The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17

ladies. But he never talked as well
about them as he did tonight, because
he never had as good subjects before.
1 want TO assure you that l enjoy being
here and seeing the people of this great
state. And when l mingle with the
people of this great western country,
l feel that all that anyone has TO do is
to come here and the erroneous ideas
| about the country are soon dispelled.
We are all inclined TO look after those
things which most concern ourselves.
but we, however, in the west, are char
liable enough to believe others just as
honest in their intentions as ourselves.
When I find people differing in opinion
from me. l am reminded of the words
of a well known senator from the
south:
WHO saves his country saves himself,
And saves all things to bless him
We in the west have our hopes
wrapped up in this country, and if we
differ in opinion. we differ honestly. and
we are always willing to bow to the
viii of the majority until we can make
our own will the will of the majority.
The Trans Mississippi congress
makes us better acquainted with each
other, and all of these meetings add
to our enlightenment. They do more
than to pass resolutions; do more than
10 send messages to the congress. AS
we meet ard rub against each other
we get new ideas to add TO the worlds
store of knowledge. Men become i'm
pressed with new ideas which they
never entertained before.
l think the congress was fortunate
in coming to Salt Lake City, as one of
the main subjects 10 be considered was
that of irrigation, and I know of no
place where the results of irrigation
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here. All the deserts of the west viii
some day be the homes of a happy
people.
IN my travels over this part of the
country, the only trouble that l have
experienced has been that l have been
treated too well. 1 overheard two men
conversing in a sleeping car the other
night; one of them was physician
and they were discussing the subject of
diet and the physician said that
mans entire nature could be changed
bv his diet. | think he must have been
correct in that matter, for | have
known a diet of wine and terrapin to
change a man from bimetallism TO
gold standard in a very few years.
have been wondering what the effect of
the good treatment that l have re-
ceived would be on NE in this respect.
I do not want to change my nature.
do not want to do anything that will
make me forget the debt 1 owe to six
and a half millions of people.
l think that when that man talked
about a change of diet he had in mind
the keeping OF his patient from the in
fiuences which would affect that diet
So with you here. You are in better
condition to stand the effects of a bad
policy than any other people, and you
are able TO stand a protracted siege
better than those in other parts of the
country Because in this great west
the extremes of society are not so far
apart Here where there is more OF
spirit of equality and association there
is more of a spirit OF sympathy. Here
the poor do not have to take the
crumbs which fall from the rich mans
table.
Mr.. Bryan said his voice was in bad
condition and he would say no more,
but if he could mo words of language
were adequate to convey his thanks to
the people for the courtesies extended"
Mrs. Viola Pratt-Gilette then sang
Louisiana Lou" to the delight of the
crown and then DR.. Ferguson intro
duced Hon. Thomas Kearns, as the
principal figure in the presentation of
the cup.
Mr.. kearns addressed Mr.. Bryan in
the following language, his remarks
being frequently interrupted with sp-
plause. He said:
Mr. Kearns spoke as follows:
II has fallen 10 my lot to perform the
most pleasing yet difficult, duty of this
convention. Pleasing, because the act of
paying a tribute to worth always brings
with il satisfaction to those VINO accord
honor to whom honor is DUE difficult, for
the reason that the mere words which our
lips frame ofttimes fail to properly ex-
press the sentiments our hearts would
speak.
1t is needless for me to assert that you,
sir. have an abiding place in the hearts
of the people. To speak at any length
upon your personal abilities or attain
ments would be Indulgence in fulsome
fattery But l may be pardoned for say
ing that in your personality and your
views the hopes of millions of our fellow
beings is exemplified. That you are es-
pecially dear to us who live in the west:
the receptions which you have received
during your visit among US is ample evil
dence-
There was a time in the history of the
republic when its people were happy:
when its hardy laborers. the bone and
sinew of the land sat content under the
shadow Of their own vines at the close
of their day of labor, at
1.-The little smiling cottage where at eve
They met their rosy children at the door.