The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-04-25

Canada, and other notable organiza-
tions will participate in the grea,
musical festival.
The hotels of Buffalo pledge them
selves not to charge eNorbitant prices
for room and board during the e1-
position. Several hotels are under
going extensive repairs. The old
Genssee will look almost new by the
first Of May.
The Niagara Hotel, which commands
a superb view of the lake on one side
and charming park on the other, is
also getting ready TO entertain Presi-
dent Mckinley, Chauncey Depew. the
Vanderbilts and the diplomats of the
South American States and Mexico.
1t will be headquarters for the official
contingent.
Mr.. Hills, OF the Treasury Depart
ment. says the Government exhibit
will be one which has never been sur
passed. He predicts that the Ma
tion.l Capital will send large crowds
to Buffalo for the exposition. Great
interest 10 being shown throughout
the District Of Columbia in this repre-
sentative gathering OF the Pan-Amer-
lean Republics. An effort is being
made to have the energetic Board OF
Trade Of Washington take action in
this matter. Mr.. w. V. Cox. Secre
tary of the Government Board, sug-
gests that the handsome reviewing
stand used by the President at the
Inauguration, and now packed to go
to ST. Louis, shall be sent here first
and used a pavilion to contain the
exhibit OF the District of Columbia.
1t is also suggested that the splendid
plaster models now in the Hall OF
Ancisnts, showing a design of Mr..
Franklin w. Smith for beautifying
the National Capitol, shall form a
center piece of this Pavilion. Mr..
Smith has a great many other rare
things in the Hall OF the Ancients
which he would be willing to add to
this. Pictures OF the beautiful new
Library Of Congress would be another
attractive feature.
There will be an official meeting Of
the Government Board in this city on
the 9th of April. by which date it is
| expected that all Of the Government
exhibits will be in their proper places.
The pavilion for the Argentine Re-
public is the first one to be erected in
the Agricultural Building. The frame
is supported by rows of iron columns.
The entrance is elaborately carved,
the archway being supported by 4
| cluster OF Ionic and COrinthian COM
| mingled.
The Goddess of Light, which will
| surmount the Electric Tower, received
today a coat of gold leaf. She is to
be elevated to her high position in a
few days. Ninety-six search lights
will throw their radiancy on tho cas-
cade that plays in the immense cir
cular court at the base of this Tower.
She holds in one up-lifted hand a
cluster of incandescent lights which
will be seen for a radius of twenty
miles. Forty thousand electric lights
have been placed in the tower which
IS to be to the Pan-American Exposi-
| tion what the tower Eifrel was to the
Exposition Universelle.
Saturday night large audience
| assembled at the Teck Theater in
this city to celebrate the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson. The orator was
the Hon. David B. Hill, Of New York.
| The celebration was under the
auspices of the Jefferson Club. Al
though everybody in Buffalo talks
and thinks of nothing but the PAN
American Exposition, the theater was
full and the stage crowded with prom
inent citizens, many Republicans
being among the number. Senator
Hill spoke over an hour and was fire.
quently applauded. In closing he
said of jefferson:
| at is true that he did not lead
armies or conquer countries, but that
does not matter, for he welded a
| powerful pen. and we must recollect
that there are critical times when
thoughts that breathe and words
that burn are as potential as war
itself; it is true that he was not the
keen, subtle and astute lawyer that
Hamilton was, but he was more than
mere lawyer-he was a profound
thinker and sagacious statesman,
whose ideas, more than I1amilton's,
made their lasting impress upon the
institutions Of the country.
And now word to party friends
as to the future.
| I'VE must not be dismayed by
recent defeats. The Democratic part '
was not born To die. 1t has survived
the political vicissitudes Of 100 wears
-disasters that would have destroyed
any other political organization that
ever cxistcd-but it still lives with
it's 6.342, 900 voters. unterriiied-in-
destructible - unpurchasable - con
scious Of the rightfulness OF its cause,
and confident of the ultimate suprem-
acy OF its principles.
We have right to be proud o'
our ancient political lineage.
Our party is a great conservative
force in the country today, and abso'
lutely necessary to its welfare. II
stands against radicalism Of ever,
description. 1t is opposed 10 plu,
tocracy on the one hand, and To com
munism on the other. 1t antagonize'
monopoly on one side and socialism
on the other; it is opposed to imper,
ialsm in the Philippine Islands and
to anarchy in Cuba. 1t respects Tho
vssted rights OF capital and at the
same time sympathizes with labor op
pressed. 1t has no alliances with
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