140 New Yokk at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



VI. 



Hark to the march of the millions whose murmurous work songs arise 



at the dawn, 

 Humming and throbbing and clanking their looms and their engines till 



day has withdrawn, 

 Chaining the forces of earth and of air as their slaves for the saving of toil. 

 Seeking new secrets and heaping up trophies of science in spoil upon spoil. 

 What can withstand them, what can o'ermatch them in prowess and riches 



and pride ? 

 Wonder not, then, that new millions are pouring upon us on tide after 



tide — 

 Pale-fronted millions grown bitter from holding the stirrups and bridles 



of kings. 

 Praying but light and a spade in the open — for manhood that labors and 



sings. 

 Oh, for these newly-come brothers and sisters, yea, for ourselves, let us ask, 

 Have we not grander and brighter a guerdon to offer than song with a 



task? 

 What to grow richer in gold till our eagles outnumber our tassels of com. 

 If in the land of the eagle our souls cannot soar on the wings of the morn V 

 What to grow mightier, huger and greater, many as sands of the sea, 

 If we grow not even better and purer, happier, gladder, more free ? 

 Free with a freedom of sunshine and breezes, glad as the waters that leap, 

 Happy as love on the lips of a maiden, and pure as an infant asleep. 

 Glory abounding, 

 Joy resounding, 

 Between the oceans, 'neath the dome above; 

 Land of the strong. 

 To thee belong 

 Forever and forever light and love. 



The next orator was Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, who spoke as follows : 



One of the most interesting as well as important incidents of the mam- 

 moth and marvelous exhibition has been the celebrations. National, State 

 and civic. While the governments of Europe are imposing additional 

 burdens upon already over-burdened people to increase their great mili- 

 tary and naval forces, while the world outside of the United States is 

 either an armed camp or engaged in active hostilities, these emulous and 

 friendly meetings of conflicting races within these walls demonstrate the 

 possibilities and illustrate the hopes of the world for civilization and peace. 

 Great Britain and Russia, Germany and France, Italy and Austria may, 



