The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05
ORATORS.
A Distinguished Gathering OF
Them at Woodstock.
General Howard on the Army's Loyalty-De-
pew on ImmigratiOn-Hls Faith In
Free Institutions Talks.

WOODSTOCK, Conn, July 5.-Henry q.
Bowen gathered distinguished company
of American orators at Roseland park to-
day for participation in the Fourth of July
celebration. Chauncey Nj. Depew, William
Mckinley, General Hawiey, Senator AL
drich, General Howard and Murat Hal
stead were on the list of speakers. John
Wanamaker teiegraphed he could not come.
Congressman Charles Russell, OF ConEecti-
cut, welcomed all on behalf of MIR. Bowen.
and then introduced General Joseph r.
HawIey, as president of the day. General
Hawley's speech was brief. The immigra-
ton question was the only one
Of general Importance 10 which
he devoted attention. He insisted
that every emigrant must become
a true and thorough American, and must
not feed upon the venom which has entered
their souls as the result OF foreign oppres-
sion and tyranny.
General o. o. Howard was the next
speaker. He began by praising the reg
ulrr army. He said no member OF it had
ever proved disloyal. mo private ever
did, perhaps, but good many officers
proved disloyal," interrupted 6 Congress
man on the platform. They were not as
numerous as disloyal members of Con-
gress," tartly replied the general He
then proceeded with his Grafton.
Chauncey Nj. Depew was honor1d with
three cheers when he was Introduced.
Mr.. Depew said in The course OF his re-
marks: lit is a quality OF American llo-
erth this solvent of ali dangers threaten
ing the state wdica other forms of govern
ment hold in check by force. Within fifty
years fifteen million of people have come
from foreign lands and settled in the
United States. immigration IS a danger,
but L would De willing 10 leave
the formulation of the methods by which
IL should be brought within safe limitations
and restrictions 10 representatives OF the
Irish, German, Scandinavian and Italian
societies of the United States. j have no
patience with the weak Kneed, watery-
Drained dyspeptics VINO despair OF this re-
public. | know men who invest
abroad because they think they
see The snadow anarchy menacing
their possessions, men who live abroad
20 get out from under the American ava
lanche. / hope they will never return.
Applause. We are said TO be in danger
from the peril OF great wealth. Wealth IS
very well distributed in this country.
There are perils of corporations, tut cor
porations are the creatures OF law and the
creator can crush or destroy them as he
pleases.":
Hon. ". w. A Lorich, of Rhode Island,
spoke of the industrial future Of New
England
Major Mckinley was given a very cor
dial reception. His remarks were confined
10 a discussion of the lessons TO
he drawn from what he termed three
epoch making periods of our history OF
the war for independence, adoption
of the constitution and the war
for the preservation or the union At the
conclusion of Mckinley's remarks, three
cheers were given for the nexe governor
of Ohio. Murat Halstead spoke on the
preservation of peoples inheritance, and
Rev. David Gregg, of Brooklyn, on loyalty
and Americanism