New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

DAILY lRIbUNE, SCNDAI ,
to be Oho's next United states senator The same IS
true OF the Pacific Coast and Of the West ana North
west There are ri Ncw-YOrk more Irish than III
Dublin, Germans than in any city IN o'erl9any n.y.
save two. and Italians enough To make one Oh lns
group Of cities third in population in Italy. New l0rk
with her harbo her Hudson ana rat TDef' 5y heT her
museums. parks and theatres, her race courses anu
her seaside resorts. is alone the most ATTRACTIVE cA
bitiOn Oh the american continent.
THE METROPOLIs ABOVE JEALOUSY
While there has been some chai and rldicue and
raicry and pleasantly in the discussion Of the claims
az Washington and ST. Louis. Of Chicago and New
York | can saw for New York that there has been no
feeling other than the warmcst, The hlndcst ana the
most respectful for those other cities ana ther an, &
unequalled situation Of Washington. tlc history, uc
location in the Mississippi Valley ana te fuute Vi -
deycIopment not 0niv IN commerce and trade but IN
all The elements which Constitute great CITY, Vi a''
Wherever the Fair NAV go. New York so far as
great city like that VIII do her be-, 10 Hahc ~ "a
succcss. But If this committee VIII di'ihl1' an
claims Of locality all efforts 10 add TO the pro,2ertN i
Of city or section and look az tHe WioG G00nv 6 the
place where the whole country would be mol m ne h
fitted by the Exhibition. the decision cannot Iai 10 W
If the Government should TODAY appropriate TO
every family in the United states thc MONEY VIM" M
wonld carry them to one place WIN le u'tne', , t t
derstanding that they could select no o'hcr thv vo'
with unanimy uncquancd IN the expression ~ ~
desire. from Maine to the Gun, ron me AlIti'm - ="
merchants artisans. professional men. journalists ar
fists. would be Take me To NcwIork.
MR.. COCKRAN'S ADDED ARGUMENTS
Tx-Congrcssman w Bourkc Cochran. of New
York. then addressed the committee He SAID:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen: II seems TO me tnaI,
at the opening OF this discussion lhJ to'itre W. %
be confronted iir,t OF all with the problem MHrc can
this Fair bee held and II it is decided mat IL must nu
in an available site then the competition oI t,,o
.fts gyilI bt
me that after the speech OF MI pcpe"' anu al,c nv
reasons which he has spread bcio'c 'i' & ,
sion among the vaious cities of thi, country a. to tho
only available site at which an Exposition oil uI'
character can Ice presented. o..
NAV nc permitted to suggest, further, that 1t
seems to me that Che very oa'J' ana 1,"iV GM ~ 'i t
rivalry with which various municipalities navy 'ou
tended for the honor Of hcn- dc--iacl a, tc ,'%,.'
position which (, tn Doe confined 10 tlr mere di-pLN
# the material wealth u ~, country. 40 ny
bclcvc that it, purpose should Dee o. provoke >iili
Of envy In the minds of the visitor, from "iher ina.
think that il has q broader and Uaudcr aspect man
a. 'l,t9r + .rcm. L, me- ti. we are called upon
to commemorate. not the mere VOYAGE aero 'N 4, a.,
confronted every difficulty. lut THAT Wr are 'aI''
upun 90 celebrate the now birth ~ ah 'hti' "".u'
,rci"nt nofioI.- Of .,ry of tie ancient notions Of
what constitute, fame and tic h1ih - i-iI any s
commerce is 10 uoir .Ysiou, cvalry than any which
adorned Europe dutns the darker ages.
Coming down 10 the question Of choice he
tween the four competing cities Mr. Cochran
said:
DO you suppose that when YOU sc.ect New 9rK
which have made that city what IL Isl 40 Won up
pose there can Doe a rivalry, "h'h come 5' 10"
ann other municipality Whrn iA, di-'u ''"n y '.,i &
Mr Dcpcv described A. ihr 'r'' l.,'t! ~,
visitors. the capacity f'r tran-poriau'i."e hAN' hul
the ,nallc-t -dc it seems g" mc. ~ i' DISC I--'
boo. ..f. h
%"r York stands without rival and without com
pctitOr. Fortunate h' nature lh h'I ''' 'l '' u.
~ those VINO iif "'' %.,, SIX C'l.,-, and
Of being weighed in the -Anc hh.i''c' i"'.' ' '.'
ar-umcat ir Li'e d" Wa ..., ... '' 2 u, " i,.
ron. ! rc-r.t. Mr chairman. ihm th" veN cNpf-
sion "t.' '-lh- ~ 'i'', -,'I '.''. '.,' ' F' ..'
! rs ac.It~l l5 general CONSENT and --c IT for
"'' T,r r" ,srscr then began psc,entat.or of tie
views which l1d been al-cd 90 support oi thr
ID inns OF WASHINGTON. aiI tlr rra~on- wh,. in bis
opinion. fn.-- claims Should u"i i'r.fl.. ''N'
gentleman l.I rr.ri tu.t 300 exposition r'tld Dog
.nlc,, tac President oi thr United ~'''", could
welcome tie visitors from al. over " globe z" TIE
political capital ~ r" country l"i .hr.'
mi-ht hc conclusive if addressed 1. n body repre-
~cuiIne 70 Government of citizens .tlfin- in
thc Government itself tuN more ih'n an .N,'I
mentality - crr, or t.r p.p..'r i ,.I
pr.-r.-~. owes ans part ~ it q, t.e cavern mont
which I~ huf tie 1n'cNlrfF 'F "i' i'N
'ic c'tt of W ,lin-'"q prc-"n's ' r.'.'n.
conclusive. ~ l..~t backed p, thr STRONGEST lInl
4 au ar..mcr' E.' D., tuai SOP l- i.' ''"t'r'.
ncu' framed filt t President utf -.' lH t.c r.fn.
sion M ttr other cnl q fhc avenue. in'f n '"iF
EQUAL 10 you ir ir'c''i-rncc r.v ,f ~ f." D'.ri
end of Mis- huir-: rat rre, may h' a'>c1
To ,aid ,'r Co.lr.n. as 10 sharply cnrla>t"l
his utfcrrner p.fh rrnr. 'rI rIl~ 'n i." '...r.
around v'Ich tHc '"r'..'ir irF >'i i"' ''.'
mcur b, hut compact. rn.c' in fl.i i' l' 3. '''I
rprrf which D., huta bond h.f.,ccn 'l 'hr element.
That compose n. and these hlI'd.n-~ and i,'~"
hodIc, are NOT u, source. or c.rn .'- ''n'
powcr. Pr,ccci.r- tcn T." 70 d'-'1->Ion "i N""-
York, claim, Ic -.Id-
We -loa a a'r aMd a.mn .', corpo-a'" I,m.i-.
number l'o'"'o Hi'' '''' , ,.i..
greater thHu a.F = tIr comp .lf 'I..- l.NI "'
hoa. uc' ..f ID. '''t OIL" .r.,t Dr. .... ,''
,,.',, nsi'r 3'a ~, ,, i.,,G t, t. pllo. t' re
crowded ,I,p uir, vc'.r.. fom all .t,. ~ u, aora.
.,ery Ir.,l.. I,y.rd ruf. tlc blnh..
a.th their ,crumaii.i rc'-ar .n uar
mai Ifcrt, which forms and opens ru th- ..- avenue
to wealth which mankind Du aHot % ir.p open
nat t0luuiu. conquered Hfd 900 Exposition rIU Darr.
.ui tI- er,li event u o pi,rc not ln -i,'t 90 ulu
prc,cn,o - tlr land which hc opened up to cvillzt
lion and which has been fle cradle Of it"ft'.
Cnutinuiul Mr. Cochran SAID lc va~ not pre-
Darcd 20 say that Chicago. ~. Louis. tluclu-
natl or Dulufh iunmurta lied forever hy Proctor
Knott miohf NOT m twn years prepare Itself for
lie mere housing oi -rrat crowd. t'r tie mere
entertainment OF sa"l. visitors as may 200 there
bat the essential rcquI,it" Of 900 exposition "a,
~ expose something li Va, 10 expose D.. not TO
tlc sun moon and stars. hut 10 the eyes Of men.
A. tie conclusion of Nr. Cockraus remarks the
committee took recess.
When lhc Committee rcas>cmhicd Al ] -
= H.. the room wa, again crowded 10 its fullest
capacty Tie Chicaso dcc~tiou had front
,cat, Prominent among tIcw were Mayor
Crcaicr. Secretary Cro-in. Of tie Worlis FAIR
Committee: cN-Con-r, ssiuau Gcor-c Z. Davis.
General l. f. Stevenson, c> First Assistant } ST.
mastcr,;cncril: ". g. NcWbcrry john G T. rc.