The morning call., 1890-06-06

and selfgovernment became the absolute necessity
OF the colonies With no guide but God, and no con-
stitutfon but the Bible they worked out upon this
ulations, the problem of the equality of all men be-
fore the law. They founded institutions which
have withstood the of foreign invasion of po-
ltical passions, OF party stres of individual ambi
ton and the shock of the mightiest civil war the
world has The influence of their sue
cessfu experiment. following the lines of fraternal
blood back to the countries from which they came,
have reyolutionized and liberalized the govern
ments Of the globe
THE DREAM OF COLUMBUS.
New continents beyond the ocean which should
would redeem the Holy sepucher at Jerusalem from
the infdels and eyanselize the world, were the
dream OF Columbus. Sustained enthusiasm has been
the motor OF every movement in the progress Of
mankind. Genius, pluck, endurance ana faith can
be resisted by neither kings nor cabinets. The
triumph of Columbus is superb practical illustra-
tion OF the Apostle Pauls tribute to the power Of
dismayed by obstacles. defeat was an incentive to
new endeayor, and he SO carried his poverty that In
decoration. While following Ferdinand and Isa-
bella in their campaigns against the MoOrS. seeking
an audience and hearing Ior his grand scheme
victories which absorbed the attention OF the hour
The armored chivary OF Spain, her marching
squadrons, her gorgeous court appeared TO him the
petty pageantry which stood between the royal ear
and the discovery OF world. The most romantic
picture OF the period was BoaIdil, last OF the
Moorish kings, coming out from Granada and on
bendcd knee surrenderng to Ferdinand and Isabella
the Keys to the CITY, while the cross rose above the
crescent upon the towers OF the Alhambra While
all Europe was ringing with acclaim over this expui-
standing aoof aud unmoved 1t seemed OF trivial
Importance compared with the grander conquest so
clearly outlined before his vision.
woMAS's BOAST.
1t a happy omen OF what America would do
for woman that when statesman and prelate alike
and the King had dismissed itwth chilling courtesy
Isabella comprehended the discoverer's idea saw
magnitude OF the results to her throne and TO the
world and pledged not only her royal favor but her
and hAr tva1g fha anfa rfcn Ila
American woman, with her property rights guaran-
teed by American iaw,syith her equ position and
for higher education and for usefulness, say
with pride to her brother, her lover and her hus-
band, "You owe America to me-"
Columbus stands deservedy at the head OF that
most useful band OF men-the heroic cranks In his
tory. The persistent enthusiast whom one genera
tloh despises as unatlc with one ldea, succeeding
ones often worship as benefactor.
There has been no time since the Inauguration OF
our first President auspicious for a national and
international exhibition in the United States. In
1876 we had only partially recovered from the most
disastrous financial panic of the century. The
South had not yet started upon Its new develop
ment and was still suffering from the disorders and
bitterness OF reconstruction But now we are at
the very consumnation OF peace and prosperity. We
growth, development and progress. The vast region
west OF the Missouri River, which was wilderness
in 1876 has been fruitful in States added TO
the Union, the railroad has penetrated along the
valleys and climbed TO the mountain tops carrying
starting furnaces and mills, building villages and
founding cities. generation has grown up In the
South which has caught the spirit OF progress and
the pace of the times. The great ranges. rich in
coal and iron, are furnishing wealth for New Biz
minghams and Manchesters and Pittsourgs.
With the eager pursuit OF wealth, is common
with all American communities has come the per-
neutrality-suspicious. OF the sehool-house and the
ehurch and the progress OF intelligence ana pattiot-
ism. The whole country is ripe and ready for
the inspection OF the world.
CHEAP SITES.
New York and Chicago both founded upon
broad commercial basis, while conquest and spoiIa-
ton marke ed the possession Of their lands by other
nd a
Mahnattan Island, and the founder of Chicago gave
to them five shii.ings for the site OF this city and
800 miles roundabout. That the Dutch played
pitchpenny with poor Lo upon the Battery and won
back the money does not impair the commercial in-
tegrity OF the transaction. IL was Only object lesson
TO the aayages upon the evils of gambling But
there is record that the purchaser OF Chicago
made any effort to secure return OF his five shiil
ings The city on the seaboard, starting from a
commercial basis, has beeo me the metropolis of the
continent. and of the three Chief cities OF the
world.
This city upon the lakes is now the greatest won
der OF our Western development and with the impe-
tus derived from the success of this fair will be the
most phenomenal Of modern communities. There
were S6O.OU0,000 OF new deposits In the banks OF
Paris at the close of the French exhibition and all
France was enriched by the larger sums distributed
dollars which Will be poured into your midst will
quicken the pulse of your trade. attract popula-
tion so energize enterprise that your numbers bus
ness establishments and wealth will mount up by
leaps and bounds. You may not here have the art
which have been the attractions of the exhibitions
in Europe, nor the crown jewels which have aston
tques and the best works OF the greatest artists OF
foreign schools, which the culture and wealth Of
our citizens have brought to this country.
AMERICAN PROGRESS.
You will not exhibit, as did the Parsians, the
dwellings of mankind from the and lake
tage through Venetian Egyptian. Etruscan, Greek
Roman and medieval architecture down TO the last
Partisan palace, but you will from the mound
dweller, from the Indian tepee and from the early
settlers cabin trace the rapid progress OF our people,
within the memory OF men still living. from saw
agery 10 conditions which only materially but
art stically compare favorably with the accumulated
results or thousands OF years in the Old World.
Three years ago in London, at diu sat beside
Robert Browning the poet. He said to "Of all
the places IN the world the which from its lit
erary societies sends me the most intelligent and
thoughtful criticisms upon my poetry Is Chicago"
In this, the grandest temple of music the earth has
the soyeregns and the courts of Europe, sang to
audience OF sovereigns as appreciative as enthusl
astic, and far more numerous than ever she had
faced III capitals Of the Old World.
EAST AND WEST.
With the broad. generous and catholic spirit
which will inspire the visitors to this exhibition
servatism, intellectually and prosperity has not
lost its vigor, and the East will find that the West
with its stalwart force and push and drive is
abreast With the East in intelligence, culture and
refinement. While the East ana the West will meet
the South here with fraternal greetings and reep-
rocal respect the representatives from every state
will learn the lesson that peace prosperity and
power can lie strengthened and perpetuated only In
the Federal Union.
four hundredth anniversary of the discovery OF
America by Columbus be celebrated; let IL be
commemorated by an Industrial Exhibition grander
In extent and volume than any seen before;
let the Old World know what their children have
done In the New; let the Stars and Stripes float
from every roof and turret and flagstaff: let the
bands announce the opening and closing of the fair
each day with the inspiring strains of our national
anthem and we Will separate from this grand COM
munion, impressed more deeply than ever before
with the fact that the proudest title earth Is that
Of American Citizen.