The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1886-10-30
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BERTY ENLIGHTENLNG
TIE World,

he unwilling of BarthoIdi's
lat staue of Liberty on Bidloe's
sland.at New York on last Thurs
~ was memorable occasion to all
americans, and the vibration OF
atriotlsm was felt all over the
ountry. The statue is OF bronze
hid is the gift of the French people
D the United States, the citizens
which have erected it on a shaft
+ pedestal three hundred aud six
Get above low water mark. 1t pre-,
lents most grand and imposing
lght, that is very gratifying to all
liberty loving people.
a large delegation of some of
lie most distinguished citizens Of
France honored the occasion With
neir presence, among whom was
he distinguished artist himself who
Is justly very proud of his famous
masterpiece of art. President
cleveland and his cabinet were
resent as we'll as dignitaries and
Hieials from various part of the
buntry. .All public offices and
nd schools Were closed, aud it il
stimated that over 10000 were in
{ he parade which consisted of Tie
Iilltary, aud civic societies, aud tie
aval demonstration in the after
Don astnlly equal to the occasion.
he pyrotecnical display at night
~ one OF the grandest ever Wit
nessed in New York, and wei,
worthy az grand finale to the
memorable event.
The following is the conclusion
. 1t the address OF Hon. Chauncy NJ.
Depew the orator of the day:
IT'S MEANING.
"It means that with the abolition OF
privileges 10 the few and the infranChise-
#nent Of ind yiduals, equality of all men
before the law ana universal suffrage, a
ballot .ecare from fraud and voters
2ET0in Intimidation, the press tree and
edpca'ion furnished by the state for all
liberty of worship and tree speech, the
zright 10 rise and equal opportunity for
ghonor aud fortune, the problems of
labor aud capital, of social regeneration
and moral growth, property aud poverty
Twill work themselves out under the
benign enfiueuce Of an enlightened. law
Haaking aud law-abiding liberty without
| h. aid of kings aud armies, or of an.
archists and bombs. Through the obel.
isk so strangely recalled to US of yester-
day the past OF twenty centuries for
gotten monarch says: | am the great
king, the conqueror, the chastiser of
natiosfs, and except as a monument of
antiquity it conveys no meaning and
touches no chord OF human sympathy,
but for unnumbered centuries to come,
as liberty levels up the people to higher
Standards end border lite, this statue
will grow in the admiration and affec-
tonsoi mankind, When Franklin drew
the lightning from the clouds he little
dreamed that in the evolution Of science
his dilc9very would illuminate The torch
of liberty fer France and America.
Rays from this beacon, hghriug This
gateway TO the continent, viii weIc
the poor and percecutcd with hope and
promise OF home and citizenship. 1t
will teach them that there is room and
brotherhood for ali who will support our
institutions and aid in our development,
bur that those who come to disturb our
peace aud dethrone our laws arealiens
and enemies forever. / devoutly believe
that from the unseen aud unknown two
yreat souls have come to participate in
this celebration. The faith in which
they dyid is fulfilled, the cause for
which they battled is triumphant, the
De pie they loved in the full enjoyment
of the rights for which they abored and
fought and sufered-the spirit voices Of
and Lafayette join in the
clad acclaim Of France aud the Unired
States 10 Liberty Enlightening the
World