The Lamar register., 1893-05-06
THE FAIR OPENED.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SAYS SO
u,,area Thousand People Flock
to she Great Exposition to SOC
the Button Pressed

opened on the lst as per pfost-
weather was not COED but the eitikens Oh
Chicago and the throng OF visitors were oe-
termined not To miss the cereuoniou- m
augura,ion of the grea, show
At1I O'Clock the coming OF the frcsiden'
wAs hersldcd and every eye was strained 70
s.c the chief executive, aud he vas greeted
with a tremendous roar Of applause when be
mounted the stand.
Itwas the largest audience ever faced oy an
American eitiren-
Following the President and the director
general we're the members Of the cabinet
under the escort of the World's Fair officials,
the Duke de Ycragua and his family, mem
bers of the diplomatic eorps, members OF
Congress, senators and other prominent
dignitaries. who we're given seats on 'he
grand stand. The 1900 Columbian guards
which surrounded the adm Illustration ealld-
ing, made ful effort 10 keep back the
crowd, bat they we're swept forward By the
restless wave Azd jammei against the railing
until ther themselves became an un ieooEnizs-
bic part Of that incohe7ent. struggling, but
good-na,ured and cheering, A-caa OF human
iIy.
Atii.ao. To tbe minute, The Prugraalme
opened with a blast from the orchestra which
rendered the martial air o, the Columbian
march OF John X. PAiac, The music lasted
for fifteen minutes. and n IL eoaelusion
Director General Davis stepped to the froni
Of the platform. waved his Ia nd suppiieai-
Ingiy two or three umss 70 The vast sudi-
cnee aad then announced In tone waleh -
lost In the hun O; voices that the Rev. '" II
Muburn would pronounce The taSoeAtoa.
The blind chaplAia of The Uaited states
House OF Representatives stcPPcd 70 the
front guidei By = uOn za's hsnt, bis ADOPTED
daughter. Miss Lgoi GeHsley oscortlaC hlm.
and faced the rnaltitade which he ooald not
eyea see, but shosc prcseaee he telI By the
very animation that perneaied the Aillos-
phere. After brief pause, when the mHr-
mur Of voices hal ceased. the blind chaplain
uttered the o7enIaE prayer.
THE Prophecy an ode wriiisn By ". 4
Cro.uit In honor Of the exposition, wAs acEi
on the Programme. II uaS read By His
CoathouL delieae yoaa< -uaaNa .hnse
enuneiAtoa uss perfcci, hus Shnse voice -4s,
Of course, lost TO AL eIerps tie imaeaisi-
circle
The overture Of "EieHzi." by Hara-r. .As
next rendered by the Orrhe.sra, sad thea
Director General Davis, on behalf oi she et-
position. delivered lhe speniar Aidrcs.
Mr. D4yi. in his speech tcserieea the "a
ten of management under shieh the eIposi-
tipa has bcea baill, and tic co-gFr-aiioa th2s
had been Sivea hy states, forr.Ea uaIscas and
Individual. 10 eiosinE he szld
The grand concerted ulussraii1a Of u,daeru
progrcss which "a herr prescuied for The en-
coara guaeHt of art, os feieuec. OF Industry
Aad conmsre- hzs nrurssl.Nied The sIpeudi-
turc, including the o1uHy q our ckhltitu-s,
largely IN excess Of slooppo, 600. We have
given g our ronstAat thuu-hi. car ulnss &C.
voted service. our best energies, AEsd nov, "a
this central city Of tsis great rrpahlic. co
the continent discovered ty CoiGmbas, u
only realaias for yoa. Mr.. FrcsiaesL Il 10
your oplnAon the eIpo-ilioa here presented s
Commensurate In diEuity riih ShAt tie
world should expect O, oar greAi coza;ry, 10
direct that IL shAl be opeaoi to thu paele,
and ~Ecn yea tosch ths magic kry the
poolrrous machinery viii start Ia It, rcra.a
ilon. and the activities Of this expedition Siil
begin.
As the director general stsPPsi back ths
President Of the unitci States stepped for
yard and the climax Of The orziioa. Of the
day sAs reached Thrre OF -four uinuses the
ero~d ehee7ei over and orer again. and TARA
500 feet away tossed theIs has Ia the air.
waved their umbrellas Aaa ather~isS icpor.et.
themseIycs 10 frantic eIhieltiSs, OF their ca
thnsiasn. The President bo1ei oace o.
twice Aad spoke 81 follows
an here TO jola my fsIls--eiu rzn, in Tie
congratulations which heat this oeeasioa
Surrounded By the stupcatous rcsults Of
American eaterprse aBd activity. and Ia
vie. OF magnificent evidences Of American
skin and inteli-cuec. ge need not fcA, that
these congratulations will be exaggerated
We stand to-day In the presence OF the oldest
nations Of the ru-it aud point to thr es.Ai
achievements We here ethiblt askiss 90 A.
lorance on the score OF youth
The enthusias1a rtth which We eunteaupiate
our work tntensifies the warmth OF the greet.
ing We extend 70 those ho have come from
foreign lands 70 Illustrate with Us the Erusth
and progress OF human cndcATor n The dire
tion OF higher elvilizatiop. We Who he-
lteve that popular education and tic stiuula-
uon OF the best impulses OF our citizens leAI
the way 10 a realization q the proud nkfioaal
destiny which our fAlth promises, gladly vel
come the opportunity here Afforded. 70 zee
the results accomplished by cforis which
have been eIerted longer than ours IA The
aeld Of mans Improvement; Ehiie Ia appre-
ciatiye return We exhibit the unparalleled Al
vaacement and wonderful Accomplishment.
OF young nation and present the iriumphs
of vigorous, self-reliant and indepeudsut
people We have tuiit these splendid eiitcr,
but We have also built the ma.uiecent fabric
Of n popular government. whose grand pror,sr-
tons are seen throughout tie world We
have made and here gathered together Oh
leots OF use and beauty the products Of
American skill and inyectlon: but We have
also made men Sho rule themselves
1t Is an exalted mission in whlch We and
our guests from other lands are enga-eg,. A.
VIC cooperate in the Inauguration Of an en-.
terprise devoted TO human enlightenment;
and In the undertaking We here enter ur.nB
we eIcmpiify In She n0blest sense The brother,
hood OF nations.
Let Us hold fast TO the meaning that under.