Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-21

l. III.
10 you we owe the location of the Sol
diers' Home here, wrested from striving
and strong competitors entirely through
your espousal of our claims. To you.
also, We owe the establishment of the
headquarters Of the Military Department
OF Arizona in our city. Knowing by
these works what your public spirit led
you to do and would have Continued do
ing, l, as Mayor OF the CITY.
reiterate my sincere sorrow that
we are to lose 80 valuable a
citizen. We all feel proud, however.
that your leaving us is only because Of
your advancement in the scale of military
promotion. Los Angeles, in giving YOU
up to San Francisco, sends 10 her sister
metropolis the greeting: "We have lost
a noble citizen you have gained one.
Value him as we do and you will have
cause for pride and graduation"
General Miles then arose from his
chair amid round of applause, and
placing his hand upon the hilt OF the
sword which he had presented to him
by the citizens of Arizona, in recognition
OF his services in the memorable cam
paign against the Apaches, spoke as fol-
lows:
GENERAL MILES SPEECH.
II feel very deeply the honors YOU have
seen fit to bestow on me this evening and
though feel that they have not been
fully deserved, assure YOU that I fully
appreciate and reciprocate them. I
came into your midst three wears ago
and was received with marked distinc-
ton, with more than cordial hospitality
and to feel that l have retained
your good wishes is to me extremely
gratifying. During my twenty-seven
years of service no station to which |
have been assigned has been more pleas
ant to me than this one but as a promi-
nent military man has said, The life of
a soldier is one of eternal adieus.' When
1 take my departure from you on the
morrow l will carry with me the recol-
lections of many happy moments here,
and shall always recall my service in
Los Angeles with feelings of the greatest
pleasure. In assuming my new respon-
sibilities it would not be safe for me to
boast, for it is not admirable for man
to boast at all, his merits and demerits
will soon make themselves apparent, but
if did, it would be that l am an Ameri-
can citizen, living in the nineteenth
century and enjoying existence
for the last three years in the garden Of
America. 1 would be happy if could be
assured of living twenty or thirty years
more, 30 that could witness the develop
ments that are in store for the American
people. would like to see the Territor-
les wheel into the line of States and the
intelligence of the country show what it
can do with the infinite resources
at it's command. l would like
10 see how education would add costlier
jewels to our store and how our public
works and institutes of learning would
bring our citizens into the front rank of
the cultured nations of the world. Then
l would like to pass along the Pacific
Coast and see the waters whitened by
the sails of American ships car
rying our products to the marts
Of the world Il to gaze on
navy that would correspond to our
dignity, and not enly guard our coasts
but be protection TO our citizens all
over the globe. I would like to zee
guarding our harbors. am told that
German man.of-war came into San Fran:
;as'o short time ago and the guns there
did not have enough powder to return the
salute. l would like to see an army that
would maintain peace among ourselves
at home and keep our neighbors respect
full, and am sure that as I looked
around would see nation of 100 ,OOO,-
900 people, greater, happier and more in
dependent than any other nation in the
world. On election day J went around
from polling-place to polling-place and
marveled at the order l saw. 1t
seemed as every patriotic citizen went to
his duty as he would to worship his God,
and l glory when l think that not one
act of violence occurred to mar the
solemn occasion. Wherever / go l shall
always retain in my heart, a warm place
for Los Angeles and hoping to see you
all many times again, wish you and
the people of Los Angeles city every
success.
Mr.. Freeman said that it was quite ap-
parent now how Harrison's majority had
been so great, for General Miles ac-
knowledged that he had gone from poll
to poll.
DR.. Lindley was the next orator and
spoke of the days when General Miles
would be President of the United States.
Mayor Workman Landed the General for
the good work he had done for Southern
California when the site for the Sol
diers' Home was selected, and Colonel
Bovce followed in the same strain.
Lieut.. Dapray arose next and made
a very neat speech, in which he
spoke very feelingly of his pleasant
experiences here, and then "To
the President Elect of the United States"
was drunk by all standing. Col. Boyce,
Lieut.. Clay, Mr.. Freeman and Mr..
Wicks followed, and Mr.. l.. Montgom-
cry Mather, after very eloquent speech,
recited the following lines extemporized
by him for the occasion:
sour honored guest, with whom we soon must
part,
Takes with him wishes well from every heart
Los Angeles regrets the stern commands
That bids the word farewell with sh aking hands
While in our midst his many fltends attest
His true appreciation of the best
Our social circle now will miss one light
In his good wiie-in memory ever bright
For General Miles, his staff and lady fair,
Their frieuds predict OF all good things their
In their new station in our noble State,
The Warmest friendship may they there create,
And In their hours of leisure and of ease
Turn back their thoughts to famed Los Angeles"
Southern California" was responded
to by Colonel Eastman, and Mr.. Lynch
made very spirited address, regarding
the relation of the President of the
United States to the commonwealth.
General Miles responded to "The
Ladies'" gallantly proposed by Mr..
Lynch, and toast to The French Repub-
I Ii - r.