Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-15
AMERICA Is PRAISED.
Noted Speakers Tell of the Great
Developments Of a Century.
Congressman Payne Tolls How Hamilton
and Jsffsrson Traded for the Capital
Bits-Senator Daniel and Gov. Shaw
ON the Repubiic's Greatness.

Washington, Dec. 13.-At the joint
meeting of the house and senate We'd
nesday to observe the centennial ami
versary of the location of the capital
at Washington, speeches were made
by several men of national reputation.
President Pro TEN. Frye, Of the SEN
ate, presided.
"The future of the United States
and its capital" WINS the topic as
signed to Senator John w. Daniel, Of
Virginia. Ancient history, he said,
had no precedent for the United
States of America and modern his
tory has no parallel. Our domain il
the best located. Our longevity pro-
jects itself to the sarthest reach Of
human speculation and the future is
gorgeous with every sign Of hope and
courage. The senator referred to the
hearty feelings Of friendship the peo-
pie have for each other, to the valor
of the American soldier and to the
strength of our electoral system as
exhibited by the experience Of over
century. If our problems be
mighty they grow out of our might
and have the mighty to deal with
them.
Representative Serene Z. Payne, of
New York, next delivered IN interest
ing account of the controversy. that
finally resulted in the location of the
capital city on the Potomac, going
at some length into the struggles that
were made by the different states for
the honor. Particular reference was
made to the political shrewdness dis
played by Hamilton and Jefferson in
connection with its final location.
Hamilton's financial measure for the
assumption by the nation Of the debts
incurred by the states in maintaining
the revolutionary war had failed, and
Hamilton, believing that the very ex-
istence of the union depended upon
it's consideration and passage, was
making strenuous endeavors to accom-
plish that result. Virginia and the
south had voted against 1t. Hamil-
ton proposed n compromise. jefferson
should help pass the assumption act
and Hamilton would bring over
enough votes to put through the act
locating the seat of government on
the Potomac. How this was brought
about Mr.. Payne told in Jefferson's
own words and added: "This incident
removes some of the glamour which
time has thrown over the acts of the
fathers and reveals them to us as
human beings, no better than the pol
iticians of to-day"
Leslie NJ. Shaw, of Iowa, had for
his subject "The development of the
states during the century 1sO0-190O."
Gov. Shaw said that the close of the
most remarkable century in the fight
of time finds Americans the best
housed, the best fed, the best clothed.
the best educated, the best churched,
the most profitably employed and
the happiest because the most hopeful
of any people at any time or under
any sky. Marvellous are the pages OF
their history; unprecedented and UNI
paralleled the record of their achieve
ments: great and honorable the an
nails of their deeds. Dentiny or mans
wisdom, call it which you will, has
placed both Asia and the islands of the
sen under American tuition and has
made the flag of freedom the har-
binger of better things to 5000, 900, 900
Of people, the natural distributing
point for whose more than $4,000, OO0,-
600 commerce is under the sovereignty
of the United States.