The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-09

Defeat IKE that than win the fight.
JOAQUIN MILLER.
So wrote the western oet-Iaureate,
After the dire struggle and bitter hate
Between the north and south, some years ago,
When kindred met in each mortal foe,
After the bloody, murd 'rous work was DONE
Union again restored, and sire and son
Shook hands across the deep and yawning
chaSm,
The nation rested from its warIike spasm.
SO wrote joaquin about the "boys in gray"
And truer nobler words no man could say
And words like these are fitted for a text,
winch VIII now appropriate, and next
Apply them to the Peoples boyS-braVe boys
Their mothers darlingS and their fathers lows
VINO through the campaign OF the winter past
WlthStood the rude, the damp, the chilling
blast;
Never once the Liberal fault committing
vi only marching weather permitting
Like men, like heroes, as they proved to be,
Like veterans in the cause of liberty
The Drum Corps boys / mean-the martial bows,
Who woke the town up with their martial noise,
they and the marching club Of this Tenth ward,
Deserved better and bright reward.
Night after night, with torch, and fife and dru m
They made the welkin ring, the dark air hum
In their enthusiastic Jealous work
Not one OF them was ever known to shirk.
From first to last they did their level best;
And now the time has come to take rest,
Wen give them cheer and comfort for their
aids
III milking so successful our DaraQeS.
In keeping us awake throughout the fight
We made for truth. for justice and for right.
All honor to the boys and to their zeal,
And may they to the cause be ever IeaI.
Three cheers for them and for their labor DONE
And for the vict'ry they have nobly won;
For tho apparent their defeat is shown,
Their triumph lies in showing their backbone;
In showing that, despite the tricksters' Wfles
They came out second best all wreathed in
smiles
Three cheers, say, and then "a Tiger loud
For these, our boys, OF whom we feel so proud!
And told the People of what dangers staIked
Behind, before, around the Liberal hosts,
And showed the fallacy of Liberal boasts,
And labored web, in meetings here and there
For our well being and our best welfare:
Who true to the Peoples party principles
Proved themselves heroes and inyincibles:
Who told the TRUTH throughout the whole cam
paign,
Without fear or favor. or the hope of gain;
Their efforts in the Peoples worthy cause
Devoted, unceasing. and without pause
Are monuments of untiring labor.
Done through Democratic love of neighbor
Which should and will be recognized, held dear
By.ev'ry Peoples party sympdthiZer here.
Give them, also, applause and luSty cheers,
remembrance of which Will last them for years
And those dear creatures who, along the line,
Caused by their smiles, the sun to always
shine;
Who, by their winning ways, ENCOURAGED all
The boys. the old, the young the great and
small;
God bless them all, and may the mothers see
Their boys prove true and in the end be free;
May sisters view, with gladness and with pride
Their brothers and the People side by side;
And those who have no brothers, may they
select
Some others brother who has self-respect,
And join together in the cause Of right
And for The Peoples party live and fight.
And now, good friends, fall to and have some
fun,
Continue in the good work so well begun.