Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-27
Remarks Of Hon. s. L. MillIken in the
House Feb. a..

" Mr.. Milliken. Mr. Speaker. am one of
the Few, perhaps, in the House of Repre-
oI sentatives who have not either directly or
a. Indirectly except SO far MS have an in ter
,r est IN my country any interest in this fair.
J., MY people have no city to be doomed by
:" IT, They have given me no instruc-
81 tlons upon it, They wish simply,
N u u snail he held, To contribute to its sue
10 cess by their efforts and To share In IL,
glory. But have been a little amused in
" listening to the different arguments which
u nave oceh made in opposition to holding a
e world fair. My friend from Kansas has
a argued That the country is too poor to have
u; that we need To appropriate the money
e to other purposes.
We'll, ar. Speaker, every man is too
poor I" make expenditure for any luxury
or any comfort, almost, if he thinks so
presume We could all lay up more money
II We would sell our CON fort able dive elliups
ana i'e IN tents iuslead OF houses But.
sir, am one of the me,i who believe IN
TINS country celebrates too little that we
nave TOO few holidays that we do too
: mnch work and have too little play, that
. we spend 100 much time in saving the
dollars which we leave for somebody else
j. To contend and quarrel over after We are
, dead
4 My other friend over here thinks ,h,s
money should he reserved to pay pensions
10 tht soldiers. | am sure that no man in
thlS House viii go farther or make greater
ou"Its thah To compensate those brave
men VINO went down on the pcrilous edge
VI oaltle 10 defend their country and give
Us the Government which We have to-da,
nut let me say to my friend that II mi, (
worlds fair shall be held, | believe there
| n.l I,ss.I Ia IN,
more largely, more earnestly, or more
eagerly participate in it than the men who |
carried the flag of their country and msd. |
! IL possible for Us now To have worl,i', /
!air ahh Ia noat the flag of the nation |
more proudly in the face OF the nations Of |
the 'arth 10 day than II ever nuatrd before,
Ana let me say further, Sir. Speaker.
That the soldiers Of the country know
enough To know that ii this worlds fair
'haIi Pc success IN developing and ex-
| hIpitlhS " me world the great industries
- the marion. rs great prosperity, the |
| fruits ot IL industry, and the forum.
| which to-day seems before IT, that .ucc-,s
| mat exhibition, VIII be "A grandrr tributr
| 70 iht intu whose bravery saved the conn
| Try anu made all this possible than any
| othrr Tribute you can pay To them. aud
| they VIII 50 consider IT,
dp nut believe, no matter how honest
y or Pntriollcally il may bc said. that th.
gallant Union soldiers who surtlvc to-day
VIII thank any man for pleading the
poverty act Tor them They would rather
nave dollar less Ia their pockets and be,
able To see the grand. golden fruits of
their deeds spread out bcfor,, the world a..
thi' exhibition can not fail to do. ZAP
plausc
But Ne Will take care of the soldier. and
nave the falr, too. The country i, not loo
poor 10 do both We will keep thu, Treas.
ufS rtplttt with money by protecting our
industries aud the wurkmau'> labor and !
from thi, rcpLclinn pay the Government
expenditure. even whcuwe shaIl have Da~.-
td dependent pension blli. the arrear, bill
anu such other cgi~Iattpn A. NAV be uece,-
SaIy to-u>talh III their old sgr the country, .
Naiiaht defenders. Thus We viii hrin.
money 70 the natiou's Golfers by giving i,
me people prosperity, and while We cxpend
sufficient sums t. do justice, to the soldier 7,
at World I, fair We viii glorify his ex T.
pI"lt> by exhibiting To all the many pe,. y
IIe> "ho shall come here on that grant =
occasion thr niasnltit cut results Of hi> r
' 'ai"i' and - display not only the product,
81 American genius and enterprise buI
also "hat has been made possible by Amer
can courage.
And NY friend from Texas Mr. Mnl>1 =
" nom am always glad 70 hear, who l. .
ways energetic and sometimes even clio =
ton r"' VITO arp sur. ~ pslrioic ha.
have heard good deal abt,ut t,.o 10 "
triue- u jefferson. and | never heard a :
inau " hu pridtd himself on being follow
(. OF }, tfrr>on ~ho had anything he want
ed TO d. or anything he wanted TO prevent Ii
), 10 did not quote Jefferson. Laughter
and applause. =
If that old patriot and statesman could -
"a, ~ HlN Ia, HbulH IL
der at the ten thousand different chapters q"
and doctrines which are attributed 10 him ''
The Speaker. The time of the gentle o..
man has expired
Mr. Mihkcn. hope | will be permit 80
ted To continue my remarks to show at ~
least, ON " Iich side of thu question am,
and where shall vote for the location of
the worlds fair Laughter.
Again my friend argues that Columbus
did not discover the North American con
tinrnt But he discovered America. He | ''
was the first to conceive the idea that there
must be land on this side of the globe to =
balance the eastern hemisphere, and he :
pursued his conception to demonstration -
w actual fact.
He was the first to cross the ocean, and ''
whatever was done By those who came
after him, tie was the great pioneer of the
stormy Atlantic. !,
To his genius, enterprise, intrepid cour'
sgc, ard furtitude j. due the fact that the :
American continent il 10 day GRO" ned WITH !
the blessings Of civilization indeed, the best
aud most advanced civilization known to
mankind; aud >houid the dead rise nov,
no returned soul or soul AT present living +
could 80 Justly take pride IN the green
held>. the great industries the grand cities, /
the eulig ghtentd and Denehcent institutions, .
and the happy homes of intelligent. Chris /
tiau. growing America a could thrl-t"-
pher Columbus. whose marvellous di>coN-
tr, ha> led to it all Let no man attempt
to tear laurel leaf from his brow or ,
diminish the measure of his renown. His
memory should dwell ever in the PRIDE snd ,
affection of Americans.
But my friend says that the Government
has no constitutional right to interfere IN
th, matter. l. it an interference for the r
Government To provide for the celebration {
of the four hundreilh anniversary OF the
continent ON which it holds jurisdiction aud
where the people who have created and
support it have lived aud live now: Yes,
says nv friend. it is a constitutional inter
ference with the rights of the people and
so the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson
ever appear to forbid whatever the gentle
man thinks should be prev .nted, and he
would let the State of New York, or the
city of Chicago. or St, Louis celebrate the
worlds fair Indeed, is the gentleman so
unpatriotc as that? | do not believe he
will be when he shall weigh the import
| of his words.
| When the people Of Athens complained
| to Pericles Of the cost of the statues aud
| temples with which he is said to have
| adorned and Deautifed that city more than
| Rome was SO beautliied from its foundation
| to the time of Caesar, he replied, Then
| Pericles will pay the bills, but the credit
| shall be ascribed to Pericles and not TO the
| Athenians whereupon they resolved at
once that the city should incur the expense
and made no further complaint.
| Would the gentleman have his country
men less patriotic aud maguanimous than
this pagan people? Have We less to be
| proud of? Indeed, have we achieved 40
little in all these hundred years that 1t may
be all compas>ed within the limits of one
State or city? Are we ready To say, let
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