The record-union., 1892-10-22

/ patriotism would be but idle words We have
| with US builders OF cities, founders Of States,
dwellers i'll the forests, tillers of the SOIL the
mechanlc ana the artisan, and noble women,
{ daughters of the Republic, not less IN patriot
ism and deserved esteem than those who seem
/ 10 play the larger part in building up 4 State.
/ There are gathered here our President and
stately Senate. our grave and learned judges,
our congress ana our States, that all man
! KIND may know this is a nations holiday
! ana peoples tribute to him whose dauntleSs
courage and unwavering faith impeiled him
/ 10 traverse undismayed the unsaied waste of
4 waters, and whose first prayer upon q wait
/ ing continent was Saluted its course BY
That banner which knows no creed, no faith,
no n3ton = that ensign which has repre-
! sented peace, progress and humanity for 1 800
/ years-the holy banner of the cross.
Those foreign nations which have con-
trlouted so much to our growth will here
! learn wherein our strength lies-that it is not
I IN standing armies; not in heredity or birth;
/ not even in our fertile valleys; not in our
commerce, nor our wealth-but that we have
| built and are building upon the everlasting
! rock OF individual character and intelligence,
! seeking TO secure an education tor every man,
woman and child over whom tioats the stars
| ana Stripes-that emblem which signifies our
/ Government and our people.
1hat flag guards to-day 21 100000 school
| children OF a country not yet four centuries
| old, and who outnumber nearly tour times
tne population OF Spain in 1892.
rms is our hope in the iuture-the anchor of
| the kepubhc-and a rainbow of promise for
/ the centuries yet TO come.
cas- mark of pubic gratitude, it was de-
|
celepratlon the appreciation OF this people for
him before whose name we all bow to-day.
You, sns, who are the chosen representa-
/ IlNeS OF our peOple-yOu, INTO whose keeping
| we entrust our property ard our rghts-you,
| whose every act becomes link IN that long
chain OF history which spans 400 years with
| out a break, and whose every link signihes a
! struggle ana victory iOr man-yOu, who rep
resent that last and most perfect experiment
OF human government. have, by your official
! acts, honored this young city with your
| choice as the most fitting place to mark this
| coGntry's dawn. Sine accepts the sacred trust
| with rivalry toward none and fellowship for
| all. She stands ready to fulfill the pledges
she has made. She needs no orator to speak
| her merltS-nO poet to sing her glories. She
| typlfles the civilization of this continent and
illS age; she has no hoary locks, no crumb-
ing ruins. The gray-hdireu sire VINO saw her
| birth today holds on hgh his prattling
| gtandchild to see the nations Of the earth
| within her gaIes.
! Over the very spot whereon we stand,
WlLnln the memory OF men still young, the
wild fowl winged their migratory fight.
Less tnan century ago the site of this
| young city was unknown; to-day /, 500, 900
| people support her honor, enterprise and
! thrift. Her annual commerce of 81, 500, ,OOO.-
| 600 tells the eloquent story of her material
greatness. Her Hberality to all nations and
all creeds is boundless, broad as humanity
| Britannia" THE Marselllaise," Die Wacht
| am Rhein," and every folk-song of the older
| world has drlfted over the Atlantc's stormy
waves, and as each echo, growing fainter with
| advancing leagues, has reached this spot il
has merged into that one grand chorus. NV
country, It's OF thee, sweet land ofliberty, OF
This, sirs, is the American city of your
cholce; her gates are open, her people at your
service. 10 you and those you represent we
olIer greeting, hospitality and love.
To the Old World, whose representatives
grace this occasion, whose Governments are
i'll full accord with this enterprise so tull of
| meaning TO them and to us-to that Old World
whose children braved unruly seas and
treacnerous storms to found new State in
unknown land-we give greeting, too as chill
| dren greet parent in some new nome.
We are proud of its ancestry for it is our
own. We glory in its history, tor it was our
| ancestral blood which inscribed its rolls of
honor; and if to-day these distinguished men
| of more distinguished lands behold any
| spirit, thing or ambition which eXcites their
| praise, it is but the outcropping OF the Roman
| courage on new continent in a later age.
| Welcome, you men OF older civilizations, to
TINS young city whose most ancient landmark
| was built within the span OF a present lie.
| our hospitalties and our welcome we now
| extend without reserve, without regard TO ma
! t1onality, race or creed.
Then Mrs. Sarah c. Lemoyne of New
York read selections from the dedicatory
ode. During the course of the reading
| Mrs. Lemoyne paused, while the chorus
sang verses from the ode. The acoustic
| properties OF the building were very poor
| and the voice of the reader was scarcely
distinguishable beyond the radius OF a
| hundred feet. Miss Harriet Monroe of
| NIllCdSOs duIIlOE Vi Gu6 QUE, anu MIS-. le-
| moyne were presented with laurel
Wreaths at the conclusion of the reading.
PRESENTATION OF BUILDINGS.
| After the conclusion of the reading of
! the ode, the Director ofithe works, Daniel
| Burnham, spoke briefly, and then Presi-
! dent III. n. Higginbotham OF the local
| Worlds Fair Company, delivered an
! address and presented medals to the
master artists Of construction.
| Next Mrs. Potter Palmer delivered an
| address on the work Of the Board of
| Lady Managers
President Higginbotham then formally
rendered the exposition buildings to
President Palmer of the Worlds Column
| bian Commission.
The latter responded, and, in turn. pre-
sented them to Vice-President Morton
| for dedication.
AS the Nice-President stepped forward
to comply every man and woman in the
monster assembly, on floor and stage,
arose and paid spontaneous tribute to
the representative of the President of the
United States with a Stentorian cheer
The Hallelujah chorus from "The Mes
siah' was then rendered and Mr.. Waiter
son was introduced to the assembIage.
lie spoke as follows:
wATTERsoN's ADDRESS.
Among the wonders of creative and
constructive genius in the course of
preparation for this festival Of nations.
whose formal and official Inauguration
brought us togther, will presently be wit
messed upon the margin OF the inter-
ocean, which gives to this noble and
| beautiful city the character and rank of a
maritime metropolis, a spectatoriurn.
wherein the Colunl bian epic will be told
with realistic effects surprising the most
splendid and impressive achievements of
! the modern stage. No one who has had
the good fortune to see the models of this
extraordinary work of art can fail to be
moved by the union which it embodies
OF antique in history and current in life
and thought, as, beginning with the
weird mendicant fainJiBg upon the hill
side of Santa Rabida it traces strange ad-
ventures of the Genoese seer from the
royal camp of Santa Fe TO the sunny
coasts OF the Isles of Inde through the
weary watches OF endless night, whose
sentinel stars seemed set to mock, but
not to guide, through the trackless and
shoreless wastes of the mystic sea, spread
day by day TO bear upon every rise and
fall of its heaving bosom, the death of
fair fond hopes, the birth OF fantastic
fears, peerless and thrilling revelation,
and all that has followed to the very mo-
ment that beholds us here-citizens, free
men, equal shareholders in the miracle
of American civilization and develop
ment Is there one among us who does
not thank his Maker that he has lived 10
join in this universal celebration. this
jubilee of mankind?
We are met to-day to do honor to the
memory of Christopher Columbus; to cell
ebrate the four hundredth annual return
OF the year of his transcendant achieve
ment, and with lifting rites to dedicate to
America and the universe concrete ex-
position of the worlds progress between
1852 and 1892. No twenty centuries can
compare with these four centuries, either
in importance or in interest, as no cere-