The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-14
HE AMERICAN CONSCIENCE
THE SURE FOUNDATION OF TRUE
CITIZENSHIP.
Ireland's Eloquent Adj
dress at the Cleveland Banquet
America Is Safe, Conscience Is
Our Guard.

Cleveland. o. May 12.-Nearly 400 of
the leading business and professional
men of this city attended the annual
banquet of the chamber of commerce
at the Hollenden this evening. The
guest of the evening was. Archbishop
Ireland, all the others in attendance
being members After the banquet
President ". H Warner, after a. neat
speech. outlining the achievements and
prospects of the chamber, announced
the toasts.
Senator NJ. A. Hanna, responded to
the toast Ceveland-Industrial and
Commercial"
Archbishop Ireland spoke upon The
sure foundation of a true citizenship
He spoke in part as follows:
The greatness of America is her
democracy. America, as no other ma
ton, honors manhood. consecrates it's
rights and gives it the freedom TO
develope its powers and satisfy its am
bitions America is the nation of the
people-governed for the people. by the
people. and 10 become one of the
people of America it suffices to be
man.
In this country all men. are equal
in citizenship, there is no civil or polit-
zeal privilege for the few: there is no
civil or political inferiority for the
many The peril of America is in her
democracy. l have myself fullest faith
in the democracy of America, because
I have faith in the people of America,
and because the democracy of this
country has amid terrific trials proved
its right and power to live. I have
faith. too, in the future democracy of
the world. because the manifest evo-
luton of humanity makes no mistake.
4 admit that democracy requires
delicate and constant care. and, that
it's safety will be the reward only of
never-ceasing vigilance. Whence will
come to democracy the potency of
morality? With reverence I pronounce
the sacred word-conscience.
DEMOCRACY WILL ENDURE.
Conscience ruling. Americans will
be law abiding people. for righteous
ness commands obedience to law and
proclaims that the law of the nation is
the law of the supreme government OF
men, and of nations Almighty God.
Americans viii respect the rights of
their fellow citizens: conscience bids
them know that no one lives for him
self alone, and that society, with its
rights and its institutions, is of divine
mould
"A nation without conscience is a. ma
ton without a soul. The sooner the
earth is rid of it the better it is for
humanity; nothing good or great can
come from it.
The brightest pages in our history
sprung from conscience. America
immortal heroes. heroes of valor, of
patience, heroes of charity. and of vir-
tue in days of peace. were inspired by
Conscience led Americans
!. r
battlefields TO preserve America one
and indivisible, and to make her ban
ner one of freedom for all the children
of her soil Conscience will lead Amer
leans today and tomorrow to watch
jealousy over the life and veal of
their country; to spread through the
land social equality and happiness, 10
make America the fairest and the best |
of the nations of the earth.
There are moments when ones heart |
stands still before the thought of what |
might come if Americans betrayed |
their citizenship: of what might come
to America herself, in whose destinies |
are wrapped up our hope and our love; !
of what might come to liberty in the |
whole world, since liberty for other |
nations reads her triumphs or her |
death in the triumph or death of |
liberty in America.
AN election day in the land. Twelve !
millions or more of voters will in a few
hours have pronounced judgment upon |
the affairs of the great nation. Take |
awav conscience on election dav: let |
voters. like the populace of old Rome, |
for food and pleasure; de- !
mocracy viii have given up the ghost |
and either an imperator' will trample |
upon American liberties or anarchy |
will give the land its lurid flames.
CONSCIENCE ON GUARD.
americans, fear not. Conscience is
on guard. A great crisis arises in !