Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-25
Chlsi Executive Receives An Ea,huSl-
aSltC Reception.
ue SPEAKS OF the UNION ARMY.
General lIgtr says his Nation Souiu
Put Millions OF Fighting Men
in lhe Field.

-, mara was oue glorious and
anon,.neous demo narration. From
,no depot to tho Nlasa'a hotel, dis
-, ot Two miles, the streets were
lined with people. ani Mt tue hotel In
front Of which there Is "a great square,
m. nolice anu solJiera from the neal
he barracks had difficult werk 10 Keep
,ha multitude In position. Even
,Dnan. with Mrs. Mckinley and Gov.
RI.eK. the President had enieied the
boteI and vanished from sight, there
,ollowed after him the cheers OF me
n.op,e IN I'll he was obl!seI TO come to
~. nsicony. whers, alter quiet was
restored, he saiu;
81 come to greet y u and thank YOU
nj the same time ior your generous
,,orcome. The Grand Army OF 'he
R.uublic seems to be on loot touSy'
nm not csrtyiug arms. Those were
long since laid aside, and the Hranu
Army OF the Republic is todsy dedi-
Gated to peace lapplause). anu tins.
Union forever. L am glhu 10 US 10 tue
civ OF Buffalo with my comrades OF
jSl aud 'B5, AMI my comrades now.
hank you oil and bid y,u good
aiternoon."
,ost. dressed In fatigue coats aud white
huck trouser., arrived at the ho'el anu
sc,ed as ,so 1T t. the President to tbs
Elliott bull Hog, wnere the POST enter.
DFaaitIant 4 nAnuutt.
ptesiurut Mo Kinley was Introduced
mud for fully i've minutes II seemed as
Ih.uuh the roo would have 10 islI OT
ibs side wal . bulge WITH the roar OF
applause anu greeting.
linen the President said very slowly
and distinctly:
"MI. TUsstussier and comraues anu
felIow oitizent: / wish l might frame
fitting W JTds 10 make Hitting resJosse
IN the more than gracious welcome
which ytu have acc1rlej ma ueIe To-
ntgnt. [ o me with no set form o
snsecu: l come with no studied
nnrase, to present to you, but l come
In the spirit OF conrad ssnip (applsust)
to talk TO ypu, as we have Oiten talke.
In the psst around the csm,hres In
war as well as the cam pifes III peace.
Applause.
ITO me, see by the program, has
bee N assigned tho toast, tue County
an its Defenders. M, ieiiOw citizens,
blessed Ia that country whose eoiuiers
nsht TOR IL anu are willing TO give the
beat they have, the best that any mau
has, their own lives, 20 preserve II,
beususe they love 1t. (Applaus }
"Such O army the U ,ited States
has aIways cUmnsnded IN every Crisis
OF her hist ny. From the war u the
RsvoIutlou 10 the Iht' Owl war, the
men followed that h'S In battio bt-
cause they loved tuA. lag anu believe
in what IL Represented. That Wae tue
stuff OF winch me volunteer army Of
'8l was maJe. Applnu'e.)
livery QUE Vi them not only
fought, but they tnouRht,snd many III
them did tueir own thinking (lsush.
ter anu Spp!au..) and uiu 10 always
agree win tn.iI commanders. Ia ugn.
ter anu applsuse.)
urnat yuuns soldier, wno in the
late war, upon the battle line, aheau
with the color guard, bearing the
Stars and Stripes way In trout OF the
line, but the enemy still In front VI
him, when the general called out TO
the color bearer, 'Bnng those cOIore
back t. the line.'s. d quicker than any
bullet, tnnt young ,O,dier npsweIeJ
back, Bring the line up 10 the c1iofs,
prolonged EIplause.) II was The
voice OF c0mmSo, tnere was man
behind II; there was patriotism ia his
heRrt.
40 nigh to grandeur Is our dust
30 near 10 600 Ia man,
When duty whispers, 10 thou must
1oalh replies, i can"
"a uu 81 muIe tbAn z, OOO, 900 brave
men responded aud M up al army
grade than any army that ever
shock the earth with lis ,rgad, nnd en-
Gagged In hoiier CT usB than ever sol
dlers diu before. (AIpiLuie.)
'What def ndets, my couutTymen,
have we nov? We have tue rem na n
OF THIS old magnificent, m.tchlesi
army OF which 1 have been .peaki0g,
anu then as allies IN any iuturs war,
We have tue brave men who fough
against us In southern pattlehtIds
(Great applause.
Tue army OF urant and The army
OF Lee are together. They are now
one IN faith, In hope, in fraternity, Ia
purpose anu In invincible patriot
Ism (applaus.), anu therefore the
country 10 IN NO danger. (Applause.
In lusI ce strong; In policy secure, anu
In uevsuon 10 I'd. flag, aiI one. tCireal
applEute) My fellow cOuDlIynep,
thank you anu BID yuu good u'ghI'
tPInlopReu applause.
The PrssiuUut's Riusi0n to the South
aud Its unity with the NJItb, wal
ieceiyed with vJciierous applause, thu
suuisuce standing up on their seats Il
cheer, anu NJ tOe cOnciupiou Of tht
toast, Gov. Black led the appltus
Matte ual Commander ClaTksUn re-
HpUDueu 20 the toast "rhe Grand
Army"
Secretary Of War Alger, speaking tt
the toast "lLs army VI the United
htates," saIu he amy OF the uoiteu
States, as FAR as II went, wac the bus
on GUd's footstool. He had been III
London and hau been nskei what .
Tue Unlteu States were attacked ny ms
great military nations. 81 answereu,'
he said, ''ihat IN Thirty usys We coulC
ut millions OF fighting men In th'
held ana back them up with wal OIL
HE In this person. OF Inc veterans"
Al the same TINS he thought tnh
The army shouiu be strengthened
somewhat 10 tnaI dsy's notice cuuiu
tee us ready. He oOmpllmenteu I'M
national guard, anu said that II wouit
prove q great bulwnrs OF tho hsliOi
IN Time OF ueeu.
Henry E,tabrook spoke to the ioas'
The GeneTals.o