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THE TIMES, AVASHIXGTOXpSlDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1899.
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Speeches by Distinguished States
men in the Arlington.
1'rclliiilniirj Mepn to nn Intcrna-
(lunnl IxpoKltlnn in M.
Loniu In llNKl.
In a series of stirring events, extending
over the greater part of twelve months,
during which the marvelous achievements
of American soldiers and sailors on land
and eea have altered the map of the
world, American liberty has been extended,
with all Us manifold benefits, to nn op
pressed people and the American flag has
been raised and proudly floats, respected
by all nations, in another hemisphere.
There have been few happenings of greater
significance, so far as the attitude of the
leaders of the people of the Republic is
concerned, than the banquet of the execu
tive committee of the Louisiana Purchase
Contention, which was held in the banquet
hall of the Arlington Hotel last night.
It was the initial meeting, at the Na
tional Capital, of a body of men who, im
bued with the great importance of that
transaction in the development of the
nation, when the policy of progression and
expansion advocated by Thomas Jefferson
met and triumphed over the same objec
tions and difficulties which now, after the
lapse of almost a century, obstruct its
path, bac determined that an exposition
in which all the countries of the world
shall take part, is alone fitting to propcrlj
commemorate it.
That the movement inaugurated by tho
committee of residents of the tcrritor ac
quired by the Louisiana Purchase, whoso
patriotism has inspired them to demote
their time and means to the bringing
about of such a commemoration, will be
successful, was demonstrated by the at
tendance at the banquet last night. Mem
bers of the Cabinet, Senators, Representa
tives, and public men from all parts of
tho country filled the hall, and all who
were not called upon to speak applauded
the eloquent utterances c" those who
voiced the Ecntiment of the country In
regard to the achievements of the past and
the future destiny of the United States.
A Future ExiiohIIIoii.
The banquet was given by twenty-five
prominent citizens of St. Louis, to Sena
tors, Representatives, and other promi
nent men from the States and Territories
embraced in the Louisian Purchase. It
li preliminary to steps which will be taken
to engage the Interest of national legisla
tors and the general public In the interna
tional exposition which It is proposed to
hold in St. Louis in 1S03, the centenary of
the acquisition of the territory for which
this Government paid $13,000,000 to France.
Former Gov. D. R. Francis, of Missouri,
presided and acted as toastmaster. On his
right sat Secretary Gage, Senator Teller,
Reprcsentatlv e Dolllver, and Senator Mc
Enery. Secretary Hitchcock occupied the
seat on his left, and next to him sat Sen
ator Thurston, Secretary Wilson, Senator
Berry, Senator Gear, Representatives
Clarke and Curtis, and Senator Cockrell.
Senators, Representatives, heads of depart
ments, and many others of prominence In
political and business life, made up the
greater part of those present.
The environment was In keeping with
so memorable a gathering. The beautiful
banquet hall of the Arlington Hotel was
lavishly decorated with flowers, vines, and
ribbons, and Its mirrored sides reflected,
each In the other, the picturesque scene,
until one could almost fancy that count
less thousands were ranged about tables In
a palace of gleaming crystal. The ceilings
were hung with gTeen vines, caught with
white and blue ribbons; blooming gar
denias of pink and white were banked
around the mirrors, and bunches of mag
nificent roses of the same tint stood In
front of every plate. In front of the presi
dent's seat were bank's of roses, and wax
candles under pink shades shimmered
along tho tables occupied by the speakers
of the evening. The ceilings and vine
covered walls were studded with electric
lights.
An Enjoyalile lVntorc,
The material features of the dinner were
not lacking In excellence. Manager Ben
nett of the Arlington had provided every
requisite for the comfort and enjoyment of
the guests, and there were but expressions
cf praise. The menu follows:
Cape Cod Special".
Puree St. Cermainc.
nitt of Sole, Breaded, Tartar Sauce.
Potatoes l'ansicnnc.
Tenderloin of Beef, Larded, with Mushrooms.
fctnng Beans. Hominy.
Terrapin, Arlington stvle.
Lalla ItooVh Punch
Jack Snii, Rardcd, Stir Canape.
Lettuce halsd.
Tcttl 1'n.tti Ice Cream.
Fancj Cakes.
Ccffcc Cigars.
tUnc?.
HauthjuUrnc.
Amontillado isherrv.
bt. Estephe.
KUrort, Brut.
The representatives of the SL Louis com
mittee of two hundred, in charge of the
banquet, were S. W. Cobb, U. C. Kerens,
former Gov. William J. Stone, D. B. Rob
inson, H. T. Kent, C H. Spencer, and
Breckinridge Jones. Those representing
the executive committee were former Gov
ernor Francis and Howard Elliott, of St.
Louis; John Pern', of Kansas City, W. C.
Perry, of Fort Scott, Kas.; Frank Hill, of
Arkansas, and Lafayette Young, of Iowa.
The banquet was originally scheduled
for 7 o'clock, but was delajed until an hour
later. Long before that time, however,
the guests began to assemble in the parlors
of the hotel. Nearly all of them were from
the territory embraced In the Louisiana
Purchase, which is officially represented
In Washington, besides Senators, Repre
sentatives and delegates, by Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, of Missouri, Secretary of the In
terior; James Wilson, of Iowa, Secretary of
Agriculture; Webster Davis, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, Thomas Ryan,
rirst Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
Dinger Herman, Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office; Willis Vandevanter. As
sistant Attorney General, Joseph L Bris
toe. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General,
and many others. All were Interested In
the projected exposition in recognition of
the benefits of expansion, and It Is doubt
ful if there has assembled in the same spa
cious apartments for a long time such a
body of representative men who were more
thoroughly in harmony with the purioses
of the gathering.
A detachment from Haley's Military
Band was stationed in the parlors of the
hotel, where it provided music until the
time came for the banquet, when it was
placed within the banquet hall. When
the hour set for the beginning of the
event arrived the big doors leading from
the brilliantly decorated hall Into the
parlors were "thrown open and, to the mu
sic of an Inspiring march, the guests Sled
In. Plates had been provided for 15S
guests, and US sat down at the tables.
The TonntmnK(ff-r Apii!nuird.
An hour was spent in the discussion of
the good things which the menu called for,
and when that pleasant task was finished
everyone was In an agreeable humor for
the eloquent addresses which followed.
Termer Governor Trancls, as toastmaster,
made the first speech, which was a mag
nificent tribute to the people of the States
and Territories In the Louisiana Pur
chase, their progress, and the foresight of
the fathers of the Republic which bad Im
pelled them to make the transaction with
Trance after Spain's futile attempt to gov
ern and control the country.
Governor Francis Is a typical product of
the Middle West, strong, forceful, and
convincing. His speech was applauded
throughout, and his subsequent remarks.
Western Men Meet at
Banquet Hoard.
In introducing other speakers, were lis
tened to with Interest He Impressed upon
his hearers, in his speech, the fact that
the proposed centennial was to be second
to none that the world has ever seen, and
that tho States and Territories In the
Louisiana Purchase, which sent seventy
one Representatives and thirty Senators to
Congress could, if they worked together
in harmon, accomplish any worthy object
Ho did not enlarge In words upon the
greatness of the people upon what he
termed the "Sunset side of the Father of
Waters," but he convced the impression
that any effort the might make to com
memorate the beginning of American ex
pansion would be felt all over the world.
They have In the fullest sense the Ameri
can characteristics, which he applied in
&s Sip $Ti)
lion, lln id It. TrnuciH.
another wav "The patriotism which faces
all duties, the strength which bears all
burdens."
t;nernor I'rnnc'Ii' Speech.
He said: ."Gentlemen On the JOth of
January last there assembled in St.
Louis a convention of ninety-odd dele
gates, representing the States and
Territories in the Louisiana Purchase.
They convened in compliance with
the call of the Governor of Missouri
for the purpose of considering the com
memoration of the acquisition of the
Louisiana territory when its 100th anni
versary shall roll around, four jears hence.
Those delegates were appointed bj their
respective governors and were representa
tive men of the States and Territories
whence they came. They were earnest,
public spirited, patriotic, and cognizant of
the sentiments of the communities and
Commonwealths for which they stool.
They realized as much as anyone can
what the purchase of the Louisiana terri
tory bj Monroe and Livingston, under the
direction of Jefferson, meant for the
United States of 100 jears ago, and what
an important, an indispensable part, that
addition to our domain plajcd in the up
holding of our Institutions and the estab
lishment of free government. They full
endorsed, as you all will, the estimate in
which Jefferson held the Louisiana Pur
chase, and that was as second in its Im
portance and consequences onlv to the
Declaration of Independence.
'They felt that the centennial of such
an event should bo celebrated in a man
ner befitting the dignity and magnitude
of the occurrence, and that this genera
tion would be derelict in its duty to its
forefathers and to the founder of the Re
public and untrue to Itself, it it failed to
show Its appreciation of the blessings it
enjoys as the result of Jefferson's far
sighted work. In their wisdom jour del
egates decided that nothing short of an
international exposition would comport
with the grand achievement the reso.ved
to celebrate. They agreed that the proper
location for such an exposition is the
largest, wealthiest and'most accessible cit
in the purchase St. Louis and as Chair
man of the Executive Committee of tLe
Convention I was directed to Eay to the
people of that city that if they wouIJ
raise for such an exposition an amount not
less than $10,000,000 the people of the pur
chase would pledge their moral and ma
terial support to the enterprise, and woull
lend their potential aid toward securing
for the exposition a loan of $5,000,000 from
the Federal Government. The propositio-i
was made in due time to tbo people of St.
Louis and promptly accepted. Committees
have been organized and are now diligent
ly emplojed In that city formulating p'r.ns
tor procuring the ten million dollars.
St. LoiiIk' ItenpnuxiljIIit).
"The substantial character of St. Louis
and her well-earned reputation for finan
cial responsibility should leave no doubt
in the Judgment of any fair-minded men as
to her ability to produce the sum required.
The patriotic progressive people of that
city are In thorough and enthusiastic ac
cord concerning this movement capitalist
and laboring man, merchant and manu
facturer, employer and cmploje, learned
and uncultured, are all working in union
and in hanribny for one end, and that Is
the grandest exposition the world has
ever Feen. Sentiment Is aroused through
out the entire purchase. In every hamlet
in Missouri the World's Talr in celebration
of the Louisiana Purchase Is considered a
foregone conclusion and all are beginning
to prepare for participation therein In
tho neighboring States the legislatures cow
in session have passed resolutions of good
will and pledging support. All are san
guine of success and they will achieve it
ae, they will do more, they will deserve it.
"We are here, therefore, tonight, my
friends, representing a convention of the
States and Territories of the Louisiana
Purchase, and representing the city of St.
Louis, to which that convention assigned
a high duty, a great responsibility, and
on behalf of the convention and the city
it honored, we bid jou welcome We have
invited you as national legislators repre
senting the magnificent empire Jefferson
bought to assemble here at the National
Capital for conference concerning the com
memoration of tbo most remarkable and
most valuable expansion that this or any
other country ever had. As our constitu
ents we wish jour aid and guidance. We
have a common obligation; let us cherish
a common interest. If we differ concern
ing questions of policy, surely we are of
one mind In regard to the incomparable
qualities of the land In which we dwell,
and foster a sincere and united desire for
its development and ""progress. We are
alike proud of tho record made by the
Stales and Territories formed out of the
Louisiana Purchase, and equally confident
of their great future.
"Including Washington and Oregon, but
not Texas, the I-oulslana Purchase Eends
to Congress seventy-one Representatives,
or one-fifth of the House, and thirty Sen
ators, or one-third of the Senate. The
united and enthusiastic efforts of such rep
resentation, composed as It Is of experi
enced, active, able men, can accomplish
any worthy object they undertake We are
here to lay our plans before jou, to ask
your advice, and to enlist jour co-operation.
Do jou question the merits of the
proposition? Consider for a moment what
the Louisiana Purchase has contributed to
the wealth and glory of the nation. In
1S90 It contained over one-fifth of our en
tire population, having Increased 48 C8 per
cent from 18S0 to 1S00, while the Increase
of the whole country during tho same
period was but 24.SG per cent. Between
ISM and IS'jO jour population grew- six
fold, while that of all the other States and
Territories only doubled At anything
near thf same rate of Increase the Louisi
ana J'urchasc will have over 22,000,000 peo
ple when this centennial celebration Is
held, and then the territory will be but
sparsely settled, its resources but partially
developed. Its population per square mile
is now only 9.79.
A Grcnt Wlient Crop.
"In 1S98 we raised the largest wheat crop
ever grown In this or any country 675,
000,000. The Louisiana Purchase contribu
ted over 57 per cent of it, and that was
over one-seventh of the wheat production
of the world. It also jieided over 43 per
cent of tho corn crop of 1898, over 45 1-2
per cent of the oats, over 46 per cent of
tho ha, over 55 per cent of the barley,
over 33 1-3 of the potato crop, over one
third of the live stock, and over one-sixth
of the cotton crop. It Is capable of pro
ducing enough to feed the civilized world.
In gold and silver alone the Louisiana Pur
chase has jieided since 1870 over eighty
times the fifteen million dollars Jefferson
paid for the territory, or $1,228,000,000.
"By the Census of 1S90 the wealth of the
Louisiana Purchase was $15,000,000,000, or
one thousand million of dollars for every
million of cost. For the last forty-eight
jears, since 1S50, the lands of the Louisiana
Purchase have been settled and Improved
at the rate of 10,000 acres per daj ; a re
markable progress, surely. And still the
story is not half told, the possibilities but
partly realized I come from the most
thlcklj settled and wealthiest State in the
purchase Missouri but within her bor
ders are thousands of acres of unfilled soil
and large areas of virgin forest", nnd in
estimable deposits of coal and lead and zinc
and stone awaiting tho construction of rail
roads and the emplojment of labor and
capital. The same can be said of everj
State and Terrltorj jou represent. Noth
ing will attract the attention of mankind
to such an extent as will an international
exposition. It is well worth the cost of
such an exposition to the countrj-, section,
State, or city in which it Is located. The
Paris Exposition, which will not open for
fifteen or eighteen months, and which has
bad many predecessors in that city, is al
ready drawing people and capitalists to
France, and will be visited by millions of
human beings. Calculate, if jou can, what
a similar exposition will do for the Lou
isiana Purchase and the whole United
States. Its educational benefits will fully
compensate for the labor and monej-. The
Centennial of 1S76 and Columbinn Exposi
tion of 1813, each imparted new impetus to
our progress, eacli elevated us in the esti
mation of the world, each raised the stand
ard of living, each increased our S3lf-es-teem
nnd self-reliance, and each marked a
new era In American art. The World's
Fair of '93 at Chicago was the marvel of
the world. A decade of the most pro
gressive era of science will have passed bj
1903, a decade already marked by Ameri
ca's brilliant victories on land and sea, a
decade already conspicuous for unpar
alleled growth oT our foreign commerce, a
decade stamped by unsurpassed prosperitj",
although ushered in by unwonted depres
sion and enervating despair. We tan find
no equal opportunity for demonstrating to
the world what a century of American civ
ilization and Western progress has done
for humanity Wc command more defcr
enco and enjoy a more genuine respect
from foreign nations than before we last
exhibited our American skill and prowess
'llie-iltre for Dlspllij.
"Such an exposition as we are planning
will be the scene of competition of the
highest mechanism of the world and the
theatre for the display of the best thought
of the age. Wc are willing to enter the
ll3ts with the first in every line of every
clime. Wc wish to commemorate the life
Total area of the United States m
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803
and services of the immortal Jefferbon and
to show our appreciation of the grand
principles be inculcated. The one hun
,irrlth nnniversarv of the Louisiana Pur
chase should be marked by the erection I
of a monument to Thomas Jefferson m
the capital or metropolis of every State
carved from the Louisiana territory. It
is our disgrace that nowhere within the
limits of the purchase, save at Columbia,
Mo , Is there a memorial to perpetuate the
virtues of that sage and patriot to wnom
we owe so much To the campus
of the University of Missouri, at
Columbia, has been transferred from Mon
tlcello the modest shaft designed by Mr.
Jefferson to mark his last resting place,
and upon Its face Is still legible the Mem
orable Inscription of his framing "Here
lies burled Tnomas Jefferson, framcr of
the Declaration of Independence, or the
Statute of Virginia for religious freedom,
and founder of the University of Virginia."
On other shafts to be erected by a grate
ful people there should be also Inscribed.
'While President of the United Slu-es. In
1803, he purchased from France tin. Lou
isiana Territory."
"But before on audience of statesmen
It is supererogation to speak of the work
of Jefferson. We arc met here to discuss
and devise means for commemorating that
work. There are many distingulshel leg
islators and others in this company from
whom we and the country should like to
hear. We are drawn together by a com
munis of interest, of duly, and of dolre
On behalf of St Louis I am autliorird to
cay and In this statement I am sustained
by substantially all of her progicssve,
public-spirited merchants, capitalists, crd
laboring men, the men who have made
that city what it is, and tvvent-five or
more of them are seated at this board I
am authorized to say that the elty of St
Louis pledges her people to raise at least
ten millions of dollars toward preparing
for such an International exposition as
will fitly commemorate the Louisiana Pur
chase, provided the Federal Government
will grant its recognition of the exposition
and will evidence its good will nnd sup
port by lending to the exposition company
five million dollars. You may hcdg.i this
loan about with such safeguards as jour
Judgment may determine. We have no ob
jection to jour making It conditional on
ten million dollars being previously p:o
vlded by the cit of St Louis, nor shall
we oppose the further condition that the
Tederal Government mutt be r'pall its
advance of five millions before an pay
ment Is made to the subscribers 01 to the
city of St. Louis.
The QucHtlon tsultinltf -d.
"Wo submit these suggestions for your
consideration, and should be pleased to
have jour views on the subject, either now
or at your convenience. The gentlemen
who have done the work and guided tho
movement up to this time endeavor to
realize the magnitude of the undertaking
outlined, but they arc fully resolve J to be
connected with nothing in the form of an
exposition that will bo second to any ever
bejel In this or any other country. The
Columbian Exposition bad expended atout
$20,000,000 when Its gates wore opened on
May 1, 1893. Wo think that with $15,000 -000
nnd the benefit of Chicago'c experience
wo can accomplish as much or more than
she did with $20,000,000. If our city and
her people are not willing to put up $10 -000,000
for this eclebation, then we have
lived there a third of a century without
learning their spirit then St. Louis is not
ready for an International exposition, anj
those now ndvoAitltrg it will abandon tho
undertaking. A body of earnest, energet
ic men, who aspire by proper motives, hiv
ing no selfish alms! sincerely desirous of
promoting the Krellf being of our fellows,
jealous of tho fcjrt Jrur section and States
have contributed toward the might anl
wealth and glory, pi the country, we ferl
that our cauEc Isjjuft and worthy; our
claims Ju-t ami oblslstent. We bespeak
jour active co-operation, feeling that we
have a right to-jdo.'sn. and confident that if
it is granted our; success is assured "
At the conclusion" of his speech. Governor
Francis called 'upem Representative Dolli
ver, who delivereiLa characteristic address.
Mr. Dolllver' Speech.
He said. "Mr. President: The nego
tiation of Thomas Jefferson's Adminis
tration for the purchase of Louisi
ana Is, after the adoption of the Constitu
tion, the most notable step In tho early
history of the United States. The Impor
tance of it, now within the. common ob
servation of all, was hardly realized at the
time except in the mind of Mr. Jefferson
himself and the far-sighted men who drew
their inspiration from him.
"The territory involved in the purchase
included the whole region betvveen the Mis
sissippi River and the Rocky mountains, a
region imperfectly known even to explor
ers, tho hidden resources of which are not
jet altogether brought to light. To us It
seems perfectly natural that the popula
tion of 1803 should have spread from the
seaboard, where the Revolution left it,
across the continent. But so completely are
the movement of events hidden from the
eje of man that even Mr. Jefferson him
self saw- only through a glass, darkly, the
stupendous continental advance of the English-speaking
race from the Alleghenles to
tho great river, and bejond to the Golden
Gate.
"He did not know the exact area which
he added to the national domain, but be
guessed in more than one letter that he
had doubled tho size of the United States
in a single transaction, and while his imag
ination gave him a dim outline of new
American States on both banks of the
river, his more EOber judgment looked for
ward to tho growth of the settlements
about its mouth, leaving the country above
and bejond for the occupation, under
treaties of removal, of tho tribes of In
dians, which had already become super
numerary In the older States.
"Ho does not appear to have enquired
very profoundly either into the legal or
the moral aspects of the case. Fortunately
for mankind, he was not a constitutional
Iavvjer, ready to dispose of the whole fu
ture of his country on a narrow and tech
nical Interpretation of a single sentence.
He appears to have had the whole transac
tion well toward Us consummation before
the lawjers Interrupted him, and if he had
taken counsel with John Marshall, then
two jears old on the Supreme bench, and
of whom William PInckney said, 'He was
born to be the Chief Justice of any country
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE-A COMPARISON.
1800
:
in which he liv'ed,' he would have avoided
the questions which troubled his mind,
lest he had 'done an act bejond the Con
stitution." "As it was, he fell Into the somewhat
absurd position of admitting the lack of
constitutional authority and seeking in
demnit for his action In the prospects of
an amendment of the Constitution to cover
!o Important a case The figure of speech
by which he described his action is a per
fect revelation of his state of mind on tho
subject.
'1 Ik- Mont- of 111 AVnrrt.
" 'It is," said he, 'the case of a guardian
investing the money of his ward. In pur
chasing Important adjacent territory; and
sajing to him, when of age. "I did this for
jour good, I pretend to no right to bind
jou jou maj disavow me, and I must get
out of the scrape as best I can, I thought
It my duty to rlBk myself for jou." Bjt,'
he added, with sublime confidence In the
good sense of his countrj, a confidence that
has never for a moment been shaken, "we
shall not be disavowed by the nation.'
"The amendment to the Constitution
which Mr Jefferson proposed, while it was
probably offered, was never seriouslj con
sidered, and the subsequent opinion of ths
Chief, Justice relating to these undefined
powers of the Constitution, very toon re
moved the whole subject out of the. fUld
of eontroversy and dispute
"It Is fortunate that at the very
threshold of our-national existence the
Government wad confronted with a variety
of bard problems, arid mastered them with
such a incisure iaf wisdom that the na
tion has to mo to years educated for deal
ing with the difficulties that always sur
round a grotviugicoihmunlty. No man can
doubt that wc haveJgone from strength to
strength through this century-long grap
ple with dangers' and the myriad creat ons
of anxiety and of fear.
"No people, not even the Romans of old,
ever bad to struggle with a worse case
than we had in our first government of
Louisiana The civilized population in the
neighborhood of New Orleans had passed
from the jurisdiction of one nation to
another so many times that they were
without patriotism In the sense of alle
giance to any country, while the scattered
tribes of wild Indians throughout the Mis
sissippi Vnlleylprese'ntcd n puzzle in po
litical ethics that must have more than
once led the author of the Declaration of
Independence to reconsider, at least for
pui poses of interpretation, the glittering
dogmas, borrowed from Rousseau, with
which our ancestors appealed to mankind
against the minlstrj' "f King George.
"Besides the Spaniards and the French
men, and the native populations, there v as
a figure crouched In every military post,
and in every frontier settlement, tho
weakest of them all, an enslaved race,
whose comings and goings were to be the
text and theme of political strife for moro
than half a century. It was enough to
appall even the brave, and make a panic
In the strongest hearts, as our fathers
looked the future in tho face, when they
drew- the plans and marked the lines upon
which their children took up that historic
march into the wilderness of America nnd
laid the foundations of twelve Common
wealths, every one of them moro Imperial
In size than New York; not counting In
dian reservations and tho Yellowstone
Park, In which we are serving rations to
the remnant of the aboriginal tribes and
the last of the Buffaloes.
The IlIchcH of tlie Soil.
"These are the States, which, at the end
of the century, arc making ready to cele
brate the original act which brought them
under Ihe flag of the United States.
They propose to assemble on tho
banks of the river of which Daniel
Webster sald 'It carries empires In so
lution,' In the metropolis of the South
west, and there celebrate the progress
which they have made, in the world's most
miraculous century. They will display the
riches of a soil raoro fertile than tho Nile,
the advancement of the Industrial arts,
all the bewildering triumphs of civiliza
tion.'' They Intend to invite the world to
come and see how a free people masters
Its opportunities and uses the hardships
that surround It to gain patience for all
burdens and strength for all duties. The
centennial of the Mississippi Valley, though
the cabin of the pioneer is to stand side
by side with the most marvelous novelties
of architecture, will not be altogether a
complacent exhibition of what has been
done; it will be also a prophetic revela
tion of what Is to be done In the future,
of tho broader life, the higher Ideals, the
nobler purposes that belong to the coming
century; of the loftier patriotism that has
put awaj- forever the barren motives of
strife and contention and dedicated itself
without reserve to the service of the Re
public. "Mr. Jefferson, answering those who
feared that the addition of Louisiana would
disturb the Union, said with parental solic
itude: 'The future Inhabitants of the At
lantic and the Mississippi States will be
our sons;' and unable to conceal the dread
which troubled the heart of every patriot
frcm Washington to Lincoln, he added the
pathetic benediction as ho thought of the
elder and younger sons differing among
themselves, 'God bless them both and keep
them in union, it, it b for their good, but
separate them If It be better.'
"As tho 'elder and jounger sons" of the
Union meet together on the banks of tho
Mississippi to think of the events which
surrounded the beginning of their national
life there will arise in millions of hearts
the devout thanksgiving that after infinite
sacrifices of treasure and of blood tho na
tion of America, delivered at length from
all doubts and all fears, has entered Into
tho larger faith, which, in tho midst of
perils and responsibilities, new and
strange, sees tho old flag of our fathers,
honored throughout the world, floating over
a united people; transfiguring with beauty
and with glory all the centuries that are to
come."
At the conclusion of Mr. Dollivcr's
speech Senator Teller was introduced by
the presiding officer.
Seiiutur Icller'ft fspcccli.
Ho said:
"Mr. President: It Is a source of grati
fication to meet so many representatives
of the Louisiana Purchase tonight. The
Administration of Thomas Jefferson has
S2,844 square miles.
897,931 square miles.
been the means of erecting a monument to
Ills memory greater than any of granite
that could have been erected a monument
living ever In the hearts of the people.
Jefferson represented to the fullest degree
the patriotism cf the fathers. His great
est act was the purchase of Louisiana. It
was impossible for Jefferson to have con
templated the ultimate results of that pur
chase. For if he had not consummated
the purchase when he did it would have
soon fallen Into the hands of Great Britain.
We would then have been forever handi
capped. Our growth would have never
reached what it Is now. Texas today would
have been a foreign power, as also would
California.
"Jefferson may be credited with having
secured to us every foot of country west of
the Mississippi.
"More than one-fourth of the precious
metals that are circulating around the
world as monej- came from west of the
Mississippi River.
"Representatives of the Louisiana Pur
chase could stand up today and claim with
out controversy that the country they rep
resented contributed more than their share
to circulation. Applause
"Jefferson received unlimited abuse for
bis alleged vlolntion of the Constitution b
his purchase. The newspapers of thit day
lampooned Mr. Jefferson, declaring the
countrj- was worthless.
"One little mining camp In my State
ha 3 sent out more than six times the
amount paid, In gold Everything in that
country the Almighty Lord made on a scale
to stimulate the best that was In man.
Labor was best rewarded there.
"Tho display that was to be made at
St. Louis would be made In such a way
that no one would be ashamed of the
Louisiana Purchase." Applause.
Governor Francis said the Colorado del
egates to the exposition said they wou'd
vote for St. Louis for the first exposition
' if Denver were to be selected as the city
In which to hold the second exposlt on.
Senator McEnery of Louisiana was the
next speaker.
enutor McUucrj Spent.
He said:
"Mr. President: I represent but a small
part of tho Louisiana Purchase. My State,
however, has been a potent factor in the
history of the United States The same
spirit of liberty that inspired her in 65
wa3 the same that inspires her people to
day. "The building still exists in New Orleans
which was once tho Spanish capitol. I
have often stood and gazed at the staff on
which the French flag had floated, but on
which the Stars and Stripes now wave, and
the wonderful advance of the country and
people have Impressed mo greatlj.
"The same people are still there, but
they have become Americanized
"In my opinion the fifteen States and
two Territories should demand that the
entire cost of the whole exhibition be paid"
by the Federal Government."
At the conclusion of Mr. McEnery's re
marks there was a demand for five-minute
speeches.
31r. I.wvln of AVnuliliiKtnn.
James Hamilton Lewis, Representative
from Washington, followed Mr. McEnery.
He said there was some doubt as to wheth
er his State was Included In the Louisiana
Purchase, but that such a doubt would not
prevent her citizens from giving the project
their hearty support.
Governor Francis humorously announced
that now all were satisfied the State of
Washington was really In the purchase.
Tho presiding officer. In his happiest
manner, presented as the next speaker
Senator Thurston of Nebraska.
Senator Thurntnn $penkn.
He said: "Mr. President. In all my ex
perience of Washington banquets there
has never been such a splendid banquet
with such a modest request attached to It.
"I prophesy and wish success to tho
great enterprise of the exposition. The
success of St. Louis Is due alike to the
splendid pluck of her business men, and
because her waterworks Is supplied and
her beer made from the waters of the Mis
souri River, filtered through the sands of
my own State of Nebraska.
"When the exposition Is prepared and
the assembled representatives of all the
earth have flocked to it, I must urga that
the old flag should not be forgotten. The
flag which proudly floats, unconquered, the
flag of the greatest nation of the earth."
Senator Berry of Arkansas followed Mr.
Thurston.
Senntor Ilerrjr Tnlkx.
He said: "Mr. President. I have been
struck by the splendid ability of the chair
man of the evening. Tho question of
tho constitutionality was swept away
when I was asked to sanction this enter
prise. The people of the surrounding
States claim an Interest in St. Louis.
Tho meeting of 1903 at St. Louis will be a
renewal of loyal and honored peoples."
Representative Morris of Minnesota was
called on but as he was not present former
Governor Merrlam. of that State, was
asked to speak and responded. Speaking4;
simply as a citizen, he pledged the cheer
ful support of the people of his State to
the proposed exposition.
Tho Stato of Kansas was spoken for by
Representative Curtis.
air. CnrtlM Spenk.ii.
He said: "Mr. President, in behalf of
tho great Stato of Kansas, I promise jou
that wo will not be long on advice or short
on substantial assistance. Kansas wants
an opportunitj- to show to the world the
wheat and corn and minerals she produces.
"No State produces handsomer women
and better men. I am surprised that St.
Louis is to return the $5,000,000 to be bor
rowed from the Federal Government. I
always thought St. Louis kept the Ten
Commandments and everything else she
laid her hands on. Laughter.
"If that city finds it impossible to bor
row tho five million from the Federal Gov
ernment, I will pledge Kansas to loan it."
Senator Shoup of Idaho spoke very
briefly. Ho congratulated the delegation
on the success which he knew- would be
achieved, and pledged the support of his
State to the exposition.
The State of Montana was next called on
by Governor Francis and Senator Carter
responded.
Senntor Carter' Speech.
He said: "Mr. President, no mention
has been mado of the tremendous capacity
for oratory that is included in the Louisi
ana Purchase.
"The people of Missouri have monopo
lized the mining Industry of my State to
an extent that has often excited my envy.
Many of the granite structures In St. Louis
were erected from the dividends of those
mines.
"One single piece of gold-producing
property, covering only eighty acres. In
Montana, is quoted in the markets of the
world at $55,000,000. It Is opportune
that tho people of that Imperial territory
west of the Mississippi River should come
together and in a proper way show what
they have done since 1803.
"Mr. Chairman, we will be with you,
heart and soul, at St. Louis."
The State of Wyoming was represented
at the banquet by Representative-elect
Mondell. He wished the enterprise suc
cess and pledged his State. He was proud
to have been born In St. Louis; he was a
product of the Louisiana Purchase. He was
with the proposition, heart and soul.
Nor'h Dakota was spoken for by Repre
sentative Johnson, lie came from the
geographical centre of the Louisiana Pur
chase, and gave the statistics of the great
wheat crop of bis district. He then pledged
the support of his State to the enterprise.
Judge Burke, Representative from Tex
as, gave a hearty endorsement to the ex
position and said Texas would be there.
Representative Shafroth, of Colorado,
was next called upon.
Sir. Sliafrolli.
He said: "Mr. President, three propo
sitions have been demonstrated first, that
the Louisiana Purchase was a fitting sub
ject of celebration; second, that St. Louis
was the right place to hold the celebration,
and the third proposition is that Con
gress will certainly vote the loan which is
to be asked for. I further believe that the
United States ought to put up a perma
nent building at St. Louis in addition to
the loan and there exhibit the products of
the great West."
Sccretnry Hitchcock:.
Secretary Hitchcock was then introduced
amid prolonged applause. His remarks
were very brief. He spoke of his resi
dence in Russia for the past fifteen
months, and said that all ejes were fo
cused on this vast country. The United
States was now in the front rank of all
nations, and he predicted great success to
the cxposifon.
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, was next In
troduced. Sir. Simpnon SpeaKs.
He said: "Mr. President, I noted that
as the toastmaster announced that St.
Louis would raise $10,000,000 a murmur
ran through the audience. Those who
murmured must come from the East.
That amount was a mere bagatelle to St.
Louis.
"The city I represent (Medicine Lodge)
is one of the newer great cities of tho
West. It is the most famous city in all
the Union for the production of great men.
Three who have seats around these tables
hall from my city, yet one member of
Congress is absent. In conclusion I want
to say that Kansas needs no one to tell
of her achievements. She always stands
as the political thermometer of the entire
Union always leading in reform.
"The great speculators in wheat and
corn alnajs look to Kansas.
"My State wants a wide and broad space
at the exposition, for when she wa tzes
into that great show- she will need more
room than any other State in the Louisana
Pua-base."
The last speaker of the evening was
Commissioner Peek to the Pans Exposi
tion. lVrillnnilil PeL.
He said- "Mr. President, I am a firm
believer In Industrial expositions, and con
gratulate the committee on the grat
event they are to commemorate. I kco-v
the enterprise will be a great success.
The American exhibit in Paris will be
taken to Pekln, China, and perhaps to the
Philippines, and then It will be Just in
time to visit St. Louis in 1903."
The thanks of the committee were ex
tended and the banqueters said good night.
Tilt tit. LouIn Uilc-Kiitio!i.
The following representatives from the
city of St. Louis were present, who, in
fact, were the hosts of the occasion.
I It. Francis, former Governor o( Missouri
and e b"cntarj of the 1-tterlor in VIr. ClevLlanil's
last Cabinet, and Ctulinian of the World's
Fair Kxciuti'c Committee, Howard hi
liott. General Manager Burlington Koute; Vcator
Morton, Chairman Vlisroun Nrrtate Committee on
Worlds Fair, Iteprreutatirc Hall, C'haitnun
Missouri House of Hepre ntative Committee
on World's Fair; C II -.-H-ntcr, l'reot.lect Na
tional Hallway Comiianj. K. Orr. l. n.ral
Acint II L (. S. W It. It . Jonathan Kur.
Hlee. Stix A. Co.; J. J W eltheipier. Wrrthrimer
Swarts bhoe Co.: J. C an IUarvi.ni. no I"ri
dent of the Hank of (Vmiiucrie, M Uvui. I.
bhapleigh, of the Mupleigh HaiUware t .-ni
1'lerre Chouteau. Chairman of the WirM lair
Committee of Turn Hundred. J II. Huvm.
Chairman cf the JlrmWrikbip (toeamittre, W .
McChecney, of the Iaxnltl afxl .-lllr Itai,
road. I.eo Hasateur former I'rotat. JUe ,f
St UjuIi; Frank Hill ( mmuiooe- of Um.4,
etc, tf Arkansas, E I. Kulnn. PrrslaVnt Latin
Amcllran Club, M Lcuis. WIN Urr s(
LouU l!rrtio Ac.at.3iit Cetre It Wri;' t
of the William liarr Dry Covda Cosu(nyt L
W. Stephen, ef Columbia, iloi Hyroa N'us-ent,
of Xngent &. tiro. Dry Goods Co.; L. It. Wllfley,
Attorney; James Cox, Secretary cf World's Fair
Executive Committee.
Other Missoarlan were John Perry, of Kan-as
City; AV. J. btone. former Governor of Miwuri;
1L .V. Darn. L. D. Dozler, a A. .-raldinc I.
C. Nugent, Jfoei Greenwood, Jr . ItolU Well.
Henry nice, John N'ugent, Walter Hutchins. I),
n. Koblnson, President of the St. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad; B1U S. l'epper, W S.
Swinuley, Charles Thaw. IL D. Ilrplum, Jr r
ltichard M. Johnson. J. Ilanray. v. ice President
and Manager of the Wabash Kaitroad; Wilton C
Smith, Chicago, III.; Festua J Wade. Kngrne
McQuinlm. D. D. Itoblnson, H. T. Kent, Ureck.
Jones. W. C. Perry, Ft. Scott, Kan., and
Lafajcttc Younjr, Pes. Moines, lowa.
The Invited Cursts.
Tho following gentlemen were Invited,
nearly all of whom were present:
Arkansas Senators James K. Jones and James
II. Berry, ltepresentatives Philip IJ. MeCulIocb.
John S. Little, Thomas C McKae, William h.
Terrr, Hugh . Dinsmore, and Brundidge. lr.
Colorado Senators Henry M. Teller and E. O.
Wolcott. Representatives John F Shafroth and
John C HelL,
Iddlio Viutors Georue L. Sboup and Henry
Heitfeld. Representatives James Uunn. of the
Fifiy-nllh CongreM, and Edgar Wilson, of the
Fifty-sixth Corjress.
Iowa Senators William B. Mlison and John 11.
Gear. Representatives Samuel M Clark. Georxe
M. Curtis. David II Hemler-on. Thomas UpdeKralT,
Robert G. Cousins, John F. taeey. John A. T.
Hull. William P. Hepburn. AIra L. Hazar. J. P.
Dollirer, Corge I. Perkins, of the Kilty fifth
Congress, and Thomas lleihte. Jueph K. Lane.
Gilbert N. Haughen. --mith MePhenon. and Lot
Thomas, of the HI ty sixth Congrew.
Kansas Senators Yt illiam A. Harris and Lucien
Baker. Representatives Cae Broderick. Mason
S. Peters. K. it. Ridgely. Charles Curtis. W D.
X incent, N. B. MtCoimUk, Jemr Mmpson. and J.
D. Botlin, of the Kilty fifth Congie-s; W J.
Ballej. J. M. Miller. W. A. I'cader. J. D.
Bowersoek. W. A Calderhead, and C. L Lonj,
of the Fifty sixth Corgresa.
Louisiana senators Donclson Caffery and Sam
uel D. McEnery. Representatives Adolph Merer,
Robert C. Barer. Robert V. Hronsard. Harry W.
Ogden. Samuel T. Baird. and Saimiel VI Robert
son, of the Fifty Rfth Congress, and Plaruir
Brczeals, of the llfty sixth. Congre-s.
Minnesota Senators Cuahman K. DasU and
Knutc kelson. Representatives James A Tawney,
James T McCleary, Joel 1. Heatwole, F Stev
ens. Loren Fletcher, Page Moms, and Frank M.
Ed.Ir.
Missouri Gov. Lrn V. Stephens. "Vnators
Francis vi. Cockrell and Geonre ;. est Rep
resentatives James T. Lloyd, Robert V Ilodme,
Alex. 31. DoeVery. Charles F. Cwhran, William
S. Cowherd. I). A. De Vrmond, James ( ooney,
Richard P. Bland. Clump Clark. Hiehard Bartli
oldt. Charles W Joy, diaries K I'earee, Kdivard
Roll.. W. I) andner, and M K. Ik-nton. of the
Fifty flflh Congress, and William W Ructrr and
John Boughcrtv of the Fifty sixth Corirrc.
Montana Senators Thoma3 11. Carter and Lee
Mantle. Representative Charles S. Hartman. of
the Fifty ftli Conres, and A. J Campbell, of
the Fifty Uth Corisrrss.
Nebraska Senators John M. Thursun ar I Will
iam V. l.en. Representatives Jease B M -od.
Hand II. Mereer, Samuel Maxwell. W ilium L.
Stark, It. I) Sutherland, W illiam 1- Greets, of th
Fitly fifth Corgress, and FJmer J. Bur- tt acJ
John s Robinson, of the" Fifty-sixth C'onxrsi
oith Dakota Senators II. C llarcbrough and
W. ?. Roach. Representative Martin V Jo'ni-rftn.
of the Fiftv fifth Congress, and B. F. Spa'alir.?, of
the i lftv sixth Congress.
Ore gen Senators corge W. MeBrlde and J seph
Simon. Representatives Thomas II Temple and
William R. Llhs. of the Fittr fifth Conra, and
M. . Moodv. of the Fifty sixth Conjees.
South Dakota Senators Junes II. Kvle ami
Richard F. I'ettlgrew. Representatives John E.
Kelley and Freeman Knowie. of the Fiftv fifth
Congress: It. J. Gamble and C. II. Barke, of the
i Ifty sixth Congress.
Texas Senators Roger Q. Mills and Horace
Chilton. Representatives Thomas II. Ball, bam
Bronson Cooper, R. C. DeGraHenreid, John W".
Cranford, Joseph W. Bailer. R. E. Barke. J L.
Harden, R. L. Henry. S. W. T. Lanham, J. D.
Savers (Governor elect). R. B. Haw ley, Itodolph
Kleberg, and John R. Ster hens, of the Fifty flflh
Corgress. and J. L. Sheppard and A. S. Burleson,
of the Fifty sixth Congress.
Washington Senators John L. Wilon and
George Turner; Representatives James Hamilton
Lewis, and William C". Jones, of the Fifty flflh
Congress; F. W. Cushman and W. L. Jones, ot
the Fifty sixth Congress.
Wyoming 'enators Clarence D. Clark and
Francis . Warren. Representatives John C Os
borne, of the Fifty flflh Congress; F. W. Mondell,
of the Fifty sixth Congress.
Oklahoma Delegates James Y. Callahan, of the
Filty-flfth Congress, and Dennis Fiynn, of the
Fiftj sixth Congress,
In addlticn there were present:
Mr. Justice Brewer, Washington, D. C : Mr.
Justiee White. Washington, 1) C ; Mr. Milaon
Hutchms. Richard C. Kerens. Walter B. Steven-,
William H Vnnin, Justin McGrath. W. b. Daniels,
Althur J. IWge, E. C. Snider. W. A. lMard.
Charles A Fdvrard-s. S. W. Habercom, R. U.
Mathews, and Frank Michinard.
HOW IT BEGAN".
Itlstorj of Ihe Orcnnlzntlon of the
Centennial Celebration.
The Louisiana Purchase Centennial Con
vention was held at the Southern Hotel,
in St. Louis, 10th and 11th of last January.
A permanent organization was effected by
the appointment for president of Mr. J.
C. Milltman, Lieutenant Governor ot Iowa;
for vice president. Hon. C. C. Rafter, ot
Wyoming, and for secretary. James Cox,
of Missouri, with honorary vice presidents
representing each State and Territory in
the purchase.
The following States were represented,
one delegate for each State at large: Ar
kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana.
Minnesota. Missouri. Montana, Xebraska,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Wyoming.
Extracts from the report of the com
mittee on resolutions, which was unani
mously adopted, follow:
Whereas o important an event as the cen
tennial annivcr-ary of the acquisition by the
I'nitcd State cf America of the territory known
as the Louisiana Purchase should be fittirgly cele
brated and cxmmeniorated in some appropriate
war tliat would let represent the improvement,
development, and growth, not only of the great
central Wt-t, but of our entire country, durira;
the lat hundred years and a!o foreshadow in
some degree the jossibibtics tlut mar b
achieved under the banrer ot freedo-u and progress
durinj: the next century; and
Whereas we believe that this object can be
Kst aceomi Ii-hed bv an exposition, international
in it, iliaracter. where the products of the
labor, skill, genius, lndastry, and enterprise of
our omt-v are brougl t into close comparison
with those of all other countries, where th
peoples of tl e earth can have an opportunity
to behold and stud the mighty impress which
the influence of liberty makes upon the progress
of man; and, in this great eonte-t, where the
world is the field, this wonderful valley, ex
tending from the semi tropical sea on the south
to the semi frozen regions of the north, will
gladH submit its progress and achievements foe
the li'st century of its growth in friendly com
petition with the results of many centuries in
'he o?der world: and
Whereas It would be iest and proper that such
exposition should t held dunnff the years 1'jOJ
and l")l at ome suitable place within the tern
tor covered bv the I.ouisiana Purchase where it
would be most accessible and convenient for the
people of this country, therefore, be it
Resoliid. That the acquisition of the Louisiana
Purchase should lm commemorated bv an interna
tional exposition in the ears VMS ard 11)01.
Resolved. That such exposition should be held
at some suitable place within the territory cov
ered bv the L.uisiara Purchase, where it would In
most accessible and convenient for the people of
this country.
Resolved. That the United States Government,
each of the states and Territories, and all foreig-v
nations and countries should I invited to assist
and paituipate in such exi"Osition.
Hesclve.1. That we nccmmeml that the Congress
of the I nited States be asked to make suitable
appro nation to aid in making such an exposi
tion a grand success, and that each State and
Tcrntorv le requested to aid in making suitable
displays for their respective Commonwealths.
On a roll call ot States for location ot
the convention, sixty-nine votes were re
cotded for Si. Louis and eight for Nev.
Orleans, the Missouri delegation asking to
be excused from voting. On motion or Mr.
Calhoun, of Louisiana, the selection of St.
Louis was made unanimous.
An executive committee was appointed
with three representatives from each
State and Territory included in the Lou
isiana Purchase, to be nominated by tho
respective delegations, with power to act
in the absence of the convention
On the evening of January 10 a banquet
was held In the large dining hall at, the
Southern Hotel and ISO plates were laid.
Stirring speeches were delivered by the
mayor of St. Louis, Hon Lafayette Young,
of Iowa. Gee. John W Noble, former Sec
retary of the Interior. Judge Frank Hill,
of Little Rock. Ark Hon I) a Francis.
Chairman of the Kxecutlve Committee.
Mr J. T. O'Donnell. of Denver Col J.nd
othcru
On Ihe following day resolutions were
adopted railing upon the legislatures ot
the different State Included In the pur
ihaa to aselst In the work.
The fellow log resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
Kesolrrd. That ll Is the Judgment of ihu ron.
rmi si that tsi order to insure ihe mux-css cf the
Intetrut. at raptbts in boetvr f the centra
n a f the pur. nase cf the Louts ana territory on
a sea. st n y f it Jmicrt2lu it wul be b.kes-
(Contlnced on Ninth rage )
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