The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-10
THE PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
Icuisania Purchase Celebration In
Favor at Washington.
rue ~ Louis Committees bsnques ~
the Capital Was Great Card
aud Gives Promise 81 sub
stsntlnl Fruit.

mittce viii again be explained TO the
Missouri state legislature on March II
~ \ banquet at the Mercantile club in
81. Louis. The ST. Louis delegation to
Washington met at the Arlington.
Snndav, and decided upon this plan.
I'm addition to inviting the entire state
LEGISLATURE, Che governor, the state Of
fcials and the justices OF the supreme
court will be asked 10 attend. j. u
case. president OF the Mercantile club,
vill be chairman of the dinner com
mttce on speakers.
lnbored for success.
The 81. Louis delegation, which gave
the banquet Saturday night, spent the
dav carrying on the campaign for the
success of the fair. Long before night
II was the unanimous opinion OF all
The national Legislators talked 10 that
congress would make the loan of So
oo0.OOo asked for, and that the fair
certainly would he the greatest ever
lpld in this country. There was no
.ne who did not express the greatest
surprise at the assuring enthusiasm
displavcd at the Arlington banquet.
F,crythng showed most positively
That the sentiment undoubtedly ex-
isted that the anniversary OF Jcffer-
sons far-sghted purchase should be
commcmoratCd on grand scale.
Banquet the Proper Thing.
In the last year many stirring events
lave occurred TO make banqnets and
other meass of celebration the proper
.hing. but none Of them arose 10 the
occasion Of Saturday night That is
admitted in all quarters here. No hap
pcnng was Of more significance so
far AS the attitude OF the influential
public leaders was concerned than the
one saturday nighs. and it must not
be forgotten that it is all tho more
remarkable because Of the ncarncss Of
the closing OF the session Of congress,
,.her every legislator is extremely
busy The consensus Of opinion WAS
that The suggestion made by the Lou
isiana Purchase convention was emf.
nently proper. and not any more than
required for the proper and patriotic
recognition of the policy advocated by
jefferson which resulted in the won
dcrfu development of the purchase
which helped bring the country and
DE nation TO the state of power and
progress enjoyed to-day
All ~eeiaed to ID. Inspired.
The same feeling that inspired the
calling Of the convention in st. Louis,
the decision OF the delegates TO hold
Worlds fair in 81. Louis and the de-
termination Of that city TO raise
Sj.0O0,O00 by subscription Of the citi.
zcns and that much more by munici.
Ial action, inspired the national lcgis-
iators. and there were many of them
who accepted the invitations Of the
Purchase representatives TO pledge
themselves to advocate the lean u
S-.0c0.000 asked for from congress TO
additionally assure the success Of the
enterprise
Those whom time prevented from
making speeches to declare their posi-
ton demonstrated by their applause
llcir sympathy with the undertaking.
They realized. too. that not only would
tie states and territories in the pur-
chase be benefited by the fair, but that
the whole country would be.
what the Fair WIN DO.
borrower the spirit of patriotism
viii be strengthened by the showing
tits country win make in comparison
with the nations of the earth. Again
viii be demonstrated the superiority
Of American civilization over the an
ricnt systems Of the Old World. all ~
Mich will make more enthusiastic
and progressive the citizens OF this
country. OF course il is understood
iaat the greatest benefit will be felt
IN the Purchase territory. but rs that
has done so much for the nation at
large. no one will object to its reward
at the centennial anniversary of 80
becoming a part Of the country Again
VIXEN one section OF the republic IS
benefited. all other sections are corre-
spondngly helped. The Louisiana
purchase is an empire in itself IL
elects one-ffth of the senator's. II -
capable alone OF feeding the world.
and NJ the rate of increase or popua-
ton. il has shown that it will contain
~ least 32.0O0,OOO of persons rs the
time the fair is opened.
No Longer In Doubt.
!, is known that all this has been
realized by influential national legisla-
tors. cabinet officers and by the prcsi-
dent himself. There is no longer any
doubt that the fair will be held and
that il will be the greatest ever seen.
The members of the st. Louis delega.
ton are iubilant because of the genu.
me encouragement and assurance
shown Saturday night and given them
since. Ex-Gov. Francis and j. c. Van
Rlarcom started for New York last
evening. The remainder of the dclega-
lion departed on inc midnight train,
accompanied by II. y. Davis. Festus
Wade. ex-Gov. Stone and others who
joined them here.
Tho Graves of Con fcderstes.
Washington, Feb. 2S.--Col. Aims