The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-26
HIGH tribute PAID
EMPIRE BUILDERS

ceremonies, took charge OF tho pro-
Eram at this point and the count OF
the various organizations represented
=. tne pioneers present was taken and
Charles r. Pike added n tribute OF
pect % the pioneers with a song
the original words being sung 10 the
t-ne or. My own United Stafes.- and
tn2rus from the tabernacle choir
-lng Wales OF Deserotr the remainder
nc musical program being given
senator Shoots Grafton came NJ n
Hasterful expression OF the sentiment
ol t4e occasion on which the rauft1v-
Nhhihlahing ranks OF the pioneers
we're guests or honor. on an occasion
Hen tncir sons and daughters and
.Ilehos' numbering the LOYAL fnha BIZ
,--s OF tne state who were either
present IN spirit or IN person eoue-bf
70 show their love and esfeer, 60
ator Smoot said.
after reading whitney, 'The Pio-
N's' senator Smoot said.
Homage 60 Pioneers.
a., ny friends and countrymen. This
Fiouecr day. the day that rnakee
the heart OF every true rTtabn 49,
WIZ pride and thank God that he h
ttlaliiesed 20 enjoy the untold bless
through the sufferinrv. privafio,,- -
eyltaEe or the pioneers. We have come
us day 20 pay homage 10 the pforcc-
49,, ana mothers Of this our be-
.DFeu Utah. 90 recall their suffering
~ express our gratitude Tor fbosr
iapors. our admiration for their yir-
eess' cur generation for their pictv.
ana our attachment 20 the nriu~frrc -
religious liberty. TO establish which
they endured 80 much
~ ~ hitting to give public expression.
mate OF their work ara 81 ct.,'l,,.l-
what we IN our day may be bcoucafb >
ing 20 the generations that are rani5f,-
arising 10 fill our places we 49, al
citizens Of fair. Utah. No All io,., a., 81
ana hope that our uoSfrrffv ,,ffr -
mere 70 enjoy and suffer the a11ot-
mems or humanity We see before us
marvellous opportunfttes. we know fhat
our fortunes have been hannf1v cggt
and God has been good to us. and an
- natural. therefore. that we should
occurrences which have ruide5 on
destiny before many Of Us vvere horn
and settled the condition IN which We
tenc s,u v 3 ca, aad portion portion Of our exis-
earth I never read Of the wonderful
story or the establishing Of civilization
IN TINS intermountain country without
belnE reminded OF how much % has
affected our own fortunes and our verv
existence II would be stili more uu-
natural for us. the sons and daughters
ot the pioneers. therefore. % conteru
plate with unaffected minds that MAJ
vclous and God-dircctcd Journey acrose
those trackiess plains OF an almost un-
known wilderness. when the r-rosfo-f
or modern pioneers. Brigham Younr
TED band Of religious refugees to a
new. unknown and then barren home.
Responsibility Of Leadership.
Think of the responsibility resting
upon this modern Moses. think OF the
restless days and sleculess nights ne
must have spent during that and sub
anuucnf journeys. and imagine the low
to his soul when heaven 1t last granted
p ..HaH
Boa blessing hts vision with the sight
~ "a new home bordering the shores
~ an inland salten sea. Imagine. 10
you can. the consolation 20 himself and
Hssociates. when he. gazing upon this
valley for the first time said. This
% me place God has prepared for His
These pioneers were Americans. de-
Ecendants q the interviewing AnElo-
SaNor race. which founded upon North
Atlantic shores the mightiest and best
government that yondcr sun has set
upon They were patriots by instinct
and desire. state-founders BY force OF
circumstances. By tradition and divine
destiny They were the forertiuners OF
civilization I'm this intermountafn
country. the builders OF cities in the
barren heart Of the west. Here upon
Mexican soil. among the first acts OF
theirs was the unfuriinE Of the stars
ane Stripes on yonder mountain peak
ana took possession 81 the land In the
name Of the United states. CAppIause.)
represented liberty and honor. our
Rag. the one we would all die for.
tApplausel They knew no other. They
belonged TO no other country. They
maintained. as we maintain TO this
DAY. that America was founded by in
Fpiration from God the Father. (f'ro-
iorgcd applause.)
Loyalty Of Pioneers.
We cherish every memorial Of the
worthy pioneers. we celebrate their
patience and fortitude. To us. their
children. the story Of their labors and
Eutferings can never be without inter
est We shall not stand unmoved IN
the shadows Of these lofty mountains
while the sun continues 90 shine and
the streams feed the thirsty lands be
low. Nor will we ever forget the loyal
o. 90 country Of our pioneers when
request was made by President Polk
upon the scattered. hunted and depleted
fuEitivcs from Nauvoo Tor a battalion
or five hundred men for the Mexican
war. brigham Young declared without
hesitation. on shall have your ba-
tallion. Captain Allen. and n there are
not YOUNG men enough. we viii take
The old men. and N they are not
enough. We viii take the women" The
battalion was raised without delay.
and on the eve OF its departure the
leader q his people said 90 them. 4
want Co say TO every man that the
constitution of the United states. as
framed by our fathers. was dictated.
was revealed. was put into their hearts
by the Almighty. and I tell you In the
name or Jesus Christ. 30 ls as good as
gsT could 10 ssk Tor us, say unto You YOU
battalion. known as the Mormon bat
TALON. did It's work under the most
tryinE conditions Let me not testify
g. 10. but hear what the historian has 20
say AMI listen 60 the report OF the
United states officer in command.
After speaking OF the march Of seven
hundred miles % tho Santa Fe. Ban
croft. the historian. says:
Record Of History.
From santa Fc the remainder OF
TIE troops set forth Tor san Diego. a
journey 81 more than eleven hundred
miles. The entire distance between
tfat town and the Mormon camps on
tisc Missouri exceeding evo thousan nd
miles. Much Of the route lay through
o. painless desert az Few points could
food be obtained in sufficient guam
tity Tor man or beast. and sometimes
even water failed. Wells were sunk In
the wilderness. but on one occasion az
least the men travelled for a hundred
miles without water. Before leaving