The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-24
nag floats over the greatest of earth's people, ana
is beloved by all men.
MIR. LINDSAY POINTS OUT
THE DANGER OF DELAY.

MIR. LINDSAY FOlNlS OlI
THE DANGER OF DELAY.
to the toast 1.-The Commissioners" said:
There is no task more ungraSious to m0dess sI.n
man than to speak Of himself have ns;an neaa zen
shall. therefore. do SO. However: my task has
y 80 nsi
success I don't say. Of course. that it would
not have been quite as much Of a ;.l sncess. nad
say sha. i is intention e DO ali II ny poTss
ns1;s s ses q
viii require faith hope and energy coupled ~ WITH tn
to 3 is en e Hpose
money must be expended with .car care and discre
The bodies OF men appointed to take charge OF
the enterprise must wSrk in harmony ha ssyn,.h.,
6a1R the @ Work BE-
the 1Sl W Are Ths no er
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The Ct also
never arise A which the latter powe. Of the
We Sill carry ont the trust Imposed on US by
the SIX mn,hs Ssa by " the G
versies arising over the powers possessed by the
that tin in the present instance We win act in har-
mony from the first, and l believe we will.
ders t to the Wheel until success attends so our nal
effort II all cooperate. the result will be
a~s to s2eay has It's e
sor in point OF individuality.
Governor A. NJ. Dockery was greeted with
cheers when he arose to respond to the
the general toast: The Worlds Fair st.
Louis, 190s." on which all OF the later ora
tors spoke. He said:
GOVERNOR DOCkERY
EXTENDS GREETINGS.
NJ. Tcastmaste5 and .,i Gentlemen: 'Is.n In he
wealth; extend most cordial greeting to anr
Ing the great Exposition to be held in centen-
I voice the sentiment Of ali Missourians when I
express our pleasure re- at your presence so,ngh;
BY by the e' National GoSernment: '' ''' gu e'e''''
WIN q. the great Napoleon concluded the ,r:sa:y
to a ksps Of hf The
States. he eyultantly expressed the opinion tnat
maritime i rival " which would day West
from her the supremacy Of the seas
sad proaep % he
nd s bis the ss @
the United States.
For the paltry sum Of few millions he trans
ferred to this nation the control OF that vast
Of country west Of the Mississippi. out Of which
sss ssa,ss been carved brilliant galaxy of sovereign
BY the treaty Of 1909. there transferred
ever ceded in the history Of the world by peace.
full means. It more than doubled the original
lana I opulent in s sereulsura rS ' wealth.
rich in mineral treasures and resourceful in ali
opment OPP ll and @ glory 20 OF our Country. It it has
climatic range which permits a variety variety Of pro, pro
furnished homes for teeminE millions Of enter
psns and Upe It has
splendid cities; farms and gardens unrivalled:
on sScy
the New World. ~>D
ST. LOUIS THE IDEAL
CITY FOR EXPOSITION.
It Is. therefore: peculiarly appropriate that M The
fair land should be fttingly celebrated in the
in and
riety. shall not be surpassed in all time.
is The psopsry The focus q, Of ne our
deur. st. Louis. in 1908. should be the focus ut
the nations commercial grandeur
It. is with profound pleasure l express the con.
that the people 81 ths city hs T
eTsa, 1s i1 E1pos.ion will illustrate the
OF the last hundred years IN Az the range m, III ,t
' toms of the earth viii then ths slo.ies os
American productive industries. SO attractive ana
But sir have spoken only Of our eommsre,n. !ns1n.
chase, q gift OF Jefferson to the nation. let uS
remember how nightly he wrought for the mp
lifting Of the human race. Jefferson not only
gave us the Territory Of Louisiana. but his LEAD.
ership brought religious freedom. pioneered the
tor the high privileges and benefaGsons enc. Ito q e
and woof Of our national life the unchanEeahle
doctrines of the equality Of men and the Sow
ereignty Of the people. The achievements OF
steam. electricity and invention have been the
marvel and the transformation of the centtlr3';
but let not forget that the principles Jefferson
announced for the government OF the human race
are Interchangeable. and must be maintained with
patriotic devotion II would preserve liberty
rs a priceless legacy for coming generations.
Prolonged and enthusiastic cheers greeted
former Governor Francis when his name
vas announced. He responded to the toast
Inception Of the Celebration and Forma-
tion of the Project" He said:
ID. n. FRANCIS
TELLS OF THE WORK.
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen: The origin Of
the International Exposition which We are now
planning had its birth, or its generating cause.
100 years ago. when Jefferson sent Monroe to
France to assist Livingstone In securing Tor the
young American Republic the free navigation OF
the Mississippi River.
The result OF that mission not only exceeded
greatly the expectations OF Jefferson. but also
the most sangune hopes OF Monroe and Living
stone a. It procured for this country the mag
nihcent domain whose acquisition We now pro-
pose to celebrate. That acquisition meant more
to the United States than an extension OF Jufis-
diction-it meant the perpetuity Of republican
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