The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-09

tnt "OTlu tual tuc great SenIlmeTu Oh loyalty 10
our written law was SO sJIong in this country
that no associations conSpiracieS or combina-
ttlans could overturn IT. l.Gcod. Gooi!' and
applausc.] Our government will not fail to go
on increasing lis career Of development in pop
ulatton, IN wealth. in intelligence and in moral
i'y so long as we hold to everywhere. in every
locality, IN the community and in the nation
this great thought every man shall keep the
law which secures him in his own rights. and
shall not tramp upon the rights OF another
lApplause Let US divide upon tariffs Laugh
teri and Ill alce but let there be no division
among the American lcople upon this question
that nowhere slall the law be overturned in the
Interests Of ANYBODY. Great applause. If it
TAILS OF tae beneficiellt p1rro5e which should 10
Tue object OF ali law, then let the people modify
it, but while it is the law let US insist taat it
shall be obeyeo. Applause When we turn
from that ana allow any other standard of ly-
ing to De, where IS our securitys Deyo-
t,Cn 10 the law, to the constitution. to
the flag, Great applause.] 50 il was
that In the hour of gloom, when this richest
conlrlouf on Of all gems that Illinois has set IN
our national diadem, abraham Lincoln, lpro-
lopged applausel fell in that hour of the con-
summation IF his work, by the hand of an as
sassin. Garfield, Who too. met like fate
might well say to the trembling and dismayed
people en- the streets of New York: Lincoln is
dead Tut the government at Washington still
ives. lGleatap2iause ard CHEERS,
TO my fellow citizens, 10 all those who
Through your mayor have extended your greeting
to al who are here assembled, I
return my most S n ,ere tnan1s. L do not look
upon suca asSeEb ages as tnis without profound
eHoson. They touch me and 1 am sure the
lessons are wholesome lessons. We have had
here to-day this procession of veterans aged
and lee2le, many of them That is a retrospect
that IS part Of the great sturg OF the past
written IN glorious letters en- the
armament that spreads above the
world and in these sweet children
who hive followed we read the future
how sweet 1t was IN the prooe ssion 20 day to
see them tetrins in the infant hands these
sine ba. nsrs that those veterans carried amid
the shock OF battle and the dying OF men. APP
pause L had occasion az the centennial cele
Dtat.on OF the inauguration OF Washington in
New York, Deing inpres Sc by the great oi =
Play OF NATIONAL colors, to m Ike at the banquet
suggestion that t,asss should be taken iato the
schoolnsuses tappausel and am glad 10 know
tnat IN that state there IS Oily little drill OF
the chlldren that pays honor 10 the flag. Pro-
lunPed applause Bu', my friends, the consul
luton provides lhai ! SHAH annually
give information to. congress of the state
of the union and make 81 CT reoomE e lGations
as think WISE. 1t has generally, L think been
understood that this affirmative provision con-
lalns also the negative, and implies that the
residents to give no one else eQcept Congress
any INFORMATION as to the state of the union
and that he shall especially make no sugges-
TONS. Laughter and appause.l l confess
tlat IL would give me great pleasure, if the
occasion we've appropriate, to give you some in
formation of The state Of the union as 1 see IT, to
make some suggestions as to what I think
would be wise as affecting the state Of the union,
when am greeted here by friends and fellow
citizens OF all shades OF thought in politics and
IN The church say one word that could mar the
harmony of this great occa;ion. [Cheersl.
trust We are all met here together to-day as
loyal. loving, American citizens [applause1
and over all our divisions and differences there
Is this great arch OF love and loyalty binding us
together. lApplausel.
AT the close of the meeting the party
repaired to Knox college, where T. @ co ner
stone OF Alumni hall was to be laid by tLe
President. DR.. Newton Bateman, presi-
dent OF kuox college, pronounced an invo-
cation, and Prof. Millin Comsionk read
statement of the origin and growth of the
college. Prof j.. A. Adams then intro
duced the President, who spoke as follows:
my FELLOW CITIZENS: 1t was early in the
thought OF the trainers of our INST tuiions as
enc OF the best, it not the only guarantee of
their perpetuation. and Washington as well as
the founders of this venerable and useful lnsti-
tution of learning, expressed his interest in tae
establishment of colleges and universities.
how shall one he safe citizen, where
the people are the rulers, who is not
1ntelhgentz How shall he understand these
great questions affecting the public we fare
without broad intelligence and culture IN his
youth: We are then engaged in patriotic
work as we lay this corner stone of this hew
edifice, that has had a great career OF useful
ness in the past, and is now entering on a field
OF enlarged usefulness. We lay this corner
stone and rededi ate this institution to the tr-
umph OF purity and loyalty and love o. Coz.
lApplausoI.
Following this the corner stone was
placed in position and the President with
mortar carefully closed it, and covered the
seams with mortar. Great applause greeted
this performance, which brought the cere-
monies to ar end.
The party then went to the hotel for din
ner. and at 3 o'clock reunion of the first
brigade OF the Presidents old comrades
was held in the opera house. President
Harrison was escorted from the hotel TO
the scene of the reunion by COMMITTEES
headed by General Daniel Dustin, United
States treasurer of Chicago and formerly
colonel OF the One-huD dred-and fifth in
fantry. The appearance of President Har-
rlson on the stage was the occasion for an
outburst of cheers from the assembled
veterans that made the very walls
tremble. General Dustin called the
meeting to order and announced to
the chief executive the fact that ne had
been elected president Oft the First Brigade
association by unanimous vote, and ad
dressed the President as follows:
Mr.. President:
have the honor to report to you as one of
the vice.presidents Of the First Brigade associ-
alton, that on yesterday the First Brigade
elected VOL 10 the DOS ton of
president OF the association. [Great applause.
L
happy to vaeate.
After the applause had somewhat sub
sldtd President Harrison addressed the
veterans of his old brigade.
The President said he should not have been
persuaded to make this trip except for tine
1leasure OF meeting the men OF the old brigade
he couldn't recall The names of most of them
a.thot ga they recognized him principally be
cause I'll ere were not SO maay colonels as SOL
diers, forsqaasely perhaps for the country
[ Laug hter.4
II were asked to-day to-exchange it for any
honor that has come TO me 1 would lay down
any civil Office rather than surrender the salts
fatit have in haliug been the humble par
VINO shall measure it, Wed, generations
hence, when this country which had
tty mil on now sixty four millions
mas has become a bundled millions
When these institutions of ours grow and de-
velope and spread and the honors in which
happiness and comfort have The II abiding places
then we may be in to read and see. north and
south, what this wOlk was We but in1perfe Il
ly see it now, yet we have seen enou9h of the
glory of the Lord to fill our souls full
of quiet enthusiasm. lApplaus 1 hope there
is not sol0ler b. re in whom the love of the
flag has died out believe there is rot one in
whose heart it is not growing passion l
think great deal OF the in
t t in the flag we see among
the children, is because you have
taught them what the flag means. No one
knows how beautiful it Is wnen we see it dis |
played here on this quiet October day amid !
these quiet autumnal scenes In those long
tiresome marches in those hours Of smoke aud
battle and darkness. wnat was there that
was beautiful except the starry banner
that hoated over as: [Appause 1t
wrapped the country like o mart e of defense |
when it was in peril, bat when danger passe i.
settled into every avenue and pursuit and slim.
u ascd oil OF them into fresher and liveli n
growth. Itnink it Is safe to predict that w are
not Tx ~ have any more rebellions in the
Uniiee States.
The President spoke eloquently of that |
modem marvel, the disbandment of the
army at the close of the war The Presi- |
dent, in conclusion, spoke OF the pleasure