Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-08

In your own hearts whether or not the
"ilrm reliance On The protection &C l)i'
vino Providence" witch the pRncrf OF
The Declaration ur Independence oSs
pressed through that FGbllmo document
wa well plpool, Nwily tho 'hppr2l 10
the dud of hntiip' WaY not In '1lh
Truly there ~ cause FOR M 10 honor
tho Revolt lonlN fathers, ana lu Hng
pcanN OF praise to The Dvlno Ruler IN
whom they trusted
Humble Inc lot yet theirs the race,
When Liberty sent form her cry
who thrungod IN conlicts dcndlloNi
place,
20 ighl, to bleed 10 die.
Who numbered lmukers helghl ~ rod,
by hope through weary years were
led,
Ana witnessed Yorktown's sun
Gaze ON q nntlonH banner spread,
\ nations freedom won"
FREEDOMS PIONEERS,
These patriot fathers Of the Uopub.
Ne were pioneers IN freedoms cause.
They subdued nlAuro IN their chosen
lana, conquered the savage, and gained
an everlasting triumph for liberty over
brave and Ekulful but no, free foe.
men, We have had millions of Amer.
lean patriots since, VINO have biased
the way through the forest marked the
tran over the pr1Irles, or met other
great difficulties with courage and de.
termination such ~ characterized our
nations fathers, You have known such
men ana women, YOU Know them now,
one hundred ana twoniy'nlne Nenrp
ago, the American patriots tollod ana
struggled M the burning sun or In wine
tefs bitlng cold, to gain n mastery over
hal
back over that period, other American
patriots toilcd and struggled In the
bruning sun or IN winters bitter cold,
with a similar purpose IN the mountain
valleys of the great west IN
an important, particular there were
different conditions, for the lat
ter thousands know bv lts enjoy
mont the freedom that had been gained,
Vet their work Wns Ions ana hrdupnH,
Their weapons were not the saher the
musket ana the cannon, They were
the hoe, the plow and the scylhc T0'lr
ammunition was not deadly phwdcr ana
bah, but liVlnR water and seed as
patriots those pioneers ovcrcamc the
dii'icultlcs that bosci the carly settlers
here, ana taught the world that TINS
vast rdtlon was N for the abode Of
civilized man, nut as those who dWult
IN this land and came thereto NJ tho
close Of the Revolution had upon them
the duty NJ chcrlshing the heritage left
them, ana NJ establishing free ana
mighty nation IN the land, so you, my
fellow citi2ona, have upon you n shlyp
I'm the duty ot establishing free ard
mighty people IN theso mountains 10
be- a part of mat great nation, Your
fathers IN the west have started You
IN lhc way Of making the b Inside a
fruitful field, and causing the desert 10
blossom ns the rose, Tho lines of your
present task are wen defined, let ne
oNhor YOU as fellow citizens 10 go ON
~ duty's path as did lhc trainers of
the Declaration OF independence ana
ON the protection NJ divine Providence"
bring out the canals, store the waters,
suhduo the soil by cultivation, build
mills ana factories, dolyo among rocks
ana dlg tunnels, that each hin and dale
snail be crowned with evidences of
progress IN industry tlll the valleys
shall sing hullolujnhs ana the noun.
lolns shout for Joy nt being mnrshullpd
IN the ranks OF usefulness to human.
KIND
SOUNDS NOTE or WARNING,
But here | would SOUND you Il note
or warning We have had occasion for
II IN our national history, within the
memory OF some of those now before
me- My warning " against internal
division and strife Remember that we |
are one people IN this nation, that In
granting and maintaining tho rights |
OF others we protect our own rights,
20 not permit the spirit Of division and
hatred TO gain foothold IN your minds,
Nterly hnlf a century ago, In this land,
mere was u large body Of our citizens |
VINO thought themselves aggrlpvcd,
i,'lhaps they had some cause of com. |
llulll Ihhl they were sincere IN the |
toulsr lhey took We do not doubt,
iut ihcl made u serious bundpr,
Alongside Of whatever right was I'm |
lh'lr contentious they planted the great |
wrong Of division and oppression and |
llhlloL For years the nation WAS
plunged IN the horrors Of ciyil war Bul
'hc llght trlumphod, ana the movement |
~ lhe south for secession was crushed, |
YET AT what u fearful cost
KNOCKERS REMEMBERED.
Today there are muttcrlngs of dlyI. |
son ana hatred among some portions of |
ne people They are not on the same |
me ~ % or ~ years axe, but are not |
VSs l1'nhelng There are individuals |
'nu societies VINO are sowing the seeds |
" class hatred I'm our land, They seek |
10 array one class Of people against am. |
other They aim TO set capital and la. |
Dor against each other They ondouyor |
10 create and promote annositlos ON |
lines ot religious intolerance, They nni |
= score Of prcloYts TO intensity prcm.
nee one toward another Tho onCour. |
lgoment of such conditions ~ as mon.
iolng W the nations welfare ~ the zee.
'lonal hatred that grow ana lourghed |
IN the middle of the last century. ana |
eliminated m the great Clyll war, | |
plead with YOU, fellow Americans u |
have mono Of u, for your counlry's |
axe for the sake Of Me glorious stars |
ana stripes and all the liberties, Joys |
lnd h0pos II lcprcBop's, have none Of w.
Whon You ma persons or parties who |
GEEK Ia lead you into n feeling Of hostill-
" 10 your fellow citizens on lines Of
ecllon0llNm, OF commerce, of religion,
~ OF anything else, do not lot the apIIt
IF such division deceive you, Of course.
4 conios to YOU IN spocIOus forms II
may nave n doSyl truths 10 obscure the
lolnouS lie Win which n would poison
your honrlai hut YOU may know tina,
I N teaches YOU 10 hate or oRtraclso
my portion Of your fellow citizens, il
'hnlA n doyll IN IT," when YOU OBJ.
serve efforts 20 array IN this land, one
iOoicty against another one organl2a.
Ion against another, one denomination
against another IN interforoce with the
'ull rights and privileges Of American
'l,l2onA YOU may recognize whence |
'ome those sinful efforts ana II IL your
iolemn duty ~ Americans 10 rise IN the
majesty Of your patriotism and I'm the
Xnmplc ~ the great Teacher " Na2ar.
m, dbIurc the cyll spirit Of division
ma hatred 10 "Nc, thee behind mo,
'atan' let M Impress our mind,
Win ,ho fact that those patriotic words,
The Union must and shall be prcscry.
u M nll years. all sections, all con.
liliOns " our nation IN all its oXpan.
lion ana development, whether on the |
ointment over the ocean, or In the