Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-22

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Michael Angelo and our Garibaldi; the son
Of Arragon, and the Indus, he shnil be our
christopher Columbus, htly honored az last
throughout the world.
Our good cousin Of England needs no
words OF special civility aud courtesy
from US. For him the latchstring
Is ever on the outer side, though whether
Il be OF not we are sure that he will enter
and make himself at home. a common
language enables " 10 10 full Justice 10 one
another at the festive board or In the arena
OF debate, warning both OF US In equal
tones against further parley on the field Of
arms.
An nations and all crceJs be welcome
here; from the Bosphorus and the Black
Sea, the Viennese woods and the Danubien
plains from Holland dyke to Alpine
crag; from Belgrade and Calcutta, and
round 10 China seas and the busy marts OF
Japan, the isles Of the Pacihc and the far
away capes OF Africa Armenian. Chris
tian and Jew-ihe American, loving no
country except his own, but loving all man
kind as his brother, bids you enter and fear
not; bids you partake with US OF these
fruits Of 400 years Of American civilization
and development oud behold these tro-
phies OF 100 years Of American iudepend-
euce and freedom
the CHILDREN AND THE FLAG.
At this moment In every part Of the
American Union, the children arc taking
up the wOndrous tale OF the discovery and
from Boston TO Galveston, from the little
log schOol-house in the wilderness 70 the
towering academy in the city and the town,
may he with q ised the unprecedented spec
tacla OF a powerful nation captured by un
army OF Lilliputians, Of embryo men and
women. Of tOpling boys and girls and tiny
elves scarce big enough TO lisp The numbers
Of the national anthem scarce strong
enough 10 lift the miniature TAGS that make
Of arid street and autumn wood an emblem
attic garden, to gladden. tho sight and TO
gloriiy the red, white and blue. Sec
sour young baTbarians al 81 play
for better than these we have nothing to
exhibit They indeed, are our crown
Jew ls the truest though the inevitable,
ohsprinFs Of our civilization ana develop
ment: The representatives Of manhood
vitalned and invigorated by toll sud care,
OF WpWauho0d elevated and inspired by
liberty and education. God bless the
children and their mothers God bless our
country's nag And God be- with us
now and ever God In the ro0f-tree's
shade and God on the highway @ cd In
the winds and waves, and God in all our
hearts
The heart Of every hearer was
thrilled by the eloquent aud magnetic
orators address and az every point OF
his mastery effort the great American
was interrupted by a tribute
from the cheering thousands.
Al Its close a spell Of
loyal enthusiasm reigned supreme IN
every heart, and as the grand chorus
struck up "Star-Spangled Banner
Bishop Fowler ierveutly shouted: "Ev-
erybody 10 his feet, and tho suggestion
found instant response from 100000
revereniial Americans. Scarcely was
the ovation ended than
CHAUNCEY NJ. DLPEw,
OF New York advanced to deliver the
Columbian GRAFTON. II was nearly
minute before the applause subsidized,
and when silence was finally restored
Depcw spoke as follows;
This day belongs not to America, but
70 the world, The results ON tho event
IL commentaries are the heritage Of
the peoples of every race and cline.
We celebrate the emancipation Of man.
The preparation was the work ofalmost
countless centuries, the realization vas
the revelation Of one The cross on
calvary was hope; the cross raised on
ban salvador was opportunity. But
for the first, Columbus would never
have sailed, but for tho second, there
would have been no place for tho plan
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civil and religious liberty. Ancient
history Is a dreary record Of unstable
civilizations. Each reached It's zonith OF
material splendOr, and persisted. The
Assyrian, Persian, Egyptian, Grecian
and Roman empires We're proofs Of the
possibilities and limitations Of man for
conquest and intellectual DEVELOPMENT.
Their destruction involved a sum OF
misery and relapse which made their
creation rather curse than blessing.
Force WIS tho factor In the
government world when Christ
was born, and force was the solo
source and exercise Of authority both
BY church and state when Columbus
sailed from Palos The Wise Men
travelled from tho East towards the
West under the guidance OF the star of
Bethlehem. The spirit OF tho equal.
ity OF all men before God and the law
moved westward from Calvary without
itsrevolutiOnary influence upon,oldi nsti
tutions, to the Atlantic ocean. Column
bus carried 10 westward across the sens.
The immigrants from England, Ire
land, Scotland and Wales, from Ger
many and Holland from Sweden and
Denmark, from France and Italy. have,
under its guidance aud inspiration.
moved west and again west, building
states and founding cities until the Paci-
nc limited their march. The exhibition
of arts and sciences, OF Industries and
inventions, OF education and civilian
ton, which the republic Of the United
States viii here present, and to which,
through its chief magistrate, Il invites
all nations. condenses and displays tho
flower and fruitage Of this transcendent
miracle
The anarchy and chaos which fol-
lowed the breaking-up OF tho Roman
empire, necessarily produced the
feudal system. The people prefcrrinp
slavery 10 annihiation by robber
chiefs, became the yassals OF territorial
lords. The reign Of physical force is
one Of perpetual struggle for the mas
terry. Power which rests upon lie
sword neither shares nor limits its
authority. The king DESTROYED the
lords, and the monarchy succeeded
feudalism. Neither OF these institu.
tions considered or consulted the PEG.
pie. They had no part. but TO suffer or
die In this mighty strife OF masters for
the mastery. But the throne, by rs
broader view and greater resources.
made possible the construction of tbs
highways OF freedom, Under It's ban.
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