The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-16
IRISH GIVE BRYAN OVATION.
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! tell them that an American civilization
is higher than any other-no matter
what it is Great applause.) 1 do
not mean 10 say one word against an
Angle-Saxona have not a word to say
against the Celt, the Latin. the Greek
or the Teuton-but l do believe that
the American on whom are combined
the virtues of them all is the greatest
citizen the world has ever known
tGreat cheering) And that the civil
cation to be departed here will lift
humanity to a higher plane than il
has occupied in the days gone by. Gre
newed applause)
Quotes Abraham Lincoln.
Some people fear that these eIe-
ments, brought in from the old world
Will not properly mix here They are
mixing and they will mix, and let me
snow you what it is that mixes them
and makes them one. We are quoting
Abraham Lincoln now more than he
is quoted by the party which he led TO
It's first victory, and in reading a little
DOCK recently prepared by Dr. Taylor
and MIR. F'ulwiler, a little book that is
simply collection of Lincoln's sayings
on the political question, l ran across
passage which l thought appropri-
ate for this meeting.
He was speaking for the declaration
or independence. He was speaking of
those who in the early days gave to us
mat declaration and erected it as a
beacon light for all posterity and after
he had spoken of our ancestors in this
country he used the words, to which |
now invite your attention.
We have beside these men-deS-
cended by blood from our ancestors
among us, perhaps half of our people.
who are not descendants. The men
who have come from Europe-German.
Irish, French and northumberland
that have come from Europe them
selves, or whose ancestors have come
hither and settled here, finding them
selves our equals in all things. If they
look back through this history to trace
their connections with those days by
blood. they find they have none They
cannot carry themselves back into.tha
glorious epoch and make themselves
feel that they are part of US, but when
they look through that old declaration
of independence, they find that those
old men say that we hold these truths
to be self-evident-that all men are
created equal and then they feel that
fine moral sentiment, taught in that
day evidences their relation to those
men, that is the father of all moral
principle in them. and that they have
a right to claim it as though they were
blood Of the blood and flesh of the flesh
of the men who wrote that declaration
which links the hearts of the patriotic
and liberty loving men together, that
will link those patriotic hearts as long
as the love of freedom exists in the
minds of men throughout the world
Those are the words of Lincoln, and
n 10 lot -s,-
planned why ii is that no matter from
what nation man comes, if he comes
believing in that declaration of indie
pendence he becomes one of US and
can fraternize with others who believe
In that principle, Great applause.)
That, he says, is the electric cord, that
is the vital thing that connects US all,
il is well for us to remember that we
have brought the people from the old
world with the promise that here they
shall get liberty as it was taught by
the fathers
IF today we are willing to abandon
those principles. then we must stand
before the world convicted of having
brought people here under false pre-
lenses. Great applause)
Leave among us that doctrine that
all men are created equal, and that
doctrine applied to all the affairs of
government, and to all the problems
which may arise. will keep us together
as one people; but destroy that doc
trine and instead of reign OF Justice
you will substitute a reign of force: in
stead of right it will be might. No mat
ter what party you may belong. no
ter to what party you may belong, no
your vote, l pray you to so cast your
vote as to preserve that doctrine of
human liberty as the binding force in
this country. (Great applause)
when we speak against imperial
ism or protest against wars of con-
quest, they say that we are pleading
the cause of the Filipino. I deny it. No
matter what becomes of the Filipino,
the world will go on, but when this ma
ton puts out its light, then unto what
nation can struggling humanity look
for hope and inspiration?''
Stevenson Tells of Visit.
Mr.. Stevenson followed Mr.. Bryan.
His speech dweIt upon a recent visit to
Ireland, and he eulogiZed the Irish peo-
pie.
Charles A Towne was the third
speaker of the day. Mr.. Towne's speech
was largely an appeal to make good
and keep good the promises of the Dec
laration of Independence.
Samuel Alchuler, Democratic candi-
date for governor of Illinois, also spoke.
A night meeting was held, at which
speeches were made by John F. Fin
erty and Michael ]. Ryan of PhiIa-
delphia.
REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON.
Nominate Frink For Governor and