Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-05
Hewlett Bros. Co.

courage and devotion mon sometimes
display WIl rank it on the rolls of
honor With Marathon and with Trafai.
FIr lAupInu9nl 10 Dr. an emblem of
thH peoples hcucdiction 10 one OF the
NU'uw ln that victorious noot. You
Wll. toxic 10 aud Keep q aud love u no. "a
moaEor token " the peoples gratitude.
and remember uH you bear Il away
sou viii carry with IL their carnoat
wish Tor your future safety. success
md honor NpplauscD
Amid on ovation OF cheers ana ap-
rlnuro. Lieut. Pearson raised HE hand
10 quiet che crowd aud then responded
boz thG following wordui
'ThIsl s indeed. ono of tho most pleas.
ani and impressive moments I have
ever experienced. There u an old
putefh which says that words hrIt re-
veal and hllf conceal Never until this
moment have ] Hu strongly known tho
meinInE NJ that pr1vorb. for whom I
~ that ] accept this mcmento with
the greatest pleasure. the rronteat np-
probation and thanks I no more than
hall voice my continents n remains
~ your Imagination 10 think them.
ilf words cannot voice those sautl.
meniH This moment1. the emblem "
fuWrr lu The military ana the naval
world. Hu appropriate Tor nn occasion
NJ thIH nature thc day itself 10 appro-
PIRATE hoinr he birthday ~ our o6uu-
try ana The first ono since nur recent
war adds luHivr ana pleasure 90 the
occasion.
let mo- call your attention Tor a mo-
mrnt 10 Che condition N affairs onr
year nFD today IN tho great hnrbor nf
Manila. Could you have been thcrc
/ you would have seen a great American
/ feet decorated with beautiful bunting
md flags. Ola Glory floating from
every masthead. and. M tho stroke NJ
/ " every ahin nrOd twonty-0ne statutes
| ln remembrance Of this great day.
Right within riFht N those ships and
within sound NJ their caunona wuz an
other feet. not proudly noatlnF ~ were
| We, but hidden entirely. or nearly 10.
/ beneath me waves As the tide rolled
I 1ut The great beams and rirdorH ~
/ those ships could he seen twisted and
/ gnadod by The shots from our guns.
/ IN the bottoms n those ahipa lay scores
/ n poor Spanish sailors who. IN nghtinR
| Tor their nation. had lost their lives
md had found n resting place IN the
waiory deep.
IT was an ANXIOUS day FOR our feet
nlao. because ~ another flEht NJ equal
| Importance ON this side ~ tho sen. Tho
/ battle was daily expected. n had tn-
/ Ken place. but we had not yet heard
| The news You had and there II no
l doubt that one year ago today you
were nm glorylng In toe grand victory
that was riincd at Santiago over that
strong feet N Admiral Cervorn'H
Gould YOU 70 there today and. me- IN
Manila hny. see Thorn lying on tho coast
and hllf.lmmorHod In water. their great
beams nnd rlrdorH rnnrlod by nrn and
/ shot md fhnll. u would be- indeed an
/ Impressive moment Tor you. Gould YOU
/ % year urn today have trnmpod the
/ hlllH NJ san Juan md ~ Caney YOU
would h1vo Huou many now graves Of
/ our Wn1u|HhDd foe and NJ our own
dear soldiers after their hard lighting
"Hut tho war is over tot ne bn
thankful f1r that We uru "a nation
that does not strive Tor war We would
hll boil Mo day when tho Instruments
I NJ war could be- turned into implements
/ f peace but ng the great powers of
ihn world continue 10 hulid M their
ARMIES md navioH ana fleets. We must
k0ep pace IN order 60 always h. able
20 defend ourselves against their AZ
sr1slun A weak nation ~ the one
/ most likely 20 he attacked Therufnrn.
/ let ua always hold our navy and our
army up 10 tho standard II should be to
/ protect ourselves. M 20 tho standard
/ that u nation OF our aize aud Import
ano' demands let M hope that war
may never come again. This beautiful
sword ihnt I have I wish I might hang
/ W Tor 100 time 20 come but take pleas.
| pre- in assuring you that should II ever
| DO nnre AIRY to draw n IN our coun-
/ Tvs defense. ! shan be- most proud 10
/ DO M.
" am pleased 20 be hers ON this CO.
| eas'o1. ana lu going away shall have
| many pleasant reculloUtionH OF an. not
| Simply huHlus" this o. my native state.
| Doc h'11usn M tho Kindness and hon
| on That have been ahowerDd upon mo
| nnco ] mye been here. Tor which you
nave mF heartfelt thanks aud which
/ NN lIN" forever In my memory"