Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-09
Harrison's Last Speech.

On the day that Mayor. Harrison OF
Chicago was assassinated he addressed
the assembled mayors OF different
cities, and was never in a more cheer
full and confident mood. But there
was something prophetic in his re-
marks. His concluding words were.as
follows:
81 told Mayor Gilroy OF New Yorl.
the other day: Look well to-your
laurels.' For the man is now born,
and myself have taken new lease
OF life, and believe will see the day
when Chicago will be the biggest city
in America, and the third city on the
face of the globe. Applause. Ionce
heard Tom Corwin tell a story of a
man who was about to he put on the
witness stands, over near the eastern
shores of Maryland He was on the
witness stand and they asked him his
age. He said he was thirty-six.
Why said Mr.. Corwin, you look
fifty WELL the witness answered,
during fourteen years of my life
lived in Maryland and l don't count
that Laughter. don't count the
past. From the year 1892, the four
hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery of America, l intend to live
more than half a century, and at the
end of that half century London will
be trembling lest Chicago shall surpass
her, and New York will say, "Let it go
to the metropolis o.. America" 1t is
but little while when l expect to get
on q magnificent steamer at Chicago s
wharf and go to a suburb, New Or
leans, the Crescent City OF the globe.
Mr.. Mayor of Omaha, we will take
you in as suburb. Laughter. We
are not narrow minded. Our heart is
as broad as the prairies that sur
round US. Applause.
"But we are here, gentlemen, to re
cieve the mayors.a and officials of our
American cities. The day is propiti.
Gus. hope congress will see this day
and will continue the Columbian Ex.
position for another year. The peo
pie of the world did not know what
we had here.
"Some envious newspapers have mis-
represented us. Philadelphia has al
ways been kind to us. / recollect the
maiden speech | made in congress. II
was for the centennial appropriation
at Philadelphia. We Democrats wer,
always for the appropriation, as i, a.
, Cbicagoan, was for Philadelphia anC
the appropriation. If, however, con
gress should fail in its duty, then what
is our position? The birth of tn,
Worlds Columbian Exposition was
, marvellous one. It's building was alsS
marvellous. But in a few days some
thing more marvellous sprang up
These buildings were filled with mar
. velous exhibits. Look at this hall
, There are but few in the wide worlC
that equal it. The New York buildinI
has hall that should be crystallizet
| and covered over with glass. BraZi
: has a building, one that We would no
q think would emanate from Soutl
American genius. japan, Sweden
Germany, England, Siam and far-ol
e Ceylon have buildings which are mar
2 vels of beauty, but in few days the,
will be gone forever. 1t almost sicken
me when look at this great exposi
4 ton and to think that it will be a.
e lowed to crumble into dust. In a fey
0 days the building wrecker will tax
e hold of it and it will be torn down an
s all of this wonderful beauty will b
C scattered to the winds of HEAVIER
{ Mr.. Burpham, the achitect and part
{ ner of Mr.. Root, who is really the d,
b signer of the thing-poor Root is dead
n gone forever-but it is a pleasin
= thought that probably at the yonde
r side he may look down and see wha
n has been done.
e "It must be with a feeling of gres
pleasure and great pride when t