The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
DEPRECIATION IN LIVE STOCK VALUES,

down in that beautiful and sunny south
among the tropics flowers and here and
there upon the cotton fields. an aged gen
GRAFTON OF the ebon sons OF Africa bend
above the tornbs Of slaves, dusky chill
dren clasp their hands above the graves
OF sable mothers from whose bosoms they
were torn In infancy, and weep IN free
dom as did the parent In her bondage.
over there An old los cabin. down by the
tangled swamp toothless hound. The
only In memory. II was the ruins of that
romantic land of slavery. But on those
ruins, even In the southland, industry had
reared her temples. and In them freedom
turned the wheels of commerce, and over
them there shone the banner of the Union.
and not one star was gone. tApplause.l
PROPHECY FULFILLED.
1t seemed TO me that there was a full
fillment of the Phillips prophecy. And
when i went back over the Alleghanies,
down into the great White City OF the
west, that miracle Of modern municipal-
ties; walked into the archway of the
greatest exposition of all history. l went
up and down the aisles in those great
buildings that represented all the nations
Of the earth. Why, sir, there was the
flag OF France-France was the first to
make America her debtor. France who
gave us Lafayette--splendid. splendid
France! There was the emblem of the
German empire-Germany that sends us
more hard-working citizens perhaps than
any other power. And there was Russia's
emblem-stern old Russia OF the SHOWS,
whose cheering voice Numbered from st.
Petersburg when our nations heart was in
despair, and to those imperial scoundreis
who were about to interfere. Hands off!'
Russia, who has always been our friend!
There was the flag of every nation. I
looked at that great array of buildings.
In which Caesar might have gloried and
OH which Phidias and Angelo might muse.
seeming more like the growth of centuries
than Of single year. ! walked up and
building. and saw the handiwork of man.
kind-of Jew and Gentle, OF Oriental, OF
Pagan. and Of Christian-lying side by
side with that OF our own American ar
tisans, and l thought to myself, "This is
enough to fill the prophecy-the genius OF
liberty rObed In light" tApplause.l And
then l went into that great building over
the vast archway OF which there were
inscribed the names Of Liszt. OF Mozart.
and Beethoven, and heard the melodies
Of Paderewski mingled with those OF our
own great Thomas orchestra, and when
the last low tones had died away, 1t was
nighttime then: and | went out by those
little inland lakes that washed their wa
tiers up against the marble terraces.
saw the great light that had emanated
from the brain Of Edison within decade.
and thought to myself surely here is
the Genius Of Liberty" | thought to my
excused from his seat Of everlasting glory
up there by the God of nations long
enough TO be here and receive our iinpe-
rial guests for US. What If they could
only excuse Abraham Lincoln from high
heaven long enough to visit Illinois again.
and say to the kings and queens and 10
the freemen of all the earth. welcome to
America and TO Chicago the metropolis of
my adopted state"" All, ] thought If
only the nameless, unknown veterans who
"a nj
those who fell before rebellion's awful
fire could be there and see the glory Of
the cause and country that they died to
save! That was my thought on that oc
present, that il some hand In the mid
night hour had written over the archways
Of that great exposition the statement of
Mr. Bayard, that the energy of Invention
and discovery have been debilitated AMI
discouraged there Is not Il Democrat in
the United States who would not have
concluded the next morning, that some
body had escaped from Jacksonville.
Laughter and applause
THE TALK OF A MADMAN.
Sir. there Is not u man, woman or child
who II any one OF them had seen the sen-
timent Of Bayard displayed anywhere on
that great exposition ground would NOT
have made affidavit that IL was uttered
either by a lunatic or by an enemy of the
United States. [Applause There was
not an owl that perched upon the rafters
in that great electric building that wa;
erected to the memory OF Edison that
would have had so little patriotism In
its measly soul as to have thought Of
hooting such an utterance. There was
not a bat that alighted in the top Of the
great monastery over there by the agri-
cultural building that would have dared
to squeak such a sentiment as Bayard has
uttered to Edinburgh. What recon-
mendatiOn was that shameful utterance
for the greatness Of our country!
But last Of all, Mr.. Speaker. our ambas-
sador confdes to Edinburgh the start
ling news that protection in America dan.
gercusly depletes the treasury! Shades OF
Ananias! Laughter and applause. Why,
even Edinburgh knows that the cham
pions of protection took the treasury of
the United States when there was nothing
In 1t but q Democratic free trade vacuum
and filled 1t up with gold and silver coin.
fApplause.l So that the greatest charge
ago was the fact that We had $500. .OO0.00O
saved. Suppose that today We had $780,
100000 collected instead of 500 00O. 900 bor-
rowed, what a splendid navy We could
have-a navy big enough at least to 20
duck hunting with. lLaughter.l If We
had those four hundred millions We should
then have the courage of our convictions
and could recognize" whom We pleased.
IApplause.l
Even Edinburgh knows, and knew at the
Mr.. Bayard, that from the time the party
of protection took the treasury of the
United States. for twenty-five successive
years there was never deficiency until
the black raven of free trade perchcd
again above our treasury door. and hOoted
Surplus. surplus never. never more"
[Applause and laughter.l
FALSE ALL ROUND.
No. Mr.. Speaker, our ambassador to
Great Britain has not only violated the
regulations of his commission, not only
been false to his position. but false to the
facts of his own country. Who would
have though THAT within forty years after
the eyes OF the immortal Lincoln were
closed in martyred death amid the homage
and alteration of this great and grateful
land-that within SO brief time the am
bassador Of his country to the mother
land would SO far forget the dignifled AMI
delicate requirements of his high posi-
ton as to thus stigmatize and villlfy the
honest followers and the exemplifiers
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