The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-14
GOVERNOR BANQUET
TO THE LEGISLATURE
I Pleasant Function Enjoyed
Last Night at the Com
mercial Club.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
WERE ALL PRESENT
The Speeches Were in Good
Temper, With One Punk
Exception.

The banquet to the Legislature given
bv the Governor al the Commercial club
Tuesday night was social success.
With but very few exceptions the
members and officers of both houses
were present. Aside from the mem
bers Of the Legislature number of
prominent citizens of the State were
there. among whom may be mentioned
Senators Smoot and Sutherland and
Congressman Joseph Howell The band
furnished fine music, and the singing
by Mr. Ensign and others contrib
uted in no small degree to the enter
tainment of the evening.
The Governor welcomed the company,
threw a few bouquets TO each branch
of the Legislature, not forgetting to
mention his admiration for the modest
speaker of the House, and closed by IN
ltroducing Col, Squlrcs as toastmaster.
Smoot Fighting for the People,
Col. Squires introduced Senator Reed
smoot and asked him TO tell the audi
puted Senator" Mr., Smoot was cor
daily received, and spoke in part as
follows:
''For four years have been fighting
for the people. If | have been as sue
cessful as the colonel was in fighting
the battles of his country for four years
that constitutional government might
live, 1 would consider my life a sue
cess this day and forever -
The Senator then went on to say that
the question was a strange ono to
ask me in the presence of an audience
Hike this. You are here and in office,
and you know how ii feels to be sue
cessful. When the load was lifted, and
when the great battle for religious lib
lerty was won, | felt as happy as a
bridegroom leading his bride from the
altar. ] think / had the same feeling
that Judge McCarty had when he re-
ceived his sheepskin that gave him
] feel now that no act Of mine shall
ever bring a blush of shame to the
cheeks of the noble men who stood by
me and vindicated me in my fight for
religious liberty
He closed by saving that he was
pleased to be able to return home with
that load off. and that he had no other
aim or purpose in life but ''to work
in the interest Of the State and for the
lnpbuilding of our dear Utah. -
Howell Praises Congress.
Congressman Howell spoke in
facetious mood, but in referring TO the
closing or short session of the Fifty.
ninth Congress, he said:
'The Congress had done a large
amount of work. This is a great coun.
Try, and it is a glorious privilege for
tive in its lawmaking body. 1t is a
body of great men. generally learned
and uuselfshly devoted to the best In
tterests and principles of the whole
country
Judge King No Partisan
". II. King was next introduced as
Democrat, but he appeared so happy
and so perfectly at home that
stranger would have taken him for
member Of the Republican family. He
said it mattered little to him whether
the Democratic party was voted up or
voted down, or what the personnel or
politics of those in power. he would
always be found upholding the hands
of the man whose aim and endeavor
was to give the people good govern
ment. This government is as yet an
experiment. m rs proud Of good
government when given by Republicans
as if given by Democrats am not
q great believer in partisanship. It is
not being adhered TO so tenaciously as
formerly, Lincoln g figure ia growing
brighter and In greater reverence with
the passing years. He closed in glow
ing terms OF the future of this great
State.
Sutherland Is Narrow.
IL was le1J LOT Senator George Suth-
sTland, upon being introduced, to dem
pmstrate that age, position and expert.
euce are accomplishing little in the way
of giving breadth to the scope of his
somewhat circumscribed ideas After
speaking In a humorous vein of his
ascendaney in the political scale. Mr..
Sutherland was IN congratulatory
mood. He congratulated the Legisla-
ture upon the character of the splendid
work they had done, and upon what
they will accomplish before their labors
gre ended. He brought his conpratu.
1ations to an end by warmly congratu-
1ating his colleague. Smoot. upon his
final success. He then read the people
of Utah lecture on their pickering and
Shortcomings, and advised them to
turn their swords into implements of
industry and assist in the upbuiIdne
of the State. There are few peo.
pie in the State-no, will not dis
grace the State-in this city who do
not want an end of strife. IF all were
of job-hsve nothing to do. ] feel
about thom and their vermiform ap-
pendiS Of newspaper as the Irish.
man said; when asked as to his wife,
who was sick, replied, that she was
Zoo weak to be dangerous-they have
become too sick to be dangerous.
e These remarks Of the Senator we're
made in the house of his friends. but
strange to say, his allusion to the news.
paper was so manifestly upbecominp
and undigniied that il fell absolutely
fat. II was the only remark that in
apy way marred the social good feeling
Of the entertainment.
Mr.. Moyle Praises Utah.
Mr.. James H. Moyle was introduc ed
end spoke briefly, He said this was a
great State. "My hope is that this
State will be the grandest and great.
est in this great country. | love Utah.
I love it's associations-here / was
born, and here | expect to be buried
There are problems in Utah to- be
solved. They will never be settled until
they arc settled right. For what has
taken place, 1 have no bitterness
believe in the people and in their abili-
ty 10 settle matters right He closed
in an eloquent peroration on the nm
dying principles of pure Democracy.
Mr. Moyle was the only speaker OF the