The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-06
GREAT DAY FOR DIR. DEPEW.
CHJClGO HOSORS HIN, AND HE rs
ENTERT4IAINU As USUAL.
a Hundred Little Girls PIre Bouquets and
Speech at MIm-Be Tells Chicago
What n Great Fair She will HIVE.

! a Hundred Little Girls PIre bouquets and
Speech at MIm-Be Tells Chicago
what n Great Fair She Will HIVE.
CHICAGO. June 5.-Dr. Chauncey NJ. Depew
! had big day to-day. lie had been out OF bed
but a few hours when 100 little girls dressed
| In white and holding immense bouquets OF
| flowers, trooped into the Auditorium and peted
the famous Now Yorker with peonies, holly
hooks. and blue prairie flowers Mr.. Depew
| stood In one Of the big parlors OF the ho,ol.
Clustered about MIN were Mr. and Mrs Mex
! Twombly, ex-ConGressman John d. butcher.
Col. Elliott f. Shepard. DR.. A. NJ Thomas and
James Sinister Little Merle Bourn addressed
Mr.. Depew. She stood before tho New Yorker
and after handing him n handful OF tho protti-
est flowers to be picked on the praries said:
Mr. Depew: 1 suppose you are wondering
what we nre all here for, and III be frank with
you. We've always heard that you were tho
very incest man In the world. and we wanted
to see Just what you looked like. We havo
brought YOU a bouquet. and we want you to
tell the New York folks that the flowers on the
Western praries are prettier than their hot
house plants, and that Chicago girls haven't
such big feet The flowers are from Cinder-
ella who Is going to take tho stage at the
Auditorium the night after you get through
with II, and we want you to be our godfather
and railroad US through to success We have
q godmother. you know. and oh. Mr.. Depew. II
you will act as godfather we will all tell our
fathers. when you are nominated Tor FRESH
dent OF the United States. 10 vote for YOU"
MIR. Depew blushed and pressed hundreds Of
flowers against his breast. Before he could
reply hol!yhocKs and Indian SLIPPERS were fly
ing about him from tho little pudGy hands OF
the children.
In his reply to the children Mr.. nepew said
that no had rather have the flowers flung at
him by the children before him than the Presi-
deucy Of the United States II it were hurled at
him in tho Auditorium two years hence.
When night came Mr.. Depew addressed over
1000 perspriuG PEOPLE in the Auditorium.
Tho great hall was US hot an oven. The
atmosphere was sitting, and many persons
were compelled TO leave the hall. Even Mr..
Depew. who stood where he could get
the breeze blowing from tho wings. was
greatly distressed by the heat. The
famous orators speech was on tho Worlds
Fair" and his complimentary remarks for
Chicago were voclerousIy cheered The sub
Ject was selected by the Chicago Press Club.
at whose invitation Mr.. Depew spoke. Here
are a few extracts from the address:
The question which has been assigned to
and the success or the failure Of this great on
tcrprise will be dependent in a great measure
upon tho view which Is taken OF 1t by the press
OF the country II there be not general agree
ment among the newspapers OF the republic
as TO the character and extent Of this exhibit
ton, and tho support which 1t should receive.
1t had better be abandoned at tho start / did
all that could and exhausted every legitimate
resource to carry this, great Fair to New York
ancient history. Now York has no nnimosit .cs
no Jealousies. no enmities and AN here TO
say that all that It lis In her power to do will
be done for the exhibition in Chicago.
When European Cabinets discovered that the
emanated from a corporation they decided not
to give i any Official recognition. and they re-
their sovereignty: 1t was only when Gen. Grant
by a second proclamation assured them that
United States that they decided TO recognize
the exhibition, hut that invitation necessarily
eminent was aselvod from ali r tIt biIitv
for the administration or results Of the fair. |
With the knowieaGe now SO universal about
industrial exhibitions. we cannot hope to have |
the world properly represented here unless he |
invin;ion be from tho Government of the
United states. in such form and with such as
surances that foreign Ministers will UNDER |
stand that their pc pie come here Mt the bid !
There can be, no hesitation. no backward |
lie, us have an exhibition national and inter.
by the tnited states. or none at ALL Let the |
generosity of citizens. the efforts OF your great |
municipality, the assistance OF your common
wealth he Gvon without stint. but behind 10 |
supplement- d! delclencles and to meet all
obligations, let there stand the majesty OF the
New York and Chicago were both founded
upOn a broad cOmnolclaI OASIS, While con-
0uost and spolialIon marked tho possession OF
laid I'i1 the dians, 81 or Manhattan Island.
thiliinGs for the ste OF This city and 300 miles
ROUND a."u'. That the DUTCH played Ditch
back the monev docs not impair tho CONNER
ciaI in'eGrity 4 tLe transaction. 1t was only
nm object lesson 10 the savage III on the evils of
gambling. Hut there is no record that the pur-
chnsrr Of Chicago mad, any effort to secure a
return OF hi five shilliEgs. The city or the
seaboard starting from a commercial basis.
hns become the metropolis OF the continent
and one of the three chief cities OF tho world
This city upon tho lakes is now the great
est wonder OF our western Development. and
this fair will he the most phenomenal OF mod
crn G rmmunitIcs There were sixty millions OF
al tic close OF the lrench exhibition. and all
Frame WAS enriched by he larger sums dis
trlbutcl through il" country The hundreds
into YOUR midst will 70 IuicHsn the pulse OF
your ira 10. 50 attract POI ulAii9n. 80 energiHe
enterprise that y"ur numbers, business cstab-
li4hmeut-. and wealth Wi! mount up by leaps
AMI hounds
Three years ago in London at dinner sat
me: OF ali the places In the world. the one ne
which from Us literary societies sends mo the
most Intelligent and thoughtful criticisms
ct this International Fair DO held: let the
4OOth anniversary ~ tho discovery OF America
by Columbus b., celebrated lot It be commem-
OF Ito 0Id World know what their children
have dore IN the NY LEI me Stars and Stripes
let the bands announce the opening and clos.
ing Of the Fair each day With the inspiring
separate from this grand communion. Impress
ed more deeply than ever before with tho mot
that the proUdeat title on earth is that Of Amer
lean citizen"
DLMOCRATS HOPEFUL.