West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-08
EDITORS At FOREST PARK.
Delegates TO the National Association
Convention stop in the Worlds Fair
CITY.

representatives of the Worlds Fair and be-
came the guests Of the Exposition Company
for the day. Those representing the Expo
siiion Company were; X. II. Stockton,
chairman Of the Committee ON Press and
Publicity; Walter B. Stevens. Secretary Of
the Exposition Company; Mark Benn,,,,
Col. Samuel Williams. Will NJ Smith,
| John {. lebcns of the Press Bureau, and MIR.
Cola NJ. Selph, publisher of the Wotlds
Fair Bulletin. Trolly cars were taken at
10 a. m. for the Missouri BJiamical Gardens,
where delightful hour WAS spent among
the flower beds and green houses of this
beautiful spot of ST. Louis. The visitors
were taken in cars around The Worlds Fair
site, alighiing at the Indcll Pavilion.
From there they wen, To- the Cottage. Here
luncheon was served TO about 900 guests.
After luncheon the party was assembled IN
the large banquet hall on The second floor
Here the meeting was called to order by
Vice President =. a. Collins of the National
Editorial Association. who addressed the
delegates and other guests as follows.
Ladies and Gen,lemen:--Afier, The close
OF the war OF the Revolution the United
States was confined cast of the Allegheny
mountains, and !, was supposed that that
limit would bc maintained, but one might
as well undertake In coniine the air in a
seine or a nei as to hold The American spirit
within limits. Settlers broke over the ALE
gheuies into the Ohio valley, aud the Mis-.
siSsiPpi, ard The fertility Of the soil was
such iha, crops seemed TO grow spontau-
ously, but there was no egress FOR the
haives,s, no access to foreign ports Spain
held the cork o. commerce aud houled up
the settlers by holding New Orleans until,
in spite of American patriotism, there was
feeling ,ha, they wouia he compelled ,o
seeede from The central governmen, aud
annex themselves TO Spain for the sake of
access tn the New Orleans port. This be-
came intensified when, instead Of Spain,
Napoleon bccanic the power. The Great
Napoleon was approached finally with the
proposition To purchase the Port Of New
Orleans. or the light to the free navigation
OF the Mississippi. lie WAS about To enter
into war with England aud forcseeing the
possibility Of the coming Waterloo, he de-
Glazed that lie would sell not only the Por;
of New Orleans. bu, The whole Empire of
the West, for, he said If England con.
quofs us we will raise Up on the American
continent am Empire greater than England,
through which we shall have our revenge.
/ IL.
campaign, Secretary Seward, Standing 'on
the capitol steps at ST. Paul. Mimi, de-
clared iha, he had looked over the CONT.
nent To determine where would he The
future city Of commerce and political power
in Ameuca. lie had considered Mexico,
where once had been the glories of Monte
zuiDa's power, and decided that il was uol
there. lle had looked To the East ba, i,
was mol there, lie had ouked Norh ia
Winncpeg and had contemplated lhe vas,
domain of territory in the North and the
Northwest, but had decided that !, was no,
there, and TO the far West, but, he said,
that as right conclusion Of all bis inyesli-
CATION lie believed that the ultimate SCAT Of
.
would not be far from where he then Stood,
upon the capitol steps of Minnesota
hail from Minnesota, ladies and gentlemen.
from Minneapolis. which is within len miles
IF the capitol Of Minnesota, portion Of the
ground of the Louisiana Purchase. Peace
hath her victories no less renowned than
war, but war, where is thy gIory7 Tell
me, ye veterans Of the armless sleevc
am told Of the grandeur of pickett's charge
at the battle Of Gettysburg. where 10000
men faced death in that heroric approach to
the canno1's mouth; bat tell me, We mothers
in the home Of the empty chair, where /:
the glory Of the batileY l. It in the cOfpses,
mangied and stiff. douing the Daltlehelds'
Is il in the crippled limbs Of the survivor,
of the conflict Is il in the broken homes I
Is il shown in the gbaslly and CORY baitlel
Is il sounded in the funeral dirges2 There
is awful grandeur in The gathering storm, in
the dark clouds lowering in the horizon, and
the gloom over-spfeading the sky, the peal
ing thunders, the shatteiing Of the strong
oak, the crash Of the falling cfags, the seen,
of falling darkness oScfspfcading all. Blu
when tho storm is past, when The clouds ar,
broken, aud the sun shines foflb, there Il
glory. There is one glory OF the sun
another Of the moon, and another Of In,
stars. However. one Star differs from
auoiher in glory But I want 20 say fha
the glory Of the luminary Of the day sur
passes that 81 The lumiuafies Of the nigh
and darkness, and 50 the glories Of peac'
svrpass all the glofies Of war. Ahi Thcr
Is splendof fer brighter, sweeicr. az,
infinitely greater than The glory of both
The glory II peace lies in thc golden NON
cot when the wheat and corn glisen in IN,
dew ard the fainbows of harvest span IN,
heavens. We have heard Of the glory o
war Let us nov hear of tho words o
Cen Grant: Let US have peace Pcac,
with us homes Of life. Of quiet. Of plenty
lu that great Exposition at Chicago, IN thl
A. Gallery. there hung one snail canvas
which attracted m,re aitcnlion than al 10,
other pictures in Ile fooin Il feprescuie,
a simple scene, entitled Brcaking IIom
Ties. Bot the coming Exposition at ST
Louis will give US the reverse # that pic
ture. with none II It's snngs. but wi'h ihr
joy. ard the life, and the prosperity of th,
buii,ling 81 tho homes and Of home tie
throughout the great American Desert. SO
called the great Garden of Eden, the won
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