The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-17
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90 pras;danf of tb~ationaJ Com,
National Commits

The fair to be successful must be
national undertaking throughout, other
wise it is very apt to drop into sectional
matter and be too much of Chicago
mutual admiration enterprise, which will
be most fatal to the Worlds fair. Repre-
sentatives judiciously selected from all
states should be selected by the manage
ment, and should be put on an equal foot
ing of Importance with those of the state
of Illinois. The number of these repre-
sentatives from each state should be deter
mined by the number Of inhabitants, the
same as governs the election of state
senators--these positions to be entirely
honorary.
A semi-annual meeting of these repre-
sentatives should taae Place in Chicago for
affull and thorough elaboration of all
matters connected withthe national fair.
! regret to see that this fair is too much
called the Chicago fair; this appellation
should be dropped and the term National
should be substituted, especially by the
newspapers, when referring to it-in that
way il will soon work up a more gen.
eral and public spirit instead of an an
tagonistical one, which Mil be the result
if it is placed in the position of ! sectional
undertaking.
OF course it is all-impoitant to enlist all
foreign nations, and every inducement pos
sible should be made TO elicit their interest
therein so as 20 make it, s. was originally
intcaded--a Worlds Far. So far as il is
possible, the national md state govern
ments should contribute heir support. and
impart thereby rs much prestige and aid
as it is possible to give {, il. All the var
ious states should we with each other in
the ambition 10 make it aproud American
success. 1t is especially Important to make
the fair financially successful as well as
otherwise. Nothing viii contribute so
much to produce general success as sue
cess financially; that overs the whole
ground and betokens success in all depart
ments.
There is every reasot why this fair
should be most advantageous to the whole
nation, as was the Paris exposition TO the
whole OF France. That Undertaking at the
time it was held was one II the wisest con-
ceptions that has emaIted from the Re-
publican administration bf France since
its last origin, for bt that time
the government of Frahce was under
somewhat of a cloud. lBoulanger was
attacking il vociierouslf at the time.
much To its detriment, AMI he had quite
an important outspoken Following. The
people of France at that plriod were very
much depressed, owing to their severe
losses emanatlng from th{ Panama ditch
and copper, and other Wild speculations.
They wanted TO lay the blime of their mis-
fortunes somewhere, and naturally put it
upon the parties in powell as is usually
the case when misfortuAes overtake n
country. They were Therefore in a frame
of mind TO crave n changea and were will
ing TO follow the leaders a revolution for
that purpose. The fact hat the exposi-
ton was such a signal success, especially
in n money point of view because il put
back money into the pockets of most of
those who had lost il, as above
stated, brought back home content
ment as we'll as contidenes in the govern
ment; hence, instead of tie revolutionary
feeling continuing, it wa$a revolution in
the other direction and Drove Boulanger
and most of his followers ,ut of the cotln.
try. | consider that the marvellous sue
cess of the Paris expositioA has done more
than anything else to perIftuate the pres
ent form of government III driving TO the
wall its enemies, thus slowing the adj
yantageS that can accrue ID 4 country from
Worlds fair.
believe that the best nAthod TO make
grand If not magnificent result of the
Worlds fair at Chicago is br the ueonie of
the entire country ali TO Hfrk together in
unison Tor such happy result. BY all
giving long pull, strong pun and pull
~! together, We Viii in9t the American
Worlds fair (although he'll al Chicagol a
brilliant success. not eyed second 10 the
French exposition.