Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-01

first Congress, in expectation that CongIes
though you lost that which YOU coveted. thin
the representatives here of all the States, Wi
sgree that 1t was fortunate that the FIRST fnsugu
and city of New York. For where, il
all our country could the centennia
of that event have been SO worth1l
celebrated as here? What seaboard offered g.
magnifce mt bay on which to display Gu
merchant and naval marine? Whatcity Offered
thoroughfares SO magnificent or a people s.
great or SO generous as New YORK mas poureS
cut TODAY 10 &c citrate that evenR ] have re
ceived at the hands Ct the committee who hsv'
been charged with the details, over.onerous
exscting aud too often unthankful, Of rhi
Gente OF their confidence In my physical en-
durance Laughter | must also acknowl
edge still one other obligation to the fttet
having in charge the exercises, In the lac
| that they have also given me an evidence o
| their confidence, which has been accom-
| panied with some embarrassment AS have
noticed the progress of this banquet, it seems Z
me thst each of these speakers had been mad'
| acquainted with his there before he took nj
seat at the banquet. and that alone was left Il
make acquaintance with my theme when l sa
| for the official title which is upon the pro
| grsmme. that familiar and Preside expression
| "Our Country" / congratulate you to DAY OIL
one of the instructive and interesting features
of this occasion, that these great thorough
| fares dedicated to trade, have closed theil
| doors and have covered the insignia OF com
ID cree WIN the SLarS anu stripes liOuO CueeisI
| that your great exchanges have closed; that IL
| the very heart of Wall street the flag hes been
carried, and upon the old historic spot men
| who give their ZINE and energies to trade nave
givea these days to their country, to thoughts
of her glory, and to aspirations for her honor
and prosperity l have great pleasure in be
lieving that love Of country has been in
tensified in many hearts here, not only OF you
who might te called. some OF ,wnom
have been called to give witness OF your love OF
the flsg upon the ba tlefield both on sea and
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women who look down upon us Tonight. and
in the hearts of these little children who min.
gled their piping cries with the hoarser ac-
claims of men as they moved along your street s
to day. and believe that patriotism has been
blown into higher and holier flame In many
hearts.
cred your walls, these patriotic inscriptions
must come down and the ways OF commerce
and trade be resumed again here, but
may not 1 ask you to carry those banners
that now hang on the walls, into your homes,
into the public SCI ools of your city (applause),
and into all your great institutions where
children are gathered. and to drape them
there, that the eyes of the young and the old
may look upon the flag as one OF the familiar
adornments Of every American home, home?
thpplause Have you e not learned EARNED
or lands, or mill or field, is our country. 1t is
the hsg and what it stands for. its tlorious his
tory it is the Preside, tn home, it Is the high
thoughts tnst are in the heart born of the in.
SEPARATION which comes of the story of our
fathers, martyrs to liberty. Its graveyards
into which our grand country has gathered the
UNCONSCIOUS forms Of those who died
Here in these things is that thing we love
and call our country, rather than anything that
can be touched or handled (great applause. }
Let me add the thought, that we owe duty to
our country in peace as well as in war. Per
haps, never in the history of cur Nation have
upon land as now (eFies of Good,
g5od') and yet We have never seen the
time in our history when cur neople
were more peaceful. To hold up the law as
that most sacred thing, which, like the ark of
God of old, may not be touched by lrreverent
hands. to frown upon every attempt to dethrone
its supremacy, to unite our people III all that
makes home pure and honorable, as well as to
give our energies in the direction of our mate
der, and out of this great dem onstra'ion do we
not all feel like recommending ourselves to the
love and to the service of our country? Pro
longed loud applause.
Then next toast was "The Senate. y
responded to by Senator Daniel Fol-
by ex. president Hayes to 1.-THE Presi-
dency." Mr.. Hayes WAS followed by
Senator Evarts, who spoke to 1.-THE Ju.
dietary" Ex-President Cleveland spoke
a. follows to the toast of "Our People"
ri The mention of a people may well sugges
sober and impressive reflection Wherevel
human government has been administered in
tyranny. in despotism or in Cypress, on, there
has been found among the governed, yearnings
for freer conditions and the assertion of mans
nobility. These are but the fdltering steps of
human nature in the direction OF the freedom
p wees Struggle It's ere Of men and to they
cone c fee People and thus reach
the plane of their highest aud best aspir atoms
tnt be truly said the Voice Of the peope is
the voice of God. The influence of these re-
fl ections is upon me as | speak OF those who,
forth in the bright light of Independence and
Liberty, and became "our people.''s
Free, determined and confident. challenging
the wonder of the universe, proclsiming the
dignity of man, and invoking the sid and favor
of Almighty God, in supreme faith and rugge d
strength our fathers cried out to the world, we,
the people of the United States, In order to form
n more perfect union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare, and to
secure the blessing of liberty to Ourselves and
our pr sterity do ordain and esta blish this con-
stitution for the United States CT America.
Thus when our people in dayassumed place
among the nations of earth, their m1s sion was
TO teach the fitness of man Tor self-geVernment,
and their destiny was to Outstrip every other
people i'll national achievement and material
greatness
one hundred years have passed. We have
announced and approved to the world our mis-
sion and made our destiny secure. will not
tamely recite our achievements Iney are
written on every page of our history, ana the
are about us. But the value Of these
things is measured by the fullness with which
our people have preserved their patrlotism,
their integrity, ana their devotion to free 1nst-
tutions Meeting this test, we point TO the
scattering graves of many thousands OF our
people, who have bravely died i'll defense OF
our national safety end perpetulty, mutely
bearing testimony to their love of country; and
we point to an invincible living host, stan ding
ready to enforce our national rights, ana pro-
tect our land. Our churches, our schools and
universities, and our benevolent institutions,
which beautify every town ana hamlet,
to'the value our people place upon religious
teaching, upon advanced education and upon
deeds of charity. That our people are still
jealous of their individual rights and freedom,
is proved by the fact that no one. in place or
power, has dared openly to assault them. The
enthusiasm which marks the centennial of the
c. LIBERATION of the inauguration OF their hrst
Chief Magistrate, shows the popular apprecis-
of government, stands above all others
for the sovereignty of the. people,
and is the repository OF their trust.
Surely such people can be safely trusted
with their free government, ana there need be
no fear that they have Lost the qualities which
fit them TO be its custodians. Let Us then have
an abiding faith in s'our people" Let petulanee
and discomfort with popular action disappear
before the truth thatin all circumstances, the
will of the people, however it may be exercised
is the law of our national existence. the
srbiter absolute and unchapg esble by which
we must abide Others than the exit ting situa
ton or policies can only JUSTIFY themselves
when they may be reached by the spread o
political intelligence and the rev ival of unset
fish and patriotic interest IN public affairs. Ill
naturtd complains of popular lncompetencN
and selfrigh,eous assertion of superiority owe
the bocy of the people, are impotent and use
less.
the words, "Our pc ople," and all they import
are not always apprehended, 1t is only naIura