The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05
HOW WE JUBILATED
An Imposing Procession to Lib
erty Park.
A REPUBLICAN STUMP SPEECH
Orator Caldwell Flaunts the Bloody Shirt In
the Face of a Disguised Audi
ence-Details.

The glorious Fourth has come and gone
and the pop of the festive tirecracker will
be heard no more in the land for another
year.
| The day dawned fair and cool, and at sun
rise salute of thirteen guns fired on Arse
nal hill awoke the echoes. Bye o'clock the
streets in the business part of town were
thronged with people and the thorough
fares presented gay appearance, all the
stores being handsomely decorated with
| budtlng, while the national colors foated
from scores OF fiagstaffs.
Promptly at $50 o'clock the procession
moved down Main street. 1t was nothing
like as imposing pageant as has been seen
here In the past, but the various societies
and organizations in line presented a fine
appearance, nevertheless. The procession
was headed by platoon of police, under
| command Of Chief Young. Then came j..
Z. Dowlin, the officer of the day, and his
aids. Next came the First Brigade band,
followed by the Denhalter and Dyer rifles,
the Grand Army of the Republic and civic
societies. The third division under com
mand OF w. r. Grant, was headed by the
Park City band, followed by the p. o. 5.
of A of Park City and Salt Lake,
80 strong. The fire department, under
Chief Stanton, closed this division. In the
| next division were the speakers of the day
| and city and county officials in carriages.
Inc procession moved south to Fourth
! south, thence east to Fifth east, and thence
south to the park.
On arriving AT Liberty park, the crowd
al once proceeded to the pavilion, where
the exercises were held. On the stand
were Mayor Scott, members of the city
council and other city officials, and a num-
Der OF invited guests.
Rev. David Utter presided and opened
the exercises with appropriate introduc-
tory remarks. A quartette composed OF
Mrs. Metcalf, soprano; Mrs. Shelton, con-
tralto: Mr.. Wilson, tenor, and Mr.. Metcalf,
bass, rendered the '.Star Spangled Ban
ner," and Rev. w. NJ. Lane then offered
prayer. The First Brigade band rendered
national air, and II. 4. merpenning then
read the Declaration Of Independence. The
quartette next sang Annie Laurie" in
most exquisite manner, and the singers
were rewarded with hearty round Of ap-
plause.
Rev. Utter then introduced as the orator
of the day, Hon. j. L. Caldwell, of the de-
partment of justice, Washington, who
spoke for about an hour on
Abraham Lincoln and his Relation 10
American liberty Portions of the ad-
dress were very fine and breathed a
spirit of lofty patriotism, but its effect as a
whole was marred by the speakers bad
taste in dragging in bitter and uncalled for
reflections on the south, and making Z
straight Republican talk. Mr.. Caldwell
should know that party politics are not
proper topics of discussion at any Fourth
of July celebration, and they are no more
appropriate here than anywhere else in the
country. Following is synopsis of the
address:
Mr.. Caldwell commenced by referring to
that historic scene at Runymead, when the
English yeomen wrested the magma charta
from King Johns unwilling hands, and
spoke of the growth OF liberty up TO tie
time of the settlement of this country, and
it remained tor Abraham Lincoln to create
these companion pieces in history. For
Runymead there was Appomatox, and for
the magma charta, the inspired declaration
of independence. The declaration of indie
pendence, said the speaker, declared that
all people were born free and equal The
emancipation proclamation made them free
and equal and Congress declared that they
were equal before the law. The emancipa-
ton proclamation gave to black and white
alike the right to vote. Humboldt said that
the finest fruit that earth holds up TO man
kind is man. To ripen, elevate and edu-
cate man was the first and highest duty.
Slavery, that living lie planted in a land
dedicated to liberty, was established by the
hand OF aristocracy, and it was maintained
by Congress In keeping an equal balance by
first admitting state south OF Mason and
DlXon's line and then admitting one north
of II. 1t was TO gain slave territory that
some states were admitted, and war was
waged with Mexico for the same pur-
pose, and undoubtedly with a view to estab-
fishing that Institution in California. When
gold was found at Suffers mill, however
and free men poured into California, the
plans failed, and the balance of power was
overthrow AT about that period, Lincoln
came out as the represen tative of free la
Dor and free soil, against Douglas, s'the
little giant of the west" The speaker then
discussed the growth of political questions
from that time up to the rendering of the
bred Scott decision, which prevented Kan
sas and Nebraska from prohIb biting slavery
on their soil; our party gave them the right
to protect it. The campaign of
1850 was next taken up. It
opened with three parties in the
field and resulted in the election OF Lincoln
by minority of the nation under the con-
stitution. This was the signal given for
treason, and the traitors of the south seized
upon their opportunity. The condition of
the nation at this time was discussed, and
the speaker eulogizes Douglas for his 10y
atty when the final issue came. The seces- |
sionists, strengthened by the hope of for |
eign aid, commenced the great conflict. 1t
was at this stage OF his address that he |
dwelt eloquently upon the Republican doc |
trine OF protection as against free trade |
ana returning 10 his subject, he !
said that Lincoln was the repre- |
sentative American, and spoke of his |
steady advance from the log cabin to the |
presidential chair. when ne proved himself |
the greatest statesman in the nations coun- |
Gil. His second inaugural address contains |
the finest words IN the English language |
and his speech at Gettysburg has never !
been surpassed. Speaking OF this speech |
and comparing it with Eyeretts, Ingersoli |
said: 'Lincoln's speech will never be for |
gotten, Everett's will never be read" His /
Grafton on the distribution of wealth was a |
grand effort and clearly defined his views. |
Lincoln placed labor before capital, but |
capital was the fruit of labor, The man |
house another had built, but rather labor |
who was homeless should not tear down the |
diligently to build one for himself, thus |
his own from violence. |
Lincoln grew with experience and at last |
called to the head of the army the hero of !
whose steps he had always /
with confidence, and who fought |
it out on that line. When that grand old |
Confederate general, Lee, handed the 1