Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Great Fair.

ter. But the talr Is To celebrate the
discoveries of Columbus and not any
city in which it may be held. Taking
this view OF the matter it makes very
little difference where the fair is held.
The object of the movers of the prof.
ect to secure the fair in any city is to
make money. If there is any glory to
be won il comes as a secondary matter.
The Congressional vote was a surprise
to New York, and somewhat surpris-
ing to Chicago. The former city did
not appear to doubt but that it had Sc
cured the fair while the latter worked
and hoped and won. The fact is, New
York lost a good deal Of ground by its
unseemly struggle about the manage
ment of the matter. The people of the
country do not care to have politics
mixed up with the matter. Some have
said that New York lost because it was
democratic city. While this may not
be strictly true, the fact that it made
its democracy prominent may have had
something TO do with the matter. The
real truth of the matter is, Chicago is
the representative city of the great and
growing West. The vote Just taken |
shows that the influence of the Missis-
sippi valley outweighs any other see
tion of the country. The center of the
wealth and population of the country
has moved West Of the Alleghenies, the
East must be content to take a subor-
dinate position. The West may get
much of its strength from the East, yet
the loss of the latter is manifest when-
ever trial is made. So far as we are
concerned we should have preferred n,
York city for the reason that we might
possibly have been able to attend. Its
removal to Chicago places it beyond !
our reach. Doubtless there are multi q
tudes in the States along the Atlantic q
Coast in the same circumstances. But
the losses Of the East will be more than
made good by the gains Of the West.
New York has its advantages. 1t has
accommodations, it is easy of L
access, it is our great commercial me- o
iropolis. But foreigners coming here Q
and only visiting that one city =
would be able to see but little of the g
scarcely nothing of its magni-
iude. A trip Of a thousand miles in C
land would be revelation. In fact the !;
ride by rail from New York city to :
Chicago would be worth about as much !,
10 the old world sight-seer as all that .
he would see at the fair. Ii is a ques- ci
ion of the expense of transportation a
rom the sea-board that is TO be taken =
nto the account. And yet, it is quite i
probable that there will be low excur- hi
ion rates through the season, making N
/ feasible for most who would come 10 X
New York to reach Chicago. There ,
: but little use in talking about max \, i,
ng it a Columbus affair. The great I
xplorer will scarcely take a moments pa
houeht. 1t will afford grand oppor- it
unity for the well to do people OF the II
ivilized world, to illnket and picnic y y
nd have a good time generally. while st
be less fortunate ones must toll on M eli
heir accustomed routine. Chicagois m'
fine city. new. well laid out at the We
lge of a vast prairie. enterprising,am- m M
itious. and has won in this fight. II NJ
prettv certain that if there Is to be a rs
In il win be in Chicago. There have an
cen some things said about New York
Ding right along independent Of Con- H.
ressional action. but those who work br,
the hardest in the interests Of that all
tv are not disposed to push the mat yoI
r farther. When the matter was hel
coached there came up at once the 10,
,nsideration that to make it an inter- dis
,tional affair it must have Congress SAP
nal sanction. As the matter now cur
ands Chicago Is entitled 10 1t and to pn
hatever appropriations Congress may 4
AXE in aid Of it, and 1t viii hold it,
n should New York attempt 70 hold In, NJ
r. # viii divide and weaken and kill. siol
e do not apprehend thar such move ano