, 1890-01-16

flilIlTH NltN ol lNc great west Nuir
cagO. Here people are actuntod by higher
and noblor motives. She desires the
grrAtest good to thp greatest number
We accord to the Empire City, New
York all nd everything That she claims
hut, MIR. Chairman, senators and gentle.
men, there IL now empire and u new
gateway lying ON the other side of tue
Allegheny mountains. We rccug
nIZc the grandeur and greatness
OF tho city OF Now Npr, and her
ability to do all tnat may bc do
mnndCd. 1t ,hat does not mean that
the sccung undc-t city IN population,
commerce aud mauulacturIug impor-
tauCc does not possess like character
istics. We think that In Chicago We
can meet every demand required by
this great exhibition, and we are very
earnest that 1t shall be hold IN the great
NcI.
I'VE do not forget to accord to ST,
Louis like prerequisites. We acknowl-
edge all, but IN doing so we n,k that you
shall not dctrnct from this marvel Of
the century, Chicago. New York has
been growing and maturing for 40
years. Chicago had been growing from
the time the city was named only fifty
three years when that iitty-tbree years
was wiped out by the most disastrous 8
terrible calamity Ihat history records.
GNU Alltll HlAN lAN7 hNNll IF'.N NNlAN'l bANA
rusurrcctcd 10y the power Ol Will aud
new blood ami II now really only
eighteen years old, and sou, senators. and
you people from abroad cycyWherc IN
this country can not deny your pride that
such "A thing has occurred under the
bearing influence of this great govern
mont. She stands boldly claiming the
right OF your consideration. Remember
the thousands OF square miles that lie on
the other side OF the Allegheny noun
tains. Remember the great chain Of
lakes, rcmeu. Der ~. Louis, the mistrcss
city ot tho world's giCatcst nYcr. Lot
View York not forget that she
must depend for her future
progress-not altogether, but largely-on
the fertile fields OF the West R.meui-
her that the young giant OF the West Is
constructing u giant waterway to the
Southwest. She has undertaken that
-tuprudous work, and viii any man
from 81. Louis or from this beautiful
capital say that city that II able 20
cope with and lima thc means to carry
on that work, shal bc set aside In her
claims tor this great exposition?
Chicago wants TIL, exposition. She
is ready to meet every requirement.
The West must be noticed and II .s
without presumption that | speak for
the sixteen sovereign states of the new
West
THOMAS n. HRYAN's sPgRcH.
Thomas u. Bryan was the ncNt speak
or. After recurring In q lengl hy manner
to New iork's claims and Mr. Depew,
he proceeded to argue that of all the
large cities Chicago had the coolest, most
comfortable and pleasant climate, and
that she had unequaled railroad facill-
ties and accommodations. No other
city was equally accessible, alike for the
bulk Of the exhibits and for the visitors.
The gentlemen from New Soik could
make beautiful pictures of
their site, while the Chicago
people must content themselves
with building shaft Of truth and a
pedestal of facts. Could any honest,
fair-mindcd, impassionato man say that
Sew York was the proper sitter The
truth was that that site was not the
right location for the worlds fair. 1t
bad physical distractions. IL was un-
even. IL would require vast eXpendi-
lure Of money 10 pull down buildings. II
required large sums TO blast lis rocks.
II required dynamite to blow
up tho constitution Of the state,
In order that II might DO
occupied. Chicago had thousands of
acres at the disposal of the fair and not
house 20 move, not q cubic yard of
earth to heaye. Throughout the length
and breadth of the land C0uld not be
found any city of adequate resources
and population that could present to the
congress OF the United States such plans
and such adaptabili'Y Of ground for the
purposes of a grand exposition as could
the city of Chicago.
Tho Farmers by an overwhelming ma
jority wanted Chicago, and when he
said this hG spoke adyisedlY The ng-
ficultural journals wanted tho fair in
Chicago, because in the magniGCence of
New York's appropriation It had appro-
priated only ten acres for the agricul-
tural exhibit. Why, one single high
mettled aniyal OF the West would pa"
the earth and snort his contempt at
such II pitiable appropriation. "Ten
aCresl What for2 For he vast domain
OF America South America, aud Mexico
as well2 Ten acrc,w IAughter.l
Tho great majority OF people in this
country thought that New York owed
nine-tenths of her greatness to the West.
To be sure, she had sent her money to
the Wost, but she had got a high inter
est for 1t, and 1t then returned TO help
I'LL her golfers. Her merchant marine
had been made glorious by the products
of the vast Western cnpirr. The de-
pcndcnCe OF the West upon Sew York
was nothing, as compared with the de-
pendencc O: New York upon the West.
In the interest OF the entire country,
Chicago was for the West, and the
West was iior Chicago, The
worlds fair would be a curse to New
York, and many New SOrkGr knew IL,
because they had told him so. Laugh
ter The gentlemen knew that an their
hearts IL would be a curse. because they
knew New YORK was unequal TO the oc-
casion. The capacity of her railroads
and hotels was already oyertaNed. lie
pleaded not for Chicago, but for the
West. for the miner, the agriculturist,
the manufacturer and tho lumberfnan.
The West had q claim. IL was her turn.
She had waited patiently ana long Re
ierring to Depew's speech Bryan said
that Depew never opened his mouth but
that lac revealed a rich casket OF gems of
wit and wisdom. But, IS they rolled
out this morning, he wished they could
have been changed into blocks of marble,
and then the Goddess of Liberty might
have had pedestal sooner, and her eyes
would not grow weary waiting Tor the
promised Washington triumphal arch
and the GRAFT monument. Laughter.
There was one thing Sew YORK lacked
which Chicago had. She lacked public
spirit, and public spirit was the concen-
tration oil patriotism.
ME. JEPFREY'E ADDRESS
f. I. Jeffrey of Chicago said that the
task had been allotted to him OF endeav-
oring TO show in some detail the ability
of Chicago to satisfactorily and in a
proper manner conduct the exposition.
The first requisite was the financial ba-
sis. and he presented certificate Of the
exec utive committee certifying that
50, ,Ooo, 900 had been subscribed In aid of
the enterprise. He had prepared list
Of the estimated receipis and eXpendi-