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-.TPORTLANDr OREGON, THURSDAYEVENINO, JUNE 1, 1905,
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A
PIONEERS
SPLENDID
TRIBUTE
PAID TO
THE
WHO BLAZED THE
Mr. President, Ladles and Gentlemen
president Roosevelt baa taken a very
great Interest In tha .Lewis and Clark
zpoaltlon from Its Inception, and It ia
at hla raquaat, and on his behalf." I have
tha treat honor of participating with
ou In' theea opening ceremonies.
commemorate an Important "event
in American history; -We pay tribute
to the Intrepid explorer who mad their
arduous expedition up the.", Missouri,
across- the Rocky mountains., down to
tha Pacific, and pointed tha way to this
land of Incomparable opportunity. Their
fame, la secure where tha deeds of men
-of herola mold - are forever recorded.
.They .were tha forerunners - of a. high
order of civilization In a territory which,
prior to their- venturesome enterprise,
was terra Incognita. It was' a wilder
ness. Inhabited by tha aborigines. Into
which no white man had entered; It has
become - tha - seat of empire of -vast
commercial power.' We look upon their
work with genuine admiration and grate
ful appreciation;.
Men Who Bland tti-Tfaltfri;
1.. The jexpeaMoaw&lch. wa celebrate
was In command-of Captain Meriwether
Lewis, who had been tha private secre
tary of President Jefferson, and of Cap
tain William Clark, a brother of Oeorge
Rogers Clark, who rendered such signal
and lasting service on tha frontier dur
ing the American revolution. The small
band who composed the expedition pos
sessed the qualities essential to a suc
cessful Issue. They were young and
full- of enthusiasm. They- had groat
powers of endurance, they had tact, and
they possessed moral and physical cour
age of a high order- They went about
their difficult and important work In a
rjnnner to Insure tha best results, They
, not my went to explore an .unknown
region. buUto make such report of their
discoveries as would be of. the utmost
- practical value to tha world. There was
so misadventure and so failure. - They
prooaeded with good - Judgment, with
patleno. and with firm resolution. Their
- appointed task was fraught with far
reaching consequence and beset with
unknown dangers. . The expedition lay
;i far beyond the frontier and the reach
'" 'of aid should grave perils arise. ' W
must measure the undertaking from the
environment of the time in which It
was laid. The courage which, calmly
' "Graves unseen perils Is often of a higher
order than thatr which confronta known
'"" dangers, : - " y -T ---.'--.-.
gapresgeg -Peopls 'g Orgtituds.-7
This zpoaltlon has risen -as an ex
pressloh of th,. gratitude of the people
for what brave men wrought for nu-
inanity and civilisation In tha long ago.
. Thousands followed In later years the
" pathway of Lewis and Clark with no leas
danger than they encountered and no
teaa heroism than-they displayed. ; We
' gladly acknowledge our Indebtedness to
those who cams hither and erected this
State. . The. pioneers who crossed the
Alleghanlea, the Mississippi valley. the
great plains, the Rocky mountains and
built their, homes her Were of tha beat I
MAYOR WILLIAMS -WELCOMES
THRONG
This Is an auspicious 1 day.
Every-
' thing around us betokens success.
The
Lewis snd Clsrk fair la an accomplished
- ' - Tart. Tha divl nf ancifltv. Tamr - and
doubt ar gone. Th hour of 'triumph
has coma I congratulate the officer
nd others who aaalsted them upon th
completion of their great workt -It was
a tremendous undertaking and without
strong faith, untiring labor, and In-.
Jamttablear would have been a fall-
Our gratltud isdu jtoth-sena
' tors and representatives in congress
: who gave us a handsome appropriation,
and to our slater ststes for their gener
ous ' contributions - to this celebration.
I wish particularly on behalf of the
people of Portland to thank th presi
dent of the United States for his timely
ald when this enterprise waa struggling
Into Ufa . and - for hla presence In this
city th twenty-first day of May, lpOS,
. at th laying of th cornerstone -for
th Lewis snd Clsrk monument. .
Emblems of Peace Are Here.
International expositions mors than
anything else Illustrate th truth of the
saying, "Westward the course of empire
take its way." Starting in Europ and
following th course of the sun this
1 constellation of the poet shed Its ra
dlanc upon the cities of th Atlantic
seaboard and then broke out with re
newed brilliancy, upon th cities of-th
middle west snd now has reached th
Paciflo . coasU where,; according to all
human appearances, it will stand and
shine forever in th senjth of Us glory.
'.. rioating above us and In th fnc of
aoh other ar many banners of differ
ent Import, but they ar th emblems
of peace and not of war. Holy writ
ays that Ood hath mad of on blood
all nations ef men, and the commingling
of different peoples and raeea as they
do "her -seems to harmonise -with this
declaration. The mora r.th peopl of
different state and countrlea know of
each other the more ready they are to
recognise their blood relationship.'-Pre-
:" Judlc li
lare-elv the child of lgnor-Ntona
i4anee,
Ther ar - sign that tn poex s i
dresm may yet be realised In th parlia
ment of man and th federation of the
world. , . .t ;. ,
School! of Wisdom and Experience.
. Expositions Ilk this ar great schools
In which men lesrn ths lessons of wis
dom and experience. Btates btihg to
gether th produots of their Industry
snd skill snd thus help each other In
...... rortkr of e Friaoner. ----
"-"Ti storr of th torture' offBev. O. P,
1-lfonrn, paator nf the Paptlst church of
. Jfarcersvlll. N. Y.. will interest you.
lie says: "I suffered agonl. because
of a persistent cough, resnlHng from
th grli
rip. I bad to sleep sitting up in
I tried many remedies, without
'hod. I tried manr rtmfdlea.
rellef, until I took Dr. King's Mew Dis
covery for Consumption, Cough and
C'oMs, which entirely cured tny rough,
and saved me frotn consumption." A
arend cure for dim-sa-d condition or
1 hrout snl Li""". At toil Cruxa I'har-
r ' f i , , ' gr- -in. 1tI(' u'C
Vice-Presidentfa
Explorers Lewis and
; . of a JurvelouTNew &aof :GrcmhndTrospenty, :
duamyVThey Wert weU ritUaTCTToana'
a commonwealth and to raise here the
torch of our western clvlllxatlon. They
were not ldlere. Tbey were not aimless
wanderers. They wers - thr soul of
energy and came 'With grim and fixed
purpose. Tbey have made their ample
contribution to our national strength.
As we stand here, amid the rich fruits
or human . effort and , surrounded by
comforts unknown -to- any other time.
we recall with unmeasured appreciation
the ptoneera who led the way to great'
ness upon" this coast. We erect monu
menta to commemorate the services of
our statesmen, the valor of our soldiers
and sailors, The evidence of our grati
tuda should not atop there." The Ameri
can pioneers are as worthy as they of
soma enduring tribute. Their services
were not so picturesque as the services
of those who won glory upon the field.
but they wers quite as perilous -and
fruitful of as lasting good to tha human
race. ; ; r ' ..
Supplements StrLouli Exposition."
The pioneers were,- Indeed, soldiers
soldiers - in the., army of peace.
They were pickets on the outposts of
civilisation, ' AU honor . to those who.
"through moving accidents of flood snd
field." laid tha foundations of organised
society upon the shores of the Paciflo.
This exposition is. in a very special
sense, a monument: to their - wisdom.
their virtue and their fortitude.
This exposition logically follows the
great exposition which commemorated
tha Louisiana purchase. It appropriate
ly supplements It. They both Irresist
ibly suggest our obligation to Thomss
Jefferson. We do well to recall hla serv
ice, in connection with the acquisition
from Franca of tha province of Louis
iana and hla- organization of the-Lewis
and Clark, expedition, which opened the
way to the expansion of the zone of
American civilization. We may - well
pausa to pay trlbute-to his lofty genius,
his , profound, far-seeing wisdom, and
hla" service to the cause, of human lib
erty and progress upon this continent.
Tha fruit of his services will bless man
kind forages.
- William UeKlnley, one of the greatest
and most beloved of Americans, - well
said In his last speech that "expositions
are the. timekeepers of progress. -They
denote 'our growth in trade and com
merce, in industry and knowledge and
In tha arts snd sciences. They assem
ble tha fruit of tha genius and endeavor
of the people of the country and tha
world. Each succeeding exposition finds
us occupying a position of advance
ment. .
th acquisition . of useful knowledge.
Everything her la instructive and In
spiring. Commemorative objects unfold
to our reminiscent vision th eventful
history of hundred years.- W see
Lewis and Clark and their companions
on their toilsome and dangerous way
assisted by en Indian woman whoa
friendship and fortitude tinge with ro
mantic beauty the otherwise rugged fea
tures of their Journey. Solitude reigns
over mountain, plain and river' and no
sound is heard in th deep dark forest
save th voices of nature and th
atealthy tread of th wild tnhabltanta
of the woods. I invite you to ae in
th City park a magnificent group of
statuary-In which la embodied in Its
full significance th coming of th white
man., to ihlathea.wi!darnesicountryJ
Civilization followed tn the , footsteps
of- Lewis and Clark: M Isslonarlea -wit h
their Bibles led th way and then came
the home builder with their guns, sxes
and implements of Industry, and these
beginnings on the Paciflo coast are
graphically described by th poet when
h says: . . (
The Path of the Pioneer. ."'r -.'-
"I hear th tread of .pioneers,
- Of nations yet to be,
Th first low wash of waves that soon
Shall roll a human sea,
Th rudiments pt emplr her
r Now plastlo yet and warm, . , i
Th chaoa of a mighty world
- Is rounding Into form,
" . . . . '
Esch rude and Jutting fragment soon
Its fitting plac shall find.
Tha raw material of a state,
Its music and Its mind.
And westering ntlll th star which leads
- Th nw world in Its' train,
Has tipped with fir th ley peaks
. Of many a mountain chain. '
Th snowy cones of Oregon
Are kindled on its way, ' , '
And California's golden sand
Gleam brighter In Its way.." .
What the Fair Stands For.
Poetry her rise Into prophecy. Th
rudiment of emplr hav rounded Into
form. California, Oregon and Washing
ton ar great states teeming' with mll-
of intelligent, enterprising and In-
austnous people, rneir agriculture,
manufactures and eoramero t fill th
bualnesa .channels of th world with
their-production snd pursuits, and th
evidence of the mighty change wrought
upon th Pacific coaat tn th last 100
years Is on exhibition hers today; When
Lewis snd Clsrk came to this country
th Paciflo ocean rolled unvexed by
man's dominion, but now it Is the high
way for an Immense and " expanding
commerce. Steam sod -electricity - have
established neighborhood relation be
tween China. Japan, th Philippine isl
ands and th Paciflo states. Th east
ern nd ,th western world Join hands
In this celebration. This is a proud
dsy for1 Portland. It stands for a
memorable event In American history.
It represents th great thlnge of a wonder-working
century. Surrounded by
th rich verdure of a smiling summer
these magnificent structure msk our
city look Ilk a dlsmond set' in a coronet
of emeralds. .
Multitudes of peopl are her and
r-iu: more are coming. Oa behalf ot
- TRAIL TO
Tells the Story of the Struggles of
Clark and Says the State Is on the '.Threshold :
Wsftnd gathered here the latest im
provements In the multitudinous hand!
work of tha Inventor and tha srtlsan.
and In contrast with them the obaeleto
Instruments of a not remote period of
a bygone civilisation. New applications
of old forces and old principles are eon
tinually made In the physical world.
New results are rapidly .wrought by
those two- potent, confederated forces
tha brain Snd tha hand of man. They
are so subtle, so strong snd untiring.
that It la Impossible to fix any limit to
their accomplishments. We oftentimes
seemed to. have reached the utmost of
mechanical development,' but the. appar-.
ently Impossible has been so frequently
achieved that ' we- no-lonr" merret- at
tha results ' of either Invention or dls
covery. Much that has been don since
the event w celebrate would have been
regarded as impossible even in the days
of tha miracles. . " -..:
- The wizards of -the laboratory," the
genii of the shop, the captains of In
dustry and commerce, go forward, break
ing down the barriers of ignorance, un
locking the secrets of nature, enlarging
the field or human errort ana oppor
tunity, and making the age In which
wa live the mightiest in alt of the an
nals of the human race. - Not only that.
they give abundant assurance that we
stand but at-tn morning or, ani era
of Incomparable grandeur, fur th.Amerl-
can let .
What ; tha Putura Has la Stora.-?--
A beneficent providenoe has scattered
his bounties about you with a prodigal
hand. The mighty Paciflo is at your
very doors. It Invites you to an Illimit
able commerce beyond. Tour agriculture,-
your minerals and your,, forests,
your genial seasons and the high quality
of your citizenship attract hither (th
home builder. The future has much In
store for you. - fonder la Hawaii, ac
quired for strateglo purposes, and de
manded - in the Interest of ' expanding
commerce. Lying in the waters of the
orie,nt are the Philippines, whtch fell
to us by the Inexorable logio of a humane-
and righteous war.; The Panama
canal to the south, so long -demanded
In the intereat of: American commerce,
of the oommerce of the world, is now
an assured reality, through the wisdom
of American diplomacy, the firm and
just resolution of-President Roosevelt,
and the pluck and enterprise of Ameri
can genius and American labor. The
undertaking' has for centuries baffled
tha . efforts ofother- governments and
successfully challenged the capital and
exertion of other peoples. ' Tha United
States has put Us hand to the task, and,
Portland, It la my privilege snd pleasant
duty to extend a 'cordial welcome to all
comers. ' To th distinguished men who
grac this occasion with their presence
w give a gratef unwelcome. To those
who are here from other 'states, w
glv fraternal greeting. They ar on
with v in an undivided. Indivisible
country. ' To those from-foreign coun
trlea we give the right hand of fellow
ship. All is helpful, hopeful, beautiful.
Let Joy be uneonfined. r;
"Our fathers' Ood from out whosa hand
Th centuries fall like grains of -sand. -
pWe meet today, united,, free,
And loyal to our land and the, ;. r
To thank the for th era don
And truet the for th opening on.
Oh, make thou us through centuries long
lln peace, secure and Juatlcatrong
Around- our gift of freedom draw
Tha-safeguard of thrtghteoug uw,
And, cast in soma diviner mold.
Let the new cycle sham th old."
BY
BISHOP D. H.MOORE
Grant, 0 Lord, .that .th Joy and triumph-
of this festal day may lead our
hearts . In gratitude - to thee. t through
whonf alone has strength been given to
plan and schlevs all that our eyes be
hold. It Is because thou hast Created
and In thy likeness hast given Us do
minion over all th work "of thy hands
that w ar her and In possession of
our vast and glorious Inheritance. We
would pour out our -hearts In grateful
adoration. We would bless thee; we
would " praise the:w- would - magnify
thy holy nam. For thou hast reared
these lofty mountains and veined them
with silver and gold. ' Thou hast spread
between th mountains these smiling1
valleys, and dowered them With Inex
haustible fertility. Thou hast cleaved
th mountains snd (watered th plains
with mighty rivers, and filled tha rivers
with fishes, snd covered th mountains
with forests, and poured'around all th
boundless ocean.
Thou hast -enabled us to discover snd
enjoy th uses and possibilities "of all
these unnumbered gifts; and her, where
but yesterday th wild man stalked th
wilder beast, " thou hast permitted us
to store "these immense halls with the
proudest trophies of art and letters snd
sclenoe, gathered from all th world.
Wa would.. not, w do not.. forget the
privation, tells snd dangers of those,
who, leaving behind -them-th security
snd blessings of civilisation, penetrated
th trackless wilderness. ' scaled , ths
pathleas mountains, subdued ths roam
ing savages, defied tn ravening beaats,
and laid th foundation of material,
aoclal snd -rellgloua - prosperity,-- upon
which w hav been enabled to rear th
enduring structure, of American olvlllsa
tlon. W thank, the for them, and for
all who- havs wrought with them, snd
for Alt who hav wrought' after them,
until this dsy. Establish thou tha work
of their hands -upon them: yea,,th work
of their Hands establish thou It,
To this end bless this ststa and all
th states and. this nation of states, with
wise, courageous and patriotic rulers;
and wltH citizens Industrious, frugal,
iaUUnt sad virtuous.- EptctHy, do
THE
OREGON
apparently. Insuperable obstacles: .will
fast disappear. No doubt, when the
next world's exposition is held. One of
the great achievements then to ba noted
will b the Panama canal, .bearing the
peaceful commerce f - tha - world, -under
tha protection of the flag of this great
republic . . . j .
What Panama Canal WOl Do. "
It will b In a very special sense
a mighty contribution to tn clvui
satlon and welfare of all mankind. It
will bring Portland and the Paciflo ooaat
into closer relations with the Atlanlio
seaboard and " the markets of Europe.
Mora than 8.006 miles will be saved . in
tfeeranslk-and- Btaohang:--th prod
ucts of our eastern and western coasts.
A fresh impulse . will be given to com
merce;' which will be of widespread and
wholesome influence. We shall be Joint
sharers In the increased development,
but you wilt be the larger "beneficiaries.
At th nortnlsAlaka,-a-trritory
DOssesslng vast present and future com
mercial possibilities, secured to -us by
far-reaching statesmanship, snd her In
tegrity .preserved by - enlightened ana
courageous diplomacy, .
We must have a vigilant car for bur
increasing- Interests in th orient. W
must cultivate relations of amity with
the millions who dwell beyond the Pa
clflo. Ther lies a-field of vasC trade
which w hay long desired to possess.
and which we have tut slowly sad in
adequately gained. Our - foothold is
steadily' increasing, and If w are but
true to our opportunltlaa it - will be
immeasurably enlarged t th advantage
of th entire country. If W would
have tha trade of tha peoples of th far
east, w must first have their conn-
Our Trade With the Orient.'
Moreover, we muat suit our' eom
modltles to the needs of those with
whom we would traffic: w must study
their tastes and their whims and minis
ter unto thflm-While-our goods may
suit us, they may not be adapted to the
requirements or satisfy the ' desires of
The tragic events which are happen
ing In the orient are despljr, deplored by
every lover of peace and. humanity th
World ' overL The mighty and bloody
conflict had its . inception In a desire
for- commercial oonqiliest. The American
people were not indifferent to their own
Interests, and. early -in th etmiggle made
sure of th preservation of their com
mercial advantages in the veiy theatre
of war. Our trad Interests are to be
pushed in that far-off country,,: not by
thou bless th governor of this com
monwealth, tha vice-president and th
president of the United States, whom h
represents., snd these other personal rep
resentatives of our halls of congress.
May wa hav peace at horn and dwell
in amity with th nation of th world.
And sine th blood of all peoples runs
In our, veins, enable us to become th
welcomed and -effectual-arbiter - In - th
conflicting interests of nations - and
races over tha whole earth.
And now, our Father, take this expo
sition under thy fostering care. Bleas
Its managers. Its promoters, its patrons.
ShHeTdT it from accident and calamity.
Protect lta visitors aa tbey Journey by
land and by water; and may its outcome
be for th lasting good ot sll who lit
any wis participate herein. ...
W-ssk-atIrhumbTy""aha reverentTyTIn
thanamaofChrltour--LordAmn.
SPEAKER CANNON
REJOICES WITH US
Our government by th people, each
unit hustling, works out its own salva
tion, and la th aggregat makes the
government; ay more, makes the civil
ization. Those from time to time clothed
with power, called leaders, hav not led
but have followed. , The peopl lead.
No..tronger example of " this leadership
can be found than the acquisition of the
territory known as the Louisiana pur
chase. Jefferson, tn compliance with an
Imperative demand . from . the people,
sought the acquisition of an outlet to
the gulf by the Mississippi river: Na
poleon practically forced upon Jefferson
ah empire in plac of a city. .
Another example Is that of Captain
Gray, an American sailor who. In 17M
discovered th Columbia river, sailed up
that river exploring alt for som dis
tance. Under th law of nations, th
United State owned ntT'the territory
drained by th Columbia and Its tribu
taries. This claim was further strength
ened by the Lewis and Clark expedition
in 1804. They blazed-th trail from the,
Mississippi river -serosa th continent
tor -rth - Pacific Fol rowtn g tthls- trail,
without -encouragement b-rtha govern
ment - but- rather, wth discouragement,
the pioneer, with his wife and children,
crossed th mountains and took "up his
residence on .the Paciflo slope, brlngfng
with him his morals, his religion and
his law. i-
Later" on, such Immigration without AIITIOIIDA rNftO IIICCDV
doubt saved to th United State whatLbU I IwUKA VtlUO MIOCKl,
w still have of th Oregon country.
Again the peopl led, and compelled those
temporarily clothed with authority to
follow. - -. "- - ; , r ,
To development of th resources of
this territory rTh creation of common
wealths therefrom; tha patriotism, enter
prise. Industry and sacrifices of th peo
ple thereof. If fully and well told, would
make a library and I hav only five
minutes.
Suffice It to say that th Meple.who
hav dpn th work hav wrought, as
our ran has always wrought, In working
Its salvation and now. at this city ot
Portland, with this splendid exposition
shout us. In this territory . that was ,a
wilderness in 1843 and th tine td vhlch
was In dlapute, 1 bar th honor aa a
COUNTRY
the Instruments of battle, but through
th potent agenclea,of peace. W are
destined to play a mors Important part
than heretofore In the eoramero in and
beyond th Paciflo. W must not un
derrate th . commercial opportunities
which Invite us to ths orient..-
While we seek oriental and other" mar
kets, w must have a car that we do
not lose sight of th fact that our great
est' and our surest market U at home
and that to Jeopardise It in a desire to
possess uncertain, alien markets would
b th part of inexpressible folly. While
w look for the" expansion of our. trade
throughout th world, w should beware
that w do not yield our hold upon that
home production which from every Just
consideration, belongs to American labor
and American capital.
Some Victories Earned by Peace, .
You have accomplished much sine th
first, permanent aettlement appeared
upqn this coast. Within comparatively
recent" year prosperous cities and vil
lages have been- built, ' railways havs
been constructed. Industries created.
schools, colleges and churches founded.
and everywhere w observ-th- signs
of - thrift, progress and contentment
Thr-i-a--aer-wttft vision so- pens
t rating that he can forecast the future
possibilities trf thla-popl-in-altT)f ths
manifold avenues of human effort. Who
would attempt to mirror the develop
ments upon th western coast 100 years
henoeT - Who would.. oart- - propbes;
th transformation which will be wit
nessed by those who shall stand here
at th close of the .present half century T
Yes, who will venture to foretell the
measure of yiuf "upbuilding in the quar
ter of a century beyond th preaent
hour?
Th futurer-4ndeed,-t-futt'-rr golden
promise;- and we have faith to believe
that you and your children will possess
and. enjoy th lch Inheritance of time
and opportunity which are. or right,
yoUrs and theirs, - r-. -. - ;
All for Honor of the Nation.
1 You have mad admirable display of
civilisation. No American can look upon
what la her presented without increased
admiration for his countrymen, and no
foreigner who is sharing our hospitality,
can see this exhibit of our country's
development, without marveling at the
resourcefulness and virility of the new
people who hav attained a giant's
strength, but who seek to us It only
In promoting th priceless arts of peace.
,Ths foundation t. QurJilghesl and
best development is not to be found in
nature's Illimitable wealth, buf. In the
no -or- the orderly-processes- of
th taw and th practice of thosa virtue
which sre the cornerstone of. th home.
and which ar 4h strength of th start!
its sure stay in th hour of strain and
stress. -
We are assembled from remote neigh
borhoods,.vet wa-ar-e-in-cluae touch and
sympathy. W are bound together in
th everlasting bonds of national affec
tion and national -unity. Our nation's
horror- is our 'common honor. Our na
tion's glory 4s our common, glory.
citizen of th mlddl west and, for th
time being, a representative In congress,
to rejoice with you at this great and suc
cessful .development of th people's
leadership.' It not only is evidence of
what has been don but of what is of
far greater value as a prophesy sur of
accomplishment In .th future that our
country washed by the waters ot th Pa
ciflo will continue Its development by
th peonl. and, Jthat ,th time rapidly
approaches when the -Paciflo-slope will
b equal to the Atlantio slope In working
out for th greatest good to th greatest
number tn mission of our common coun
try the United 'State of America, the
best, greatest. ' strongest and freest
country on earth. -- -
SEN ATOR-CrAR
' ON THE AMERICAN
"Mr.-Presldentt- In speaking a word
today for th senate of th United
Stater I desire to congratulate you upon
th success that has attended th cease
less labors of yourself snd your CO'
workers in preparing this exposition.
Allow m to hop and predict that th
whole course of th enterprise, from
this moment until th gatea shall close
on tha fifteenth day of October, will be
marked by like success,' and that the
final results will far surpass your high
eat- expectations and oura.
Vhen th Lewis and Clark exposi
tion bin was rirst Drougnt before con
gress. by which It wss sought to secur
governmental recognition, ther was
marked .opposition encountered, not be
cause congress did not wish well to such
a celebration of a memorable event, but,
among other reaaona, because it-waa
feared that, following so aoon after the
LpulsUina Purchaa exposition, no rea-
Onabl (degree of sncceaa could be ex
pect ed. "But TMTIfisiatent and well
grounded arguments of th senators and
representatives having th bill especially
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pris. and today wa behold th magnlft
cent Justification of that Conclusion.
Westward, ; Always Westward.
"American fac has ever turned
westward, though the American heart
ha sometimes shrunk' from th evident
task and destiny before It; whenever In
our history fear or falnt-heartdnes has
prevailed, national progress- has, in a
great measure, been retarded. If not
atopped; but whan w hav taken ooun
el not only of our bopea and. our cour
age, th nation's progress has been by
wonderful leap and bounds, illustrated
at last by this wonderful exposition in
this beautiful city and our great north
west.
'Expositions Ilk. this not only cele
brate some. striking historical event, or
th accomplishment of some great pur
pose In national life, but epttomls In
marvelous fashion lh results of yeara
of earnest effort, of tolL and of diffi
culties-met and overcome as well as
thk splendid results of . human genius
in th fields of art. v
Passing from' th summit of th
central rang of our countrjrJ$0 thla
magnificent gateway of . th orient,
through the thriving cltle and "towna,
past thf aiTroducIfiTIeias-ana "6vf
th rich-mines, it Is almost lncompr
henslble that, within the lifetime of
many - preaent. some of our wisest states
men have" in th halls ef th senate of
the United States. In th house of rep
resentatives, and, elsewhere, declared
that the summit of th Rocky moun
talna waa ths natural fixed frontier of
our national western progress, and that
what lay beyond was fit only tor tn
habitation of savags man snd beast
t - ...
Worthy of the Celebration.
"Th great pathfinfllng expedition here
celebrated, having its inception in the
chance Parts meeting between Jefferson
and the - wandering but enthusiastic
Ledyard. is worthy of this great demon-
stratlon. fortunate in its leaders, tor-
tunat in their hardyvand faithful fol
lowers, fortunate lnaUthat goea to
give-success to. such an undertaking. It
has been followed by the most marvelous
results. CouldJWebster today, starting
from what he considered th Wisest
western . boundaries of the nation, be
cause "h relieved that-art - bayond - waa
worthless, pass . over the Intervening
country and stand with ua In thla great
assemblage with full knowledge of all
tjsat has been accomplished, an tnat
LsYas tn produced, with what patrlotlo
Joy. would he ban tnis overmrow oi uis
Judgment and this stupendous fallur of
all hi prophecy.
"See what th Lord natn wrougni:
From th rocks. snd ssnds within this
so-called worthless land fountains or
Immeasurable-mineral - wealth ' have I
gushed forth; from it arid ranges hav
gone the sheep and the cattle- to feed
world:, its coal glows nrjgnt in s
thousand blast furnaces and gladdens
a million American hearts;, its wheat is
feeding not only our own peopl. but
th hundreds of thousands Of th orient
a Well, while Its vast forests towering
to th sky hold th promts or tn
world's future- supply of timber neces
sity and wealth; and over and beyond
that, from-lts-i magnincent nsrnors.
rivers and sounds w . even now the
beginning of ati ocean commerce th
extent of which ther v Is , non , rash
enougTV to limit. . 1
Embodiment of American Spirit.
"And all this pathflndlng of a century
ago, sll that has foUAwed to it wake;
of settlement, of development, of thee
grand results. Is but th embodiment
of th vr, onward march of th Ameri
can e t. Ae well try to rrr'-t tu
(low it nlirell lvti -mov
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othert At each step hav been found
those who, faint-hearted, challenged th '''.:
wisdom of th advance, and who shivered -J-with
doubt ss th nation entered upon
very forward tnve.
, "And ' today, . from this very
spot, our, ; loved nation, with a'
new 'light ' upon-b.r broWr--anav-witli
' renewed strength 'In her heart,
faces th orient; and. conscious of her
own righteousness of purpose, aoeepta,
with unfaltering courage and oonfldeno
th responsibilities ther found; and
with no thought of vadlng any duty or
of retracing any step, with a firm and
steadfast reliance - upon that Ood who -has
been aver with her in peaa and war.
sh presses forward to still greater and
to Juster Buda - . l-..
COY. CHAMBERLAIN '
OR STATE'S GROWTH
It might b Interesting on this occa
sion to discuss th motives which ar .
supposed to havs animated Thomas Jef- .
ferson when first hs conceived th Idea,
of establishing an American colony in
thla northwestern territory, and mora
Interesting " Still" to glv anhla(oiical
1 rvlewotvent . whichcuimipated . la
th Lewis and Clark expedition of ex
ploration and discovery and th final-,
planting of th atar and stripes as
th mouth of th Columbia river nearly
100 yeara ago. A narration of th ad- t
ventures of the Intrepid - agents ap-1
pointed by Jefferson to carry out th
long-cherished design of permanently
adding to tha domain . of th United
States that portion of th country which
lay to th northwestward of th Louis
iana purchase would read ua a ro
mance, but the tlm which -"has been
allotted to me is too limited even If X
felt th Inclination to Indulge at length
In surmise as to- motive of in historical
faot or in romance and adventure, and
in what I ahaU hav to aay I will dls- '
cuss rather th results which hav been
accomplished than . th causes which
hav led to them.
Certain It-1 that Jefferson bollded
better than he could hav known when
he sent Meriwether Lewis and .William .,
Clark on this expedition with a let tea
of credit against tha world. ,
I ! . ' '
Results ind Conjectures- -
Th Louisiana pnrchaS was fraught
wltk momentous consequence to th
unltett Btates snd sddea immensely te
Its area as well as to its material wealth. -but
who can say that th results which
hav flowed amd which ar likely to
flow from th exploration and discovery
of th Oregon country will b of leas
moment to the United State than war
th results which war achieved from
th acquisition .by treaty .wlthJrtno -
of that vast territory Included within
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