Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-13


fair women as having evolved in the
Cotton Palace phenomenon OF wonder
and beauty. Texas hospitality never
received prettler tributes.
Truth Is never mighty ne salq;
unless a Is told Somebody must zen
and the Cotton Palace was designed 70
do a part OF this work Texans hao
been derelict IN their duty In advertis-
ing tho state and should rectity the
mistake that had been made ,..
He then introduced Mr. ". u. senter,
editor OF the Fort Worth Gazette. VINO
was warmly welcomed. MI Seh'er
said:
"speaiting for the press OF Texas
CONGRATULATE the city OF Waco that her
"a the glory Of this enterprise. II wen
porsonliiea her present strength ana
sound expectancy and in larger sense
the resourceful energy and hope OF
Texas.
But trust It is no vain vision which
secs IN this happy wedlock OF Art ana
Agriculture something more than
pleasing picture. that halls II as
prophosy OF things than are to be.
IT Is no Idle aspiration or .prodigal
energy which here are voiced. but a
sober purpose whose Will touches the
border line OF achievement.
That purpose IS, II I mistake 1t not
TO broaden the foundation walls upon
which tho future prosperity Of our state
Is to be builded, to enlarge the measure
OF our commercial Independence.
This newborn ambition needs no
stimulus to excite It's activities.
Through this temple It speaks and here
all Texans give pledge OF loyalty to
the common cause.
But let us have n care that when
this future which We invoke Is ours,
when the hum OF varied Industries goes
singing in divers voices to the sea,
that we are fitted FOR this larger trust.
4 care not what others may think or
say but rather thnn see our happy
Southland polluted by the streams of
3clhHhncss ana lust for gain and power
That flow 50 broadly and so deeply, l
would huVe II always Il place of rustic
enterprise, echoinF no Industrial chorus
el but the merry songs Of Sambo as he
logs homeward on bis mule. Nor do l
lack In sympathy with the largest as
piratiOn that here Is typihcd.
The great resources OF which this
Palace Is token are committed to us
In trust. and II we use 1t well we shall
give 20 the world an object lesson TO
prove that prosperity and misery need
not 20 hand in hand. No locks and
gnrrsons then viii guard the sunshine
aud the smiles OF Providence, but these
win De the blessed heritage OF all.
On the threshold OF a now era let us
resolve "a Gbiure the false and fatal
theory that human happiness is abridg-
| ed and farmed out by the Infinite. The
! dewa Of heaven kiss alike the lowly
| valley and the mountain top. The
| Almighty did not create this n mis-
| shapen and uncomcly world, The great
| truth that II ~ yastand bOunuful enough
| To supply home and happiness 10 every
| living soul has been slowly slrted out
/ through the sieve OF sclhshncss. but he
| VINO donies Il now Valniy questions the
| of the Universe
| 10 "a to-day In evidence that there
! lN atorcu Mp IN the granarles Of tho
! world enough To satinte tho hungor OF
! every child OF Want from Benares to
| Honululuand that Its fnbrlcs now In the
| rough would clothe all the naked mil.
| Hons, and civilization, which Is as vet
80 near a failure that II has devised, no
| eilicient means OF an Interchange of
needs. VIII 20 on and ON until every.
child born into this world viii inherit
! as y blrthrlght the means OF honest and
| comfortable livelihood.
/ To promote this end is our proper
| mission We would develop these re-
sources that lie about us IN order that
others may come ana share with us
the blessings OF moderate fortune. We
n,,tilc h,,ii5 NM 49, '.iose Wulen me
-. '"' pubic gain
Its yours 20 Judge, how wide the lin
lts stand
I Between n splendid and n happy land
Proud swelis the tide with loads OF
treiBht7d ore,
Ana shouting Folly halls them from her
shore;
Hoards cen beyond the mlser's wish
around
And ilch men flock from all the world
around
o Luxury thou cursed by Heavens de.
cree.
HOW NJ exchanged are things like these
Tor thee'
How DO Thy potions with lnsidious Joy
Dihuse their pleasures only To destroy
Kingdoms by thee TO sleSly greatnes.
grown,
Boast of il0rld vigor not their own.
At every draught more large and larg,
they grow.
\ hloated mass OF rank. unwicldy woe
TILL Slapped their strength, and ever,
part unsound,
Down. down they sink and spread
ruin round."
Tho following mus,eaI moran, wa,
carried out ~ me iowa state bnnd
Fredsriei, pbi1rsv h,rector. ''''u
& McGiSy Fn mareS. S S,r'S.oy Williams.