Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-28

From luxury's contagion. weak and
vile.
Then. however coroncts and CROWNS be
rent,
vlrtuous populace may rise the
while
And stand wall of fire around their
much loved isle"
This sentiment can be most heartily
endorsed and re-echoed by this Ameri-
can nation today and no movement OF
recent times points forward to its ac-
complishment and pcrpetuation more
than does that of good roads.
STRENGTH OF THE NATION.
The strength and perpetuatlon OF this
nation and government lies not In its
strong navy, nor in its great standing
army. but In It's homes-in homes that
shall be such in every sense the grand
word home" implies. The homo in
which shall be taught by both precept
and example. lofty and healthy SEN
tlment of morality. and a love for the
highest standard OF American citizen
ship. home where father, mother
and children may gather around It's
hearth. which shall be dedicated to the
fulfilmcnt of these sacred purposes and
lofty ideals a home from which shall
ascend deVout thanks to divine Provi
dcnce for all his wonderful blessings,
and then in times of war or peace there
shall come the grand testimony that
we believe that all men are created
equal and endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienabie rights. chief
amongst which are the privileges 10 en-
JOY life and liberty and the pursuit of
happiness.
In these sentiments are contained the
chief cornerstone upon which our ma
ton is built. and In their pcrpetuation
and preservation lies the secret of the
firm and lasting existence of our gov
eminent so long as time shall endure.
Good roads invite and bring such
homes
In behalf of Gov. James H. Brady
and the state of Idaho, whom on this
occasion 1 have the honor to represent.
permit me to say that he is heart
and soul with you in this great move
ment and that he has thus far lent
every possible aid to the enactment of
laws pointing to the betteiment of our
roads and Is now using his best ef-
forts to carry those laws into effect, l
pledge to you that he can be depended
upon, in any capacity whatever, that
has for its end the accomplishment of
the decisions reached by this convon-
tion. He is wide gagged and progress
SlNs, dlOHS t0lss as well as OtneT lines,
and l may say in a word that good
roads is one of his pet hobbies.
AS evidence of Gov. Brady's deep in
terest In this good road movement, let
me refer to one of the most important
moves ever made in the state of Idaho,
which was his call OF all the county
commissioners to hold a convention on
this and other important subjects. This
convention was held In Boise. and at
that time, through the governors re-
quest, Mr.. Charles A. Lancaster. who
Is Il good road expert, and has studied
this question here and in Europe. de-
liVered an address on this subject to
the assembled county commissioners.
The governor himself also earnestly
brought to their attention the necessity
for some intelligent action having for
Its object the betterment of our roads.
In behalf of Idaho and its governor,
I wish to thank the State OF Utah
through its governor, William Spry. for
his cordial invitation for Idaho to at
tend this important convention. and
also for the privilege of addressing
such splendid body of representative
citizens on the subject.
I am grateful for your attention.