The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-11-06

year lSSS providing for a Practical bus
mess conference in our country Of rep
resentatives from the independent ma
tions Of North, South and Central
America to consider questions relative
10 the Improvement Of their business
intercourse, aud TO encourage their re-
! cipr0cal commercial relations.
] had the honor 10 prepare and in
troduce tile bill ia Congress, under
which the present international Con
ference is being held, and my gratifica-
tion Is now very great as l see SO many
Of the distinguished representatives Of
our sister nations in our country work
ing together to promote the common
veal. The qualification OF all concern
ed will be complete when amity and
! confidence shall be established among
all American nations, and each shall
enjoy the highest possible benefit from
enlightened and friendly commerce
and personal relations. Our Southern
neighbors produce much that we need
and we produce much that they need,
aud the best way TO secure reciprocity
and interchange OF national aud man
ufactured products is through free and
fair aud uncontrolled consultation.
Hitherto the people Of the three
! Americas have been almost strangers
10 each other. There has been an un-
natural and unneighborly limit to so
/ cial and business relations between
/ countries which, on account Of their
/ location, history and necessities, should
! be very intimate. l believe the outlook
I now indicates that the day Of the isO-
lation Of the three Americas has passed
and The day Of fraternity and friend
ship, improved personal and CONNER
/ cial intercourse is near. Each year is
/ bringing US in closer communication
aud closer ties. The engineer, with his
| JheOdOlite aud level has located the
/ line and laid down the rails which con-
meet our republic TO to the republic Of
MeXicO-still onward through Guate-
mala toward Nicaragua and Panama
the iron arteries are being extended,
while the Argentine Republic and the
republics of Chilli, Peru and Bolivia
are pushing forward to meet and con
meet their railroads with the great North
ern system Of railroads. The day is not
far distant when the three Americas
will be connected 10y railroads, and
splendid trains marked "F. f. A" fast
flying American, will connect New
York, the metropolis OF North Ameri-
ca, with BuenOs Ayres, the metropolis
Of South America. The time also is
nearly here when waterways, conceiv-
Ell by American intellect, constructed.
10y American skill and paid for with
American capital will unite in perpet-
ual embrace the waters Of the Allan
tic and Pacific Oceans, and thus secure
to American nations greater wealth,
greater commerce and more enduring
friendship.
hope the delegates to the Inter
national American Conference have
enjoyed their lengthy excursion. No
such excursion, participated in by rep
resentatives of so many different ma
tiOns, has perhaps ever occurred before
in the world, and know many of the
delegates are anxiOusly looking for
some Mt. Ararat, where they may, for
awhile, rest in peace.
1.-The greatest exhibit our country
can present is our country ITSELF" aud
hope before the conference adjpuTns
every part Of our great country will be
visited. trust our distinguished visit
Ors will take to their homes and to
their respective countries pleasant rec
collections Of its science, literature a0d
art, its churches, schools and charitable
institutions, its inventions, railroads
aud telegraphs, its cities, mountains
industrial wonders, its farms, fields,
happy homes aud millions OF teeming,
thriving, prosperous people that tell
more pOtently and eloquenlly than any
words of mine Of the growth and glory
Of our Republic, while our National
Constitution, now in its centennial
year, which forty-twO States and many
Of the Spanish American Republics
have taken as the model of their organ
ic law, shows the wonderful success of
our popular Government.
But shall not hesitate to say on this
occasion that when the bill authOrIz-
ing the conference OF American ma
lions was framed something beyond
the pOmp aud pageantry aud pleasure
Of an interstate excursion was hoped
for. Alter the tour of observation is
ended all will be bettered by the con-
sideraiiOn Of questions relating to i'm
proved commercial and social Tela-
tiOns-sll will be blessed If the confer
ence shall by wise provisions lead up TO
the establishment Of the great progress
sive principle of eivilizatiOn-arbi,ra-
ton for the settlement Of International
disputes. and present and future gen
eratiOns Will be benefited if the way is
opened TO lower the iron wall that has
so long hedged and confined trade and
business. so as 10 inaugurate proper
reciprocity among American nations,
as well as proper amity among Ameri-
can Republics.
In conclusion desire 10 say that the
educational effect Of the international
Conference will be immense. Tie peo-
pie Of the respective countries repre-
scented will become better acquainted
through the press reports sent out, and
The reports made by the delegates. Our
people will better appreciate the attrac-
lions and wealth and progress and de-
velOpment- Of Tie countries represented
IN Tie conference, while the visiting
delegates will know from personal OBJ
servation OF the resources aud aitrac-
tons Of our country and understand
how heartily glad we are 10 have them
with Us, and what a hearty welcome
awaits them in every part Of our eonn-