Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-01

by comfort unknown to any other time
we recall with unmeasured apprecia
tion the pioneers who led the way t6
greatness upon this coast We erect
monuments to commemorate the ser
vices of our statesmen, the vaIor oil
our soldiers and sailors. The evidence
OF our gratitude should not stop there
The American pioneers are as worthy
as they of some enduring tribute
Their services were not so picturesque
as the services of those who won
glory upon the field, but they were
quite as perilous and fruitful of as last.
ing good to the human race. The pio-
in the army of peace. They were pick
cts on the outpost of civilization. All
honor to those who through moving
accidents of food and field" laid the
foundations of organized society upon
the shore of the Pacific This exposi-
ton is, in very special sense, a
monument to their wisdom, their vir.
tue and their fortitude.
The Great Thomas Jefferson.
This exposition logically follows the
great exposition which commemorated
the Louisiana purchase. 1t appropriate
ly supplements 1t. They both irresist-
IDLY suggest our obligation to Thomas
Jefferson. We do well to recall his
service in connection with the acqui-
sition from France of the province of
Louisiana, and his organization of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, which
opened the way to the expansion of
the zone of American civilization. We
may well pause to pay tribute to his
lofty genius, his profound, far-seeing
wisdom, and his service to the cause
of human liberty and progress upon
this continent. The fruit of his SER
vices will bless mankind for ages.
Time Keepers of Progress.
William Mckinley, one of the great.
est and most beloved of Americans,
well said in his last speech that "ex
positions are the time keepers of pro-
gress." They denote our growth in
trade and commerce, in industry and
knowledge and in the arts and
sciences. They assemble the fruits of
the genius and endeavor of the people
of the country and the world Each
succeeding exposition finds us occu.
pying position of advance.
We find gathered here the latest i'm.
in the multitudinous
of the inventor and the |
artisan, and In contrast with them the |
obsolete instruments of not remote |
period of bygone civilization. New
applications of old forces and old |
are continually made in the
physical world. New results are rap
Idly wrought by those two potent, con.
federated forces-the brain and the
hand of man. They are so subtle, so
strong and untiring, that it is impos.
sible to fix any limit to their accom-
We Oftentimes seemed to
have reached the utmost of mechanical
development, but the apparently i'm.
possible has been so frequently
achieved that we no longer marvel at
he results of either invention or dis.
,overy. Much that has been done since
he event we celebrate would have
,een regarded as impossible even in
he days of miracles.
Modern Miracles.
The wizards of the laboratory, the
,enii of the shop, the captains of In.
lustry and commerce. go forward,
breaking down the barriers of ignor-
nee, unlocking the secrets of nature,
'nlarging the field of human effort and
opportunity, and making the age in
which we live the mightiest in all of
he annals of the human race. Not
'nly that, they give abundant assur.
nee that we stand but at the morning
f an era of Incompatible grandeur for
he American people.
American Achievements.
A beneficent providence has scat
cred his bounty about you with a
,rodigal hand. The mighty Pacific is ,
It your very doors. 1t invites you to ,
IN illimitable commerce beyond. Your
agriculture, your minerals and your
orests, your genial seasons and the
Ugh quality of your citizenship at
ract hither the homebuilder. The fu-
ure has much in store for you. Yon-
Ter is Hawaii, acquired for strategic
and demanded In the inter
SITS Of expanding commerce. Lying
a the waters of the Orient are the
'hilippines, which fell to US by the In :.
xorable logic Of q humane and right
Gus war. The Panama Canal to the
outh, 50 long demanded in the inter.
SITS Of American commerce, of the
ommerce of the world, is now an as
ured reality. through the wisdom Of
american diplomacy. the firm and Just |
esolution OF President Roosevelt,