The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-21

ing Liberty and It's Prlce-
Mr.. Thatcher admitted at the open
ing that he had not given the subject
the thought and consideration it mer-
tied and asked the Indulgence of his
auditors OH that account.
The topic, according to Mr.. Thatcher,
is one which merits careful considera-
ton by reason of the fact thai the liber-
ty which we enjoy. as citizens of a ia
vored nation. was bought dearly by
our forefathers, who sacrificed fortune
and life in its achievement. 1t is q
fact, too, that those blessings which
cost US most are those most dearly
priced and perhaps this knowledge
may endear the conditions of freedom
which surround US when we consider
the sacrifices by which they were at
tanned.
AT this point in his address. 3Ir
Thatcher announced that he deemed it
wise TO allude to the history of the
early struggle Of our revolutionary
sires in an incidental manner, which
he did by calling attention TO the in
ception of the war for independence
which began when the hired soldiers
of Great Britain's king attacked the
provincial militia. They little rocked
that into the ground, ploughed with shot
and shell, would fall the seed, which,
watered with the blood of patriots,
would grow into a great civilization.
But it has been so, and today the
plowbOy, walking behind his team,
which draws the shining coulter
through the sod and turns over the
soil from whence shall spring the
plenteous harvest, may dream of the
approaching day when he may aspire
to the highest office in the land; while
- hTgclyCr11ifh who fnTpaE
metal into the form of beauty and i'm
plement Of power can picture in his
mind the future days when, with
the greatest OF the great, he can direct
the affairs of this mighty republic.
Looking around US and noting these
advantages which we have, we ask
ourselves how shall they be preserved
and perpetuated 50 this government of
ours shall live on and on. 1t
is but a brief time since the
armies of the united colonies drove
away the invaders and the ships of The
new nation swept the seas of the frig-
ateS of the people whose boast was
that theirs was the country which
ruled the wave. A century is not long
in the history of a government like this.
1t is not so long that we cannot read
of and appreciate the labors of Patrick
Henry, John Hancock, George Wash
ington, Alexander Hamilton and
4IOlldS JelleISOu- w TN the UIlQNlnS
record of their deeds of glory at our
command we can impart to ourselves
and to our children the truths upon
which this nation was founded for
founded upon truth and integrity it
was indeed.
With the history of honest action
before US, and with the knowledge of
the benefits which have accrued as a
result, why should we go aStray if we
but read understandingly? And with
US in this state we have an ally in the
women of the land who have been
granted the right of citizenship. In
addition to assisting in the prOmuga-
ton Of the teachings of these truths,
previously alluded to. she viii purify
the muddy pool of politics by her pres
ence and action. 1t has been said by
some that women viii be contaminated
by association with matters political,
but the contrary will be shown TO be
the case; is already being shown.
Woman is the equal of man in many
respects. She is his equal in both
moral and physical courage and in
many other regards his superior.
We read that when God created man
he fashioned him of the dust of the
earth. Here in Utah they used to joke
and say he was made of adobe clay
But God breathed into mans
nostrils the breath of life and
he became living soul;
man gifted beyond all the living
of earth. He looked upon everything /
grand in creations gallery; gazed with /
admiring awe upon the handiwork of (
deity; sought pleasure in the beautiful /
gardens of God, but after all his trav- |
els through this world of marvellous |
brightness he laid himself down at !
night dissatisfied and weary. 1t was /
then the divine father said: 1t is not |
that n shall he 9lOnR- will ]
make an helpmeet for him" And we
are told that he caused q deep sleep /
TO fall upon Adam and that while he
slept God took from him a rib, /
better material than the dust of the .
earth or the adobe clay, and made
perfect woman. He endowed her with
acute mental faculties and keen per-
ceptions. brilliant ideas and exquisite
taste, and she has retained them
the ages
Who among you have seen the great
bridge which connects the cities of
New York and Brooklyn? Grand and
it stands a mighty exam
pie of strength. Yet the wires which
form its cables were seen by the man
Who designed it, in his mind, as single
strands. He dreamed of each stone in E
its mighty anchOrages when they We're
in the quarTieS and fashioned them
each in that thrObbing brain; he
" elSneQ ana tested every Doll ana bar
and by his intellect worked out all its
details ere the first strand crossed the
river. Long ere the work was finished
his overtaxed brain gave way and his
mind became diseased. Then il was
that his wife, his better half. the sharer
Of the joys and sorrows of his life.
came 10 the rescue and the plans he
had designed were brought to perfec-
ton by wOman's enGrgy and intellect
This is by no means an isolated case.
While al women who have demon
strated fitness have not erected bridges,
still as great deeds have been per-
formed by others as was this.
And knowing her ability, who shall
say that she is not competent 10 teach
he younger ones who are TO come
after us the living truths which are to
this government?
1t is said that honesty is the best
policy. This IS untrue. Honesty is
Tot a policy; it is DrinciDle and
never should a principle he sacrificed
or an eXpediency. We should adhere
o the truth, no matter how ineXDed-
ent.
When Franklin was in England Lord
North offered him money. fame and
power if he would but work TO carry !
tut the ideas Of King George. "AiI !
hese you offer me would fade into in
significance if acted upon vour sug- :
was the reply And that is
rue in these days. :
Now what shall we do in Utah This
air land where the valleys of emerald :
re set in snow-capped mountains ;
viiose SUBMITS are lighted by the SIM !
lntI thew are as eIohak. &c -