The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-25
BEAUTIEs o. NAgoNRY.
Famous Congressman Dilates on Scot
fish Rite.

The following extract from the speech
made by Congressman James ID. Richard
son OF Tennessee, grand commander of
the supreme council Os the Thirty-third
degree Of Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite MasOns, viii be read with interest
by members of the fraternity in this
jurisdiction. Mr.. Richardson said, IN
part;
1T is a fact well known to you all that
/ am a member of the congress Of the
United States-a position I have held for
nearly twenty years. / realize now, and
nave known for two years, that it was
not possible for me to do all things that
the grand commander of the southern su-
preme council should co, and at the same
time to do and perform all the duties and
laDOrs Of a member of congress. Clearly
realizing this fact the question has been
constantly before me- what shall I dO2
1 have repeatedly asked myself. shall
resign from the office of grand COmman-
der or retire from my seat in congress?
1 nave taken final counsel Of my own
Judgment, and have reached the cOnClu-
sion shall retire from politics and
whatever of ability and talent I possess
shall be dedicated to the office of grand
commander and to the propagation Of
ScOtJlsh Masonry. | do not take this step
IelucSthuy or with the slightest regret,
nor do / take IL without the fullest con-
slderauon, The only hesitation I have on
the question has been due to a sense Of
outy ! owe 70 my family. myself and a
most generous constituency, who for so
long time have hOnOred me with their
support ana confidence, and who have
iLINNA MANIFESTED Alae disposition TO With
NI'tW mat support and confidence, or 10
cease bestoWing hOnOrs upon me ] real
lie that, when I retire from public life I
give uD an honorable ambition, and vol
unfairly surrender an exalted position. II
IS no mean calling nor slight honor to be
the chosen representative Of 100000 free
people IN this great republic. But in TAX
ing this step / feel that i am promoted
10 a more exalted station and I cOun my
self exceedingly fortunate that I can Law
uoWn the cares, worries. eNactiOns, trusts
auuONHnneE
anNieues, sohcitudes troubles perpleXf-
ties and burdens of politics. and assume
fabors and duties that should bring one
contentment tranquility, satisfaction,
ease and peace of mind. in a sphere that
IS pleasing and cCngeniaL
II ne necessity for the Scottish Rite de-
greeS, with their philosophy. moral and
intellectual, and their political and relC-
ious truths, Is perhaps greater TODAY than
at any time In the past The same war
EXISTS against error, bigOtry, intolerance
ana an Vallainies and abuses that has
Deen Ilasrant in the world from the begin
nlng of time. 1t is the strenuous enemy
or mhitSm, socialism communism and
aparchisn, and those who seek to breed
FeNolLs and outbreaks against law and
order IL all lands win find in IL the i'm
placable foe. With it's grand motto. liber-
w. eQQauty and fraternity. IL Is now a
powerful FACTOR for good in all lands. and
IL IS destined to become more potential
as the ages roll on. The battle in behalf
OF the great principles of human freedom
Tree government free thought, free
speech and free conscience is still be}ne
Waged, and the contest I'm behalf Of the
moral eXcellencies of Masonry, Justice
honesty: temperance, charity and fOrgiv-
Guess or INJURIES has not ended Men to-
qay need 70 be influenced and restrained
IN Ihelr actions toward eak other to an
extent never heretofore surpassed If
squaled. Never was there a time when
members Of society were more necessarv
than In this area of commercialism -