Daily camera., 1898-07-05
Boulder 5 G|eQ|
C10U|0UQu0
THE CHAUTAUQUA OPENS.
Four Thousand People Listen to Henry
Watterson's EloqueDce.


Watterson's Eloquepce.
Visitors and residents, Texans, Colo
radians and Americans at large, number
ing not less than 1000 thronged the
grounds yesterday to witness the grand
| opening OF the Texas. Colorado Chautau-
qua, to hear. the silver-tongued orator
from Kentucky, Hon. Henry Watterson,
the address OF welcome by Gov. Alva
Adams and the responses by the officials
of the association and local pcrsonages.
The attendance at the opening days
| events was most gratifying. Indeed had
it been much larger, the Accommodations
would have been entirely inadequate.
AS it was every wheeled vehicle in the
city. every horse available, was pressed
| into service to transport the huge crowds
that were brought to Boulder by the reg.
ular and special trains from the north
and south to the white city of tents nest
ling so cozily at the foot of the hills. For
visitors and citizens of Boulder alike the
visit to the Chautauqua grounds was a
revelation. No one who would stand
upon the grounds and look for moment
at the scene of majestic beauty and
grandeur, colld ask again why such a
spot was selected for the Chautauqua.
A view from the Chautauqua grounds
presents scene of indescIibable beauty.
1t is a lesson, an instruction in itself.
Early yesterday morning the train of
carriages and vehicles started on their
way to the grounds and from that on the
line TO and from the grounds was end
less. The exercises opened at 1890
with prayer by the Rev. Homer T.
Wilson. The singing of America by the
audience did not swell with the volume
that might have been expected, but the
music by Behr's orchestra awakened
their spirits and with the playing of
Dixie the crowd awoke and cheered to
the echo.
After Introductory remarks by Rev. H.
T. Wilson, Gov. Alva Auams delivered
his address of welcome to the Chautau.
quans. He saw in this union of effort
between Texas and Colorado, the north
and the south, birth Of. patriotism, a
baptism of liberty. Rev. Mr.. Wilson
then introduced Hon. M. A. Spoonts,
who spoke on behalf of tine association,
and prophesied the future growth and
expansion of the institution. After a
vocal number by Mrs. J. Otis Huff, Hon.
". H. Whiteley spoke on behalf of the
university. Mayor c. Ricketts, followed
with an address for the city of Boulder.
After dinner the main address of the
day was given by Hon. Henry Waiter.
son. The immense auditorium was
packed from stage TO doorway and from
side to side with the largest crowd that
has ever congregated under one roof in
Boulder. Mr.. Watterson's address open.
ed with brief resume OF the war situa.
ton. In the development of the subject
he turned upon the grandeur and extent
of this great North American republic,
and expanded upon the growing moral
evil of money getting. More important,
he argued, than all political and social
questions, which time would eventually
inevitably solve, was this great power of
the almighty dollar among the American
people. He saw happy solution in the
return to the simplest and poorest de-
velopment, an example of which is pre-
sented by the Swiss republic. In closing
he said:
'I wish we could maintain forever the
republic established by Washington and
Franklin. But conceiving its vast pos
sibilities, and great resources, we can no
more resist Cuba than Jackson resisted
Texas. 1t may be very sinful and we
should love our enemies, and abide for
ever beneath the original vine and fig
tree, but it may be that if some relative
left me big estate, even if it were heav.
lily mortgaged. much as | despise wealth,
fear would be bad enough to take it.
So with the United States to carry the
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