The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-18

Life, health, prosperity.
Strenth. progress, verify.
Thy future emblem be,
Atlanta dear!
Dear sister state of Georgia,
We shout for thee glad huZza;
What of the lannon's roar of siXty-one?
What of the many battles lost and won?
o southern city sister dear.
We have but love
And know no more of fear,
For time all wounds doth heal;
We know, we think, We feel
a urjon sweet and real.
Atlanta dear'
Mayor Swift's Ovation.
Mayor Swift. of Chicago, was the next
speaker. AS he stood up before the vast au-
dience of his fellow citizens he was greeted
with tumutuous cheering. When the de-
monstration mad partially subsidized the
mayor east his eyes over the sea of human
faces and said:
Typical Chicago, always to the front and
ever ready" (Applause.)
After this opening sally the mayor began
his speech. He was frequently interrupted
with applause and his splendid address
from beginning TO end was one continued
ovation:
Mayor Swift's Speech.
The following is Mayor Switts speech in
full:
1t requires some temerity for a modest
Chicago man to attempt any public utter
anCe here in state whose atmosphere
seems charged with OratCry as was so
pleasingly evidenced by the eloquent adj
dress delivered in this han yesterday by
your fellow town Smau, Mr.. Knight: and /
call 20 mind that on this day one Of Geor-
bla most Sillcu orators 5 held in Spe-
clal remembrance. We all remember tine
electrical effect produced some years ago
by great speech made by the lamented
A4EdUA-
to think of MIN or 30 regret his uutimeiy
death. II aib me on this occasion that I
am conscious of being among frir ads and
of addressing friends. and that in respond
ing in bchal- of Nicaco and its visiting
deieg3tion my words are spoken in a city
NOT mapty termed The Chicago of the
south. Naturally we of Chicago DO not
IhlnN TINS expression at All uucompd-
mentaIN % the city Of Atlanta
Two Cities Have Much in Common.
"The two cities nave much in common.
Each has been terribly tried by fire. The
growth OF Chicago has been eguailcd b,r
the extraordinary Increase Of the ropula-
ton or TINS city. We are standing practi-
caIiy ia a new city, and if the growth of
thiCaso mas been something wonderful,
surely that of Atlanta must be conceded
cation seems admirable. One can well
imagine that here perfect drainage sNs-
ai.Q comfort ot the people. Lying ln tho
midst of "a rich AGRICULTURAL uud mineral
resiou, with abundant railway facilities.
its designation as the Gate city of ths
South seems striEngly appropriate, and
when we realize tine activity and energy
OF it's people we feel less wonder az is
present position and entertain no doubts
about its future.
Atlanta's Public Spirit.
zone orait Of the Atlanta people strikes
a responsive chord in the breast Of every
ChicaGoan. Indications Of a great public
spirit are everywhere apparent Nothing
hut a strons 81 sire o. promote the public
good coulu hbtr oHit the really lrcat
exposition ia which we stand az this mo-
ruent It rs an enterprise which rejects
credit upon your city, and which would
larger and wealthier community such az
positions as this are Important steps in the
progress of civilization. They are educa-
tof-, not merely in material point OF
view, but quite as much m Il moral and
intellectual direction. The mere bring
ing together OF people ordinarily widely
separated is in itself nm element Of great
value. Ignorance is often If not usually
the parent Of MISUNDERSTANDING and Of
f'flfc. At Nashville / was forcihly inn
Y,t ssCd By remark mauo by gentle
nan to the effect that II tie people Of the
northern ana southern sect '0uS of our
common country had 'nterchaugcd visits
and mingled together before 1861 a. much
q ihey nave lattcTiy done, they could
never nave taken up arms araiost each
SLaer' InaUN Cod, that gre difference
las ended, beyond the possibly any re-
td+u. rae new Sruth M tre messy north
,at I. fdtH fiitf ttNiN tr.ttf IMAM
3'G S. attn and -'e ola lrr.h ever aid
they know that the welfare ana pro-
S ~ each is essential for the other.
that whatever aids The one, must lu
long run be an efficient help To dc
Icr
Proud OF His City.
% nay own city of Chicago I think /
MAJ De pardonel FOR speaking with pride.
Why should ] not glory 10 the strides it
has SO plainly made toward greatness and
power and better municipal lite y
painter VIII sometimes stand back FROM
his easel TO note the effect OF his recent
touches. lie VIII not incessautlv apply
his brush without occasional chances or
scrutiny. So properly may We stand back
as u were ana gaze from time to time
upon the Incomplete picture OF our civic
ueveiormenL Incomplete. 1 say. for IL is
iueomple-e. Although Chjcaso is great.
II IS going TO DE create Although il has
beauty spots, il is 70 be further adorned.
Chicago IS not perfect What city On
earth has ever been or ever viii be per
Chicago Not QUIT Trying.
'G1icaso is not done trying. -t IS not
dom proving. u has some Of the faults
ot youth. but its PEG d earnestly desire 10
cHI4e 90 THESE faults aud obey can be relied
upon 70 d. So IN Food time The id "a
a94a' times see as Go be denrossiGgly stamp
ed e1 ones mind that whatever IS every
ones business is uobodv's business and
Suc1 an idea might perhaps he tnought to
lead m a large city 70 dangerous develop
ments, but somehow il happens tnat when
the crisis comes the people assert Them
selves and the rocks are avoided. one thing
can Fe said without undue boastiug: Chica-
So VIII never refrain from attempting 90 do
q thing because OF q fer that it cannot
bc cone. IN th" cad IL viii accomplish
whac IL undertakes. If the acoomrlisa-
ment be not seon then I'll H4U be because
the eIort has not been made, Great ~ Iias
move slowly and a vast city can be- mo
exception 20 this rule, but the city OF Chi-
CiSo, keenly alive to its faults VIII GROW
as rs.