Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-14
THURMAS's SPEECH.

Judge lnuTniu IcelOuuSS " tuS
toast, "Our Guests" He said in
the beginning tlii,t I've was not here
tonight to makeEn elaborate cpeechs
He was here TO express his heartfelt
appreciation Of the honor they have
SO kindly seeE TT TO Dc hun; TO thank
with his whole soul his neighb1rs,
feIIow-citizens Of Chio aud dis
tinguished gentlemen from other
states, for their mark Of friendship
and esteem. 81 am here" said he,
sat the are Of II, TO repeat my testi-
moDy, so often given, Of my conf.
dence in the bensffcent effects Of
free institutions, and my firm belief
Of their duration on this continent,
anil their gradual but certain extern
sion over this and larger portions OF
the globe. Short as has my life
been, in c0uiparisor with the life OF
the nation, 1t has been lsrge enough
for me to see my native land, unjer
free institutions, increased in p0pu'
Iation more than seven fold, and In
wealth a much greater degree, in
extent Of territory ninfe than double
its area, in the general well-beinS
and prosperity OF the people, and
in their educational advantages
and religious privileges without a
rival In the world, while It's mag
nificent works Of internal imprOvs-
ment. its wonderful agriculture, its
great mines and manufactures and
It's marvellous means Of communica-
ton, its researches OF science ami
skill, have surpassed anything be-
fore by the human race, and in these
same seventy-seven years the con-
stitution of nearly esery govern;
ment in Europe has been amended
by the introduction of more liberal
principles. Central and South
America have become republics;
Canada and Australia are substan-
TALLY republics, without the name.
Even in the far east, Japan becomes
more free and liberal with each
year: and more marvellous yet, the
light seems to be breaking over be-
nighted Africa, and men are pre-
dieting, without exciting ridicule,
her redemption from her barbaric
sleep Of centuries. In n word, free
dom seems to be gradually circum-
navigating the globe and, proud
thought for US, the polar star Of the
navigator is our Republic Of the
United States"
In conclusion, he said:
ssBefore / conclude there is one
statement feel it my duty to make.
In one Of our town papers rev days
ago 1 saw my name suggested as
that Of proper candidate for the
Presidency or Vice Presidency in
'92. 1 regretted very much to see
the suggestion for, appearing in n
paper known 10 be very friendly to
me and published in my place OF
business, 1t might naturally be sup
posed by strangers that 1t was in
spired, or at least approved by me,
/ but such was not the fact. My
friends, let me say 10 you, In all sin
GETTY and without the least reserva.
tIon, that l am not, nor shall ever
again be, a candidate for office. /
have been sufficiently honored by
my party, and shall never ask nor
desire any further honor than con-
tinued friendship and good will.
CLEvELASD's SPEECH.
Ex-President Cleveland next re-
sponded to the toast, "Americar
Citizenship" He said, in part:
81 follow the promptings Of q
heart full Of devotion and venera
ton, as tender from the democracy
of New York State her tribute Of
affection for the man whom WE
honor tonight. / am commissioned
TO claim for my State her full share
OF the glory which has been shed
upon the American name ant
character by one whose career and
example cannot be pre-empted, and
whose renown cannot be limited In
ownership to the neighb5Ts arc
friends Of any locality We rejoics
| in the example afforded on this oc
casion Of genuine American citizen
ship revealed TO us rs safe and in
| faliible interpreter Of duty In al
emergencies Of 4 long and honor
able public career, and thus an un
falling guide to usefulness and fame
lin this presence, and I'm the atmos
lphere Of these reflections, We should