The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-04-16
HON. JOHN v. DANIEL.
SILVER TONGUED
ORATOR
Delivers an Eloquent Address at the
Centennial Patent Convention.
Richmond TimeS.I

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WASHINGTON, April S.-The cele.
bration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the founding of the. American
patent system opened here to-day al
the Academy Of Music with the pres.
ence of large assemblage of distin-
guished inventors and prominent pub
lie officials. On the stage were Presi-
dent Harrison, Thomas A. Edison,
DR.. Gatling, G. Westinghouse, Jr.,
Commissioner Mitchell of the Patent
Office, Senator Platt of Connecticut,
Commissioner Wright of the Bureau OF
Labor, Senator Daniel of Virginia,
Secretary Noble, Postmaster General
Wanamaker and others.
President Harrison called the Con-
gress to order, and introduced Hon.
Charles E. Mitchell, Commissioner OF
Patents, who delivered an exhaustive
address on the "birth and growth of
the American patent system" Other
papers were read as follows: By Sena
tor Platt, on invention and advance
ment; Carroll Wright ,on relation Of in
vention to labor; by Justice Blatchford,
on a. century of patent law, and by
Robert L. Taylor, on epoch making
the questions of America.
SENATOR DANIELS ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
At the evening session Secretary
Noble presided, and in short address
introduced Senator John w. Daniel,
who spoke on the New South as an
outgrowth of inventions and the
American patent law. Senator Daniel
was repeatedly interrupted by applause.
Senator Daniel began by speaking
in the highest terms of the Patent
Office, and referred to it as being both
Republican and Democratic, in being
self-supporting. After remarking that
the Romans placed in the highest
Elysian fields those who made inven-
tions and that the North American
continent was the evolution of dis
covery of the mariners needle, he
spoke of the natural conditions which
led the North to manufacturing and
the South to agricultural pursuits.
BEYOND THE NOISE OF BATTLE.
elf am asked the cause of Northern
victors in the late struggle" he said,
81 look beyond the noise of battle to
the inventors, mechanics and manu-
tacturers. [Applause]. "But," con-
tinued the Senator, "the South ap-
plauded Northern genius and welcomed
its results. The long list of great in
ventors from the South, however,
proved that the South was no laggard
in the race, while the fact that in 1890
three thousands ofpatents were granted
to Southern men shows that the South
will soon vie with the North in generous
rivalry in every branch OF invention.
Then it was shown that nearly all the
inventions were first put into practical
use in the South, this being especially
true of the telegraph, the steam railroad
and the manufacture of glass, while the
patent system was founded by Thomas
Jefferson.
ORIGINATED BY SoUTHERNERS.
"Madison, of Virginia, and Pinck-
ney, of South Carolina, framed the
patent clause of the Constitution, and
the first patent certificate of the United
States bore the names of three Vir-
ginians-Washington, Jefferson and
Randolph" [Applause.]
With thoroughness that evidenced
careful research, Senator Daniel traced
the part taken by the South in lnven-
tions of all kinds. Then he recounted
the debt owed by the South to invent
ors, giving the highest place to Eli
Whitney, of the cotlon-gin, and Henry
Bessemer's steel process. In describing
how these inventions had aided the
South to develop its resources Senator
Daniel spoke rapidly and with great
eloquence.
THE SoUTH's GREAT PROGRESS.
"The South" he said, isis land OF
corn, oil, wine, milk, honey, rice,sugar
and tobacco. 1t is rich with raw ma
terials. 1t is called the South" he
said, " and yet it is 1900 miles north
of the equator. Its people are descend