Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-26
THE nrrpns or rnn 'iorons

a,x months ago there was more or
,... agitation IN the land because OF
An international controversy wh'on'
like the barha mast In gale peh'
ana tssaed. was nrs, agiiated aud 'heh
easy but utin gradually GAINING Erouna
toward n mighty uphcavaL N"'wi'h'
standing that such warnings had been
given FOR long time before the begin
ming Of tho period spoken Oft ree'hou'
i,l.e a thunderu,orm following the pre-
ponl,nry stuny. busting air, 10 drop
down upon uA almost unawafer' lhoh
There was hurrying TO and fro inc
preparations made tended more TO SHOW
how utterly unpreparcd We were ior
what then seemed 60 presaEe iohs'
areary war. The enemy were already
I'm the neld and here We stood ike one
I'm n nightmare who IL endeavorlng 10
escape some msnaclng peril yet cannot
make his feet keep Sims to the eea'lns
of his heart or follow 10 the advanced
ground taken by his mind. IL was a
tlmo OF desperation made the more
desperate by rumou and fears OF the
spaniuh IN force crossing the main
and assuming the agsrcaalve where our
borders we're known 10 be the weakest
Thsro was apprehension allied TO us
may In places. and not a little uhreat
everywhere. The storm had burs, ana
We were moarurahly without shelter
The President called for a vast army
and the call was responded 20 with
such alacrity ~ must ever remain ono
Of tho proud remembrance ot IN"
day and age. More men wanted To no
10 the mont than could b. recclvod'and
OF those who were received but fow
could be properly equipped. while Tor
many anxious dayn which In places
ttrctchrd out into weeks, some were
not equipped at all. The great Re
bubble was tossed upon turbulent sea
without available rudder or compass,
but there was land In sight and the In
ylnclble craft was making i.s way
there slowly but surely.
There was a guiding hand that was
not seen. propclling power that could
not be felt, at work Agents were buy
ing ships wherever they could be
found. Partisan strife disappeared
ftom the scene and all hold up their
hands and nfted their voices In loyal
acclaim IN support OF the grand and
glorious cause In which our country
had embarked. ciothlng, provisioning
aud transporting our nehtIng mon and
matorlals. ~ lrksome for a time, be-
came iala ~ a. events multiplied, and
in tho midst OF the time when dublety
and confidence were struggling Tor Hu-
premaey there came like a grand and
glorious acclaim from across the Pa
elnc. inspiring the minds and strength
snlng the hearts VI our people, the sid
inrs Of the complete annihllation Of
the encmy's fleet In Asiasic waters.
A. once the clouds began 10 MT. the
mlsts TO disappear. and standing proud
~ yet modestly ana manfully at his
post was tho figure Of a man who then
was known by loss than thousandth
part Of our population but who now
IL known everywhere. all over the
earth, and not much more In one place
than another. That was the lrst
great unfolding, the first harbinger OF
triumph which was 10 end IN the
manner In which Il had az hrnt boon
Intended 10 end, but which conmm-
nation until the unfolding at Manila
seemed 80 far away and enyeloped In
the accommodating miats Of 30 much un-
certainty. Anxiety was relaxed, ap-
prohenslona were dlspelled ana the work
OF following up and adding TO the