Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-22
DEPEW's ELOQUENCE.
He Pictures the Magnifcence of the Dis
covery in Pretty Words.

lie PICTURES the MagnihCcncc OF the DIS
covery in Pretty Words.
Cheers rent the air as DIR. Chauncey
NJ. Depew stepped forward. Everyone
knew that they were to hear the great
est effort in the life of the famous
orator. None were disappointed
When quiet was restored DR.. Depew
said:
"This day belongs not to America.
but TO the world. The results of the
event It commentaries are the herl-
tage of the peoples of every race and
cline. We celebrate the emancipation
of man. The preparation was the work
of almost countless centuries, the re-
allzatIon was the revelation of one.
The cross on Calvary was hope; the
cross raised on San Salvador was op-
portunIty. But for the first. Columbus
would never have sailed: but for the
second. there would have been no
place for the planting, the nurture and
the expansion of civil and religious
liberty. The exhibition of arts and
sciences, OF Industries and inventions,
of education and civilization. which
the republic of the United States will
here present, and q which. through
Its chief magistrate, 10 invites all ma
tions, condenses and displays the
flower and fruitage of this transcend
ent miracle.
Fifty years before Columbus salled
from Palos. Gutenberg and Faust had
forged the hammer which was 10 break
the bonds OF superstition and open the
prison doors of the mind. They had
Iuvcnted the printing press and NOV
able types. The prior adoption of a
cheap process for the manufacture Of
paper at once utilized the prcss. Its
iirst service, like all lts succeeding ef-
forts, was for the people.
Fighting 10 conquer.
"Foriy-four authentic portraits OF
Columbus have descended TO us, aud
no two OF them are the COunterfeits of
the same person. Each represents a
character AZ distinct "a is canvas.
Strength aud weakness, intellectually
and stupidity. high moral purpose aSd
brutal feroClsv. nurity and hcentious-
ness, the dreamer and the miser. the
pirate and the puritan. ARE the types
from which we may select our hero.
Ine perils Of .hc sea q fis youth gave
hifn a gi mpse of the possibilities 90 ihe
WftAN0NNs itN WNfN~ tft ltt ff'th- p r.
piorefs we're scanned until the ishisd
west became a reality in bls mind. To
test the truth ~ hls specuIations, th 2
poor and unknown dreamer must win
tHe support of kings and nvfrc ne 'ue
c1urcb Iie never doubled h.
strength. { ns ted and alone De sne-
cesdet n aroas0E zoe iealouscs 81
soxere,gas AMI DIVIDING the councils of
thr Fccieeast e After ten years ~
d.ssuro utoenf aud poverty. suhssNng
mast 90 the time upon the charity of
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