The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-25
VICE PRESIDENT
SPOKE AT EXPOSITION
Dedicated Great Fair at San Francisco
i'll GIorifcation of Completion of
Isthmian Canal.

SAN FRANCISCO. March Charac-
terlzlng the Panama Pacific exposition as
the disqualification of the dreams and
thoughts of genius and talent, Vice Presl-
dent Marshall yesterday spoke at the expo
stion, lauding the state Of California and
the men who made the exposition possible
and IN the name of the president of the
United States dedicated the exposition in
gloritication Of the completion Of the
lsthman canal. He said in part
Il crave your sympathy and your char
lty while for brief moment | stand here
| commissioned to take but not to fill the
place OF the president of the United
States. In Justice to the day, Woodrow
| Wilson should he here. The office and the
man would each fittingly grace this occa-
! sion. But duty said To him that Justice
to all the people babe him stay in Wash
| ington. You hope for continued peace.
! Do not forget that he is your greatest
peaccmakcr. May the truth that he seeks
your good rather than his own or your
pleasure tighten the disappointment OF
| this hour. Before the sunset bell shall
proclaim the close Of this marvel of the
twentieth century, the president OF the
| nlted States hopes to meet You face To
| face
California is a state Of mystery. of
| seeming madness and method, a state re-
| plete with art, science, literature law, or
der, and material prosperity OF marvellous
accomplishment. What others took 10 be
the mUtterings Of mighty man i'm sleep.
she has made the all-compeling Language
Of her people. This exposition had 10 be
TO Justify in the mind Of man the potency
of dreams and visions over mere material
things. 1t Is in consonancc with the rec
ord OF this people. Some time in the hur-
ny IfAtr tsyfLsIt flo l.. 4
but 1t came sooner than il otherwise would
nave come, because someone dreamed that
here in this sm-kisscd cline there Law the
seven cities of Cibola
surely he should not he charged with
beng merely poetic in mind who on this
occasion boldly declares that California l.
the product of "a dream and that thi~ eN-
position IS the composite photograph Of
drcamers. The seven cities of Cibola have
become ~eventv-and-s seven cities Of Gull
tue, wealth and character The dream
of the Anian Strait has become reality
south of Mexico it is true, but neverthe-
less ii reality called the Panama canal
Il am sure | express the thought of the
President and the hone of the American
people when ! say that our canal was
built not alone Tor glory or great gain.
but with sincere desire TO make the
whole world kin. There are two gospels
, now instead OF one The gospel Of good
viii has been supplemented with the COS
Ipel al personal contact. The gospel al
1 good viii continues to be supreme but
e. nothing viii help IT preach 50 loudly a.
To- those human agencies which eliminate
J distance, blend languages, and give IL
70 right As well a knowledge each OF tn,
J other.
Il am quite sure that am but one OF
L..
$ regret that tins altruistic work has "a rea
on seeming defect in the charge of an I'm
justice done sister republic to the south
Let Us not be top much dismayed this dal
by reason of that fact The American
people are wise and they know he * not
!. wise who Is not Just. ! look with conf
dence for the early arrival OF that goo,
} hour when whatever wrong may hav,
been done shall be righted and when thcr,
viii he left no drop OF bitter water [,
| flow III that channel which unites the seas
a From the first to the present, the presi
Al dent OF the United States, wheneve
r thought has been voiced upon the subject
n that thought has been that we exist 70
Is humanity's sake as much as for our own
> that we crave friendly relations with al
p people and entangling alliances with none
While half the world is IN a rage indie
o scribable and unutterahle, seeking TO bull
IS monuments out of clay kneaded in
N brot hers blood; sad-eyed and sober tn
" goddess of our institutions seeks 10 hol
IL out To d warning world the olive branc
of peace
"Ostensibly | am here in the name O.
the president Of the United States t
dedicate this exposition in gloriGcation @
g., the completion of the canal Really tina
J" waterway from its beginning was dedicar
cd tn tho idea and the IH.,41S pf fb.. D..
tn public
ne Here mon of every 4oe and every elm,
behold the noon day of the worlds a,
tx complishment. the crystalization of tn
n, dreams and thoughts of genius and
.e- talent Nav we hope that here a though
dawn will be born that shall not cease
broaden until at its meridian light all me
around the world are one: