St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-13
THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

l but seven wonders that have been the
Work of human hands-the pyramids o
Egypt. the hanging gardens of Babylon
the Colossus of Rhodes, the mausoleun
OF Artemesia, the temple of Diana a
Ephesus, the statue of Jupiter Olym
pus and the Pharos of Alexandria
These were all the handiwerk of tn,
people in ages that we delight to cal
barbarous, and yet those that remain
to the present day. even in fragmentary
lncompieteness, attest the magnitude o
| their conception, the massiveness ant
beauty of their architecture. But these
wonderful works have left behind then
no memories that will live Throughout
time. They were monuments of grea
riches, unbounded power, limitless am
| Dition, religious fanaticism or love OF
luxury. Art had a place in their con.
| Struction-an art that delights in defy.
ing the great ones of earth. IT was M.
that art, however. that has for its mis-
sion the elevation of mankind-that
seeks to bring humanity closer together
In one bond of common kinshlp. 1t
was an art that tended to the more
complete separation of the classes-to
make the despot more despotic, and to
forge anew the shackles of servitude
upon the limbs Of the common people.
1t was an art that typified dominion,
that promoted sensuous indulgence:
that emphasized the slavery of the
masses to the classes.
Of a far different character is the
Columbian exposition that seems des-
tined to take its place in history as the
eighth wonder of the world. Archi-
tecturally considered, it combines the
beauty of the hanging gardens and the
temple of Diana with the grandeur of
the pyramids. There is that symmetry
of outline that belongs to the highest
type of art; there is that grandeur that
approaches sublimity. And while these
structures have arisen for the purpose
or amusing the few, they serve a far
hlgner purpose. for they are designed to
instruct and benefit the many. They
do not belong to potentates, but to the
common people, who flock to them for
instruction in the mechanic arts, in do
nestle economy, and in the higher
forms of useful art and science. Thew
are an aggregation of universities for
the education of the whole world i'm all
that can contribute to their physical.
mental and moral well-being. They in
struct by means of object lessons so
wildly Impressed upon the Intelligence
that they can never be forgotten. and
tnelr influence will be felt in the ages
mat are yet to come. And that inf1u-
ence Will ever be in the right direction.
tending to make men more ambitions
OF eXcelllng in their several depart-
ments OF activity, to make them more
self-rellant. more soicitous for the
public welfare. more keenlv alive to
the progressive spirit of the age.
The magnificent results attained by
this exposition will long be source of
pride to the American people, and more
especially to the citizens of Chicago and
those who have been active in the man.
agement of affairs. From the first the
officials of the exposition realized the
immensely OF their undertaking. They
were resolved that, cost what it might
this must excel all previous endeayors
IN that direction. London, Vienna.
farls and Philadelphia had tried their
prentice hands. To Guido them all was
the ambition of Chicago. And well has
she redeemed the promises made to the
American people and through them TO
the world. THE White CITY,: has
arisen from an almost barren waste as if
oy magic, and from every nation and
every cline there have been gathered
displays of art, industry and nature's
own handlWork such as have never been
witnessed since the world began. Peo-
pie do not weary of threading the lab
yrlnths of passageways on either
side OF which they can revel in strange
and unexpected delights. They are
hlled with awe at the immensely of the
displays, amazement at their complete.
ness. wonder at their diversity. They
learn much of which they had pre-
viously had no conception, and depart
with enlarged views of humanity and the
universally and comprehensiveness OF
human industry.
All these results have not been
brought about without great labor on
| the part of the commissioners. They
have been interchangeable in their exer.
lions for more than two years. There
have been occasional differences OF
| opinion among them on matters of de-
tail. These have at times seemed tc
threaten harmony of action, but in all
| critical Junctures the oneness of pur.
| pose necessary to the success of all
great enterprises has asserted itself
Personal preferences have been subor-
dinated to the general good, and by
mutual concessions all friction has
been removed. Criticism of their policy
has been free, and at times far from un.
| prejudiced. But the executive chiefs
of divisions were conscious of theil
own rectitude and patriotic purpose,
and paid no heed. Even calumny has
assailed them, but they realized that
they could have no more complete vindi-
cation than the magnificent success
they had in view, and held their peace.
And now their work is nearly com
pleted. Every emergency has beer
manfully met, and every obstacle sur
mounted. The most carping critics
the most persistent fault-fnders, the
most chronic grumblers unite in pro
nouncing the exposition the browning
achievement of the nineteenth century
at is bird"
And Minnesota today adds her con