The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-30
''our distinguished guest" The address
of welcome follows:
Young's Address.

I SldI DdIllcis lAlc C1itSIS
| which have arisen and almost shaken
\ the rafters of this building, Admiral
Schley, can but family convey the
! sentiments of the pupils of the high
school in having you with us today. All
! the enthusiasm that the blood of Young
America has bottled up in its veins, all
the vigor and strength of 600 students
greetS you. We seek to speak our
welcome. but the voice is inadequate.
There is something deeper in our hearts
which defies utterance. 1t is love and
gratitude. How well we remember that
night Of the 3rd of Julyi Everything
looked so dark to US then. Cervera' S
fleet was still in Santiago, and 1t
looked as though we would have to
spend the 4th Of July with the I'M
certainty of victory or defeat hanging
over our navy. All in all it was a
gloomy prospect. About 1880 the news
was flashed over the wires: 'Cervera's
fleet estroyed-Victory is ours-great
work of Commodore Schley! Then
how we cheered and cheered until our
voices We're gonei And it wasn't a
gloomy Fourth of July after all.
Amidst the plaudits that proud and
happy nation has so deservedly shower
ed upon you, the greeting of this school
can seem but insignificant at best. You
have been cheered by those grand old
soldiers who fought so nobly during the
COS to save Our country from sectlonal
divergence; you have won the conl-
dence and trust Of the entire Amerl-
can people: you have been praised by
men whose names will stand out With
years in the history of our country;
but this morning you are the guest OF
the Salt Lake City high school, and IL
is our turn to humbly pay you tribute
With our whole souls we give you |
greeting. Welcome, Admiral Schley!
Welcome From G. A. R.
Colonel NJ. NJ Kaighn followed Mr.. |
Young with a most cordial welcome on
behalf of the Grand Army men OF the
state. Colonel Kaighn said:
Yesterday Governor Wells welcomed |
you on behalf of our state and today II
is my privilege to bid you welcome on +
behalf of your comrades, the LOCO old :
soldiers of the state. We honor you, ,
sir. as Paul Jones and Farragut were
honored and we remember you always /
as the compeer of the immortal Dewey. /
The heart of the American people goes (
out TO you, and this great people VIII /
reetify any injustice that has been done
to you.
I'VE would like to send back a mes I
sage with you to our friends Of the I
east. Tell them for US that all the pat /
riotism in this great country Is not 10 /
be found east of the Missouri river We
welcome you and greet you most heart /
lily. and wish you prosperous life I
and a happy one TO the end.
Admiral Deeply Affected.
MY dear young friends" said the
great seaman, in response to the cor
diality. i can hardly find words to eX-
press my appreciation of this sweet /
ovation. l have never felt at any time
since July that l was honored IN any
other sense than as my country's agent,
performing your service. This demon
inspires and touches me as the
acclaim of the youth of the land. All
the way from Omaha it has expressed
itself in tributes that could not fail to
touch any man. Yet / can assure you
that my head is not any bigger than
when l started, but my heart is much
arger.
There is so much in your sweet lives
hat is Of such great promise. On the
threshold of life resolve that you Will
always be true to yourselves. Honor
md honesty have a commercial value
without price You will perform high
md holy service if you will perpetuate
he traditions of your revolutionary
mothers. who helped the patriots of
heir day to win this beautiful liberty
Which we enjoy, for our beloved re-
1ublic. I am deeply touched by your
Jack to the east an assurance that there
s no difference between the people east
md west of the Missouri river We are
III the same people. touched by the same
,ulsations. standing elbow to elbow,
land to hand and heart to heart in the
treat struggle for the right. God bless
rou all. l am unable to proceed, and
an but assure you again that | thank
-ou from the bottom of my heart"
Amid the widest hurrah the admiral
Lpproached the bust of Lincoln, and as
le unveiled it three rouSing cheers were
-iven by the school for that other great
,atriot.
AS the admiral finished his little talk
md stepped aside to unveil the bust of
lincoln he displayed little of the emo
ion that threatened to overcome him
s he spoke to the students. The usual
badness with which he expresses the
ew words he has to say seemed for |
he time being to have deserted him.
His well known fondness for children, {
aiken with the tremendous ovation that ;
lie had received at their hands, was al {
most too much for the man, whose |
erve demolished the Spanish fleet. He {
vas as he himself stated. unable to l
and the little duty that he
lad promised to perform for the school
furnished the hero of Santiago with I
n excuse for retreat. {
Remarks From Henderson.
Principal Clark then introduced Cen {
raj Henderson, who, in a happy vein. s
DID the students how gratified he was at {
he reception they had given his am Z
hibious friend" He must shortly be- {
in to feel that he is as much appre- |
lated On land as he is at sea. This /
so on short acquaintance with him,
ut I must tell you that there are times t
rhen he is not so popular" Y
The general then told a story of how G
he admiral, while a lieutenant won for G
imself the enmity of a witty Irishman \