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to the period that is represented by that castle there. Go back to the time 

 when the robber Barons built their baronial castles all over Europe, and 

 go and dig beneath their foundations and see what you find. Nothing in 

 comparison with the civilization here represented. Proud and happy coun- 

 try! Great and glorious are her institutions. But the responsibilities that 

 rest upon us here to-day are exceedingly great. The responsibilities are 

 measured by our advantages, and those who are to come after us will and 

 have a right to expect much of us. 



Only a word or two more and I will not detain you further. I heartily 

 thank these gentlemen here for giving me the opportunity to appear before 

 you, and I speak here with pride and say that Sacramento should be proud 

 of this grand temple, dedicated to the arts and sciences, to the elevation 

 and refinement of your State. The annual Fair brings together from every 

 quarter of this great State men and women to unite to assist the progress, 

 the prosperity, and the honor of the State of California. Gentlemen, long 

 may you be proud of this land, long may you pursue this course, and as 

 returning years may come, may this hall be still more beautiful, with more 

 fruits and flowers, more things of beauty and worth, so that you all may 

 indeed be proud of it. 



Thanking you, ladies and gentlemen, for your attention to the few 

 remarks that I have made, I beg leave to retire. 



