Show THE OF GENIUS f THE four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of america will be celebrated by a great exhibition in washington the south american states have already declared their intention of taking part in it this will undoubtedly do in drawing closer alie bonds of good feel in existing between these states anil our own country it is especially appropriate that aliis anniversary should be celebrated in alie united states these united states must be recognized as alie most eventful result of tho discovery of the new continent this fact ia recognized in tho general use of the term american generally applied all alie people in north and south america are entitled to the name american but in practice its use is limited to designate alie people of lie united they are tho americans par excellence this country has made the greatest grea teat material progress of any country on the continent it lias done so because of its situation and its providential constitution the written constitution of alie united states was in perfect accord with alie real condition of alie people the constitution recognized all as equal and this was sul in accord with the facts aliis has not been the case with the republics of south america their constitutions havo not been in accord with the real conditions of tho people an attempt was made not to make a constitution ution in accordance with the real facts but according to a pro conceived idea alie result has been that the government does not work well |