The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-22

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senate and President. They were airai
to trust colOrcd men to manage the iii.
trict but were willing that they shoul
govern Mississippi and Louisiana. The
had better pluck the beam out Of thci
own eye before they pluckcd the mot
from the eye of somebody else, In lh
district II was proposed to issue bonds t
pay off the fair. The people were noN
taxed and governed to death.
He took it for granted that the fui
would I've held, that congress would &,
on interfering with the rights of people
and it would he charged to the patriot
ism of Columbus, and he would have t,
do as the rest did-he would have to vot
for u site and represent his people. and h
would vote for Texas ncighbor, st
Louis. (Applause). 1t would give hi
people n chance to go to the iair withth,
least expense of money which excessive
taxation lett in their pockets. lfliccoult
get enough members to vote his way h,
would fix the site in his own district A,
it was. he would vote to fill the blank
with the name Of St. Louis and then h,
would vote against the bill altogether.
Mr.. Morse, of Massachusetts. an.
nounccd his opposition for one reason
that the proposed hibition, wherever
held. would involve u loss to the treas
ury of the United States of several mil
lion dollars. There were other bills call
ing for large expenditures which he lie,
sired to see passed first; among thcs,
were the dependent pension bill, liberal
liver and harbor aud coast defence hills.
Mr.. Peters, oi Kansas, sounded note
of warning against expenditure On this
account by cnumcrating the probable ap'
preparations at the present session oi
congress which he summed up nt 40
million dollars. while the estimated r..
sources tn meet them only aggregated
400 millions. These iignrcs did not en-.
brace the river aud harbor bill. II,
asked were those interested IN the i'm
provcmcnt Of our rivers willing to Ia,
aside this bill in order that the govern.
mcnt might cxpcnd large amount On
the Worlds Fair, Were those wl
wanted Uncle Sam to erect buildings H.
their little towns willing to lay then
aside.
Mr.. Mason. of lllinois--I will. U.aush.
teri.
Then. continued Mr.. Peters, there an
friends of the Blair educational bill
daughter and applause on the demo.
cratic sidc).
Mr.. O'Nrill. of PENNSYLVANIA, tool
ground that there was not sufiiccnr
time to carry the project To succcssiu
completion.
Mr.. Blanchard. of Louisiana, in rcpl,
to Mr.. Mills remarks, said the discover,
bv Columbus was of u new world aud
not of particular part OF it as had bccl
done by Ncspucius. lie argued thai
the South had more benefit to expect
from the fair than any other section.
The fair would call the attention OF tn,
capitalists of the world to fields an,l inr
csts oi the South. Constitutional ohir,.
tion was too old and stale to he agar
broachcd here. New Orleans had SUI
ccc'lcd in her own exposition and stou
ready to help the city selected for IT,
site to make this fair n success. II ",
made So poor an exhibit at Paris "
should give to the people of the OLD
world an opportunity to see for them
selves the resources of this country.
Mr.. OFcrrall. OF Virginin. said thai
the city of his choice was Washington
where beauty and grana,-, :ud magnih
ccncc filled the cpc. Located in n srcti"
whose climate was unsurpassed. who's,
mineral springs renewed youth, who's,
s"il was fertile. II was the ideal oi ever,
heart. designed by, aud named by. WASH
inpton.
Mr.. Gibson. of Maryland. was in favor
Of one spot which commended itself ~
the place where national progress i,
wealth aud grandeur could hc hest seen
Mr.. Millikcn, Of Maine, thought ",
had too few celebrations Nobody
would go farther than himself townrl
the soldiers: but no class -
people would more gladly participate !,
I he fair than men who carried tie ila'
and made possible the fair. 1t would Ia
n grandcr tribute to them than anN
other that could bc pail. The soldier,
would not thank man who pleaded th
poverty act here.
Mr.. llouk. of Tennessee. wanted tln
Worlds Fair at which our wonderful
wealth. skill and energy could he cNhil.
tied. To have 1t anywhere except at tin
national capital would take from il
much of its Importance. Here onl
would il have the national Importance
aud significance that might he sen.
Iimcninl 10 some extent. but hc propose,
to cast his vote for the capital oi the ma
l,on. Let the nation inherit the build
ngs which must bc constructed here to
the iair. They would br-thcy were nov
needed for public uses.
Mr.. Wilson. OF West Virginia, said thn,
We had had series of ycntcnnials du
ng the past fourteen years. Their inilu
rncc for good could hardly bc estimated.
They allaycd sectional feelings cneen
Ilrrcd by the war. They reminded th
country Of the services oi the men VIII,
built the government; they chastcncd
the spirit of one section aud aroused tln
spirit of nntional pride in another. Thi,
fair was to celebrate a great epoch in tn
history of the world. greater than an,
nation on earth had celebrated. II was
not our material wealth. our great pop.
ilntion. our great cities aud railroads
We should show to the old world. The,
had all oi these. We should show them
The grnndrst sight on carth--a great
nation built upon the corner stone oi
liberty. 1t was such u fruit thn,
had grown during four hundred
Years that We SHOULD show the world
II the exposition was to I've the great
historic event. il could not bc carried IN
hy u municipality or corporation. but
only by II great national government BY
which We had secured to ourselves all ~
he liberties we enjoy, II necessarily iol.
lowed that the only right aud proper
place for the inir was nt the seat oi that
government. There were ampl,
facilities tor the proper conduct of an cx.
position upon the largest scale we nigh,
establish. The government sorcly needed
that would be constructed,
streets aud avenues were broad, aud
never chokcd by commerce. The financial
scheme was clear aud explicit, would
rusurc the success Of the lair aud would
result IN costing the government no
more for the fair than il Il were held any.
where else Here WIS nh DOlitjcDl feel.