Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-22

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new old ties OF affection and friendship.
II Is this common blood flowing through
all our veins. much OF II Inherited from the
early settlers Of New England, some of "
from the founders of Maryland and Vtr-
ginia and the Carolinas. but all OF II,
whether its original source was in England,
Ireland. Germany or elsewhere, now thor
oughly and forevermore American, which Is
the promise and pledge OF perpetual union
OF every portion Of our common country.
Lessons of War aud Peace.
The mention OF our country at this mo-
ment Of national peril and anxiety thrills
every patriotic heart. II is hard for us,
far removed as we are from the island
shores in two hemispheres, where our des-
tiny is even now being shaped to some
unseen end by the thunderbolts of war. to
command our thoughts and hold them to
the peaceful scenes which at home greet
our view. In Imagination and sympathy
we are only partly here. Our hearts are
with our bravest and dearest In camp or
at sea. where the children of Illinois and
the children of Nebraska have Joined hands
to purchase, at the cost Of their own lives
II so great a sacrifice is required of them,
the liberty and prosperity for an alien race
which we ourselves enjoy and Of which this
magnificent exposition Is the latest and
highest symbol. What a c~ontrasti May
we not derive from IL the lesson that
greater are the triumphs of peace than Of
war? War is a destructive, but peace is a
creative force.
AS I look around me I pray for the resto-
ration of peace, a just and honorable peace,
a lasting peace, which shall usher in for
all mankind a brighter era of humanity
and universal brotherhood. We can never
be again what we have been-an Isolated
nation. selfishly enjoying our immunity
from international responsibilities. We have
a duty to discharge to the world as well
as to ourselves, and the destruction of the
Maine with its gallant crew was the rude
voice which awakened us from our dream
of perpetual exemption from ENHANCEMENT
with the affairs of other nations and aroused
us to a higher conception of our duty as to
the pioneers of the new Christian civiliza-
ton which is to characterize the coming
century.
But I have led away from the matter in
hand. AS governor of the state of Illinois
I congratulate the commission which has
so well performed the task assigned to 1t
Of preparing and presenting a fit testi-
monial of our friendly regard for a sister
state and our cordial sympathy with its
noble ambitions.
/ thank you for what you have done and
now. in the name of this commission and
on behalf Of the people of Illinois. l tender
to the officials in charge of the Trans
mississippi Exposition this edifice for the
use of all who may enjoy it's hospitality,
whether they be Nebraskans, Illinoisans, or
from whatever state or land they may
come. Let Illinois and Nebraska vie with
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the warmer welcome.
Governor Tanners address was pune
tuated by frequent applause and at the close
he was presented with a bunch of beautiful
roses
i. NCheer the News from Sbnftcr.
Following the address of the governor en-
sued one of the most dramatic scenes ever
witnessed in Omaha. Colonel Carr an
nounced that Mr.. Melville Il. Stone, the
chief representative of the Associated Press
had received a bulletin announcing that Cen
eral Shafter and his army had arrived of
Santiago in safety. The crowd went wild
in an instant. Men and women jumped tc
their feet and wild cheers rent the air, Will,
the fiutter of dainty white handkerchief
; and the waving of hats, canes and umbrel
: las filed the air. While the cheering wa.
S at it's height the stirring strains
of THE Star Spangled Banner
rose above the glad shouts ant
the enthusiasm of the audience knew
d no bounds. Men and women mounted TIL
, ! seats and waved their arms in the air a
though carried completely away and tn
e music was almost drowned beneath tn
t flood of glad acclaims. The audience sool
= joined in the music, however, and the shout
+ ing gave place to singing as the whole au
1t dience joined in the stirring war song.
t The enthusiasm was not allowed to wan
with the cessation of the song. The Apoll
club was ON the bill for a song, illinois
and as soon as this was concluded, wilhou
. pause the club sang America" the au
y dience rising to join in the song and agai
v tho big building rang with a volume c
sound which threatened to burst the wall.
When the enthusiasm had slightly sub
sided. Colonel Carr announced that as tn
80 Marine band was compelled to leav
for Washington on the afternoon train
st would be asked to play at this point instea
of later in the exercises as was original
10 intended.
Al THE Voice Of Our Nation" an arrange
~ ment OF national and patriotic airs and foil
songs by Director Santelmann, was selecte
is by the leader and as the familiar strair
at rose upon the air the audience was aga
I'd electrified. People jumped to their feet al
cheered madly as Yankee Doodle" "St;
"a Spangled Banner Dixie THE Knight
~ Farewell" and other popular airs We
,s played in quick succession. Such enthusias
ne is rarely witnessed in any assembly and Il
ly applause which followed the conclusion
le the selection was continued undated as Il
band played Aud Lang syne' for
o. encore.
baa The band withdrew at the conclusion
as this selection and quiet was restored VIII
o. President Wattles of the exposition W
Is, introduced by Colonel Carr.
he President Wnttles' Address.
" President Wattles' address was very brl
lY and to the point. He reviewed the procee
jngs between the exposition manageme
al and the Illinois commission leading up to t
as erection of the Illinois building and the pa
nj ticipation of the state in the exposition.
vi co~mplimented the commission and the pc
nm pie Of Illinois on the beautiful buildi
ng winch mas peeh erecteu anu accepteo I
Ii structure in the name of the exposition.
to The president referred to the many famo
sons Illinois has furnished to the countl
III and evoked thunderous applause by allusio
,o to the magnificent resources of a count
which can conduct a great exposition and
rec war with a foreign power at the same tin
The ties which bind Illinois and Nebraska
in enc common interest were touched up
le, briefly and the president closed his spec
Ssp by defeating the Illinois building to
use of the public.
ON Colonel Carr announced that Govern
ted Holcomb had come to Omaha to assist
nd extending a cordial welcome to the peol
Of Illinois who had come to Nebraska