The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-25

the free entertainment given in hon1r
Of the pioneers were the features or
the programme at the queens throne
In the Midway after the parade was
over. A dense crowd Of people sur2ed
about the platform and remained To Une
end i'm defiance OF the pitiless rays Of
the sun that beat down upon them The
management was much more prompt
with the programme Yesterday, for
which the thanks OF all are due. IT
was just five minutes after & o'clock
when Prime Minister Blair stepped to
the front of the platform, claimed the
attention of the pcople and introduced
Judge King as the orator OF the day.
\ canvas had been stretched over
the lower platform in front of the
throne. and seats were provided under
this Tor the pioneers and their friends.
Later Queen Ethelyn and her maids OF
honor cOndescended to come down un-
derneath this canopy. The absence Of
President Snow caused disappointment.
but he had left the parade before
reaching the Midway. There were
about a dozen of the pioneers Of 1917
on the platform. together with mum
Der of other prominent citizens VINO
took part IN the parade.
The programme of the afternoon
opened with the playing OF the star
Spangled Banner by Held S band, ar
Ter which Judge King spoke Tor IOrty
minutes. He spoke under great diff
culties as it was impossible to make
people hear at any distance from the
stand, and TO make matters worse
every tOm-tOm on the Midway was
kept going full blast during the entire
address. Notwithstanding all this. it
was the unanimous verdict that Judge
King delivered a fine Grafton the piO-
neers were especially well pleased with
Il.
Judge Kings Address.
the day as one of historic significance,
not because OF a. battle fought. but be
cause of an empire founded. This.
he said. ais an age of military conquest,
when people are intoxicated with the
glamour that surrounds bloody som
hambulists who carve their way to
glory on fields of battle; and when they
nave contempt for men whose names
are nos carved far up on the scroll OF
fame. and yet there are lose who 90
far more for the cause Of humanity
than the NapOleOus. the Hannibals and
the Caesars. Some of these great
spirits we have with us tOday-men
who settled this state and made It's
present civilization possible.
Speaking Of the pioneers, Judge King
said: The elemental char cteristic Of
the pioneers was their sincerity and
sublime faith: they saw God in the
armament and recognized his power in
Gil the vicissitudeS Of life I prefer men
of faith to men devoid of faith in these
days OF unbelief. Such faith as the
pioneers had is better than wealth;
fanaticism with faith is far better than
disbelief In God.
Tribute to Pioneers.
The above paragraph constituted the
keynote Of Judge Kings Grafton He
paid a high tribute to the pioneers as
men who expatr!ated themselves, and
pushed out into the desert To found a
state in which they might worship Goo
according to the dictates Of their own
Consciences. A parallel was drawn be
tween the PuritaEs who fed from the
prosecutions of kings in Europe that
they might have freedom Of conscience
in New England and the pioneers who
fed from NaUvOO to Utah, actuated by
the same motives He described the
burning of NauvoO. the killing Of Jo-
seph Smith, the pilgrimage of 1000
mics through the deserts of the west,
and the arrival in the valley of Salt
Lake. These recitals touched the Old
pioneers present; there was Irequen-
applause from them, and many tear
was seen to roll down the cheeks Of the
little band of men and women as their
trials were recalled.
The Judge spoke Of the pioneers not
as dollhouse plants, but as men and
women who had been hammered out on
the anvil Of adversely; men and women
with one purpose, with one prayer ana
with one faith. moulded into one solid
phaianx A high tribute was also paid
10 the memory Of the Leader of the piO-
neers. Brigham Young, who was COM
pared with Oliver CrOmWelI-an idealist
with a sublime faith in Gods prOvi-
dence, and yet a thoroughly practical
- II.
In closing. Judge King paid a high
tribute to Utah. He spoke of her as the
mother OF other states in the west, and
described the influence the people Of
this state were having in the settle
ment of the states and territories on all
sides of us. He spoke of her as state
possessed OF fame. wealth, education
and all those other refining influences
that go to make a great common
wealth.
At the close Of Judge Kings Grafton
there was a performance given for the
special benefit Of the pioneers by the
Rainier Brothers on the trapeZe, and
AiriOn on the wire sixty feet above the
platform When this part OF the pro-
gramme closed a reception was held at
the foot of the throne. during which
each OF the pioneers was presented 20
her majesty The result of this was
that a pretty little levee was held on
the platform within plain view OF all
the Midway. Prime Minister Blair
acted as master OF ceremonies, and
each Of the pioneers was introduced to
the queen and the ladies Of her court.