Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn.

In the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of lives have been lost. Does it not sometimes seem as though every work of enduring value, in the material as in the moral world, must needs be purchased at the cost of human life? Let us recall with kindness at this hour the work of those who labored here faithfully unto the death, no less than of that great army of men who have wrought, year in and year out, to execute the great design. Let us give our meed of praise to-day to the humblest workman who has here done his duty well, no less than to the great engineer who told him what to do.

Which line from the excerpt is an example of objective language?

In the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of lives have been lost.
Does it not sometimes seem as though every work of enduring value . . . must needs be purchased at the cost of human life?
Let us recall with kindness at this hour the work of those who labored here faithfully unto the death . . .
Let us give our meed of praise to-day to the humblest workman who has here done his duty well . . .

Objective language is the use of language or words in such a way that the speaker does not express any emotion, feeling, opinion, or personal beliefs. Rather, the statement will be completely devoid of any personal bias and based on data and quantifiable results.

In the given excerpt from the "Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn, the sentence that contains an objective language is in his opening lines. The sentence "[I]n the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of lives have been lost." This statement simply puts forward the data, the facts of the bridge's construction, and does not stem from the Mayor's own opinions or emotions.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.