Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-22
Gov, ROOSEVELT NOW
HOMEWARD BOUND
left Salt Lake This Morning for Evanston,
Wyoming -ROusing Meetings at the
Theater and at SaItair.

/ blood OF such deficient imagination
men so tepid IN character, that they
don't understand what IL means to
call themselves by the name OF a bright
and mighty nation. there are men who
do not realize all that Is implied in
being able to associate with your ciu-
zenship the mighty memories, mighty
deeds done by your torefathers In the
past, There Is not a man or woman
here who can ever look over these
plains Of sagebrush. can ever look
over these great mountains. can ever
look over yOn sea and across to the
islands. without thinking not only OF
what the land Is. but OF what were
those who made H. There is not one Of
you who should not see definitely be-
fore his minds eye the picture Of the
toiling trains Of theh oX-drawn and
mule-drawn wagons. with the onward
steps Of the bearded men, OF the women
and smaller children, and the larger
children driving the cattle that fol-
lowed or went beside the wagons la
den with the household goods. and then
TO see the first struggles the struggles
and tolls. Gentlemen, all Of you. Of this
State. think Of those things II not,
pity you for your lives are poor be-
cause you fail TO-, think OF them.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
So now we ask that you let your
American citizenship be not mere
name, not an empty boast repeated for
the sake OF some slight excitement
each Fourth Of July uut living fact,
which makes your blood thrill when
you think of H. There are In the audi
ence men who fought In the great
cIyil war. men who wore the blue.
| trust also there are men who wore
the gray. for their sons stood shoulder
to shoulder when In 1885 the flag Of our
country was once more uufurled on
the field of battle. Honor TO the men
who wore the blue and who fought to
a finish the greatest of Civll wars, and
preserved forever the Republic, and
honor also TO the men who wore the
gray who fought against the Union,
but who fought with the courage that
only came from the most sincere de-
yotion to the cause they deemed right.
And now, my fellow Countrymen.
now YOU men and women here, the
men who are. II they are good citizens
10 work and toll and be ready 10 night
a need, are we TO SIT down, are We to
shlrk from the task that our fathers
did? Are We TO fear 10 go on and
work up the mighty career our fathers
began ] quote you the proud boast of
The early Roman. Each individual
Roman lifted his head higher because
OF the glory OF Rome. each Individual
American shall lift his head higher
because OF the glory and honor Of the
country Of which he has been an able
defender
Woe to this country. woe to our peo-
pie, II they ever listen to the man
who would preach the doctrine Of
hatred and division among Americans.
Woe to our pleople IL they lis
ten TO any man from wheresoever he
may come who seeks 10 gain pOlitical
power or tries to teach his fellows that
they will gain political advantage by
acting so that another class. another
section can be hurt. For veal or for
woe we are indlssolubly bound to-
gtther Each Of us rise. II all rise
each OF us fall. If an fall. We cannot |
escape, We cannot ESCAPE the doom
that Is upon us II We listen 10 the |
craven and the fool who does not know
what the destiny Of the nation is.
Now let me ask your attention for |
Just one moment 20 something that oc- |
Cured eight years ago, and YOU ought |
to remember H. Eight years ago we |
had an election for President and the |
Democratic party Won "a few cheers |
In the audience) You did not |
feel so gay four years ago. |
You see. as / said we are bound to- |
gather and during that four years. |
you were dragged down, but dur
ing ne past four years we
have lifted YOU up with us. You |
can AFFORD 10 clap now. we have been
In power Eight years ago this coun-
try decided 20 disoboy the Biblical in
junction and try whether II could |
gather figs from thistes. and Il sowed
us thistle crop, and we had the thistles
the four years, and as always happens
inevitably IN time Of plenty, the peo-
pie went about seeking false gods. and
very many people were mlsled by them.
but when the times " distress came.
we said then 10 give us a chance
and we should show you what could bs
done, and YOU gave us the chance and
we have shown H.
THE FIG AND THISTLE.
And now let me recall one lesson Of
the fig and thistle period Now the
West, Montana and Idaho. dld not vote
the Democratic ticket. They voted all
right. My own state voted most dread
fully wrong, and there would have beer,
% certain poetic Justice II the hard
time had stalked within the State that
by its vote had been Instrumental in
that on, but they did not. for
hey went on. and you had them out
here in the Rockies just az much as
We had them al the seaboard. Just as
when hard times panic and disaster
'ome to this nation, they sweep from
me end 20 the other They know no
state lines, no sectional lines, Of course
here are individual exceptions. but