Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-28

justice to one another. at the festive
board, or in the arena of debate; warn
Ing both Of us i'll equal tones against
further parley on the field Of arms.
All nations and all creeds be welcome
bert: from the 3osphouru and the Black
Sra. the Niennese woods ana the Dan
uhan plains; from Holland dyke to
Alpine cl1g: from Belgrade and Calcut-
til, and round 10 China seas and the
busy marts of Japan, the isles of the
Pacific and the far-aWay CapeS of At
ricil-ArmHnian, Christian and Jew
the American. loving no country except
his own, but loving Ill mankind rs his
brother, bids YOU enter and fear not;
bids you parJl.>e with us CT these fruits
OF four hundred years of American
civilization and development. and he
l0,d these trophies OF 0up hundred
years OF American Independence and
freedom.
AT this moment in every part Of the
American Union, the children are taking
..p the WOndrOuS tale OF The discovery.
and from Boston 10 Galveston from
the little log sch9ol-house in the Will
city and the town. may be witnessed
the unprecedented spcctaclr OF 4 power
full nation captured by an army OF
Lilliputians, of embryo men and women,
Of TOPPING boys and girls, and tiny elves
scarce big enough to lisp the numbers
of the national anthem; scarce strong
enough to lift the miniature flags that
make OF arid street and autumn wood
an emblema!ic garden, to gladden. the
sight and to glorify the red, white and
blue. See
Our young DarbariunS all at play"
for better than these we have nothing
to exhibit. They, indeed, are our crown
jewels: the truGst, though the ineYita-
ble otfsprings Of our civilization and
development; the representatives OF Il
manhood vitaliZcd and invigorated by
toll and care, of Il WOmanhOod elevated
and inspired by liberty and education.
God bless the children and their moth
ers! God bless our country's flag! And
God be with us now and ever God in
the roof-tree'S shade and God on the
highway, God i'll the winds and waves,
and God in Ill our hearts,
The roar Of applause that broke from
the vast gathering Of people in recogni-
ton of those two magnificent national
airs Star SpangIed tanner and
Hail Columbia, had not died away
when Chauncey NJ. Depcw, the gifted
Gotham orator, rose to deliver the Co
umbian grafton. That applause broke
forth again at Mr. Depew' appearance
and >WelIcd to a thunderous ovation.
The address was brilliant, like every
thing else of Depew's.
: 10 bring the magnificent exercises
OF the day mp to a fitting close and to
prepare all for the musical IRA $50 of
God and the benedrtion II ere to
fellow Cardinal Gibbons offered UP an
eloquent prayer.
ltie intellectual Pact.
One of the brightest of the worlds
fair celebrations occurred tonight at
the Auditorium when the Columbian
congresses, the purely intellectual part
of the exhibition was inaugurated by
Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul The
broad character of the congress is eXem-
plitied in the fact that while the ORA
tcI Is I'LL ttICnDlSDOp vi Tic 1altII VI
Rome, the benediction was spoken by
DR.. VIM. r. Harper, the president of
the new university of Chicago. Not u
less remarkable index was the circum-
! stance that two of the addresses on
! the nights program were by women
Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Charles
Henrotin. From the yice-preSident of
! the United States down they were Il
list of brainy and distinguished pco
pie that composed the magnificent
! gathering Not the Least interested of
: persons were Cardinal Gibbons and
papal Nuncio Satolli.
! The opening invocation Of this even
ing was imprcSsively voiced by Rev.
DR.. Burrows, pastor of the First Pres
bytcridn church. and chairman of the
general committee on religious con-
crosses.
President Charles C. Bonny, of the
worlds congress auxiliary, then de-
ivered very brief address of wei
come.
The greeting in behalf of the Women's
branch by Mrs. Potter Palmer was
also brief. She said that the women
branch represented the marvellous pro-
gress of woman during the last four
centuries united most cordially in greet
ing and sending its congratulations
to the leaders Of that progress in all
enlightened lands.
A salutation in honor of Queen Isabel
Ia was given by Mrs. Henrotin, who
said the assistance Columbus received
from Queen Isabella enabled him to
discover and reveal the American con-
tinents. In this age of enlightened
womanhood the queen of this new age
now offers all men ard will enable
them, especially the toiling millions to
find iii their own countries new worlds
of intellectual and moral enjoyment;
enhanced their material prosperity
improved their social conditions and
enrich the fruitage of the resulting
peace.
Archbishop Ireland was then intro
duced by President Bonny and was re-
ceiycd with tremendous applause.
Bishop Ircland's address was in real
ity 4 sermon, powerful and eloquent.
Through scenes Of past ages, over
which fancy delights to hover amid
Columbian celebratiOns-Cordo S
court, the hillside Of La Rabida, Palos
barber or savage Guanahani-onc OBJ
ject more than aught else obtains at
tention," said he. Eve seek it out; we
fix upon it the souls eager eye. 1t
is the figure of Christopher Columbus.