Telegram-herald., 1890-04-22
THE WORLDS FAIR.
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wAszISsros, April 2l-Tks cessi1-
srAtisn of ths werld's fair ball was De-
TUa la the senate t0-dzy Immediately
after TIE HorsiAg soar. ~hics lad been
devoted . genera business On notion
of senator Hssisy lCoaa-l the Senate
proceeded - coasidsr Ias House blll 10
provide FOR celebrating ths aosth aaul-
FeFsAry d TIE discovery u Amsrlca by
CDrist0D1eE COlGme Ga, - hol1ing Al Ia
tsEuzu0aal exhi oition ~ arts. lad as
tries. maaaf4ctarss zad the product Of
tbs soil. nilne All sea. in the city OF
Chicago. In the STATE ~ Illinois. The
only Amendments reported by the Sen
Ats committee Is tAe inssrtion OF 4 new
section psoViding for a naval review in
New YOrk harbor in April, 1898, and
for the unvAiling q a statue OF Christie
pher Columbus az Washington.
Senator Hale Me- inquired OF sena-
tor HawisY whether II w1s Intended
that the Government should furnish
the statue OF Columbus.
Senator Hawley replied IN the a11rm-
Ative and stated that bill Tor that pur-
pOse had already passed the Senate and
was now pending in the House
Senator Vest Mo- said thas i, seemed
20 Do assured that because the House
had passed the bin. the senate was
under some coercion TO pass IL.
He protested asaius. s1ch an AS
sumption The Ill Wogld proba-
bly, pass the senate By an over
whslming majority. Dat no measure
should ever pass tLe senate with his
vote on the assumption that the judg
ment OF the House was coercive on the
Senate. That would be Tor the Senate
to abrogate its constitutional functions.
Senator Vest continued:
Il eesire 70 repeat what have previously
declared. that an opposed 10 this fair.
represent no city. or corporation, or interest. 1
have all along said that I was opposed 10
ths fair. and my constituents have
known from the beginning what /
thought about H. We have no
money for spectacular affair o.
this sort The farmers Of the country. strug-
Cling as they are under debts and mortgages
have no time or money for this business.
know that The municipality Of Chicago Offers
ti00O100o FOR the expenses Of the fair. but ST.
10000 must be paid BY the Government That
O., 10000 We can not afford 70 spend"
FROM the beginning OF lhls contest II has
been simply q piratical warfare between the
great cities OF the country. II the one-tenth
part Of what the representatives OF these
cities have said about each other 10 true then
none OF them Is at 10 control the destinles Of
this great enterprise
II am rot against Chicago. There are many
reasons that II this fair Is 70 be held II should
be held in Chicago. The city best
typifes the immense commercial resources
OF the new world the palace OF the millionaire
ana the hut Of the laborer stand side
By side in that city and bring out most clearly
the deadly methods OF our trusts and combines
and money rings II the farmer is 10 go 10 any
city TO >ee fair want him 10 60 10 Chicago.
as a Senator can not give any support 10 this
bill / do not believe IL will be a success.
II this fair goes 20 Chicago we are re-
-yonsiole for it. Tho honor OF the Ma
tior and OF the Government Is AZ stake
and II the fair COOS 10 Chicago 1 am willing
although opposed TO il. TO vote the last dollar in
the treasury 70 make success OF f. The
country does not want this fair aud il never has
asked for it,"