The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-01

heads into SneaYeS. War creates widows and
orphan children. Peace delights in the dimples
of babies and sits enthroned in happy homes.
Black and terrible is war. Grand and benefcient
is peace
Sometimes in our own history men have been
compelled to leave their homes and peaceful
avocations, and throw living wall about our
institutions. While we cannot honor those men
too much, We must remember that it is the
tolerS of the land who have made this nation
the marvel of the world As the little coral in
sect lives and labOrs and dies, but by its life and
its death helps to rear an island in mid-ocean.
so the quiet workers. whose names are not
known beyond the confines of their own hamlets,
are building greater and stronger with each
succeeding day the nation whose rosy dawn
burst III the east upon that historic inauguration
morn.
PATRIOTIC THOUGHTS IN POINT TO-DAY.
1t is well that we turn at times from the pur-
suit OF the almighty dollar, and remember that,
as people, We owe something to the form OF
government under which We live. We turn our
eyes toward the old flag to-day. We turn from
selhsh pursuits and as IL is kissed and fondled
by the breeze, il awakeS in our hearts none but
patriotic thoughts. Within its folds nestle all
the traditions of the nation since the days when
the Union was rocked in the cradle of the revO-
luton. AS its bright cOlOrS flutter in the mild
spring air, and little by little it arouses the
precious thoughts of those early days, we be
come less selfish, We become better citizens
ana we feel that there are higher duties than
lhose which pertain to the routine work of life
Neremember that the fathers did not consider
mat partisan success was more to be desired
lhan the preservation Of ourform Of govern
neht, ana, We recall that first and above all
laws.
WHAT OF THE FUTURE:
If the people are true to themselves there can
be no doubt as to the future There ara 11r
grandest possibilities ahead. The story OF orr
groWth In the past VIII be but preface to the
next great book that Will yet be written. This
Is the land toretold By prophets in all ages ana
OF which poets and nlinstrelS have sung. a
. lana OF liberty. Land Of Washington and
jefferson ana Lincoln. Land Of genius and OF
scholars. Land OF warriors brave and states
men wise, on this centennial day we salute thee
May your destiny DE onward and upward
Though dark days may come and dark clouds
descend, may the Union Outride all storms and
stand through the centuries - II stands to-day:
The land OF the free anu the hone Of the
brave"
Who viii draw the sil5en curtain of The future
and permit u 10 glance into the great unknown
Who Is bold enough tO paint the
scene upon this shore as il shall
Eight hundred millions Of people will then bow
TO the memory of Washington, Wlil they al
vance As we have: VIII they cast aside the
veStlDuled train as We have abandoned the
coach and four: WIZ they anaihilate space ana
fly from the Atlantic TO the Pacific between sun
and sun, Win they convey their thoughts from
mind to mind and viii their ships ike giant
birds sail the air we sail the Oceany VIII
~ '--4N' Ll'NA NtAs'
lightning TO convey their thOughtSy VIII they
be better wiser, nObler than we and will they
and protect the principles that have
made Us freeg
Whatever is done whatever comes. the next
OF WashingtOns inauguration viii
look down upon the greatest nation OF all his
tory.
We stand to-day by the shores of the great
silent sea within whose breast is locked the
of centuries. 1t reaC he'd out its arms
at one time, and traced with its fingers the pic
u = rI4a cid
one thousand feet above Us. The rocky CragS
whose shadows are now cast upon its waters,
have watched the waves recede through the uu-
known ages. The changes that have been
wrought are written upOu the granite leaves of
the mountains, but, wonderful though they are
and almost passing mans belief, they are no
greater than viii De wrought by the active
brains Of this busting nation during one hun
dred years to come.
UTAH'S FUTURE.
Here in Utah, more than a million people will
make their home. These waters will be ploWed
BY pleasure yacht, ana giant steamers. These
nils VIII be traverSrd by half q hundred rail
ways. These shores viii be dotted with Meas
ant homes and great hotels with shady groves
with such Z wilderness OF flowers, that the lake
VIII look - II shower OF fairy WreathS had
fallen upon il from the sky. This laad where the
air Is balm; whose waters carry health and lie
within SEeir waves; whose soil is of tabled rich
ness; whose mountains TEEN with the wealth OF
India;
whose rlyuletS are like rich brides.
Lovely with gold beneath their tides"
is destined to hold N its valleys great and i'm
pOrtant city and count within u borders wealthy
and cOntented people
We may reap our share of the future harvest.
II we only Will. We nave but TO grasp our great
opportunities. We hare only TO make known
to the people Of t1e world our great advantages,
to see cities grow amid these vales whose mar
BILE palaces viii be the envy OF The woIli God
smiled upon these valleys. when he made the
gr~h sin Ttsarr~
tinUOus sunshine. Let Us hang out the latch
string and ask Ii east and west % come ana
share the health i Id wealth o. Utah.
CONCLUSION.
We turn toward tie future with confidence.
Our nation has been lied in the crUrs1ie ana IL
assays pure god Is has Eindle1 the lire OF
liberty anu iHle't.A ''i-s. whose bright glow be
gins TO illuminate the world. II the father of
our country can look down to-day, his heart
must rejoice a5 lie Sc > he millions turniny 10
his memory with gratitude We bow IL thank
fulness thai the storms have passed and that
the light OF the new century breakingiu the east
has the rosy promise Of = long day OF peace and
Kingdoms may rise and fail: en-
pireS may perish; but the union Will live for. il
recognizes the rights of men. Il Will
live and become greater and stronger.
1t viii live and prove that man, who
IS created IN the image OF his Maker, can rule
himself. It viii be in the future as it has been
in the past, an example 70 the world.
'HencefOrth. America, man looks up to thee
Not down 20 the dead republics Rise, arise,
That all men may behold thee. Be not proud
BE humble and be wise;
And let thy head be bowed
TOthe Unknown Supreme One, who on high
Has willed thee not to die
The Judge was frequently interrupted by
applause, and the round accorded him at
the close was an almost deafening one.
THE DAYS SPORTS.
The programme of sports arranged for
the day was a most satisfactory one to all
The foot race for gentlemen was won by
J. Anderson.
In the boys foot race. Robert Nielsen car
ried off the first prize and D. Sarll the sec
ond.
Emma Wycwist Won the first and Gertie
Smith the second prize in the foot race for
girls.
The boat race was an interesting feature
Of the day. The four-oared craft was
manned by Glasmaun, Kelley, Farrell and
Bailey, the double by Stafford and Mayo,
while Osborne and Weber rowed as a
pair. The latter were handicapped several
lengths, but they rounded the stake flag
first and came in several lengths ahead,
with the doubles second and the four
Dared barge not very good third.
Osborne won the tub race, Webber
splitting himself out before he had got 4
dozen feet from the shore
Harlow and Glasmann's log-run created
no little merriment, and was won by the
former in good style.
There were but three entries in the
skif race-OsbOrne, Weber and Josephi
The former fell out in a few seconds,
and there was a close race between the
latter two. 1t was won by Weber,
however, by couple of lengths.