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14 THE MORNING. OREGONIAN. FRIDAT, JUNE 2, 1905. teent building in token that President Stoosevelt had pressed the golden button Which was to call the energies of the Ex position into being. But the -wait was in vain, and after a time Mr. Goode was handed a telegram announcing the fact that the President had pressed the key. and it was discovered that the chimes had failed to ring. Mr. Goode stepped to the .front again and with upraised hand announced that the Fair was open. Cannon Commands Attention. A large part of tiie crowd rose and started to leave the ground, when Mr. Cannon came to the edge" of the rostrum and in his peculiar way commanded the people to "sit down They paused, a laugh swept over the audience and every person settled himself once more to .hear the remainder of the speech premised them a few minutes before. He com menced to speak, and the band stationed in the Sunken Gardens back of the audi ence broke forth in the strains of "Amer ica." The speaker paused, raised his hands and the audience rose and with un covered heads waited until the hymn had "been finished. Then. Mr. Cannon com menced again, when another band start ed to play "The Star-Spangled Banner. Again the orator raised his hand, and the audience waited silently. Again Mr. Cannon started to speakand raising his hands above his head shouted to the audience: ! "Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to talk to this crowd a little .while, if it takes all day." The audience, captured by the mag netism of the speaker, roared back its Approbation of his perseverance, while Mr. Cannon continued: Ills Speech Begins. Now. then in five minutes I could say but little of that period of our history that cov ers the Lewis and Clark expedition and up to the present time. If truthfully written, the achievements of our people since the time of that expedition would make a library. Now. In the minute or two that I talk, wltn out taking Issue' with any of the brethren who have preceded mc, I want to eay, bj way of editing tbelr speechc. when they epoke of Jefferson, of Lewis and Clark, they only ued those names to describe- the impu tation of the people of the United State through the three generations since Lewis and Clark started from St. Loul across the continent. Our Government of the people, com posed of unit,' rests upon the individual, upon all the Individuals. Jefferson did not lead. Washington did not lead., Lincoln did not lead. McKlnley did not lead. Roosevelt does not lead the people. Whether fllve mil lions In number or eighty millions In number, the people of the United States lead, and those who from time to time are temiorarily dottier with power follow. I'loneer In the Vanguard. The Louisiana Purchase? Tes they bullded better than they knew, but it was that pio neer with hla rifle, with his buckskin clothes and coonekln cap to whom it was due. It was due to him who showed the necessity of finding the market of the world, by being able to go down the Mlsslz-rippl and out of It into the gulf, and to him who made the Imperative demand that we should have such. And Jefferson, after months and months of delay, sent his commissioners to negotiate the treaty which gave us what is now New Orleans and the right to pass out of the river. Napoleon forced upon him. upon them and upon Congress the Louisiana Territory, and the people leading flald. "Amen!" The Lewis and Clark expedition across the continent to the mouth of the Columbia River and the exploration of that river, under the direction of the then President, did a great work, but it was left, and this wa In 1804 and 1605. It was left to the men and women, that hardy race of pioneers, to follow the trail across the desert, to climb the moun tains and to build tleir homes tn the then practically unknown wilderness. And away down to 1845, 40 years after this expedition, what is now known as Oregon and the terri tory west of the mountains and north of California, had never been determined as to title, and uo to 1845 there was Joint occupa tion by Great Britain and the United States, and God only knew where It would fall. Tou rolved it. your fathers solved it. your mls elonarlen solved It. your mothers solved It, the pioneers rolved and. lo .and behold! the title fell to us. I am not a very old man laughter), but our brother here. Mayor Wil liams. Is old enough to recollect that lq 1844 the fchlboleth of our good friends, the Democrats. "Hurrah for Polk and 53-40 or fight." They won, and our fathers annexed Texas; they won. and we now own from 4U our present boundary not 54-40. But against platform and pledge ana patriotic sentiment the treaty was made at 40. Thank God, the people prevailed up to 40. Later on we bought Alarka and then we had 54-40 for a southern boundary, and that skirt of territory along the face of BrltUh Columbia up North. Grateful to Fairbanks. It gives me great pleasure and priSe, to say to you that when our commissioners. Lodge. Fairbanks and Turner, went to settle that boundary with Great Britain peacefully we got every foot for which wo contended and which was ours. (Turning to Vice-President Fairbanks.) So the country owes you and the otbei commlnlcneni a debt of gratitude. Would to God we had had such representa ; LAXETIEW TERRACE WAS THROXGEB ALL DAY WITH CROWDS GF l'LKAMTRK-SKEKK RS. " i. m ,..... .. . -. tives In it when -43 was fixed for the boun dary. I know of no painting, of no work of art, of no song or story that tells at a glance the conquest of that great country that lies between the Alleghanles and the shore of the Pacific like the plain picture that bangs to the west wall of the .capltol In Washing ton. It probably has but little artistic merit, but it tells a story that goea to the heart and a etory of every man and woman -who were part and parcel of the great emi gration as It moved along to the West nad to the Pacific Coast. Many of you have never looked upon It, but In that pletur Is to be seen the wagons, the Kerr harnessed with the horse, the woman sitting la the wagon with the child In her arms, the pioneer with his u.. An- v..m mviA hm a vunn broken down; on the mountain peak, the -boy. fair- I naircu wu -owjtiui, wuiuu - n!Ln of the West, and by the way the grave, t the newly made grave of the child or aged I. .it tr.A ft T IWarfl l Jiiui'tn vui iuc to you ten minutes, I could not tell you more than what I have called attention to in that rreat rlcture. Our race, beginning in the Himalaya, crotted Into 'Europe, taklnr with them the children, wives and pa rents, and with armies making their way. rude and at times cruel, but they Sounded that great civilization that through the ages has been Improved upon and which developed a people who. when they lacked leader, found leader and worked out their own salvation. That Greek raythologlst. Orpheo. who with his lyre (I mean 1-y-r-e, but It may have been liar ae well), who made such tweet rnurie; that Arabian novelist of the one thou sand and one nlghU. ana tne story t -uu nnA wonderful kmn. were but dreams and prophecies. Fruition is now. .If It is to en dure tu a I. cepenas upon wc ne with our hundreds of thousands of schools. FAIR PRACTICALLY COMPLETE. Director of Exhibits H. E. Dosch. who has been through a number of large expositions, was asked yesterday how this one compared with others as far as Its completeness on the opening-day goes. He said: "It la more nearly complete than any Exposition to which I have been, even Omaha. It Is a very rare thing for an exposition to be so nearly fin ished oa the opening day. What In completeness there Is does not detract, and will soon be remedied. That the Fair is practically a complete whole on the opening day is due to tho per fect working harmony between President Goode and the heads of departments and the expedition of work on that ac count." with one religion, ono Bible, one civilisation, one hope, one aspiration these are proofs or endurance as strong as holy writ. Through generations to come, an we grow from eighty millions to four hundred millions; as we ae trrt the Monroe doctrine; as we stand for law and order uch as Is assured In this country; as we deal with our newly acquired pos sessions in the Philippines, all these things give a pledge that we will progress and not retrograde. And (turning to Mayor Williams) by and by. Brother Williams, when you and myself are gathered to the Father, we will depart with full hope that our kind of peopl! will keep all that has been achieved and grow as generations march along. Credit for Appropriation, Well., you have got your Exposition, and I am glad to see It. So far as the Government appropriation for It is concerned, 1 know a little about It. (Laughter.) But you are en titled to a great deal of credit, and friend Tawney Is entitled to credit, too. and to more credit than any other member of the Con gress, because he worked hard for you people. But. do you know to what you are more in debted than to anything else? It Is the dele gation which was headed by Mr. Scott and which created such a favorable sentiment toward the undertaking. After tevrral con ferences about the Exposition appropriation jrnd while talking with the committee. I said: Yes, Tawney, when you stand up, I guess I wlimave to recognize you, ana i irei sure that the House will pans the bill on It mer its. In any e-ent. It is a good deal easier to let Scott have his way than It Is to fight him." And that's the whole story. In conclusion. I want to say that It Is only the eye of God that can look down into all human hearts and tell exactly what It U that Inspires each individual, or the aggregate of Individuals, to action. I want to ray to you after 30 years -of substantial continuous serv ice In the National House, that In that time when I arrlred there General Williams was Attorney-General under President Grant, and I want to ray that there was never a better equipped, better fitted, more loyal and ca. pable public servant than the man I spak or. now your Mayor. I add, too. that while you have worked out your own ral ration on this magnificent Pacific Slope, you have had your Representatives In Congrros, and let me cay. measuring my words and speaking the truth as I think and know it to be. that in the period measured by the pest quarter of a century, California. Oregon. Idaho and Wash ington, In that time partly territories and partly .Mater, have been at ably represented as any other section of the Republic NG IF THE BIG EXPOSITION Crowds Gather at Lakeview Terrace' for the Exercises. GREETING FROM ROOSEVELT Vice-President Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon and the Exposition Of ficials and Others Address the Multitude. As early as 10 o'clock crowds of people began to gather around the temporary platform erected at tho summit of Lake- view Terrace, and facing; upon the sunken gardens of Columbia Court. Immediately in front of tho platform a, small space 1 was fenced off for invited guests, and scats were reserved within the lnclosure. The platform itself was quite large, and was handsomely decorated, and provided sufficient seating; capacity . for those who took part In the ceremony and the offi cials of the Exposition. . , By noon so great was the jam around the platform and lnclosure that extra de tails of guards were posted on all sides and ropes were strung to keep the crowd from trampling everything under foot. Ail parts of the country were represented in the throng, and even vocation as welL The rough-and-ready Westerner rubbed sleeves with the sedate New Englander, and the prosperous business man from the Empire State chatted pleasantly with the farmer of the Middle West. All the while the warm rays of the sun beat down, tem pered occasionally by a fleeting cloud that danced across the blue sky above, a fit ting tribute to the perfection of Oregon's Summertime, for, in the words of the poet: "What Is so rare as a day in June? Then. If ever, come perfect days," Hush Comes Over the Assemblage. But suddenly, as the official party ar rived with the parade, and n eared the pa vilion on the Terrace, a hush spread over the throng, and only whisperings were heard. The tension was but short, for as the second Executive in the land, and the notable gathering around him, made their way to the entrance of the platform and mounted the steps a great cheer burst forth, and the air was rent with applause. President Goode made his way to the front of the stage and took his place In the center of the platform. On his Imme diate right stood Vice-President Fair banks, Senator Fulton. Governor Cham berlain. President Jefferson Myers and Archbishop Christy. On the left of the presiding officer were Senator Clark, of Wyoming; Congressman Tawney. Mayor Williams, Hon. H. A. Taylor, of the Gov ernment board, and Rt- Rev. David H. Moore, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Oregon. Officials of the Exposition and their families, prominent men of the city, and members of the official party occupied seats on the plattform. together with vis iting state representatives and members of the military department. Speaker Jo seph G. Cannon, of the House of Repre sentatives, sat In the middle aisle, and was the center of great attraction. The Exercises Begin. Just as the last guns of the Vice-Presidential salute boomed out across the lake, and as. the whistles of the city proclaimed the -hour of noon. President Goode stopped to the front and signified that the exer cises would commence. With bowed heads and hushed voices, the people joined Dr. Moore in the divine invocation to the PEN j Master who ase tke great work of mxs i possible. " Following the invocation. Innes Band ' burst Into the beautiful strains of "Impe ' rial Oregon," a fitting march dedicated ! to Lewis and Clark, President Goode then delivered bis formal address on the Exposition, told of its Inception, Its development, 'alms and purposes. The enthusiasm manifested on the part of the thousands gathered around him was a fitting reward for the countless days of effort he has expended In the consummation of his plans for the suc cess of the great institution of which ha Is the active head. After the band had raced through "My Old Kentucky Home" In a manner that 'would hare aroused the curiosity of the author of that popular selection. Presi dent Goode Introduced Governor Cham berlain, who. In one of his characteristic addresses, welcomed the people In the name of the State of Oregon. The re marks of the state's Chief Executive were received with considerable enthusiasm, and as he released his grip from the two-by-four that served as a railing for the platform, and stepped to his seat, he was loudly cheered. Jefferson 3Iycrs' Address. After another selection by - the band. President Jefferson Myers, of the Stato Commission, told of the work of the organization of which he is the head. and the results that had been accom plished In making the state participation in the Exposition succefffuL President Myers spoke of the work of the Legisla ture In creating the Commission, and how the money appropriated had been expend ed. Following Mr. Myers, Mayor Will lams greeted the many people present. and extended a welcome to them on the part of the city of Portland. Judge Will- lams traced the position of the North Pa cific Coast states on the commercial map of the world, and eppeclally In relation to the Orient and South America. A? the venerable statesman took his scat. he was applauded from every hand. Senator Clarence D. Clark, of Wyom lng. and Representative J. A. Tawney spoke on the part the Government bad taken In the Fair, and the history of the appropriation made by Congress. After Representative Tawney had concluded his remarks. President Goode Introduced Vice-President Fairbanks Applause for Fairbanks. As the second highest executive of the land stepped to .the front of the platform the people present rose from their seats. and applauded vigorously. Mr. Fair- Fairbanks bowed, and with a slight ges ture of his hand, began to - speak. He told of the great Lewis and Clark expedi tion and how much It had done for the country. Ho dwelt particularly orf the benefit derived from expositions, and the worth the present Fair would be to Port land. He also ppoke on the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines and the import ance of the Panama Canal In opening to the Pacific Coast ports new fields of trade. After the handclapping for the Vice- President's speech had subsided. Chair- i roan Taylor, of the Government Boafd. told of the Interest that had been taken In the Exposition by President Roosevelt. and how he had been cent by the Nation's chief executive to participate In the open ing exercises of the Lewis and Clark Centennial. Then, amid a burst of applause, the familiar figure of Speaker Cannon stepped forward. He waved his hand for silence. ana announced that the .President was waiting in the White House, with his sad die horpe tethered at the door, ready to press the golden key to open the Fair. Message to Kooscvclt. President Goode then read the following message that had been prepared to be sent to President Roosevelt: President Goode of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition extends greetings to the President of the United States, and has the honor to announce that the Exposition management awaits President Roosevelt's pleasure In transmitting the electrical energy to ring the chimes In the United States Gov. ernment building and start the machinery of this Exposition. The telegraph operator bowed over his Instrument, and after the last tick had become silent, the crowd waited breath lessly for the opening sound of the chimes. The seconds grew Into minutes, and ntlll no music from the Government building out on the Island across the bridge. The band played for a moment, and then President Goode announced that for some unknown reason the chimes had failed to work. " " "I announce the Exposition open to the world. "f said Mr. Goode. and ac the ap plause died away, he read the following r&esaage, and bis reply thereto: I congratulate yoa and those associate with you la commemorating this octrsjrfoc I hop and trust that the great enterprise you nave undertaken will be a fitting memorial to the sturdy explorers who In the service or their eonntrr faced the writs and hardships of a vast unknown terrRo'ry. I sad greeting to the representatives of forelga conntnea who are co-operating with us tn fittingly celebrating the 100th annlvrsary of tWs event which meant so much for the expan sion of. our country In the far Northwest. THEODORE ROOSEELX. In response to your telegraphic signal, the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition has been declared opened tn the presence of a vast asemblage of dlstlnguisaea ana en thusiastic spectators from all parts of tho globe. The Exposition "management desires me to express cur heartiest appreciation of the honor conferred by the Chief iecuuve of the whole Nation la formally Inaugurat ing this centennial celebration on the im portant historic achievement which resulted In our great country's remarKame conti nental development, 1L W. GOODS. Then, amid tbejboomlng of the cannon In the centennial salute. -and the blare of tha bnsle as ther sounded' across the water, the band played, the "Star Span gled Banner." Speaker Cannon tried to get in a word edgewise, but was unable to keen the people In their seats until after the music had ceased. Finally there was silence, except for the continued booming of the artillery, and Mr. Cannon flnlnshed his speech, which was well received by his audience. Vice-Presidential Salute. As the ceremonies finished, the Vice- President and other officials turned and faced down the terrace at the back of the pavilion toward the Government building across the lake. Drawn up on the roadways and extending down to the water's edge, were rank after Tank of soldiers, with gleaming guns and sabers, which reflected the rays of the afternoon sun like burnished gold. Then every arm was lifted in the Vice- Presidential salute, and amid the peal of the bugles the offJcial made their way to the New York building. FAIRBANKS STRENUOUS DAY (Continued From Page 13.) tie and Tacoma. where they will visit during Saturday and Sunday, all gather ing in Seattle on Sunday night In time to board the steamer for Alaska, where couple of weeks will be spent In travel through the territory's most Interesting districts. On the return a portion of this party will visit Portland once more be fote returning to the Ea3t by the North ern Pacific and Yellowstone Park route. It Is the plan of the majority of the Senate Committee to leave Saturday night- for California for a week's visit during which time San Francisco and Los Angeles will be visited. "When the visit is concluded the greater number will re turn to Portland for a short stay before going to Washington, or the homes of the different members of the party. Vice-President Fairbanks and his party, the greater number of the Senate Com mittee, and' several of the House Commit tee will be the guests of the Open River Association at the opening of the Portage road at Cclllo on Saturday. The .party will leave the city In the morning on a special train which is scheduled to reach the Dalles at 11 o'clock. After the brief ceremonies of the dedication the guests will bo placed aboard the Spencer for a trip down the Columbia to Portland. It being the Intention of the Association to reach the city by 7 o'clock. This arrange ment will make it possible for those at tending the exercises at The Dalles to take their trains for the East that night. Trains Brln- Crowds. MmSSS JHMHHHBIIIBHk I entering Portland were taxed, to their '4"' " JKWBm I fullest capacity yesterday, while those - ' , jMPMMptM I Is problematical how many visitors were ffBHii 'K Ib assssssV r sources obtainable. It Is believed that 1"' ;s , ' - Bf ' lf: estimate is based upon figures given out jSfeS 'T V: ?BKtSJ",S" 1" "VTt at the central offices of the various trans- wlpS&'x v a-SfHv J J portatlon companies, but does not include 1$- . fTff ; - " t T4fcpjMu4iiJl' 100" I iffilg I late afternoon arrivals. '- ' jjS&frS&sss I WELGQMEBYGQQDE President of Exposition Greets the Visitors. CENTURY ONE OF PROGRESS Centennial Celebration Constitutes Supreme-' Effort of . People of Xortlmest to Recognize Serv ices of Lewis and dark. J Th rflotnUt,.,rf m.oeto nil mhrt j . . V . i of the people of Portland, to thank th passed througu the gates yesterday to . Fr,dent ot the cited States for his tlmeiy witness the .opening of the Exposition j a!d wnen .tms enterprise was struggling Into were warmly welcomed In the address of ! ut. and for his presence In tMs city the President H. W. Goode. of the Exposition j 2ist day of May. 1003, at the laying of the Corporation. President Goode's speech : corner-stone for the Lewis and Clark monu was the first address of the day. He said: nwnt. The States of the Pacific border today give International expositions more than any- hearty welcome to the world to share with them In the felicitations upon the triumphal achievements on these shores by aggressive American civilization and the signal victories of peaceful conquest. With the ooenlnr of the Exposition today are consummated the efforts that have been put forth within the brief space of two years to commemorate a century ot progress sine the explorers commissioned by President Jef ferson showed the way to this land. Our centennial celebration constitutes the su preme effort of the people of the Pacific Northwest, and more particularly the Ore gon Country, fittingly to recognize the serv ices performed by Lewis and Clark. We celebrate today In connection with our lster states of the West the acquisition or the Oregon Country to the Union. As the acquisition of this country was the greatest, expansion of our National domain and the only section secured to us by right of dis covery, so too, this centennial Is the greatrxt undertaking of the people. In keeping with the confident prophecy of her great and splendid future, the people of the Pacific West have united to prepare a fitting climax tor her rapid evolution from pioneerdom. The people of the Parlfle Coast are deeply appreciative of the recognition which their claims secured In Congress, making possible the magnificent display of the resources, activities and functions of the National Gov ernment. I congratulate the official representatives of the various states and foreign govern ments upon their magnificent buildings and exhibits, and I bid you all a cordial welcome. MAYOR GETS OVATION CHEER XU'OX CHEEK GREETS GEO. If. WILLIAMS. On Behalf of the Citizens of Portland Eloquent "Welcome Is Extended . to the Visitors. Mayor .Williams, as the representative of the people of Portland, welcomed the visitors to the city. As he arose to speak there was cheer upon cheer, and' those r t inside the enclosure who were sitting arose to their feet "and echoed back the cheer. It was some minutes before His Honor could speak, and as he began the cheering continued and he was forced to wait until It subsided. His eloquent ad dress was frequently Interrupted with cheers, and he often touched a responsive chord. Sitting close beside him as he spoke, following every word with rapt attention, was "Uncle Joe" Cannon, who has known Mayor Williams for years and who afterward payed a glowing tribute to hli friend. As Mayor William? concluded speaking the cheering- began, deafening the music of the band?, and he was forced to ac knowledge the salute of Portland's repre sentative people again and again. He said: This is an auspicious day. Everything around us betokens success. The Lewis and Clark Fair Is an accomplished fact. The days of anxiety, fear and doubt are gone. The hour of triumph has come. I congratu late the officers and others who assisted them upon the completion of their great work. It was a tremendous undertaking, and without strong faith, untiring labor, and Indomitable zeal would have been a failure. Our gratitude Is due to the Senators and Representatives in Congress who gave us handsome appropriation, and to our sister states for their generous contributions to this ceieoraiion. i wisn particularly, an oenau "R se illustrate me trutn oi tne saymg. " csiwaru in sr vi ' W- starung m urope ami joi ow.ny j . . " i "": "'" "'"'J" ,', , V- j poet hed lts radiance upon the cities of the ahuumu khoto, "Y" renewed brilliancy upon the cities or th Middle West, and now has reached the Pa cific Coast, jchere, according to all human appearances. It will stand and shine forever In the zenith of Its glory. Emblems of Peace. Floating above us and In the face of each other are many banners of different Import, but they are the emblems of peace and not of war. Holy writ says that God hath mads ot one blood all nations of men. and tho commingling of different peoples and races, as they do here, seems to harmonize with this declaration. The more the people ot different states and countries know of each other, the more ready they are to recognize their blood relationship. Prejudice Is largely the child of Ignorance. There are signs, that the poet's dream may yet be realized in the parliament ot man and the federation of the world. Expositions like this are' great schools In which men learn the lessons of wisdom and experience. States bring together the pro ducts of their Industry- and skill, and thus help each other In the acquisition of useful knowledge. Everything here Is instructive and Inspiring. Commemorative objects un fold to our reminiscent vision the eventful history of a hundred years. We see Lewis and Clark and their companions on their toilsome and dangerous way. assisted by an Indian woman whose friendship and forti tude tinge with romantic beauty the other wise rugged features of theln Journey. Soli tude reigns over mountain, plain and river, and po sound is heard In the deep, dark forest save the voices of nature and the stealthy tread of the wild Inhabitants of the woods. I Invite you to see In the City Park a magnificent, group ot statuary. In which is embodied In its full significance the com ing of the white man to this then wilder ness country- Civilisation followed In the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. MIssIpnarles with their Bibles led the way. and then cam the homebullders with their guns, axes and Implements of industry, and these begin nings on tha Pacific Coast are graphically described by the poet when he says: Poet a Prophet. I hear the tread ot pjoneers. Of nations yt to be. The first low wash ot waves that soon Shall roll a human sea. The rudiments of empire here. Now plastic yet and warm.