Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-13

continue to endure was determined Dy
four years of savage conflict. The
dominant personality of the Revolution
was Washington the colossal figure of
the war between the states was Lin
coin. - 1 have an abiding
faith that, as the party of Lincoln
justified the faith of the man In 1860,
the great jury of the American peo-
pie, emlnently practical and level
minded will, conclude that the party of
Lincoln and of Roosevelt may be safely
trusted to solve the perplexing and i'm
portant problems of today.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE SUTHERLAND"
CONGRESSMAN HOWELL.
ITO the Republicans of Utah." began
an address from Hon. Joseph Howell,
Utah's delegate in Congress. 1t was
read by MIR, Allison, and was received
As heartily as were the two preceding
ones. In subject it dealt with Lincoln,
| and the power his life represented, of
any young man to rise by energy and
industry to the highest position with
in the gift of the nation.
THE great war between the states
has passed into history" he said, but
the principles of liberty that were
written by the sword during that con-
| fict will endure while the spirit or
! freedom abides in the hearts of men.
llillG HAS Int us
perities of the war. and there remains
now but the memory of them to serve
as a warning to reunited country.
RELIGIOUS BIGoTRY.
"Since that dark and epoch making
| period a new generation has succeeded
10 the duties OF carrying on the gov
eminent under the Cons tuition. We
have the lessons of the past to assist
as in treading the pathway of the fu-
ture. Never was the freedom of the
individual under the law more secure
than at present. There is the fullest
| freedom of speech, and of the press;
freedom of action within the law, and
liberal liberation of opinion. And yet
| in this day OF broadmindedness and lib
crafty, we occasionally meet instances
of that type of mind typified in the re-
| ligious bigotry of the dark ages. Be
lieye as | do, or be crushed Is the
standard even now of some religio-
political bicnts who have ant adrift
from the higher American ideals. In
| poor, high and low, educated and ig-
norant. preate and laynan. as stand
Ing together shoulder to shoulder en-
.4s.~u &c eDJO. 4iIent OF e4 -H rights
| equal privileges. and equal opportuni-
| ties, we occasionally hear today that
| this or that man has, because of law
full and commendable activities for
| feited his political rights. and must be
subjected to political ostraclSIn-must
| be politically DISTINGUISHED. From what
source, i pray, do they who say these
things draw their inspiration or derive
their authority? Not from the primeval
Declaration, not from the Constitution,
for In neither the letter or spirit of
these fundamental documents can such
a sentiment find justification; not from
the courts. for the uniform course OF
judicial opinion, from the lowest TO the
highest tribunals. has paralleled every
word and line OF those inspired docu-
ments; not from the principles OF our
great Republican party, for, TO use a
phrase of Lincoln's, II was conceived
in liberty and dedicated 30 the PROPOSE
lion that all men are created equal
MUSIC AND oRAToRY.
Following the reading of papers from
absent FRIENDS. a quartet composer
of Horace S. Ensign, John u spence
George d. Pyper ana "a. VI; stain
rendered THE Flag Without n STAN,
Judge John D. Murphy was then m
troduced and spoke at length upon me
"Rnasons Why the Republican Party
should Win This Year" After speak,
| ing of the problems when me CNh
| war settled he reviewed the Sphhlsn-
American war and it's consequences
| Welt TO settle, concluding by express
| ing regret that Roosevelt could not be
| nominated again.
'iThe Deathless Army" by Horace 5.
| Ensign, and my Native Land py
George d. Pyper, We're rendered, pre-
ceding the next speech, wnlGh vas .l pg
q. A. Iverson, on why the Democrats
Should Not Win" Nephi l.. MOTIFS,
| who was to have spoken, was at his
| home H. and could not attend MI.
\ Iverson spoke Of current problems ana
| the attitude of the various parties TO
| them. In conclusion the local ne
| publican administration was praised 10
| the point OF eulogy
LINCOLN AMONG LAWYERS.
Chief Justice McCartys address was
on Lincoln as a lawyer. After point
| ing out the standards ON which a
| lawyer must be judged, the chief JUS
tice claimed that Lincoln had abso-
lutely no place among lawyers but
stood alone In the world as great
| man.
"Bendemeer's Stream" by the quar-
tet, received abundant applause. II
was the final musical number OF the
evening. and was rendered between
| Justice MCCarty's speech and the anal
address OF the evening, Utah, the Best
Place for a Home" by u. w. Robin
! son OF Logan.
Gentlemen / wish to ask you a
question" he said IN conclusion. do
you know why all the Japanese labor
| ers on our great fleet We're summarily
discharged just before the lG great
battlers left for Pacific waters2
Don't you remember that the dark
est days OF the Revolution, when Il
seemed that our country must die In
the birth, was when Sir Charles Lee
was playing a double role with WASH
lngton, being then one Of his officers?
Don't you remember that the most
disastrous struggle In the history OF
this nation was the civil war, when
We fought each other2 Don't YOU know
that an enemy from within Is moro
dangerous than an enemy from with
out2 We didn't fear the Spaniards on