The morning call., 1890-09-10

TO be set up Into an American commonwealth
They buiided better than they knew, for many
live to see their State the admiration and the
envy OF the world and sons ready to take their
places worthy of their gallant sires.
GLORIOUS SPECTACLE.
It has been my good fortune 10 witness many
splendid pageants-our own city has prepai ed
some OF them-but never have seen so glorious
a spectacle as that presented Today, the pro-
cessiOn with its host OF ardent citizens, its BAN
its floats, Its symbols, its perfect organiza-
tion aud It's maiShailng. the city in gala dress,
The streets packed with an appl auding people;
know that 1t has taken a world of hard work, a
deal OF executive ability harmony complete, and
enthusiasm Astounding, to perfect all the ar
rangements Of this grand pageant. Success has
crowned your efforts, and to-day California Is
proud OF her Native Sons, who have accom-
pllshed such wonders In SO shor: a time. j bear
In mind this grand display Is prompted only by
sentiment. the sentiment OF Stale pride, the
same that fired the soul Of the proud Roman, in
the olden days. to declare his nationality when
far away from home.
In truth, my friends, we Of California have
much TO be proud of-Our territory dominion,
our genial climate, our varied scenery, our great
resources. our splendid products-but OF all our
products the choicest. and that Of which we
have most reason 10 boast to-day, Is our Native
Sons and our Native Daughters.
such race can never degenerate, and doubt
to celebrate the birthday Of their State contain
Ing millions OF happy and prosperous people,
the same ME, the same spirit, the same enthusi-
asm Will animate them as their fathers display
to-day.
Sires we honor you. Sons we are proud Of
you But remember while Stale pride fills our
hearts on ms, her natal day, We share with Co.,
100000 of our counrrymen greater pride, a
richer inheritance, for we are ALL old and young
native sons OF glorious nation.
Governor Waterman then read from man
uscript short response to the address Of
welcome, in which he referred to the mar
velous growth and romantic history of
California, giving way to Henry E. Highton,
~ hob e . No. 81
ows:
Address of II. Z. Highton.
MIR. President and Fellow Citizens: The pre-
| dlctlon OF Bishop BE, kelley, the logical tnduc-
neers. are being fulfilled. The Star of Empire Is
rapidly advancing to the extreme West Its
| CLEANS shone upon the columns OF the California
| Pioneers. Its fuller lights irradiaIes the living
| Aigonauts and the Native Daughters and the
| Native SONS. Ii will rest Ill Respondent majesty
| over tDeiI descendants.
The proofs surround L speak. The
| local events which prt ceded the immigration Of
| SAC. most significant In themselves, for my
present object must necessarily be disregarded.
| But the unbroken line OF the Pacific States ana
! Territories is a panoramic exhibition OF achieve
menS OF i0riy-one years. The streets and build
| iugs which have replaced the sand dunes of San
Francisco present series of historical pictures
which connect the old with the new, and in The
most striking foims, illustrate the story Of our
progress. The designs OF the artist, the symbol
| ism OF decoration, have been supplemented by
our Western press In those masterpieces Of
| 1OuIudllSln WHICH nave UluUSGQ practical knOWI
| edge among the masses, which have condensed
| the materials for the historian. and which have
| ayerted from you the possibility OF oral eabora
| ton.
We are carried back to the trials and priva-
| tons OF the $4,000 Pioneers, who. forty-one
| years ago, streamed through the defilts OF the
Slerras ana over the table-tands OF New Mexico,
| and OF the 1000 who broke their way through
| the pillows. We see reproduced the stirring i'd
cdents OF that ,s early period, and the linked
| ana to the conspcuousness to which we have
J now attained. The long procession which has
moved through our thoioughfaTeS was in itself
| an epitome OF the past Representation of the
| present, prediction OF the future 1t emblaz-
| 0ned The record OF commonwealth, which.
within the lives OF Native Sons, has increased
| its Inhabitants from few thousands to nearly a
| million and half; which is becoming network
| oil urban and rural communities, substantial
| educated and polished, which has propelled
| agriculture, horticulture, trade, commerce and
| manufacture, with gigantic strides; which has
| poured wealth not only into the Government,
! but into the world; which has written its name
| and It's character upon all States and upon all
nations, and which has witnessed the addition Of
| twelve stars 10 our national Constitution.
III is Impossible, even II 1t we're appropriate, In
| this presence and With these Surroundings, to
mention invidiOus names or TO parade facts. AS
the Greek painter said Of The crown of his genius
| THE curtain Is the picture -; as Webster apOs-
| tIopbiZed Massachusetts, There she stands!"
| The rec ais, the impressions the suggestions Of
this day, II we are faithful to trust, must sink
| deep into our hearts and permanently affect our
| lives and our characters.
| CROWDED WITH GREAT FACTS.
Pioneers - dear surviving brethren OF the
| crowded uast and of the brilliant preseut-wbat
unuterabie thoughts must stir your minds. what
| unutterable emotions thrill your souls as you
extraordinary display The retrospect, beloved
companions, Is crowded with great facts. which
| are ndciiDly stamped upon the face of history.
the youngest of the original pioneers has
passed the middle of life, as life is ordinarily
measured. and is approaching the gilttering sum
NIT of that slope which leads 10 Immortality.
The white radiance that enclrcles age is gather
ing about his head. He has caught the ulster
Of The beckoniDg stars. His heart rises on the
surface of labor and experience TO greet the
eternal calm. He listens TO tue harmones that
invite him to the skies aud yet, there. amidst
Sons he stands, erect, stalwart, firm, with no
sign Of bodily decay, with his mental faculties
vigorous aud balanced. with his sympathles
fresh aud respondent, and he gazes backward
with undimmed eyes along the high road Of
memory and OF achievement.
Rugged mountain passes; wide stretches OF
desert, brOilmg In the sun aud dense with aka
line dust; the shrunken glow OF the sagebrnsh
lire; weaied men, prone on the ground, living
wolf; the rush OF The stampede; the whoop Of
the Indian; The cool forests, the deep lakes, the
bright streams. the perfume and the music
which wOoed the jaded adventures as they en-
tered the promised land; old hulks, staggering
through the waves and dropping dead freight
Into the fathOmiess Sea-these are some OF the
"reminiscences which are now ar Oused from
Sleep
But why dwell upon these "reminiscences,
divine the thoughts and the facts which dilate
the mind and the bosom even of the youngest
original Pioneer? The whole State is historically
eloquent. Its transitions have been made ia
milar, not only TO our own citizens, but through
out the Union and 10 all lands. The master race
under the master Government, has wrought such
wonders as cannot be epitomiZed-as ale scarcely
believed except by those who. within the briefest
period known 10 man. have Witnessed the evou-
ton Of law and order, OF industry OF enterprise
OF education, of philan thrOpy, of relgion-of all
the phases and evidences OF an advanced Or
ganiZeu society.
DEEDS OF THE PIONEERS.
As we rise from The gray youth of our organ
ization TO those men who span or overpass the
century The "reminiscences, the thoughts aud the
facts TO which ] have adverted thicken and
deepen. Through all the gradations, In all the
advances OF the State The Pioneers have done
their part and they have won for themselves I'M
perisbable renown. In no boastiul spirt, but In
sober truth, claim that their names aud reputa.
tons Will descend. clear and luminous. TO the
latest chronicles OF Time Their deeds have not
been restricted by locIlity-great soldiers, great
naval officers. great statesmen, great diplomat
lists, great judges, are cherished on their rolls.
4 hey have been among the foremost in industry
and In national and International enterprise.
They have contributed to all the arts and to all
the sciences, TO philosophy, 10 literature and to
religion. They have accumulated vast proper
ties and have iavlShed money upon philanthropy
and patriotism.
"0ur national song has been commemorated,
munihcence OF james Lick, Pioneer, whose
consecrated bones are deposited under the great
telescope which points TO his home among the
stars and draws IL nearer to our gaze.
But must not fall into lengthy eulogy, and
must not omit to noiee the melancholy truth
that the original Pioneers are swiftly vanishing
from the earth. Or the overlooked and unre.
corded dead cannot speak, On the mOrtuary
record of the society. however, there are already
1882 names. OF the original Pioneers known to
the organization but 1913 remaipi They will
be perpetuated directly through their descend
ants, OF whom 362 are now upon their roll
while hundreds more are, or hereafter will be,
found among the Native Sons Of the Golden
West. STILL within another generation al the
furtbest, the original Pioneers will be extinct.
Those yet left, with few exceptions, possess
greater vitality, energy and capacity for endur-
ance and for labor Than many thousands OF
younger men. They were among the strongest
representatives Of the strongest race; they were
Injured to hardship and forced 10 moderation
In their youth; they acquired aud have retained
the faculty OF work; and, taken as a whole, they
are among the best living specimens OF men from
the meridian OF life 10 old age. They prove the
vigor and intellectual acuteness by the spirited
controversies In which they frequently engage
among themselves, but they are an impenetrable
ban ala In alta