The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-13

voice of God You came, and we re-
sisted you; you came, and we greet
you: for times change and men change
with them. You will find here scarcely
a sign of the battle; not "reminiscences
of it's passions. Grim visa ged war has
smoothed its wrinkled front. and
whichever way you turn, on either
side, you will encounter, as you pass
those smouldering. heaps, which re-
mind you Of Your valor and travail,
only the magnanimous spirit of dead
heroes-With Grant and Sherman, and
Thomas and Mcpherson, and Logan
looking down from the happy stars, as
if repeating the words of the master
Charity for all, malice towards none"
Mr.. Watterson was frequently and
loudly applauding during the course of
his speech.
When Tears Flowed.
1t was impossible TO describe the
scene that followed Mr. Watterson's
address. The speaker himself was
overcome with emotion and left the
front of the stage. Men rose in theiE
seats and not only cheered by turns,
but Rugged each other and threw hats,
fans and handekerchiefs into the air
a short distance back of the
commander in chiefs tsand, and
as Mr.. Watterson walked away
with tears coursing down his cheeks,
General Lawler presented him to
Mrs. Logan. Neither could speak,
and the white-haired, motherly
looking lady took his hand in both of
hers and when she found her voice,
Said
Il am glad I have been permitted to
live to hear your speech" That was
all she could say and she sat down and
wept
Mr.. watterson and Past Commander
in-Chief Warner then greeted each
other and sat down together This
caused another burst of applause al
most as great as the first, and it was
nearly five minutes before quiet was
restored.
Warmers Response.
Past Commander-in-Ch Warner. of
Kansas City, was enthusiastically
oheered as he came forward to deliver
the response to Mr.. Watterson's adj
dress, which he did in as forcibIe
manner as had Mr.. Watterson. He
said:
Colonel Watterson and citizens of
Louisville: Our annual pilgrimage
has brought us to your beautiful city
TO hold our national encampment You
have received US as though we were
the princes of the earth. Never did L
realize the poverty of speech as 1 do
now in attempting to convey to you
what [ know to be the heartfelt thanks
of these veterans and myself for your
royal reception and unstinted hospital
lty. You possess the rare faculty. pc
Culi4r tn tho co1If ha,-y, reOnIa Of
ing the stranger within your gates feel
that he is at home and that he is in
the house of his friends Foremost
among those to welcome the veterans
OF the blue to the commonwealth of
Kentucky, the state that gave the ma
ton that great commoner, Henry Clay.
and that greatest of Americans, Abra-
ham Lincoln-have been the veterans
who wore the gray"
RfIey's Poem.
= When he had done talking, Com
mander Bawler said he took great
pleasure in Introducing r. Whitcomb
Riley, the Hoosier poet. Mr. Riley then
read an original poem, as follows:
There's a voice across the nation like a
mighty ocean hail,
Eorne up from out the southwark as the
seas before the gale,
Its breath is in the streaming flag and in
the flying sail
AS we going sailing on,
'Tis a voice that we remenber-ere its
summons Soothed as now
When it rang in battle challenge and we
answered VOW with, VOW
With roar of gun and hiss of, sword and
crash of prov,
AS we went sailing on.
Our hopes sank, even as we saw the sun
sink faint and far
The ship of state went cropping through
the binding smoke of war
Through blacklist midnight. luTehing all
uncheered of moon or star,
Yet sailing sailing OH.
AS one who spake the dead awake, with
life blood leapn:y warm,
Who walked the troubled waters, all IN
scathed in mortal form
We felt our pilots presence with his hand
upon the storm,
AS we went sailing on.
adawning of today
On, voice twain now bent as one, We sing
all fears away,
Since foe and Zoe are friends. and 10, the
Lord as glad as they
He sends us sailing oil.
Triute to Palmer.
Following this, Commander Lawler
said the comrades had decided to honor
Past Commander General Palmer, of
Albany, by presenting him with a to-
ken of their regard for the faithful
performance of his duty while he was
commander.
Judge Cochrane would formally pre-
sent the token.
The token was solid silver tea set.
Judge Cochrane spoke briefly and to
the point. He was sure the boys could
not have presented the gift to anyone
more deserving.
In accepting, General Palmer spoke
feelingly.
81 can scarcely find words to express
my gratitude to you, my comrades"
he said. Il shall always keep it and
shall always cherish it as the most
precious of my possessions"
To LAWYER.
The next feature to the preliminary
programme was the presentation of
gavel made of gold, silver and copper,
and studded with diamonds, rubies and
sapphres, to Commander Lawler. 1t
was presented to him by Senior Vice
Commander O'Leary, of Montana, in
behalf of the Montana divisions. 1t was
given because Commander Lawler was
the first commander-in-chief who ever
visited the Montana, posts.
AS soon as the preliminary pro-
granlne was over, Commander Lawler
directed all persons not members of
the G. A. r. to withdraw from the
hail. as it was to be a secret meeting
When all such had gone out General