Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31

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embarkIng In the leaky and clumsy
vessel Of Democracy that will next fall
sail for Salt river
Under Republican administration OF
a Republican tariff not only the prod
ucts Of our fields but those Of our looms
and furnaces are found In every harbOr
OF the earth. The chimneys OF the
great factories are no longer smoke
less. The roar Of our furnaces swells
the diapason of labor, the flame Of our
forges Eliminates the night Capital
lists have voluntarily increased the
wages Of labor Our engineers are em-
ployed in Asia and Africa. Our wag-
ons and machinery have gained access
10 the markets of Europe We have
entered upon an era OF Industrial as
well as territorial expansion, and un-
less the leaders OF the opposition can
investigate another successful revolt
against prosperity" her beneficent pres
ence may abide with us for many years.
! do not mean 10 be unjust to our po-
litical enemies. l count among them
many valued personal friends. and |
IuNf blANu NllfAi movements
though unable TO find myself in har-
mony with their measures. Their splen-
did organization, their tireless energy.
their enthusiastic belief IN and devo-
ton 10 their leaders their matchless
patience in defeat, their resolute and
uncOnquerable purpose TO TRY again"
all these are qualities which have often
extorted my respect,
The essential difference between Re-
publican and Democratic methods is
that while We seek for power in order
to establish principles, our opponents
seek for such principles as may best
aid them to obtain power.
] have little hope thar what have
said tonight will influence the votes OF
the stubborn gray-breads who have
turned their faces away from the light
for lol these many years. "Ephraim
is Joined TO his idols, let him alone"
But among this vast audience are many
who are standing upon the threshold OF
manhood, and TO them appeal. Young
men. do you think II wise TO link your
future 10 that record Of past blunders
and promise OF future mistakes which
calls itself the Democratic party? VIII
you be content 10 ride In their ram
shackle wagon with your feet hanging
over the tail-board, and your face for
ever turned toward the rear? VIII you
fasten the young. bright-eyed. strong
limbed trotting horse OF ambition and
hope In double harness with a spawned
and broken-kueed relic OF the palezoic
age OF politics? VIII you accept the
retrogressive doctrines Of the butternut-
breeched, saturated. ague-
shaken statesmen OF the swamps? VIII
you turn from the smooth highway to
stumble among the rocks and BRAN
bles? VIII you deny yourselves the
music and lights and shelter OF the ca
thedral 10 skulk among the cold and
gloomy grayestones Of the churchyard?
Why not rather ally yourselves with
the brains and conscience Of the coun-
try. and march with quickened step
along the highway Of progress The
Republican party is the grandest or,
ganization Of freemen that the world
has ever known In behalf Of its
benefcent purposes the strain OF the
poet has swelled TO the sweetness OF
song, the tongue OF the orator has kin
died with the Inspirations OF freedom,
and the bayonets Of heroes have flashed
along the lines OF victorious armies.
Among the principles and policies II
has advocated can be found none that
are in spirit or IN detail false 10 the
honor or the unity Of the nation or
which are not In accord with the best
interests OF the whole people. Its his
tory Is a history Of the growth. the
glory and the greatness Of our country,
and the record Of its benefcent achieve
ments will perish only with the Eng
lish tongue.
| Will not weary you with reading
statistics, suffice Il to say that with a
population which In forty years, has
but little more than doubled. our an
nual production and our accumulated
wealth have trebled and quadrupled.
and while the wages OF labor are higher
than In 1850, the necessaries and COM
forts OF life are cheaper.
Nor has our growth been limited 20
progress alone. The chancel-
Tor OF the German empire In a recent
address deplored the moral retrogres-
sion OF the age Let him III his eyes
to this Western world. In 1860 in one
half OF our country the songs OF free
dom were hushed 20 silence. and In the
other half they were but family sung
now her triumphant anthems make
musical the homes Of continent.
Then thrty-three discordant and
commonwealth seemed
helpless In the grasp Of a centrifugal
force that threatened TO whlrl the
Union into fragments, now forty-fiye
compact and homogeneous States are
welded into a nation whose shores lis
len TO the wash Of stormy Atlantic and |
peaceful Pacific. and icy Arctic and |
'unlit Caribbean. and far-off Orient |
seas. And on all those shores. and |
wherever our starry banner floats. one /
nan doffs his hat 10 another except |
through the courtesy Of equals ard no /
reeman's voice Is choked with the hand |
" power. and no slaves presence dis
lonors labor. and education II free and /
industry is protected and manhood Is
and while every man Is not
he equal Of every other man. for God
lac not bestowed equality Of muscle or
rain upon mankind. yet every man has
he chance and the right to become the
DUAL OF any man--lf he can.
The authors and artists and soldiers
md statesmen and Inventors and me-
hanics OF this favored land have made
he century blaze with the splendor OF
he achievements which they have set
Ike stars In the dladem OF the ages.
,ur flag floats proudly on every sea,
ur credit relgns az the head OF the
worlds finances our armies come az n
rum beat out Of the hives Of industry
o swarm In defense W their country
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