The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-25

The first spring was welcomed with
great JOY, and the cOlonists fell to
with hoe and shovel to till the ground.
The speaker entered into an extended
account Of the cricket war, but he
ala not recall a single man who was
discouraged Of disheartened through it
all. Upon the discovery of gold in Cal
lfOrnia, President Cannon said. many
OF the saints wanted to go on west.
but President Young advised them not
10 leave, promising that ali would be
richer If they stayed and titled the soil
of their farms
He Saved the Country.
For this" he resumed, Brigham
Young was accused of opposing min
ing men and men who engaged in min
ing. There was speculation as to his
motive and many said he feared So
called nom Mormon influences. But I
want to say to you that had not Brig
ham Young been filed with this spirit
and purpose which prevented the Saints
from seeking gold in California, this
country would not have been what it
is today
"A great work has been done and we
who believe in God and in the truth of
the teachings of Mormonism give God
the glory, but he endowed this great
man. He never endowed any living
man with greater elements of success
than Brigham Young.
Judge jeremiah Black. or Jerry
Black, as Re was known, a member of
PRECEDENT Buchanan's cabinet, once said
to me, President Young being alive at
that time, 1 look upon Brigham Young
as the greatest living American, for all
that he has accomplished This great
achievement of his is unecualed. His
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required 10 perform the great work
he undertook
And now we rejoice to see this mon
ument finished and to have in our
midst the sculptor who has done his
part in erecting these bronze figures to
beautify the city and remind our chill
dren, who should hear these stories and
remember them"
In concluding President Cannon said
he hoped this people would continue to
live in a way that will make this
country a great united nation.
Sculptor Dallin introduced.
Secretary of State Hammond spoke
briefly by way of introducing Mr.. Dali
lin Mr.. Hammond congratulated the
people on the completion of the mOnU-
ment. He considered it commendable
to erect monuments to the heroes of the
state, not for the purpose of worship
ping them, but to keep their deeds
prominently and permanently before
the people
Mr.. Dallin. author of this magnif-
icent piece Of workmanship" said Mr..
Hammond, was born in Springville,
one of our Utah towns and has worked
his way up to success as other boys and
girls. He has competed for and taken
the prize for a statue of Paul Revere
at Boston; he received one OF twelve
medals at the Worlds exposition, in
Chicago, for his famous Signal of
Peace and at the present Worlds Fair
in Paris Mr.. Dallin's piece occupies a
position Of honor.
Cheered the Sculptor.
The sculptor was then introduced, the
crowd cheering as he rose.
Artists" said Mr.. Dallin, have been
accused of being ideahsts, having no
idea of the practical side of art. That
is a mistake. 1t is only through men of
ideas that any great work has been ac-
cOmplished.
An artist is only he who more fully
realizes the truth, and he only be-
comes an artist in trying to reveal this
truth to his fellow men And were he
denied this privilege it would throw us
into state Of barbarity from which
there would be no hope of redemp-
ton"
The figures on the monument were
described by the sculptor. the Indian
representing the early condition of the
the trapper the first white man
in the country. and the pioneer group
the upbuildeTs Of the country, the whole
by the great leader Of the pi-
Oneers. He submitted the work to the
public for their judgment on what
beauty. il might possess.
Monument Unveiled.
Miss Margaret Young. the beautiful
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