The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-04

devotion Of spirit, the indomitahle win |
OF the great sculptor, Bartholdi, whose i
well-earned fame justified the trust COM |
mitted to him, together wrought out IN /
stubborn brass and iron the ertlstss
dream, the airy conception OF this mind, |
the shapely sculpture Of his cunning hand !
till here 1t stands upon the firm base, as
IL natural playmate OF elements, fearing
no harm from all the winds that blow.
AS with the French people so with our
own. The whole means for the
great expenditures OF work have
Of the people Themselves aud thus the
| common people Of both nations may
| justly point TO greater, . nobler monu-
| ment in and Of the history and progress
| and welfare of the human race than en-
| perors or kings or governments have ever
raised. The statue On the Fourth OF
| July, 1854, in Paris, was delivered to and
accepted by the government by the au-
thority OF the president of the United
States, delegated and executed by
| Minister Morton. To-day IN the
name Of the citizens Of the
United States, who have completed the
pedestal and raised thereon the statue,
and of the committee who have volun-
tariiy executed the will Of their fellow
citizens, declare In your presence aud
in the presence of these distinguished
guests from France, and august assembly
of The honorable and 6oDOred men OF
cur land and OF this countless multitude,
that this pedestal and the united efforts
of the two republics is completed and
government and people of the United
States.
At the conclusion of Senator Evarts
speech the signal WAS given and the veil
was Withdrawn from the face Of the
statute. amid the booming Of cannon and
the shr1eking of whistles from the hun
dreds OF steamers and other crafts
. gathered around the island. This undes-
( cribsble ovation continued for fully hall
] an hour.
. Senator Evarts then, when the hootinG
: and the firing subsidized, introduced
1 Grover Cleveland, president OF tbs
D United States, who, In accepting th'
] States accept, with gratitude, from thu
4 brethren of the French republi'
i the grand and complete work of ar
8 we here ineugurate. This token OF tn
y affection and consideration Of the peopl'
{ of France demonstrates the kinship o
}. republics and conveys 10 US the assur
q ance that in our efforts to commend 4
: mankind the excellence Of government
9 resting on popular will we still have be
g yond the American continent steadtas
I ally. We are here to-day to bow before tn
d representation of q fierce md warlik
e god, filed with wrath and vengeance
/ but we joyously contemplate instead on
:, own deity keeping watch and ward be
i fore the open gates of America, and
}. greater than all that have been celebra
Is ted in ancient Troy, instead of graspin
n in her hand thundeIbolts of terror an
% of death, she holds eloft tn
d light which eliminates the wa
70 TO mans acknowledgements. We Wi
y not forget that Liberty has here mad
q her home nor shall her chosen altar b
= neglected. Willing votaries will con
d stantly keep alive its fires aud these shHl
l. CLEAN upon the shores of our sister re
!, public in the east. Reflected thence an
d Joined with answering rays, q stream c
= light shall pierce the darkness OF ignol
t, ance and mans oppression until Libert
" enliShtens the world.