The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-09-28

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. 3D.
Vico President Fairbanks was the
principal speaker at a great meeting
held in North park this morning as
part OF todays program OF the
ike centennial celebration. A pub
10 reception viii be given by Mr..
nd Mrs. Franklin u. Brooks this
iternoon in honor OF the vice pgesi-
entsand Mrs. Fairbanks.
reunion Of all the early settlers
the state is being given at STRAIT
park under the auspices OF the
tious pioneer societies.
Fairbanks spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. ladies and Gentle.
Ia: / am gratfied to participate
u YOU In celebrating an important
torical event; important not only
Colorado but to tho entire Repub-
A century has elapsed since Il
i've officer IN the army of the Uni
States, with that high courage
I'd devotion to duty which Is charac-
lerlstic OF the American soldier,
crowned the work Of his expedition to
the head waters Of the Arkansas and
to tho Rocky mountains.
We celebrate not only an interest
ing incident, but We pay tribute also
10 the American soldier who has
wrought wonderously, not only upon
the field. but in pushing forward the
frontier OF our national development
He has always been and is eager toI
respond wherever duty calls, wheth-
Re Il be in the theater OF war, or bla-
ing pathway into new aud un-
Known territory We recall with
tleasuro and gratitude the names OF
Pho, Lewis and Clark. Fremont and
her soldiers who are forever asso-
claied with expeditions organized for
The opening up OF territory in thel
United States, We recognize them as
pathfindersp in the truest and best
sense.
The achievement OF Pike which we
are met to commemorate was mo-
table one. It was the fruit OF high
order Of moral courage and sincere
devotion to soldiers duty. Tho
brave soldier made his way into a
new territory, bcset with many diff.
entities and surrounded by unknown
hazards. In the discharge Of his ar
duous task he won the approval OF
commanders aud the commemoratlon
Of history. Our presence here and
tho imposing civic and military dis
Play which we have witnessed is evil
dcnce Of our appreciation of the merit
and worth OF his work.
The name Of Lieutenant zebulon
Montgomery Pike Is forever identl-
fled with the spot whereon We stand.
II is associated herewith by virtue
Of his arduous work, yet II he had
never penetrated this far century
ago-if he had never lived the
work he did would have been done
This region lay in the pathway of the
march of our western civilization,
and even IL greater obstacles had
intoryened than those overcome by
him the indomitable pluck, tho cour-
age and the firm determination OF
our fathers to span the continent
with their habitations aud their pow
or would have accomplished IN good
fine all that was achieved By him.
we would not. however, detract from
the high character OF his service. Of
from tho honor that is Justly due to
his memory. Ho was but type OF
the American soldier, OF whom there
have been many and OF whom there
will be many more. II is a gratifying
fact that we have anyways possessed
a wealth Of good men, capable of
rendering and willing TO render i'm
portant service in every cxigency and
IN every step Of our national progress
while we pay tribute TO those Of
courage and genious who have done
great things III the past, we can
match them ia the present in all the
irsh qualities which enable them to
accomplish great andsdifficult thingsl