Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-24
PRIDE OF ALL THE HAWkEyES
Continued from First Page.)

lCOnlllueO from flTSt faBe.D
magnificent resources, with such a history
and with such a people, there would be no
need to advertise to the world at an exposi-
ton of this characters; but when We con-
slider that with the same density OF popula-
ton as the state of Massachusetts, Iowa can
provide homes for 10, 900, 900 inhabitants and
when we consider that but q small per-
centage of the manufactures consumed in
the state are manufactured there, that with
the increase of wealth and population, n
higher civilization than has ever been known
in the world will come from the environ
ments of citizenship under the advantages
which already exist within this state, we
can realize the Importance and necessity of
promoting and developing these resources
to the fullest extent"
baldwin Delivers nm Address.
After a selection by the chorus Major S.
H.. NJ. Byers read an exposition ode COM
posed for the occasion.
Hon. John N. Baldwin of Council Bluffs.
the orator of the day, was introduced and
delivered an eloquent address. Among other
things, he said;
"As l wandered through the exposi-
ton buildings and strolled over
these grounds l heard orators pro-
| SldlllllS lTOUl lnp eApuTa, the DluZ1 ana
rostrums in state buildings the glories and
triumphs of their respective states. One
evening after a storm | stood on the bridge
of the lagoon but a few feet distant from the
spot where only a year ago we laid the
cornerstone Of this great enterprise, and be-
holding this mighty monument to the skill,
courage and enterprise of the men of Ne
braska, | thought what has Iowa, or what
has Iowa done to compare with this?
81 came Nebraska dayland heard that dis
tinguished citizen of the republic, whos5
heart in love and tongue tipped with silver
eloquently presented the record of the re.
sources and progress of Nebraska; l came
Illinois day and heard the representative
of that great commonwealth give their re-
port of the work and worth of Illinois, con.
Guiding with the claim to the undisputet
title to the possession Of the third greatest
commercial center of the world; l imagined
that on New York day Bourke Cochran
would so portray the history and glories o
the great state of New York that we shoulc
all seem to hear the Sibyls chanting tn,
springtime Of the greatest empire on earth
Again l thought, what has Iowa, or wha
has Iowa done, to compare with all these?
"Retlecting on all chat / had seen ant
heard and imagined, I venerated my ofic,
gnu WYNN navy Vi hy Z IL
ance had not the power of my subject mad,
me bold in such a presence to plead m,
thoughts. 1t would be the drivel of idiocy
unbecoming a gentleman and unworthy o
the states, should ! on this occasion max,
any statement not based upon careful in
vestigation and not founded upon incon
trovcrtible facts. | now and here assert, m,
heart beating with pride at the utterance
that, measured by the standard of religion
education, prosperity, patriotism, liberty, o
any great principle or idea that makes mel
better, nobler and happier, Iowa, in tn
union OF states, is the peer of all, superiO
to many and excelled by none.
dedicate today this beautiful building
to the uses and purposes of the Transmissis
sippi and international Exposition. 1t i
merely a type of the habitations of our PEG
pie at the present time. A few feet from
here and within your vision stands a wig
wan, which has just been opened. 1t, too
is a type-a type of the habitations of on
people ffty-two years ago. You cannot blu
recognize the significance of the change
The advancement, improvement and prog
ress of the people of the state of Iowa il
education, religion and material interest
has been as striking as that in their habita
tons.
hIS Siedt Sldte WIN us WOnurOuS deS
TIMES is now in the hands of the younge
and present generation. 1t belongs to u
to protect, preserve and improve. We mus
take up the work where the pioneers wer
compelled to let it go. They placed hig
the standard. Let US never lower it. LIE
us look up and listen; look forward an
move. Let our every action be prompte
and performed in accordance with that de
sign created by one of the greatest phil
osophers and poets,
Build thou more stately mansions, Oh m
soul,
AS the swift seasons roll.
Let each new temple, nobler than the las
Shut thy view from heaven with a dom
more vast,
Until at last thou art free,
Leaving thy OutSrown shell by life'S vi
resting sea.
Il propose this sentiment: The state {
Iowa, with a people possessing affection
deeper even than her soil; actuated by pun
poses broader even than her prairiei
and inspired by aims loftier even than he
hills, she stands today first in the union
!, states in general icontentment, in MOI
} evenly distributed wealth, and in universi
prosperity"
! THE Battle Hymn Of the Republic" wa
sung by the chorus, and Governor Holcom
was introduced by Chairman Packard. II
remarks were general in their nature al
: application and the conclusion was warml
I a%pplauded. After the conclusion of the ea
e%rcises the speakers, the members of I'll
: Iowa commission and the guests of the OF
u casion were entertained at luncheon at ii
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