The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-07

cations to those who have gone be-
fore, which means for all time, for
each age Of mankind must realize that
it Is the inheritor of all the ages
which preceded It
There Is just one difference in our
manner of rearing monuments TO the
dead and the manner OF those of by
gone ages. Formerly they were erect
ed only to the great men-the sup
posedly great men-of the nation,
for 1t was then considered that the
few out of the many controlled the
destiny Of the nation. Those were the
days of ollgarchy. But now VIC place
memorials upon the graves of all those
who have lived useful lives, and we
cherish their memories, for we realize
that the progress of the nation de-
pends not only upon the works and
lives OF a few chosen to fame, but
upon the works and lives OF all its
citizens. even though unknown to
fame This Is the day of democracy.
May the salt which has been
sprinkled upon these stones (salt be
ing the oldest preservative known to
mani be symbolic of the preservation
by the living Woodmen of the virtues
of their dead. their faults having
been buried with them. May the wa
ter which has been poured upon them
be emblematlc of the purity and mod
Grafton of their lives, which We all
should strive TO emulate; and may
the oil with which they have been an
nointed typify the nelghborly sympa-
thy and love which should unite the
hearts of men.
/ hope you will pardon me If add
n personal note to these ceremonies
this afternoon, for l can not rorDear
to do so because one Of those to whom
we do these honors today was my
lifelong friend, bound TO me by ties
the most fraternal, not only In this
but in at least two other organlza-
tions. | had known Edward S. Luty
and his forbearS since my earliest
recollection, and it was not surprising
to me that In his manhood's estate
he developed SO much strength OF
character, so much technical ability
in his chosen work. for he came OF the
best Anglo-Saxon blood-he Sprang
from that race of men which has in
the centuries gone by and doubtless
will In all the centuries to come, lead
the civilization of the world. He was
worthy OF his ancestors; he possessed
their characteristic attributes. He
commenced life in a humble capacity
In the railroad service and vet grad
ually, by the forcefulness Of his mind
and character, by his attentive and
conscientious work. he rose step by
step until at the time OF his death he
was intrusted with the supervision OF
all those who were doing work which
he did when he entered the rnilroad
service.
1t was not my fortune to know Sc
well the other neighbors whose mem
orials are dedicated this day, but
have no doubt that they are equally
deserving of them, though the course
of their lives and mine never crossed
and so | never had the same oppor
tunities for observing their nobility
of conduct as | did that of neighboI
Luty, In the full strength OF their
manhood they we're suddenly cut OIL
and today. standing beside theiI
graves, we naturally ask ourselves
this question: 1t cannot be. III u
were only the old and infirm whom
grim death caught in his grasp. we
might reconcile our minds and our
hearts to the thought that having met
the Just rewards which we believe
all men and women receive here upon
the earth, they had passed into ever
lasting sleep-the sleep that knows
no awakening; but contemplating the
uncompleted lives OF such men rs
these and of the many neighbors VINO
lie by them and In yonder cemetery TO
the south. we cannot reconcile our
selves to the thought that their exis'
lence ended when death snapped
tfeir earthly lives. The worry incom
pleteness of their lives here amongst