, 1890-10-23

as q member of that greatest Of ali as.
sembluges OF mon, And there he will
support the industries of his beloved
mountain state with the same rugged
manhood that has marked his course
through life. A product Of the mount
aims and OF the mines, the Hon. Will
lam III. Clagott IL q grand specimen OF
Western manhood.
THE GRAFTON.
President Clark then introduced
the orator of the evening, saying:
1t Is difficult ON this occasion for me
to coniine my self to tho duties of n pre-.
siding officer II there be one thing In
which we, as citizens OF this particular
part of the United States, have a just
and special pride IL Is in our mines, and
with the presence here of the men to
whom we owe their discovery, develop.
ment and exploitation one is strongly
moved to indulge ones sell at length In
expressions of ielicitation and welcome.
jut L nave oven greater plensure-the
honor TO present as an orator for this
| occasion u man who has long had an in
innate acquaintance with mines and
miners, Who knows you, and whom you
know, whose sterling qualities, whose
| eloquence, have made the mere sound
OF his name pleasing and attractive
ono to every citizen OF the Northwest.
tinguished honor to introduce to you
Judge William II. Clagett, of Idaho.
Hon. William III. Clagett, the sill
ver-haircd miner of tho Cnur
dAlenes, and the silver-tongued
orator OF Idaho, then stood up and
after great deal of applause he be-
gan short address. With all due
respect to the different speakers who
have been heard mt the exposition
building, there can be no doubt but
that Judge Clagett commanded and
held IL closer attention OH the part
of his hearers than all of them. lie
said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: We, the
American people, are great people
great in numbers, great in wealth; and
above all, great i'll that which seems to
be kind of mania with us ALL which
compols tus to listen to more or less
spccchitying. | want to say before l 90
any further, that 1 have profound
commiseration ior every one here who is
compelled to listen to me. 1 know that
| all the fair ladies and brave men wolld
rather walk around, SOC and be seen,
and listen to the music; but enough.
| remember very well, six years ago,
having passed through Spokane bound
for the COeur IL Alenes; and ! venture to
say there was not one person here then
who could, by any stretch of tho imagi-
nation, have ioreshadowed tho greatness,
the beauty and growth of Spokane. In
fact, it is but little less than magic.
When n year ago news was flashed over
the wire that lair Spokane was burned
to the ground, all we, VINO knew your
city, were confident that she would be
rebuilt iairer and greater than before.
1t is to this same spirit of enterprise
of the citizens of Spokane that this ex-
position is the crowned success which IL
is. 1t is an exhibition more likely to be
found in city OF 10000 inhabitants
than in one OF 5000, and it shows the
nerve, the enterprise and indomitable
courage of your people.
1t seems to me u strange thing that in
1884 | should pass through city where
young men were the foremost III all
public enterprises; and that last night,
going to your beautiful thcator the
monument OF two of your oldest citi-
2ens, l should notice the same pecui-
iarlty in the immense audience which
filled the place.
They have tho energy and dash Of
wealth, and If 1t Is to the young men OF
your city that you owe the phenomenal
growth OF your city.
1t is certainly most beiitting that
mines and miners and all those districts
that Mr. Gritlitts spoke OF, although
small In their beginning, will rs tile
small rivulets widcns to the river, and
loses itself in the ocean, grow and pros
per only to empty their wealth of gold
and silver into the lap of fair Spokane.
IL we go back to the beginning we will
find that the industry of mining bears d
peculiar position to the onward march
OF civilization. FIrst comes the savage
! age, when man contented himself with
killing what he needed to eat, and slept
in bark novels. AS time goes on the
savage era gives place to tho pastoral
ngri but 1t Is only whom men have
delyed into the bowels of the earth and
| brought forth the iron, the coal and the
precious metals that true enlightment
begins.
Mr.. Clagett then went on to give
some personal rcminiscences, and
wound up with II glowing tribute to
the prospector, the pioneer.
Forty-one years ago | followed in the
wake of those rcd-shirted miners-he
said-and ! am one OF them now, and
proud to say so.
He spoke of their careless, light
hearted disposition, Of the psrils
and vicissitudes which were their
Sohs'uht lO'' anu cloScu hls speecn
with beautiful peroration on Spo.
kane, the Magic City.
GREAT DAY FOR FARMERS.
1t Will Be Ono of the Most Notable of
Them All.
Farmers day, October 81, prom
lses to be one of the most memorable
of all the special days at the exposi-
ton. One of the principle features