Show A trip through the gov building diw CHEAT CHICAGO FAIR S 1 s uncle sams exhibits perfect alt methods or our form or government simply but clearly shown chicago july 20 STANDARD correspondence pon dence uncle sam makes an exhibit at tho worlds fair and as ho never doea anything without doing it well ho makes a first class exhibit it is arranged in a systematic manner and is throughout every department of the government is here represented the army the navy and all the departments make a most interesting show the army department shows everything in tho ordnance line and all implements of war offensive and defensive of past and modern times ot all the wara in which the united states has taken part are to be found in this department and they are most interesting te in character an old cannon captured by lafayette in person at yorktown is shown lafayette it is eaid recognized piece when he came to tins country in 1825 by an in deu tation which had been mado in the eide of the cannon by a shot several old pieces captured in the war of 1812 and in alio war with mexico form nn interesting feature atthe exhibit another interesting portion of this exhibit is the ordnance department showing tho mode of manufacturing guns and ammunition A largo amount of machinery is kept going all alie time and expert workmen are engaged in the manufacture of rifles and all kinds of nm A great many interesting relics of the early days of the government are shown niso many photographic copies of letters written by washington among are some of alie earliest documents sent by him to the senate his first cabinet and the justices of the court etc in connection with these a historical fact is brought out that many people are not familiar with and that is that the senate for several years at the beginning 0 the government met in executive session at all times all executive and legislative business being transacted behind closed doors and it was not until the fourth congress that it met with open doors another important fact is eliat the president used to meet with thee enato bior the consideration ot the executive business in the department of justice thiera may be seen all the portraits of the chief justices and associate justices of the united states it is a most interesting collection of portraits of notable men and one can spend several hours very profitably studying cheso portraits another interesting thing in the government exhibit is two official state papers showing the administration of the govern men tin 1876 at the time of tho centennial and in 1892 at the dedication of the worlds fair aliese elate papers contain the signatures of the president his cabinet the supreme court and alie members of the senate and the house of representatives all these signatures were signed by the individuals divi duals themselves and they form very interesting state paper the of alie john T balne appears on the paper for 1892 ihmie united states fish commission an interesting exhibit of tho fish austry of alie states the beof hatching the fish in the fish is and practically oyid i abt tho food fisli and and absi ia the treasury department makes a very interesting chow of the coins of the united states and nil the currency that lias been issued since the 0 the government A coining machine is kept going all the time striking off brass souvenir coin of the exposition which ia sold for 25 cents each thy exhibit in this department is exceed ainaly interesting and one can spend licurs liours going through this exhibit alone and learn the mode of doing business which ie in the department at washington the interior agriculture navy state and postoffice post office departments make very crestine int exhibits the postoffice post office department contains many interesting features of tho things shown from the dead letter office are very curious indeed A great deal of money and property of value is collected in this department every year until a large fund has accumulated belongs to no one but is held by the government in trust for the owners alio never appear the smithsonian ian institute makes a characteristic exhibit that ia very interesting to a great many visitors the exhibit is peculiar in many features and students especially find it very attractive taken all together the government exhibit from beginning to end is ono of the most features of alie worlds fair one feels a greater interest in governmental affairs after going through the government building and viewing the exhibits of taft several departments you are impressed with the apparent desire to benefit the citizen it is manifest the exhibit that the government sed states is a government of the people by the people and for alio people and it never was more clearly exemplified than by the exhibit that uncle sam makes at the worlds fair foreigners are impressed with the simplicity of our government form and at the same time they appreciate its stability an englishman remarked the other day after going through the government building that there was no reason why the government of alie united states should not stand forever as it was the simplest in form and most stable in character of any government he knew of JOHN |