The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-10
monument to the Author of .Star
Spangled Banner"
WATTERSON'S ELOQUENCE
OVATION OVER GRAVE OF
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
Kentuckian's Vision of the Future of
the American Republic-It Dares
to Face Imperialism and Dispute
the Future of CivAnzation-Latin
Cruelty Must Disappear.

Frederick, Md, Aug. 9.-Fraucis
Scott Key the author of THE Star
Spangled Banner" was honored today
in this, his native city. by the dedica-
ton Of handsome monument erected
TO his memory. The preliminary cere-
monies included a parade, in which
military and civic organizations from
all parts of the state took part, and
which was witnessed by thousands of
residents and visitors. The buildings
along the line of march were gaily dec
GRATED with the national colorS.
When the procession reached the
foot Of the monument the order of eX-
eTcises was proceeded with. These IN
cluded an grafton by Hon. Henry Wat
terSon of Kentucky and an address by
Mrs. Deland Mclean of New York,
and an ode by Folger Mckinney of Bal
timore.
The cord which released the drapery
uncovering the monument was then
drawn by Miss Julia McHenry How
ard, granddaughter Of Francis Scott
Key.
Following is an abstract of the ora
ton of Mr.. Watterson:
Since The Star Spangled Banner"
was written nearly a century has come
and gone. The drums and tramplings
of more than half its years have
passed over the grave of Francis Scott
Key. Here, at last. he rests forever.
Here, at last, his tomb is fifty made.
When his eyes closed upon the scenes
of this life their last gaze beheld the
ensign of the republic full high adj
vanced, its arms and trophies stream
ing in their original luster, not a
stripe erased or polluted, not single
star obscured.'
If, happily, they were spared the
or
land rent by civil feud and drenched
in fraternal blood it may be THAI
somewhere beyond the stars his gentle
spirit now looks down upon a nation
awakened from its sleep of death and
restored to its greater and its better
self, and known and honored as never
before throughout the world.
Whilst Key lived there was but a
single paramount issue, about which
all other issues ciFcled, the constitu-
ton and the Union The problems of
the constitution and the Union solved,
the past secure, turn we to the future;
no longer huddle of petty sovereign
ties, held together by a rope Of sand
no longer a body of mercenary shop
keepers, worshiping rather the brand
upon the dollars than the eagle on the
shield; no longer a brood of provincial
laggardS, hanging with bated breath
upon the movements of mankind, fear
ing to put their principles to the test
of progress and of arms; but a nation
and g leader of nations; a world power
which burst face imperialism upon its
own ground with republicaniSm, and
with it dispute the future of civiliza-
ton. 1t is the Will of God; let not man
gainsay until the word of God has been
carried to the furthermoSt ends of the !
earth; not until freedom is the heri- !
tage of all his creatures; not until the !
blessings which he has given US are |
shared by his people in all lands; not |
until Latin Righteousness, fOStered by |
modern wealth and culture and art, |
has been eXpiated by fire and Latin !
corruption and cruelty have disappear |
ed from the government of men; not !
until that sober suited Anglo-SaXon- |
ism will, born at Runnymeade, that |
was to end neither at Yorktown nor at |
Appoma ttoX has made at one and the |
same time another map of Christen-
dom and a new race of Christians and |
yoemen, equally soldiers of the world /
and of the cross, even in Africa and in /
Asia, as we have made them here in
America. Thus and thus alone and
wherever the winds of heaven blow
shall fly the spirit. if not the actually
Of the blessed symbol we have come
here this day to glorify, ashamed of
nothing that God has sent, ready for
everything that God may send. 1t was
not singer OF the nreSlde, put a heart-
less Wanderer who put in all hearts the
simple Home, Sweet
Home 1t was poet, not warrior,
who gave to our Union the Anglo
Saxon homage to his flag. Even as the
prince of peace who came to bring
eternal life was the son of God, were
these his ministering angels; as each of
US upon his knees sends up a prayer to
heaven for Home, Sweet Home, may
he also lOUIr1llr~ and teach his chill
dren to lisp the sublime refrain of
Keys immortal anthem:
And the star spangled banner,
Oh, long may it wave
Ger the land of the free and the home
Of the brave"