Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01

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| ance, we expect to carry to success
| fuI consummation an enterprise which
will not only assemble the natural re-
sources of the earth, and bring together
the best products of human skill, but
| will be the occasion for eliciting the
| expression of the best thought and for
classifying and systematizing all human
knowledge. We hope this exposition
will be an epitome of the progress OF
| the world, from the beginning of his
tory.
| The earth and it's fertility and re-
sourcefulness furnishes material suf-
| ficeitn to maintain in comfort all of its
| sons. If their genius and energy could
be devoted to the utilization of that ma
iterial instead of to continuous strug-
gle between themselves for occupation
and possession, the destiny of the hu-
man race would be higher, and nobler,
| and nearer in accord with the immortal
principles enunciated by Him whose
| life and teachings have for nearly 2,ooV
| years been a rule of conduct for man,
Will broadening his usefulness and
enhancing his happiness.
| French Ambassador NJ. Jusserand re-
piled to President Francis as follows:
when the treaty signed in Paris one
| hundred years ago, and by which the
area of the United States was to be
more than doubled, stood for ratification
before congress there We're, contrary to
what we might suppose. protracted dis
cussions and objections OF many sorts.
Some thought that the title to the new
acquisition was not sufficient one;
others were anxious on account of the
very magnitude of the new territories.
and expressed the fear that the federal
| tie would be loosened If extended to
such remote and partly unknown re-
gions Many were the criticisms and
long the speeches.
Senator Jackson. of Georgia. rose
and, turning towards one of the hostile
party, said: IN century, sir, we shall
be well populated. and instes
| of the description given of 1t by ths
honorable gentleman, instead of howl
| ing wilderness where no civilized foot
| shall ever tread, If we could return at
| the proper period we Should find it the
| seat of science and civilization
Senator Jackson's time has come
| the very year hesnamed; one century
Gas just elapsed since he spoke. II he
could return among us he would see no
bowling wilderness, but one of the most
brilliant gatherings which this country
has ever beheld, including the chief of
| the state, and a former chief of the
state. representatives of all the powers
| of the globe, soldiers and sailors. priests,
magistrates, savants, artists, tradesmen
and agriculturists, workInen and citi-
zens innumerable; all bent upon conse-
Grating by their presence and do hom-
| age to the work done during the hun
4 dred years. Good work indeed, nay,
lstupendous. Sanguine IS he was, Sena-
1 tor Jackson could, think. scarcely be-
| lieve his eyes and ears l. heq saw the
matchless sight we present. behold,
and the preparation for The impending
| exhibition OF all the produce, all the
discoveries. all the art of the wide
earth. He would scarcely believe his
ears If he heard that we came in twen-
]ty-seven hours from the place where he
| had delivered his prophecy. and which
had become only two years before the
seat of government. No less great
would be his surprise IL he learnt that
| the supposed 'lowling wilderness had
1 been turned into an immense garden
dotted with wealthy towns; that all the
Hand called in his days Louisiana pros
duces, yearly now one million and a
half bushels of various sorts of grain
and that the private belongings of the
successors of the scattered settlers OF
His time are valued in ours at three
millions of dollars.
"But he would not be surprised If he
ilearnt that the federal tie has not been
1 lcosened; that the number of states has
increased. their wealth, TOO. the number
Iof their Inhabitants. their Importance In
every respect, and that they consider as
more and more sacred tie bond which
lunites them to the older part of the
! community. Such is TIE effect OF lib
ferty and just laws.
I'm this triumphal Gay, amid the
shouts of joy, the reports of the guns
and ringing of the bells, considering the
ispaendid results, 1t is only natural that
we carry our look backward to the past,
| and have thought for the lonely pio-
neers of long ago, who come, one by one,
| to this then unknown land; and tried
\ among incredible difficulties to make 1t
| less unknown, to make IL more product
live and easier to reclaim for you, their
distant inheritors. No GEe, / am sure,
will think it amiss that l compatriot
Iof theirs, and a representative of their
country, recall at this day their benefits
| and express today a gratitude for yes
| Aerday's work. For they We're hardy
/ men, those children of distant France;
! they were piucky, enterprising and
courageous they led strenuous lives, IN
died; all qualities for w!licn you ever
| had a special regard. TO say that they
| did not fear danger is to slander them;
thdy loved it.
| .ISoldiers. missionaries. governors of
CITIES, explorers came GEAR after year,
frort the time of Louis NV, attracted
| bv tie chances or the beauty of the un-
knowsn, the opportunity OF increasing
Itheir#country dominiors, or of becom-
ling Famous, or of instructing souls, and
| of dying If death was to be met. brave
llv and honoraDly. Very French they
we're. with all the qualities of their race,
and s athing else perhaps, some of
| them. .1s,d,e qualities AS they went
down Nat rivers from the regions
| az the k dian lakes to the Mexican
sea the. sve them ffeIeh names anu
| the rea ( of a map of that epoch
strongly minds ONE of The century of
the sun7ki :. There he - with all MS
court. fguf ! in lands CITES lakes ana
rivers. }IAo, aana bSars ms own name
| Lake Porto Traln Athe name oi MS
minister for Aine; Fort Duquesne, the
,am, of his Gus ailor. There were
ais, the rive Colbert and Seigneley,
better KNOWN fadf W as tue Massis-
sinni and Him One NJ The great lakes