Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-12

that discovery. one OF the worlds
greatest rs-Christopher CO.
lumbus
II If often said. both by outsiders
ana bI some uf ourselves, that We
ar" nation of money -gTubbcrs. that
all our thoughts and all our time are
,unscoTHt,d tXclusivel, To the acuui-
sltiOn pf wealth and that beyond the
sprdid things 0t the present We look
for nothing, that We have neither
hope for the future, nor reverence
for the past; that We are devoid Of
ideals in short. that W. are all en-
gagged In a mad, scurry ing, Needless
pursuit al riches regardless of all
hOlicr, better or higher things. II Is
possible that in some cases there In
some justification for such charges
against our T,opl", bat speaking to-
day In this historic cit, ana under
present circumstances, no other an
s"cr IN required 10 prove tn" general
ialHlty Ot these accusations th1n Cclc-
hratiOns such rs you have inauRur-
Htcd to-day, and the presence ur such
Il vast number at p"upl" a. commcn-
crate this even. To-day. while | am
speaking 10 you, celebrations such Az
TINS are being held IN California. in
Colorado and IN several other states
~ the United states. All having for
their purpose the Eamo ideas that ARE
foremost IN your minds and all glor-
flying IA" memory Oi christopher Co
iumbus
The whole world has frli for "A past
generation. Ike "a uuirk"ning 81 the
blood the thrill and orsHCy ~ Of un-
procrd"ntcd material progress. No
pe0k'a but hHs made great material
advance. no port hut hnS experienced
an lncrcns" ~ foreign commerce.: no
city but has Increased ~ populH ton;
no community but has Increased ita
wealth 40 man or woman but who
looks forward t. an Increase of the
material things ~ this earth, Of com
forts. OF better modes at living, OF the
case mat comes when wants departs,
at TIA" benefits derived from improve
rncuts In the arts and sciences and
Ia al the countless things that make
life easier and more liNAble, The
progress Of the useful arts during the
past half century has been unGXam-
pied In the history Of the world. This
progress has brought an increase al
culture and refinement to every guar
ter OF the earth. Here IN this fall
city you have stately buildings an,
palatlnI homes where nifty yenrs ng,
luxury was scarce ana business al.
most unknONn. Hut In all this I'm,
grOycment We have not lost sight 81
ideals. We sim admire virtue ant
pay homage To genius. and ", still
love Ia commemorate the heroic Onei
Of the world especially those who
have done honor Ia ourselves or 4
our country, Among these trus
you viii not consider me bold TO Eal
that the name Of Christopher COlum
bus stands In the very highest class
The story OF his life. at least Ia III
| general outlines, IN familiar 20 all o
you You have all read OF his blrtl
In the city of Genoa and OF his hum
Bile, origin. You know that on ac
count OF the limited means OF hi
family his education was meager
that IN all pr0ba bllily he assisted hi
father In the wool business during hi
boyhoOd. From this time on. littl
" known accurately Of his life unit
his arrival IN Portugal In the yea
Ilt7i. This much. however, In certain
THAT he early imbibed the love o
the sea that WAS ~ Remarkable
among all the enterprlSlng and daFinI
mariners who constantly passed from
Genoa 10 all parts of the Mediterran
can. II IL known that at an earl
age Columbus had become a thoroual
and practical navigator, We canno
say for certain when he first bocam
convinced that the earth. instead o
being the flat plane 10 eanesaily be
lieVed. was In reality a sphere o
globe, but we are told by his son tha
he had reached this conclusion befor
his arrival IN Portugal
l II IL worth while giving a Synopai
OF the reasons and grounds upOl
which Columbus based hls belief 4
the existence Of " discovered land
In the west. They were frat, the ma
tuFe % thinUe. hotondiy.. the author
lly 81 tha laafneA writer's. and third
iiy. eD6 fspsll6 0f havIgatoFa. colum
huB' roaHonlmR under The fiFut heAl
IL truly StltkFkAbia. considering hi
time ano the state Of science At tina