Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-17
Editor Matthews, Address.


come to tell of Il strange a pregnant and n
fateful period in the beginning of our higher
civilizati2n -Four centuries ago, Genoese
uneNplored seas lay lands as yet unknown,
4eEGsd h he Of kngs that he might
icall ly, heroic and tragic is the story OF Chris
tophcr Columbus. Winning the consent of the
Spanish monarch, he fulfilled his every prom
world; having laid under the tribute to
Indicated his theories having made illustrous
his king and queen for All ages; having gained
with contumey and chains by those whom his
blessed. His consolation lay in his Conscious,
he bore his maracles Wit, the same fortitude
with which he had confronted the mutinous
and % 1S d to dhss they way Would ID
have retraced their course 1pon the very. eve
to- apher ~ pas sons g iS ear
are assembled to- honor hh
Could tho Veil of tho Future LIT.
But II we could see tho watching shades Of
those who stand beyond the veil, and who in
their fellow men, we might behold, i hand in in
hand with Christopher columbus, the face OF
spe ereed Of the ebrot 9 ossyS the
weary stranger-and changed the order of the
But great as was Columbus in the same half
century there appeared one greater than he
one whose destiny 1t was TO roll back The
S the bars Of human reai town to raise h
Bring mlnd into quick attrltion with
knowledge within the reach and hope pof Of
the humblest; to promote the liberty Of the in.
shores 4s s4s iREhas REns Ss St
W9 6 6 as hs %PGrio % With the
misfortnne tleadng m forever @ n upon his heeIs s,i
John Guttenburg did not relinguish his God
given task until he had proved that from his
might be made, tremendously momentous
was the cry of the mariner when the edge of
eyes above the horizon, Its echo rang from
star TO star, making II new chord in the SYM
phQny of the singing spheres. But the creak
such infinite patience he had built as 1t
brought forth from the hand -hewn type the
that John Guttenburg had set free the strug-
Cling spirit OF that higher civilization, the
about us Those movable blocks were the
seeds of human progress and Columbus found
the soil where most hountifui should be the
And what hath been the harvest?
Temple of Refuge.
The statue of liberty which rises Mt the ma
tlons gateway Is The sign OF what hath been
estaollshsa; ne ,empie zen PIE of Fei3nge Tor the op
over the portal OF which is emblazoncd in let
. tiers OF living light the legend, I'VE hold these
created equal; that they are endowed by their
creator with certain inaiienable rights; that
among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
Columbus and Guttenburg divInely wrought.
synchronism; mighty correlation.
1t Is fitting that the representatives of tho
American press should gather on this historic
occasion TO admire the spectacle, Shall one
burg-may have played In upbuilding, in
strengthening and in preserving the Ameri-
can republic IN making sure the soyerelgnty
OF every art and OF every industryi in check
ing the transgressons Of oppressors; in pre-
which rests the fabric of Our government
The answer would incirde not only the rec
ora 9grdo OF the struggles at arins IN defense OF the
Plymouth Rock and at Janestown ;On the iud-
son and ON the Delaware but would recite the
triumphs OF every Ameiiean Citizen, whether
in the field OF art, of sriehce, OF literature or of
statesmanship-for the freedom OF the press
insured the freedom Of thought and the free
dom of thought has auickened the aspirations
OF American manhood itwas Thomas Jefer
son who preferred newspapers without
aewspapeTs' The prisiiege iieV Of printins ilaHs
the, news Of the day aud Commenting upon
for good 1t has made men fear IT and invoke
i and lean upon. IL. The fact that in the par
reedo OF Of 'he "a mp prees1 Is 81 tas sac
that editors may dispute and disagree makes
certain the revelation OF truth. Some may be
others follow, and all MAY be fallible. but the
press inevitably dlsciosass the currents and
counter-currents OF public opinion, and the
statesman reading the news journals OF his
day may know what the drift may be,
There stii Abides So emn Tru t.
And with us, my comrades, there still abldes
the solemn trust As we have wrought, so
must we continue. For so long as We slall be
pure IN purpose; SO long as we shall hold sa-
cred the obligations which We have assumed;
so long as We shall not permit tho liberty 10
degenerate into the license OF the pressi so
long as we shall be exemplary In all our rela-
tions with our fellows so long as We shall be
as Jealous OF the rights of Others AS of our
our own so long as we shall be as brave as we
are helpfui and as kindly as We are fearless,
so long VIII the republic endure, with each day
bringing Il new glory with its dawn.
The session closed with an informal re-
ception..
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