The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-27

lied from place TO place. stopping only
long enough 70 get a general idea OF
the exhibits. apalauding the consts5u-
larry drill aud expressing his pleasure
Ut all he saw.
Taft Given Credit.
Just as the party was crossing the
bridge Of SLain over the moat before
the walled city in leaving the Philip
pines exposition President Roosevelt
suddenly halted in the middle of the
bridge and said 10 Major William II.
Johnston, commandant of the Philip
pine scouts: II want 70 congratulate
you upon the remarkably clean and
effective drill % your battalion, which
was very fine and impressive"
You have Secretary OF War Taft to
thank. as we are all his proteges,'
quickly replied Major Johnston, smil-
ing.
Yes, I know" said the president. Il
see now how much good Secretary Taft
did in the Philippines. | viii make an
effort to have your battalion attend the
inaugural In Washington
Major Johnston thanked the president
warmly assuring him that all the
scouts would be glad to attend, as they
had seen a little of America and de-
sired TO sec more.
Pyrotechnic Display.
The visitors then entered carriages
and were driven TO Machinery hall.
The night had advanced, and it was de-
cided TO spend little time in Machinery
! hall, as the presient was to attend ii
banquet later in the evening. From
Machinery hall the visitors were hur-
ried into the electricity building and
/ from the veranda of which they viewed
H.
| tival hill and the illumination of the
cascades with red FIRE. The president
was greatly pleased with the beauti-
| full effects produced by the vari-colored
! lights, and warmly expressed his APP
probation. This closed the days pro-
gramme, and the president. Mrs. Roose-
welt and Miss Alice were driven to the
| residence of MI Thompson, treasurer
! CT the exposition. whose guests they
/ Are during their stay in st. Louis. The
/ other members of the party returned
/ to the buckingham club. situated on
the edge of Forest park overlooking the
fair.
The Banquet.
The banquet was served in the main
dining hall Of the AIDS, at winch bsl
guests OF prominence In the social, bust
I ness and DoItical worius $40 0oNn.
Among the guests. besides President and
] -
3 were the Duke and Duchess Of Winehes-
ter, Mayor and Mrs. ROlia Wells, Gov
ernor Dockery of Missouri, / nollas n.
Carter &C Montana. Governor-elect Folk
OF Missouri. Governor Van SAINT of Mime
sofa. Robert Mccormick. American am
bassador 10 Russia: Governor and Mrs.
Yates of Illinois and others.
At the conclusion Of the banquet Pres
/ ident Francis introduced President RooSe-
/ volt as the typical American who typi-
fies the objects of American principles.
! President Roosevelt made the only speech
| OF che evening. He said:
Il count il indeed a privilege TO have
! had the chance of visiting this marvellous
/ exposition. I cannot sufficiently express
beauty 1t is in very fact, as YOU, Presi-
dent Francis. have ssic. me @reaIesI eX-
position of its kind we have ever, seen IN
recorded history. As ! %aiNec .odas
through and among the buildings and saw
what they were. what they sIgnifled ~
the way OF achievement at home. what
they Slgufied in tho way OF achievement
among these great and friendly nations
who are represented mere, i had but one
regret, and that was A deep regret-the
regret that these could not be made per-
manent: the regret that II is impossible &c
Keep these buildings as they arc Tor 0ul
children and our children's children and
all who are TO come. after as O. perna
nent memorial Of the greatness OF TINS
. country. ] think thai the American who
grudges dollar that has been spent here
is not SO Car-sghted a. ne should BE- -
Z
4 exposition should have been carried tf
such a successful conclusion, and. o.
course, 80 IS Dre-eudnently creoit u
Missouri and To ST. Louis on behalf d
man in the country had personal stalk
in TIE success OF this exposition, for IT.
success reflected credit upon The entlr
country. And therefore on behalf OF TN
nation I viii have to express my deel
appreciation of the far-sishted. tirelesS
intelligent. disinterested work that ha
been dOre by all who are responsible 10
this exposition. and moro than by al
others by YOU. President Francis.
Refers to Benton
THE country is under great debt o
obligation 10 YOU and your associates, an
am glad OF this opportunity TO express
however impcrfectly. my sense OF I'M
obligation.
J 1T is a peculiar pleasure 10 me to com
here 20 see this great exposition, becaus
OF what the exposition was. | have Al
ways been greatly interested in Missouri
and during the last three weeks l nav
grown 10 think OF il. II possible, eve
2 more highly than before. A number q
years ago / made particular study o
! one of the great men whom In time pas
Missouri has presented to the service .
the natioa-old Tom Benton. | have Tei
that not only I. but every American win
= had the Welf2ro of the ration deep \
heart, could find very much by which !
= profit n the career or Benton ana M
. fellows Of the JaeEsonian Democracy 9
! that day, IL is curious thing. gentle
men. how as time goes by we are abb
10 see in the mon and in the parties c
2 the past features of the utmost usefulnes
to the country, even though at the tim
e those men or those parties seemed an
tagonistic. and | wish to say that an
= riea OF the present can find a
/. incalCulaOle amount from which TO lear
I and by which to profit In. the principle
followed the lead of Henry Clay Of Ber
..s.- ~ ...J@e whom they regarde
t..rr Ire chicf foes CO those yer
r Dernoc-afs E-ho followed tn
lead OF Andrew Jackson of Tennessee
...--. T.. IUia Denton OF missouri, and
= sam Houston of Texas-and perhaps IN
c chief lesson to be learned from the live
! of ali those men is the lesson of broa
America nispa, pn Americanism tbs
- s.nntta tracn every man that he Is no trU
American unless the welfare Of each
ms counlrymen is dear 10 him, ard ths
without the slightest regard as to whel
( that cocntryman iiNc5-
Gentlemen. ! WAS reading the other de
/, Z, speech MADE by abraham Lincoln
!. couple Of days after ne was reelected
J, iI, presidency. and | cannot quote
veroaly. but Ia ran somewhat like thi!
j IS long as I have been in this office
= have rever willingly planted a thorn
any mans bosom. 4 am gratificd greatl
that nv countrymen q am quoting fTol
Lincoln have seen fit to continue me
! office. but IL does not add tc my Satll
- faction thai anyone else IS pained py q
result Those were tho words of Lincol
i'm 1854 and / feel that aay man who eve
= tries TO be fit TO be president OF II
= United States should approach his duti'
y in a spirit that any man worthy OF Ser'
ing the people, not only in that positlo
but in any position of weight N publ
life. should have that sense OF RELATE
that anything personal in his triumI
a does not lessen the sense of infinite r.
sp0nsbility thereby cast u9Sr; hi-. AZ
tne weight OF the duly he owes TO all
= his fellow citizens, and ne should real.
that whatever the differences among OF
people before election. orce the electit
has taken place the president IS the pres
dent OF eli the people, social. ef ever
Il section ind-stTiailg. % all the peOpl
north or south. east or west. and that Z
4. Is bound. again 10 quote the lon~ua"e
: Abraham Iincolr with -ra,ice towal