Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-03
FAIR DEDICATION CONCLUDES
Thirty Thousand People March in Gorgeous
Civic Parade.
GOVERNORS AND VETERANS BOTH IN LINE
Cowboys, Indians and Negroes Also
Turn out, that All Glasses of
People May BE DULY
Represented.

ST. LOUIS, May IA monster civic
parade and the dedication by the various
governments OF the sites selected for each
state brought, the three-days fair dedication
to a close today.
7 h damp and gloom which have hung
over the city like a cloud since the cere-
monies began had quite vanished when the
morning broke. Bright sunshine and a
semi-holiday combining to bespeak the sue
cess OF the program. At 10 80, when the
booming guns announced the start of the
parade, the three-mile route to the grounds
was lined many deep with cheering specta-
tors.
In the solid ranks Of the marchers were
10000 persons representing practically
every art and craft in the district. There
were the governors OF the various states
and the veterans of past wars, the German
v%ereins, athletes, business men, college
boys and members of various religious So
%cieties, each with their own particular
emblem, and each adding something new
to the feast of color. The governors, who
headed the procession, left their carriages
at the reviewing stand and took their place
upon It..
Order of the Parade.
Visiting Governors, Accompanied by Their
Stats on Horseback.
worries Fair Commissioners from States
and Foreign Countries.
The Grand Marshal, Colonel Spencer, and
His Aides.
United States Marine Band.
Mexican Veterans, Naval Veterans, Naval
Reserve. United States Veterans,
United States Service Men.
Six German VereIns.
rPetachment Of Mounted Police.
Mayor and civic officials.
Eight Floats Representing Departments OF
the Cay Government.
Members of Mercantile Houses.
Stock Exchange Tallyhos.
Fraternal Societies.
Masonic Organizations.
Maecabees, knights Of Pythias, Royal
League, Travelling Mems Protective
the World.
Catholic knights of America and Other
Catholic Societies.
German Turner's,
F. Mail Carriers.
Western Amateur Rowing Association,
with Six Floats.
Frisco System Cowboy Band. Cowboys,
Indians and Territorial Representatives.
Afro-AmerIean Contingent.
worlds Fair Officials and Workmen.
Building Trades Council, with Goddess OF
Luck in a Float.
DOCkery Welcomes Governors.
AS soon as possible after the last of the
parade had passed the reviewing stand, the
crowd entered the Liberal Arts building
where the formal exercises of the day were
held.
Governor Dockery welcomed the visiting
governors, saying:
Today closes the celebrations incident to
the, dedicatory exercises o.. the exposition.
and in the hour of greeting we are re-
minded that soop we must part for a time;
our regular and citizen soldiery. has Joined
with the pomp OF the pride of the people
| in oil NhA'+ 4ngNsNpNfA~1 - -.
Civilian anG soldier have given the weight
Of their influence, to make more impressive
the SCENES Ss eou StIttend92s b on this display sRsS and e
opened.
At the conclusion of his address Governor
odell Of New York responded, saying:
Capital and labor are the two great ele-
ments upon which prosperity and happiness
rest. and when. therefore. agRregations OF
the one are met by combinations of the
other. 1t should be the aim Of all to prevent
a clash.
There is always a mean between those
who seek only a fair recomDense and re-
turn for what they produce. and those who
seek undue advantages for the few at the
expense of the many. The laws which
have been enacted. il properly executed,
punish the other. In the struggle that is
always before us. the competition of trade
II We are to hold our own among the
not hinder those who by their energy. their
capital and their labor have banded to-
gether for the purpose of meeting new con.
ditions, problems which our individual eff
forts alone cannot solve. but which require
the concentrated force and genius Of both
capital and labor.
The question of adjusting and harmonizins
The question of adjusting and harmoniZina
the relations of capital and labor Is the
problem before US today and is one which
will hecomL more urgent in the future. Iti
solution must be along those lines Of con
stitutional right which every citizen has
been guaranteed. Every man is entitled In
the prosecution Of his work to- the broadest
ton OIL law. OF that law which is the out
growth Of necessity and which seeks to en-
courage and not to Cypress. Every maj
possessed Of a ballot Is responsible and has
the. power not only TO formulate but t
c~riticise and to punish as we'll. II thi'
efficient administration OF our affairs car
always be secured.
subsequently, the various governors dedi