New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02


have conspired to mperl the success of this great
day. rcl"ntrd at the last moment, and after
short but decisive struggle in the early hours
Of the morning the pierced the solid fog banks
which hung over Lake Michigan and shrouded the
city in gloom. But overcast with clouds or nor,
the day would have been bright in the light OF
Chicagos own triumph. No such trllle as u
wrathul blast from envious Boreas or snlky
PuviUs would have been permitted 10 dim the
glory of that day of triumph or darkcn the hour
Of victory.
Proudly conscious Of having confounded us
enemies and rcvlcrs. of having more than re-
deemed its pledges. of having risen superior 10
counties, obotool.o, .r~onn vhi"h "''-', 49,
,ynatbcr and walking delegates not the ieast'
Chicago i, not disposed TO hide its light unoer
bushel II is not merely content to nave the
Worlds Fair, as it stands to-day. pointed o"S do
a triumph Of 81 Chicago enterprise but as PROOF
positive of its capacity to arise OUT oi the ma'e'i"
ism over which the city has hitherto SHOWN SUI"
mastery into what a local journal IN an ou'"urs'
Of honest and patriotic pride. calls the hisher
realms Of beauty. refinement and art Aho,h'r
writer calls civilization to witness that TINS Is
not a huidlcd collection Of gigantic buildings each
seeking to ovcrtop the other which Ohicago mas
pllcd up that there i no attempt 10 out"c'o"
in bcncss OF astound the vulgar by mcreTiclous
display: that there is no devising Of some auoa-
cious thiug to make the multitude gaz" and gape'
but. on the contrary, "a lesson only IN hhe ar'e
owen 10 TIN, world" Still another enthusiast
asks what genius was il thar touched tue ara
soil with magic and made it bloom in palaces
Nor "cntcrprise" which smells Of the bargain
counter" but that same magic that guided
| Columbus to America that wrote til" Declaration
of independence: that reared the R"public--thc
/ magic of indomitablc Will and proper prd" OF
spirit tho magic in Short that il only tn" mvst'ri-
! ous strength of -anc-mind,d. wholesome people
when they work together in common cause
But all these fantastic sentiments. crudely cN-
pressed and IA trfc di>cordant in tone, cannot be
permitted To obscure the great and surprising
achievements OF Chicago. in the celebration OF
which the country az large asks modest share.
and in so far only a. they represent the indomlta-
| bic will, the energy and se'f-reancc OF proud.
| free and united people. The ceremonies attend
ino the formal opening Of the Fair are described
| in detail elsewhere Ii is sufficient TO say here
that nothing was omitted that for"thought could
suggest or previous experience might have taught
! 10 insure the success of this great ana imposing
func,lon In the handling Of the vast crowd
SURFING around and about the Administration
| Ruilding the Columbian Guard. the police of
the Exposition grounds. Is called, showed. IT il
true A lack of decision which more than once
threatened disaster. Still. some allowance ought
to be- made for a body composed OF So raw and
inexp,ricnccd men. Like all American crowds,
th, was thoroughly good-natured one. and not
oven the drawing of the sword by one of the
u,rds or the test of patience to which il was put
bv one of the longest prayers on record could
,uGc its temper. The weary moments
of suspens, and waiting for the arrival Of the
distinguished guests Were moro or less proiitably
spent in the contemplation of the setting OF this
nemorablc scene. and when not watching the i'm
posing structures and fary-like palaces to right
and left. the gi.ded domcs and graceful minarets,
Le stately fountain and noble statues, the placid
lagoon with it's smiling gondolas. and. beyond it.
rs far as the eye could sce the wide eNpanse OF
the lake. but yesterday mass of angry white
cans. and now so quiet and peaceful. the mind
would invountarily revert TO the real significance
NJ this great occasion-thc commcmoration Of tn"
,,umphs OF the worlds youngest nation and the
cclclration of those victories which only peace
can brlno and in which all nations may share alike
in the presence Of the representatives OF
other and older civilizations and without asking
for any allowance on the score OF YOUTH
PATIENCE or THE SPECTATORS NOT IA"hp'
Tho GOOD snse OF those in charge Of the cerc-
monies had dccrccd that they should De snort
,I,oco,her they consumed less than an hour. The
nrincpal feature. the speech OF the FreSiuen'' was
20 rho point and in excellent taste. That OF
D,c,tor. General Davis was equally so. poem'
manufactured Tor the OCCASION and read by a
vouuc woman whom no one was able 10 near
cou,d proGtabv have been omitted. The music
| consisting of a march composed by Professor
Paine. of Harvard. unfortunately ana not pro
duce the effect ii ought to have. owing 10 "c
unfavorable conditions under which II was per
| ,rmod NOR did il challenge the respectful atten-
,on ., deserved and would have secured IL tho
c>.rcis.,s had taken place indoors But all these
minor defects could not detract from the dignity