The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-11
HARRIsON TO TnE MORMON.s.
The President Delivers ono of the BE
spooehes Of His Trip at snIt Lake City.

HARRISON TO THE MORMOSS.
The President Delivers ono of the BSS
Speeches of His Trip at salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE Cry, May lO.-After al
all nights ride through dreary country
the Presidential party arrived at Sal
Lake City at an early hour yesterda,
morning, and was accorded regal re
ception by the citizens, en- masse.
Escorted by Governor Thomas, Mayor
Scott and large delegation OF citizsns
the Presidential party proceeded to the
Walker House at s O'Clock, and partook
Of breakfast. They then took place in
procession composed OF United States
troops, State Guards, Grand Army men,
veterans, pioneers and other local organ.
izations, and were escorted to q eaily
decorated pavilion in Liberty Park,
where a formal address Of welcome was
made by Governor Thomas, on behalf
OF the State, and Mayor Scott, on behalf
Of the city. The President responded
as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS sspEEcn.
Fellow CIrizEHs:-The scenes which
have been presented to US in this politi-
cal and commercial metropolis OF the ter.
ritory Of Utah have been very full OF
beauty and lull Of hope. have not seen
in all the long journey, accompanied as
1t has been with every manifestation OF
welcome and crowned with flowers, any.
thing that touched my heart more than
that beautiful picture on one OF your
streets this morning, when the children
from the public schools OF Salt Lake City,
waving the one banner that we all love
| [CheerP and singing an anthem OF
praise tO that beneficial Providence that
led our worthy foreiatherd to this land
and has followed the pathway Of this
nation with His beneficial care until this
bright hour, gave us their glad welcome.
Applause and cheers
My service in public lie has been
such as to call my special attention to,
and enlist my special interest in, the
people OF the territories. 1t haa been
pleasant duty to welcome the Dakotag,
Washington, Montana, Idaho aad Wy.
oming into the great sisterhood Of the
States. Applpuse | think ii has not
fallen to any President Of the United
States to receive into the Union so large
a number Of States. The conditions
that surround you in this territory Of q
material Kind are Of the most hopeful
character.
UTAH's RESOURCES.
The diversity Of your productions,
your mines OF gold and silver, iron, lead
and coal, placed in such proximity as to
make the work OF mining and reduction
easy and economical your well watered
valley, capable under the ekilled touch
OF the husbandman OF transformation
from barren wastes into fruitful fields,
lying within easy reach OF each other,
all make the elements Of a great political
community. [Applause. You do not
need to dOnbt the future. You will step
forward confidently aud progressively in
the development OF tho great material
wealth.
The great characteristics OF our Amer.
ican Institutions, the compact OF our
government is that the will OF the ma.
jority, expressed by legal methods at the
ballot box, shall be the supreme law Of
oil our community. To the Territories
OF the United States measure oI local
government has always been given, but
the supervisory control, the supreme |
legislative aud executive power, has
been continuously, as to the Territories,
held and exercised by the general gov,
ernment at Washington. The territorial
state has always been regarded as TEN.
porary one. The general government |
has always looked forward to division |
OF it's vast domain-fitst, the territory |
northwest Of the Ohio; then the Louis.
lana purchase; then those aCcesaions on
the Pacific coast, into suitable sections
for the establishment OF independent
States. [Applsuse
OBEDIENCE TO LAW.
This great work OF creating States hns
gone forward from the Ohio to the Pa
citic, and now we may journey from
Maine to Puget Sound through estab.
lished States. Cheers. The purity OF
the ballot box and those wise provisions,
and that careful guardianship that shall
ALWAYS make the expression OF the will
OF the people fair, pure and true is the
essential thing in American lille.
I Cheers We are Q. people organized
upon principles Of liberty; but, my good
countrymen, II is not license, it ie llber-
ty within and under the Law. Great
applause have no disputes, "a pub.
lic officer, with men Of any creed, relig-
ious or political. il they will obey the
law. [Applause. My oath OF Office,
my public duty, requires me to be
a0atust those Who violate the law.
The foundation Of American law is the
American home. That which distinguish;
es us from other nations whose politics
experience and history have been iull ol
gtrife and discord ia the American home.
where one " lie sits in single, uucrowned
glory. [GreOt applause and cheers
And now, my couatfymen, beg to as'
sure you that every hope you h9ye Tor
safe government lies on these liaes oil
free government, on these lines OF do
mestic and social order. | have for
every one OF you the most cordial
greeting. God bless and keep you aud
Guide YOU In the paths OF soaiaI purity,
order and peace, and make you one Of
the great commonweal OF the Amert'
can Union. IApplause and cheers
The President IN Colorado.
GLENwooD SPRINGS, Col, Nay lO.-
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