Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11

/ forest and field nurtured manhood that has
4 guided the destinies of mankind. 1t is they who
! gather the lines of fate and pillow deep burrows
in the fields OF human events; it is they who
have driven the car OF progress and hav0'Woven
the deepest and richest colors in the fabric of
human happiness. 1t IS the strong, and not The
beautiful the rugged, and not the refined, who
stand out in heroic proportions against the sky
of human achievements.
1t was these storm nurtured men, touched
with the genius OF prophecy, who carved out
and battled for this great state, and this won
derful temple is a tribute to these early voy-
ayers into the West, and tells the story of the
wealth for which they valiantly fougbtf
From the success OF your Spring Palace1 can
carry back encouragement to the builders of the
great Mineral Palace at my home in Pueblo
Our Palace is not built from the products of
the fields, but from the wealth of the
hibit of the minerals of the greatest silver,
lead, iron and coal state in the Union. Soon
will it be glittering with dazzling groups of all
known precious minerals. In the present it
will have no rival In the past it takes all Of
the resources of tradition and fable to create a
mystic temple that approaches its unrivaled
splendor. What vision of wealth, of certain
material dominion will the combined view of
these two palaces present. what q re-
puke OF the false and ignorant prophets OF the
East, and what victory over the prejudice
and sectionRlism OF American statesmen
The settlement of Texas, Colorado aud 9th er
sections has been in defiance Of bitter protests
of New England and the East. History tells us
that many statesmen opposed the purchase of
Louisiana; protested against the independence
state; opposed the Mexican war, the purchase
of California and the Oregon territory.
The mistakes OF Eastern statesmen in their
estimate OF the West and South would make a
volume that would rival the book OF fate in di-
mensions.s
In 1911, Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts threat
ened to pull his little patch of ground out of the
Union if Louisiana was admitted as a state
When the vote was counted Quincy said 1t was
the duty of the states to prepare for separation
he insisted that the inhabitants of the Missis-
sippi valley were not citizens; that it was not
for these men that our forefathers fought, nor
for them was the constitution adopted and that
1t was outrage to put their liberty and prop
erty into hotch pot with the wild men OF the
West.
Thus from old Puritan, patriotic Massachu-
sets came the first threat OF secession, but the
nation forgave them, as it has long since for
given the same sentiment from South Carolina.
The banners of discord and conflict have all been
fnrled.
In the language of John c. Rreckenridpe.
1.-THE star-spangled banner has become once
more our national emblem, and the proud old
Southern cross, that once waved victorious
over many bloody battle field, is now furled
forever
For there's not a man to wave 1t.
There's not sword 20 sayeit,
There's not one left to lave it
In the blood which heroes gave it, -
What poetic revenge has the logic Of events
visited upon our Eastern detractors. The ac-
cessions of territoTy that were 50 bitterly op-
of the nation. The growth Of the West has been
based always upon its native resources, and
never from aid and sympathy Of the East; on
industrial questions our interests are .aften in
conflict.
To-day the money centers are in2congress
fighting silver. Silver is the very 2resth of the
and commercial life Of new and sgri-
cultural states. In this fight the people are
with us, and il the South ard West combine the
victory is ours. Ten days ago the prospect of
success advanced silver; Immediately, in sympa-
thy, up went the value Of wheat, adding mil
lions to the wealth of the farmer
AS we talk. the flowers hive not yet faded that |
lay on the grave of the great Kentucky senator.
In all the land there was no more valiant friend
Of silver and the West. Our champion is gone |
but the cause remains.
Sell interest demands an alliance upon this ques-
ton. Two years ago Texas and Colorado Joined !
hands to gain deep waters. already tns alliance /