The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19

and what should be done for them.
Even the president of the United
States lately. on a missionary occasion,
| Qaughter) spoke of the west as the
land of
IMMORTALITY AND CRIME.
He stood with the CHASTITY light of
the hell-holes of the rum-sellers of
New York blazing upon him. and
! cantingly said home missions must be
used to civilize and Christianize the
men who have left their homes in the
civilized east and gone out amongst
the mountains and valleys of the wild
and woody west 0aughter)
"Our president stood with Rev. Dr.
Talmage on one side and Rev. Sheldon
Jackson on the other, and gave us a
new version of that blessed missionary
hymn which we have heard so often in
our childhood:
From Montana's sinful mountains.
From Utah's wicked plains;
They call US to deliver
| Our land from errors chains
There was long and loud laughter
as Mr. Vest repeated the lines in tones
of intense sarcasm.
I'VE are told continued the senator,
by high ecclesiastical authority that
his exceglency has lately laid down
his honors
AT THE FEET OF JESUS.
| am glad to know it. 1t has been
the general impression of the Demo-
cratic party that the mugwumps and
incense burners have got all those
honors and intend to keep them. l
have got respect for the Christian re-
ligion and missions at home. and
abroad, but Mr.. President, it is
SANDER upon the men, who, with rife
in one hand and an axe in the other,
have gone out and blazed the pathway
OF civilization in those western wilds.
| am a western man; l went to Mis-
souri, when it was frontier, in sight of
the Indian and buffalo. / have lived
there nearly fifty years, and l say to
our president now that if he viii in
terrupt hunting ducks in North Caro-
lima and silver Democrats in Kentucky
long enough to come out we will show
him God-fearing and respecting. law
abiding people; we viii show him
churches in which there is real and
unaffecting piety. Our church spires
may not reach so near to heaven as
those of the east, and our church
organs may not have the grand tones
of those in the east, bat our people are
WORTHY OF THE RESPECT
Of any administration. But I don't
rise for the purpose of again criticising
this administration rose to say most
emphatically this habit of secretaries
or members OF the cabinet of delfber-
ately trampling upon the laws of con-
gress and refusing to carry them out
has gone to an extent that demands
immediate notice at the hands of the
executive department of the govern
ment.'
There was another loud and long
demonstration on the floor and in the
galleries as Mr.. Vest closed.
Nj. Villas followed Mr.. Vest, detail
ing the history of this land legislation
and incidentally remarking: IF there
is to be any missionary efforts, 1 think
the people would be glad to have it di-
rected rot far from here in the SEN
ate"
At o'clock Mr.. Cannon's resolution
was temporarily laid aside and the Du-
pont case taken up. Mr.. Thurston ad
dressed the senate in behalf of Mr.. Du-
pont He referred TO the speech of Mr..
Vest, saying it disclosed what felicity
and harmony perennially presides in
the household of the Democratic party.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
For the relief of the settlers on the
Northern Pacific railroad indemnity
lards in Minnesota; amending the laws