The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-06
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ireorporated for the first time into n civil gov
eminent.
tered into Colonial life. II held society together
4. l. shaped the destiny OF the people II 'as re
land /, was fe'S the fear OF church estabishmSn,
next 70 the stamp Acts. which led to the
the apprehension OF the exercise Of authority
in religious concerns that almost wrecked 'hs
cured only with I the the % nndsrtanGins 'n tha, this
danger should be speedily removed ty amend
IMMORTAL PRINCIPLE
In the existing, religious Intolerance end d.
versiiy Of sscts there was on element OF disin-
tegra'lon which all the wisdom and stateslnal-
ship OF the trainers could not meet. and wnlch
could only be overcome by the recognition o
the fundam mental truth on which Rhode 1, and
The Rhodc Island, doctrine Of religious free
eraI Constitution. and is incoTpols s;ed inio the
,6l, orssnic law Of every state This s the i'm,
TO the structure of our Government, to thu
making Of America. In Its expans on and ir-
whch has 'nsie Spnd hi. @n of snte
In the absence OF this instrurnen'a'ty. II wou d
crogenous population OF this country drawn
rom so man nations and races differing N
into one homogenoou, Federal Union, one Amer
icen people.
1t Is not our geographical position natural re-
sources. Distinctions Of race. which have mad
America. for other nations have had similar
adynntass.; but 1t {, the energy the Incentive,
and excel in everything. derived from the in
,sle9igsl ,sn at lIbes,y Of witch Rhode Island Mas
festival OF the worlds progress. the achieve
mcnts. wealth; and power Of The United states
ia I'd & s'sa ~sss tsa
TURNING POINT IN HISTORY.
But what Rhode Island nrst gave to the
ss5ssI hi.,s5y " e s5 SS, Z ( s5 S
upon comparison of the wo,Id's achieve
msnts Ta.,. brought in the verdict FEDERATION 1 in
momentous c9nssquences which have flowed
she is entitled TO high distinction among her
sister States, and her founder to the imp .rsh.
able honor. admiration and gratitude OF ali
Tsse is eno,ser a2srins frs. srG,mnza,sa,
to TIE stability Of the Arnerieon Union The
novel constructive feature which the frnmers
BODIED IN s The Sssnsf was the tadicar"
The keystone Of this branch Of the Gorernmfnt
resides in the power Of the Supreme Court 10
hold in check legislative omnipotenc".
This, power nnds EXPRESSION In the doctrine
tutionaI and void an act tot ot the Legislature.
mason sors s the
ated by the Superior, Court Of Rhode Island n
Varnum. In n mastery argument in support,
Of this judicial preFoga,ive. l. closely followed
terestng clrcumstancs which may, le noticed
IN this connection that In 1859 the town Of
tweiSe mem AS"e' tS do right 1 b.twist Wiki m6 anu
man"-the first act separating the judicial from
the executive and legislative branches known TO
Our destiny lies hidden in the spirit which
teaches that we cannot be 9f me ne M rlch unless
ist unless We are Of the wageworker; we cannot
f ths he or erss Sn. ie OF we aSe Of
world. This is the true American spirit which
made the nation natl, and vii ssansmlf y. i TO srea Sa
lesson which this Exposition inculcates-the
unity of the human racs and the lies which
bind us to all mankind
Pavilion from . TO O'clocl: by Mime Anna
Weiss Of Austria. a pianiste; William "a, A.
Willett OF Chicago. harytone. and MIS- ME-
Band played during the reception.
In the receiving line at the reception. |
which began at $50 o'clock. were: Coy
ernor Garvin. Mrs. James !; sullivan: IN,
Lady Managers; Mrs: Louis ID. Frost OF
Minnesota. Mrs. w. e. Andrews of Wash |
!ngton. and Mrs; Finis P. Ernest ne;.. Of the the
Mrs Francis. Mrs. Manning. and many |
prominent persons called. Including the |
Of the New York party. Refresh |
ments Nefe served on the roof garden.
dinner at the Washington Hotel In honor
Of President Francis. |
BANQUET AT WASHINGTON.
The State banquet at the Washington |
Hotel in the evening in honor OF Presi-
lent Francis. by the Louisiana Purchase
Commission of Rhode Island was an elab-
,ratc function.
There We're present. In addition TO Pres
dent Francis. several prominent st. Louis
ms, while Governor Garyin's staff was
PRESENT in full-dress uniform. Governor
iarv,n acted as master of ceremonies.
At the west side of the dining room was
arranged the head of the table. The
Governor sat in the center, with Presl-
lent Francis on his right and Robert B;
rreat. president of the Rhode Island
IF the dining on q table, was an
,nchor of flowers. the State emblem for
Rhode Island. while arranged at the side
nbies were the guests: with members OF
The menu was one OF the most elaborate
,ver served in the United States. being
he exact counterpart OF the banquet
,iven by President IsOubet OF France at
he Elysee Palace on the occasion of the
,isit of King Edward VII Of England 10
Paris in May. 1903. The menu was car
led out in every detail, even the wines
President Francis arrived a few minutes
,efore O'Clock and was met by Governor
iarvin and escorted to his seat, the other
,uests falling in behind. Il
Toasts were drunk TO the President OF
he United States. TO Rhode Island and 10
he Exposition. No set programme had
,een arranged for the occasion. and: aside
rom the speeches of Governor Garvin,
resident Francis and George E. Bali,
ecretary OF the Rhode Island Commission,
hey were extemporaneous. Governor Gar.
in responded to the toast. THE State of
rhode Island" and Governor Francis tn
he toast THE Commission" Mr.. Ball
made short talk. and was followed by |
"a nj |