, her ten.
der consolation when the clouds OF mis-
fortune evershadow tho sunshine OF
home, tell in shining letters that she is
all that Is "pure and womanly' and Gods
best gift to man. without her sustain
ing strength in the trials of life, the re-
markabie success of many one of the
subjects of this address would yet be an
unwritten story. To true man, a good
wife IL iHexprsssible strength to a true
man bad wife is weakness and confu-
sion.
Inertness is not part of the Ameri-
can mans nature, and to be idle breeds
discomfort and misery to him. "weav-
ing spiders come not here" is his motto,
and his busy toll leaves no time for cob
webs to gather. Habitual dilige nee
commands for the American that ines
timable blessing, a home. A home IN
the American sense of that word, which
| take IL, means more than it does in
the crowded communities of Europe.
A home Of which his energy aud indus
try has made him the independent pro-
prietor, where gather around him the
happy faces of his loved ones, and
which is In the legal sense "1ils castle"
The attraction of proprietorship prob
ably is the greatest incentive to his
tireless activity and acquisitivensss an
inducement which is To great extent
lacking in the hard lot of the foreign
laborer. Il IL the proprietorskip of
large areas of land in Ireland in few
hands that has given birth TO the most
distressing question in English politics,
and that has forced 40 many of the sons
OF "the Emerald Isle" 10 seek more
congenial homes IN America. The ac-
quirements of industry form the induce
ment, to a large extent, of foreign inl-
migration from all countries, for they
excite the ambition to command, and
with il power. The colossal wealth of
the late A. I. Stewart, of the elder VAN
derbilt, and of numerous others, was
acquired by patient industry, thrift
and sound Judgment, and merchant
princes" have become not an uncommon
feature in our social conditions Of to-
day.
II IL due to the untiring industry of
the people that the enormous proper
tions of the National debt. which, to
the conservative thought of the com
try, was twenty wears ago so aPpall-
ing, is steadily being decreased, till, in
fact, it has become question with
financiers whether its huge bulk is not
disappearing too fast, II the theory
that a national debt is national con-
venience, be true. This cardinal virtue
of persistent application is humorously
but very aptly illustrated in the
concise reply of one Of the famous
Union Generals of the late war. When
his tactics were criticised on account of
their tardiness, his reply, "We will
fight il out ON this line IL Il takes all
SUMNER" forcibly illustrated the un-
tagging persistence for which the
American Ii noted.
We have bat to look around rs and
let our eyes rest for q while apon our
own beautiful little city. 30 witness its
effects. Seated, as IL Is, by the shores
ef the great summer sea, and with
other natural advantages, We would
expect it to be attractive, but Its COM
meroial importance and its prestige
among the cities of the great North
west are due TO other causes. IL Is the
indomitable pluck, enterprise aud In
dustry of your Yeslers. your Learys,
Denuys, Mackiutoshes, MeNaughts,
Staoys, Collinses and others OF that
sturdy type, which have laid deep and
immovable the foundation Of her bril-
liant destiny.
The other part OF our subject matter,
invention. has, in its manifold variety,
both a practical aud q humorous side.
The ingenuity that Is displayed IN this
branch of human affairs Is simply mar
yellous. The labor saving machines,
which have become daily companions,
would seem TO have exhausted inventive
genius, but " something new under the
sun" constantly presses upon our atten-
ton. The agricultural Implements, the
tools of the artisan, the implements 81
surgery and dentistry. and of machinery
generally. are simply marvellous The
l,sest improved printing press and AZ.
taehments seems thing OF life. and
10 watch It's perfect mechanism print,
paste and fold for delivery thousands
of eight page newspapers by the honr
impresses one With the thought that TINS
blind operator IL possessed OF human
| intelligence. The comforts OF life are
i constantly increased by the efergscs
and vioor Of thought In this direction
and ~hen something nes odsrs itself u
scarcely excites comment. The inven'
| ton of teleQraphy has made the name
Of Morse immortal. Then tnat oshsi