Evening journal., 1899-10-24

WARDS making SoOu tue ucnclency.
but We cannot sound the depths of
the motive which brings us here, by
merely fathOming our neighborly re-
gard and affection for Philadelphia.
We are interested on our own accoun,tn
the great object which this exposition
has been established to promote. We
are vitality concerned in advancing the
trade OF our country with foreign
lands. IL Is a need OF our business life
that markets should be widened for the
lsurplus products of our fields and
lshops; and where We can find people
who will buy what we have TO sell,
there we are willing to purchase what
we need OF desire.
"Our state is not large, but it Isl
fruitful and productive. We
d lraise on our fertile fields
more grain and fruit than we need to
eat. Our hens lay more eggs. and our
I, COWS give more milk and butter than
we consume. Our population is not
, very great, but it is shllful and indus
ltrious. We make canned goods TO he
d shipped all over the world. We make
morocco leather to shoe millions OF
feet. We make woolen goods for the
cold countries and cotton gods for hot
kinds We work in metals. We make
powder enough to load all the guns OF
the world and keep them loaded in
times OF peace. We make railway cars
and trolley cars. We make the best
ships and boats that IN waves ever
fondled and caressed with such soil
and such people it is manifest that we
/, lcannot live to ourselves alone. We
! must live for our neighbor and with
! lour neighbor; and we are expansionists
a lin that We wish to expand our trade
/, our connections and our goodwill 70 all
the markets of the world, so that we
may have all mankind for our neigh
, Dor.
. "rhis Is not q mere matter of senti-
ment with us. IL is a matter of busi-
ness necessity. Our greatest concern
is close at home. lt is nothing more
nor less than each mans concern to
support in decency and comfort him
self and the wife God has given him
. and the children who have come TO
. flthem What we are after primarily
"a not the glory Of a great and power
fui country. but the happiness and
comfort OF each little home. We in
Delaware are so circumstanced and
lenvirOned that our homes cannot be
well supplied, except as the product OF
y our labor on farm and in shop finds a
lremunerative market 1t is in search
ling for this remunerative market that
we become so deeply interested in ex-
, lports, and in corresponding degree
interested in this wise and useful expo.
lsition.
Delaware has a double interest in
lconnnefcial exchanges. She not only
has goods to go to market, but she IL
also a large maker Of the baskets, II
Al which her own and everybody elsel
goods are carried to market nowadays
The modern market basket is OF twl
kinds: The land market basket, whicl
ert runs on wheels and is called a rail
N lroad car. and the water market baske
ie which glides in the grooves OF the SCI
and is called a steamship. Cars an'
steamships are both made in Delawar'
IN lin large quantities and OF the best sort
Bring here the merchants of the world
etll let them see in this exposition wha
lkl America has 10 sell. When the tradl
N lacross seas is built up, Delaware hope
ID TO build the great shiDs which shal
n lcarry rich oargoes from port to port.
"Delawareans want 10 trade-wan
TT TO buy things and sell things. rms u
rTI N"tA
seuuently we rejoice in whatever pro
on notes trade and good will between ou
own and foreign countries, and SIN
az cerely regret whatever hampers, fetter
an or obstructs trade and commerce. w
regret on this account all misunder
RI standings and disagreements betweel
or our own government and foreign gov
es ernments War is the greatest OF al
"a injuries to commerce. Therefore 10
our part we want peace-peace with al
L., men and a good understanding. w
do not believe in promoting commerc
-. by the methods OF the highwayma
~ and advancing trade by pushing ahea
a line of bayonets The poorest ma
in all the world to trade with Is a dea
man. The next poorest IS a man VIII
thinks you tried 70 kill him Let con
ou merce be unfettered and let her aC
'u vances be on the wings of good will.
az 1T is because We desire TO turn mon
and more attention to world-wid
e trade that we sympathize with Phili
~ delphia in her movement for thirl
-oi feet of water in the channel of IL
iin Delaware river. In that connectio
there is one thing which PhiladelphI
IN should bear in mind. This is not q
eus only city on the Delaware river. V
nave ourselves snug lllllG city uu "
ISL banks and we want the thirty feet
water in the channel to come up to Il
10 wharves of Wilmington. We are n
70 content to sit on the fence and s.
sed Philadelphia go by with the gre
ships. We desire the opportunity Of
Mr. word with those deep-draft ships on
selves. If our harbor is not bett
be- taken care Of in the plans proposed
ion Congress than it is in the plans pu
'ityl lished in a recent pamphlet, We shi
the have to make trouble at Washington.
md 'The whole world to-day contribut
ate. to the daily comfort of every individu
the composing the great mass Of our ci
all zenship. BY trade and commerce {
.wn most distant lands unite to furni
on every home and TO set every dim
ave table. Give us this day our dai
. OF Bread goes up the prayer; and
oys Father OF us all in effect replies NJ
try all of you go to work and feed one a
del other. In response TO this command
and feed one another a thrill is felt all on
ted civilization, and ships sail, trains ru