The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-31
OUR DEAD HEROES
Memorial Day Duly Observed ALI
Over the Country.
THE PRESIDENT AT ROCHESTER,
The Day Most Fittingly and Appropriately
Observed in the Different Cities
OF the United States

ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 29.-Never be-
fore has Rochester been so crowded never
before las it entertained such distinguished
company. All business was suspended 1t
Is estimated that 250, 900 people took part in
the various demonstrations.
The president was enthusiastically re-
celved everywhere and compelled to bow
acknowledgements TO the almost continuous
cheering. The weather was bright
The feature of the day was the dedica-
ton OF the monument in Washington
square in honor of the soldiers and sailors
of Munroe county who died in defense of
the Union
The city everywhere was gay with bunt-
ing. President Harrison, Governor Flower
and other distinguished guests rose early,
took nine-mile ride on the electric cars,
accompanied by large body of gaily decor
ated bicyclists as an escort, to Ontario beach
for breakfast Returning to the city, the
president and governor held a public re-
ception from 1890 till noon.
The unwilling was preceded by review
OF the parade, consisting of war veterans,
German-American societies, school chill
oren and miscellaneous civic societies
AT the appointed time, in the presence of
great throng, the monument was unveiled
with imposing ceremonies. Gen. Rey-
nolds maze short introductory address,
President Hill, of the Rochester university,
delivered an GRAFTON, Samuel H. Lowe read
poem, and President Harrison and Gov
ernor Flower each made addresses.
Inc president in his address said, in part:
war was not attractive TO our people.
we have not many of that class Of men
whom we sometimes heard of during the
war, who would rather fight than eat He
mad one OF that class in his regiment and
he got into a ditch in the first engage
ment Ii took a great deal to separate
home-loving, peaceful people from their
homes, but when the moment came and
dreadful war was present with what mag
Dlhcent self-denial, with what alacrity was
every family tie and every commercial in
terest put beneath supreme duty to save
natlon and redeem the flag from some dis
honor. Applause
Out OF this war we brought mutual
respect that would not otherwise have
been possible. Some OF US fancied the
southern people were given to vaporing
and that each of them was equal to five
northern soldiers, but the south learned
that Paul Revere still rode the highways
OF Massachusetts and that the man of
Concord still plowed his fields. And we.
on our part learned that the spirit of
chivalry which was found in the southern
army was combined with the reserve and
steadfastness Of Cromwelrs ironsides. |
am sure that no war was ever waged in
history before our civil war that brought
equal blessings 10 victor and to vanuuished
We brought into full participation in the
gIorles OF restored Union those who had
mistakenly sought to destroy it. 1t eiaddens
my heart now to believe that love of the
old nag Is so revived in these southern
hearts that they would HE with martial
ardor to be in front of the charge should
we ever be called to meet common enemy
tGreat applause. Glorious victory. no
yoke upon the defeated except that woke
which we wore, comrades, when we re-
sumed our peace as citizens, the obligation
TO obey the constitution and all Law S made
IN pursuance of ii as the condition of peace
ful citizenship. We are happy in our
the world is able to wage war
on our soil with the United States
Enthusiastic applause, and when the
glorious work upon which we have entered
of building, equipping and manning suit
able navy ls completed, no nation in the
world will be hasty to engage US upon the
sea. We are now entering into competi
ton with the great nations of the world in
the markets OF the world. We will push
these purposes peacefully. , We do not
push cur trade by the bRyonet, by subiurs-
ton OF helpless people; we push it only
upon tie basis OF friendliness and mutual
trade advantage, holding up the dignity
and honor of our country We shall
expect others to respect our rights
as we shall respect theirs. TApplause.
United we will enter upon a career
of wealth and development accompanied
by the sweet influences of school of
churches, committing to Gods care the
generation that Is to take from cur Inns
these lessons Of patriotism that they NAV
be fitted, if any such exigency should
come, to DO the part their fathers did.
Applause. What they did who can tell
Who can look down the pages of history
and say what one issue would have in
VOWED in disaster. contention, weakness
and blood, and what other has involved on
this ascending plane of brightness and
gloryw Tremendous applause
The presidential party started on their
return TO Washington this evening.