The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-22


citlzen can worship God according to his BELIEF
I ana conscience, OF he may neither reverence or
recognize the Almighty And yet religion has
hourished, churches abound. the ministry is
I sustained, and millions of dollars are contrib
uteQ annually for the cancellation OF the
world The United States IS q Christian cOun-
tfy and living practical Christianity Is the
characteristic OF It's people
benjli Franklin, philosopher and patriot.
amused tne faded conrtiers OF Louis XVI. By
his talks about liberty. and entertained the
scientists OF France By bringing lightning from
the clouds In the reckoning or time, the
period from Franklip 10 Morse, and from
morse 70 Edison is but span. and vet IL marks
material Developments marvellous as it has
/ been benefcent. The world has been brought
into contact and sympathy The electric cur
rent thrills and unites the people or the globe.
Power and production. highways ana trans
/ ports have been so multipled and improved 5y
inventive genius, that within the century OF
our Independence sixty four millions Of people
have happy homes and improved conditions
! within onr borders. We have accumulated
wealth far beyond the visions OF the Cafhay OF
Columbus or the FL Dorado of De soto But
the farmers and freehO fuers. the savings banks
and shops Illustrate its UNIVERSAL distriDu-
Ton me majority are its possessors
ana administrators. In housing end
hvlng IN elements which make the toiler
seltrespect1ng and respected citizen. in avenues
OF nope and ambition Tor children. in all that
gives broader scope and keener pieaure 20
existence. the people OF this republic enjoy ad
Vdntoges far beyond those OF other lanOs. The
uneQuaued and phenomenal progress OK the
making fortunes and stimulated 10 madness the
desire ana rush Tor money. Material prosperity
has not debaSed literature debauched tho
press II has neither paralyzed nor repressed
intellectual activity American science and
letters have received rank and recognition in
the Older ceniers OF learning. The demand tor
higher education has so taxed The resOrceS OF
the ancient univ srsities as 20 compel the
foundation and liberal endowment OF colleges
all over the union. Journals. remarkable for
their ability. independence and power,
ronage of the government the sub
sides OF wealth, but in the sup
port Of nation OF newspaper readers. The
humblest and poorest person has in periodicals
whose price is counted in pennies a library
larger fuller and more varied than was within
the reach OF the rich in the time Of Columbus
The sum OF human happiness has been in
nnltely increased b. the millions from the Old
World who have improved their conditions in
the New, and the returning tide OF lesson and
experience has intellectually enriched the
Fatheriands- The divine right OF kings has
taken its place with the instruments OF med1-
Hral torture among the curiosities OF The anti
quarry. DULY the shadoE OF kingly authority
Stands between the government o. themselves.
By themselves. and the people OF Norway and
Sweden. The union in one empire OF states OF
Germany. is the symbol Of TeuiOnlc power, and
the hope OF German Liberalism. The petty
despOtisus of Italy have been merged INFO
nationality which has centralized lis authority
in its ancient capitOl on the bills OF Rome.
France was rudely reused from the Sullen sub
mission OF centuries to intOlerable tyranny. by
ltf subjects ItLlE4llH llUu4 SC1b4CB II inc
American revolution The via orgies OF tEe
reign OF terror were the reVeng65 and
excuses Of q people. who had discovered their
power, but were not prepared for its Deue1cent
use She fed from herself into the arms OF
Napolean He too was product OF the Ameri-
can experiment. He played with kings. as with
toys. and educated France for liberty. In the
processes Of her evolution from darkness 10
light, she tried bourbon and Orleantst and the
third Napoleon and cast them aside Now IN
the fullness OF time. ana through the training
in 10 1Nl n n n.
people have reared and enjoy permanent re-
public. England OF the MaytOwer, and OF
James the Second, England OF Geooge the
Third and OF Lord North has enlarged suffrage
and is today animated and governed by the
democratic spirit. She has her throne adj
miraD!y occupied by ono Of the wisest OF SOW
ereigns and best Of women. but II would not
survive one dissOluIe and unworthy successor
She has her hereditary peers but the house OF
lords Will be brushed aside the moment IL re-
sists the viii of the people.
The tine has arrived Tor both a closer union,
ard greater distance between the Old World
and the New. The former iDdiScrlminare vel
come TO our prairies. and the present invitation
TO these palaces OF art and industry mark the
passing period Unmatched aud unhealthy
, immigration can no longer be permitted 10 our
shores We must have national qlaran tlns
: I against disease. pauperism and crime We do
not want candidates for our hospitals. onr poor
houses or" our iniis. We cannot admit those
who come to undermine our Institutions and
subvert our laws But we VIII gladly throw
wide our gates for and receive with open arus
! those VINO pT 1uIeliEGuCt ana VIRTUE uJ AlEltL
and LOYALTY are worthy OF receiving the equal
advantages OF the priceless gift Of AMERICAS
citizenship. The spirit and object OF this sahi-
bition are peace and kinship-
Three millions OF Germans wEo are among
, the best citizens OF the republic, send greeting
TO the fatherand their pride in its glorious his
tory, its ripe literature: It's traditions ana sss-
J Citations. Irish, equal in number 70 those who
still remain upon the Emerald Isle, who have
} illustrated their devotion 10 their adopted
! country on many battle field fighting for The
I itar
than dimin shed their love for the land OF the
shamrock and their sympathy with the aspira-
} tons Of their brethren AZ home The Italian,
/, the Spaniard. aud The Erenchman, the Norwe-
gian the Swede. and the Dane the English, the
scotch and the Welsh. are none the less loyal
: and devoted Americans because in this con
rress Of their kin, the tendriis Of affection
! draw thenf7elcser 10 the hills and valleys, the
? legends and the loves associated with their
) youth. 49,,
lament with prophetic voice, said. "A great
. revolution has happenec-a revolution made.
not by chopping and changing OF power IN any
OF the existing states. but by the appearance Of
new state, OF = new species. in new part Of
the globe. It has made as great change II
I all the relations and balances anu grsVltatl0nS
OF power as the appearance OF ne" paanel
! would in the system Of the solar world Thus
was the humiliation OF our successful revolt.
teInDsred to the motherland. by pride in the
/ state created by her children. II we claim
I heritage in Bacon. Shakespeare and Milton we
also acknowledge that II was for lD-
critics guaranteed EGEiisHnleH " sacfel
! charters our fathers trlumpnantiy fought
While wisely rejecting throne and caste
: and privilege and an Established church II
e their new born state, they adopted the sub
= stance of English liberty and the body Of Eng
! Nsh law Closer relations than with other
4 lands and q common language rendering easy
liuterchangss or criticisms and epithet- some
: times irritate and offend, but the heart OF re-
Durlican America beats with responsive pulsa-
: lions TO the hopes ana aspirations OF tue peopio
J. OF Great Britain.
The grandeur and beauty OF this spectacis are
. the eloquent witnesses OF peace and progress.
d The Parthenon and the cathedral etnau TED the
genius of the ancient, and the skill OF the me-
: spirit OF Deity In their ruins or their antiquity
i, tnev are mute protests against the
. merciless enmity OF nations. Nnlcn
:. I forced art 10 fee TO the altar Tor protection
. me United States welcome the sister republics
! Of the southern and northern continents and
= the nations and peoples OF Europe ana ASA, Of
y africa and Australia. with the products OF the1i
n lands Of their skill and OF their industry 70 tnls
e city OF yesterday, yet clothed WIN royal
4 I snierdor as the queen Of the great lakes The
. artlsts and architects OF the country have been
- bi5den to design aud erect the buildings which
, shall fitiV Illustrate the heignt OF our clVlllzA
a ton and the breadth Of our hospitality Ane
= peace OF the world permits ana protects lneli
- I efforfs in utilizing theirS powers for man
" TEMPORAL welfare. The result IS this park o.
4 palaces. The originality and holiness OF theii
- eonceDtions and the magnitude and harmony
Il Of their creations are the contributions Of
~ Aroe-ica to the Oldest OF the arts and the
n cordial bidding Of America TO the peoples OF tns
,, earrh 10 come and bring the fruitage OF tne1i
"a ace To the boundles5 opportunities OF this IN
,e parallel exhibition
= voncbsafed TO those VINO have gone before. the
: snirit of Columbus movers over US today Only
= bv celestial Intelligence can 10 grasp tne Iui
:, significance OF this spectacle anu