The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-21


ADvERTIsE OKLAHOMA Az OMAHA.
The opinion expressed by President
Cleveland to the Presbyterian divines
as to the prevailing characteristics Of
our western civilization is a e one gen
orally obtaining in the eastern states
The opportunity to remove this wide
spread misrepresentation Of our eastern
brothers will be offered in "The Trant-
Mississippi and international Exposi-
ton, to be held in Omaha, Nebraska
from June / TO November l. ls9s
Hon. Eugene Wallace, OF Oklahoma
City, has been 10 Guthrie during the
last week working with great enthu-
siasm and industry to show the mem
bers Of the General Assembly the
great advantages that will accrue to
Oklahoma by proper and judicious
representation at that great exposition
The exposition will be a magnificent
object lesson to the people Of the
effete orient, who are rather prone TO
believe that They are the people and
that wisdom will die with them"
They will, perhaps, be astonished to
learn that the twenty millions OF peo-
pie inhabiting this vast territory are
not the semi-savages depicted by our
worthy chief executive. They will
see that the wellers in this great land,
who have redeemed it from savage
nature and still more savage men haze
lost none OF the aggressive courage,
energy and resolution Of their pioneer
ancestors and forerunncrs, while they
have joined it with a civilization, cul-
ture, education and progress that is
not exeelled in the most favored por-
tions of the east. The mem bers OF
the legislature seem to be alive to the
Importance OF having Oklahoma's re-
sources properly set forth at the expo
sition and some bill will be doubtless
passed making fair appropriation for
that purpose The immense benefit
that accrued to Chicago and the middle
west through the results Of the Colum-
bian Exposition held in 1893 can hard
ly be exaggerated, while the exposi-
ton held the following year in At
lanta gave an impetus to its resources
and prosperity that is still felt through
out the length aud breadth Of Georgia.
Oklahoma would be recreant to her
own high destiny IL she failed to use
to the utmost the opportunity offered
her to advertise and display TO the
world the matchless resources be-
slowed upon her by an opulent nature.
1t will give her an opportunity TO
splendidly refute the implied ISLANDERS
Of the eastern comic press that per-
sists in exhibiting "Alkali Ike" as a
typical exponent OF Oklahoma civiliza-
tion and culture, and will enable her to
demonstrate TO the world that her cit
liens are a Godfearing, law-abidiug,
intelligent snd cultivated people and
that she is blessed not only with mag
nificent natural resources but with a
civilization so advanced and complete
that it would satisfy the most captious
critic from the iastldious and exclusive
east
The idea OF this great exposition was
born in the prophetic brain Of William
J. Bryan, and found its birth at con-
gress Of the Trans Mississippi states
and territories, held in 1895, in reso-
luton offered by him, to request CON
gr'ss to take such steps as might be
necessary TO hold this exposition at
Omaha His oraculsr vision forsaw
the bound ess possibilities for good
that this exposition could bring to the
region that has been proud to recog-
niz him as its most brilliant represen-
tative, and the general government
has r, spouded nobly, giving the expo
sition its international character by its
patronage aud fostering care, while
the great state OF Nebraska, by an ap.
preparation Of $3.50, 900 enables IL TO
complete its preparation with an
opulence and splendor in keeping with
the great object for which it was
created. II will be a notable exhibi-
ton of the resources of the great west,
and Oklahoma the youngest and fair.
est sister of this great commonwealth
Of Trans Mississippi states, should
have a representation at this great ex-
position that will not be unworthy Of
her great people and splendid re-
sources.