The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-06

sWeeter far to indulge in tho
sures of Hope. FaireSt of the t pea
sisters, she folds her bright S SiiIee
around US, and presides over nss
happiest moments, and Whit ouf
listen to her often Elusive sou NO
we are satisfied and happy in 49, .ngs.l
Of delusions and disappointmpag5,,.s
which are the common lot of ne aI
L claim that every man can wI
out his own future, and the fnfUULLA
OF states is but the work of ber Nt
citizens. Utah is the land az S wa
adoption, our fortunes, our fntUUSE
are cast with her. Let me- fsss
aside the veil that hides that tutSr.
from US, and pass it before yon5s
panoramic view. With all her san.
and daughters enlisted in the canso
OF the commonwealth, it is fulI N
richness and promise, I see ber
Strlding forward to the place which
she deserves and which is omen fo-
her. Beautiful upon her mountain
tops and peaceful and prosperous
among her valleys, l see her the
Youngest and faiTeSt of our natl onal
slslerhood of states, her brow
Wreathed with the frnits
OF every cline, sheaves of plenty
Ia her arms, and her lap heaped
with shining gold and silver. sea
palaces sprlnging up in the wilder.
ness, fruitful farms wrested from
lonely valleys, and glowing treas
ures from r0ck-ribbed Mills, ] sea
her the Mecca of all the states
around. and through her manufsc-
tories, her schools, her colleges. her
railroads and her traffic, see her-
queen city levying willing tribUts
on all her neighbOrs. I see tina
genius of solitude, which for ages
has stood upon her lonely mountain
tops, recording untold centuries Of
desolatiOn and solitude, supplanted
by the genius of civilization, beal.
ing alOft the torch of liberty and
learning, to light in the coming cea.
turtles of advancement and prosper.
ity. l see the land peOpled BY
strong sons of Anak, Representing
the highest type of manhood sprung
from the Quickened intelligence and
warmed heart of the frOntiersmaa,
made larger, stronger, more liberal
and more fraternal by common
perils and common struggles. MyI
cOuntTymenl This is no picture Of
fancy. 1t is for US to be she
Raphaels and COrregios to paint il
in enduring cOlors on imperishabi
canvass. This favored land will Be
what we make it. Inspired by sW
past history, and melted by the act
and deeds of dead and living here's
and statesmen, it is possible for Z
to reproduce the lost Atlantis.
is possible for US to build I'D !
state whose code of Lawn
and manners shall make it a
model one, and while we compel
these valleys to yield up their
fruits, they will reproduce
another and a sturdier English ye0-
many and while we i'Storm these
hills for their treasures" these
free and untrammeled mountains
will produce a herOic and GOd-like.
race of liberty-loving men. So eele-
brate this blessed day with Voice
and heart and soul, and may it go be
celebrated for centuries to come.
Ring our your bells, fire your gRns,
and let every orator be worthy Of
bis theme.
''Riug on! the false, ring in the true,
Ring out the old, ring ia the new"
The first sentiment express ed was
The President Of the United
States" This was responded to by
Colonel PettigreW, as follows, the sp
plause being generous.
Mr. President, Ladies and Ge@tEs.
mefa: 1t was expected that the
Chairman of the Utah Commission,
Governor Ramsey, would be present
on this occasion and respond to The
sentiment. "The President Of the
United States" and it would have
been more appropriate for him to
have done so, but it became neceS-
sary that he should return to ais
home in Minnesota sooner than be
expected, hence the duty deVOlTes
on me to say a few words in re
spouse. The President of the
United SlaCes. How significant
the expression! How exalted the
pOsitiOnl To be the President Of q
great country like this, embracing
the whole continent and set between |
the two oceans like a gem, is no
small affair. He is called BY the
free choice of the people to, in my
opinion, the most exalted POSITION
on earth. The glitter, glare and TN
selled grandeur attending the laN
coronation of the Car OF all ths
Russias pales into insignltlcanee
when compared with the republican
simplicity of the Inauguration o.
an American President-standing
upon the east front OF the capitOl&
Washington and locking into th'
upturned faces of acres of freemen
each in himself having around hin +
all the elements that makes him s.
free as the President himself. When +
this high Office is filled by 3 man
combining the highest order Of
American craftsmanship, it 9e'
comes so adorned as to have d.
equal in all this wide world
AS to the present incumbent, Pes
idenU Arthur, I take pleasure u
saying that he has filed The position
with houor to himself and WIN
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