Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1890 — DEPEW ON THE FAIR. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DEPEW ON THE FAIR.

THE NEW-YORKER SPEAKS IN THE CHICAGO AUDITORIUM. Reasons for Holding an Exhibition in Celebration of the Quadro-Centennial of America’s Discovery—The Address Listened To by a Brilliant Audience. Chicago dispatch: Chauncey M. Depew’s speech at the Auditorium, under the auspices of the Chicago Press Club was the eveut of the week. The vast building was crowded and many of the distinguished men of the city and State were in the audience. The subject of. the popular orator was “The World’s Fair,” and he did ample justice to it. When the prolonged applause with which the distinguished guest of the Press Club was greeted had ceased that gentleman advanced a step or two nearer the footlights, as if to be in closer communion with his auditors, and began his “talk” with no further preliminaries than to explain that he was iil and hardly equal to tiie occasion. Indeed he evidently was not expecting to face such an audience as he saw before him. Possibly he had just a tinge of “stage fright,” for his first few sentences were uttered in a voice which hardly penetrated to the depths of the great hall. But his voice seemed to strengthen as he progressed, and he soon had everybody en rapport with him. It was soon evident that he was prepared to furnish an oratorical feast, and he did it. His remarks were frequently interrupted by applause, which at times was extremely enthusiastic. Speaking of the benefits to be derived from the fair Mr. Depew said: “Above and beyond the material results of this exhibition will be its stimulating influences upon the patriotism of the people and the unity of the nation

itisoneof tbe parodoxest of progressthat diffuse and universal intelligence tends to provincialism and local pride, and the refinement of the inte-Weet toarrgles and points. There was a time when the Weekly Tribune reached every town in the West, and Horace Greeley’s opinions were the bond of common sentiment and' national union, but the press associations distribute with impartial hand the news of the world to the newspapers of every e-ity in the land. The result is that the journals of every town goto the public only as far as the train can carry them during the morning hour or before the family clock strikes the • note for retiring. Universal circulation all over the country is- no longer possible to any newspaper, and* the-edli-torlais of the local press mold the opinions of their people-. Under these conditions the New York editor does not write for Chicago, nor the Chicago editor for St. Louis. If tho Eastern or Western, or the Southern or Pacific coast press treat at all the interests- of other sections it is too often in atn unifriendly and critical spirit. It is- in a tone which depreciates- or assails their distant countrymens and makes them, not only rivals, but enemies. From this cause multitudes in the east believe the West given up. .wholly to the pursuit of money, and deficient in the culture and refinement of long organized and intelligent communities, Multitudes in the West regard! the people ©>f the East as effete and; weak—excrescences upon the body .politic-, or leeches in the form of gold bugs and coupon cutters. The press of the South inculcates a sectional pride and sen- | sitiv.eness which suspect an enenay in | the mildest critic and hostility in every other section. But the fierce light of universal publicity which will! beat upon this exhibition and the commingling here of citizens from every part of the union will do much to demonstrate that we are one people, with common interests and a common destiny. With the broad, generous, and catholic spirit which will inspire visitors to this exhibition, the West will discover that the East, with its conservatism, intellectuality, and prosperity, has not lost its vigor, and the East will find that the West, with its stalwart force and push and drive, is abreast with the East in intelligence, culture, and refinement. While the East and the West will meet the South here with fraternal greetings and reciprocal respect the representatives from every State will learn anew the lesson that peace, prosperity, and power can be strengthened and perpetuated only in the federal union. Let this international fair be held; let the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus be celebrated; let it be commemorated by an industrial exhibition grander in extent and volume than any ever seen before; lot the old world know what their children have done in the new? let the stars and stripes float from every roof and turret and flagstaff; the bands announce the opening and closing of the fair each day with the inspiring strains of our national anthem, and we will seperate from this grand communion impressed more deeply than ever before with the fact that the proudest title on earth is that of an American citizen.” The visit to Montreal of the Duite and Duchess of Connaught terminated yesterday afternoon, the party leaving at 3 o’clock for the Caspadia, N. 8., fishing grounds q>Sir George Stephens.

CHAUNCY M. DEPEW.