| Show I. I KNOW UTAH I I By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS L V VV I VV V V Six presidents of the United States State havo visited Utah and ono one vice president tho latt latter r Schuyler Tho first president to visit Utah was Ulysses Ulyse ES E'S S. S Grant who camEl came In tho autumn ot Of ilS 1876 Ho had scheduled his trip to the west to end In lii Denver Denver Den Den- ver vcr but h he finally consented to extend tend his J Journey and visit Salt Lake Lako City Included In tho party was wa ns Mrs Grant Colonel Fred Grant and wife I General O. O E. E Bib Babcock ock former secretary e of or tho navy and Governor J John hn M. M Thayer of ot Nebraska and they arrived In Salt Luke Lake on October 3 IMS 1875 They came caine over tItO the tho Union Pacific railroad the tho only transcontinental railway that then reached the city and nd at Peterson In Weber Wc canyon they were snot mot b by t Governor Gov Gov- George TV W. Emery and a a. committee of ot ten all aU of whom gentiles V At Ogden tho party were wera welcomed to U Utah h by President Brigham Youn and a L committee representing 8 Salt Sait Lake Lake Le who extended to tho presidential party tho hospitalities of ot the city This was declined In that the party had already accepted an Invitation tion from Governor Emory to be his gU guests ts tho city V I Like the visit Isit of ot President Taft Tart and party part they were ere welcomed to Salt Lako City on tho Sabbath and nd the tho welcome was that accorded came came from Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham ham Young in whose party were party were John Taylor afterwards after after- tt r- r wards president of ot tho ch church reh George on who likewise was t later of or tho the first pr presidency ot oC tho the ch church r h Joseph Joaeph V lo Smith who also later late became president of ot the church an and aM other prominent Mor mons mona S S 0 Tho The meeting between the one of or the nation and the tho tho other of or n a groat a-groat groat church was wa mo most moat t cordial tho the Mormon leader remarking aa as he ho took took the tho proffered ba hand of or tile the n first t citizen clUzen of or tho republic President Grant Grant this thI Is Js the time I havo ever seen a a. president of ot my country After introductions and hand shaking all aU proc tOc by Y train to Salt Lake Lako City S C Tho The arrival of ot President Grant and suite as aid d was the on Sabbath and a a. great multitude In Including In- In eluding hosts of or S Sunday school schoolchildren children gave tho the honored guest fUest an ovation as his carrI carriage carriage- from ho tho Utah Central depot to tho the Walker Valker house on Main I ln street t. t President nt and andl Mrs Grant with Governor Go Emery rode rodo behind four gray horses horses' at tho the head of or ofa ofa a a. long IonS lino line of or vehicles Bowing and waving his batIn hat bat hatIn In n response to the tile salutes of oC the tho people tho the president d lent dent nt turning to the tho governor inquired Whose children children chil chit dren are these thesel Mormon children replied Governor Gov Gov- cmor Emery Tho Th man of or gazed a 3 few tew moments upon tho the and ani beauty and then murmured I I 1 have ha been deceived S S There was t a a. reception at the hotel where the was introduced to the governor from the balcony alcony oC the of-the the hotel but ho he declined to make mak a a. speech h. h pleading a- a severe r cold Next morning ho hn visited the templo grounds the tho Tabernacle Fort Douglas Doublas and tho the While hilB listening to the Tabernacle o organ 0 which was vas played by Joseph Joeph J. J Paynes Daynes Mrs V Grant tears filling her eyes turned to Delegate to o William K Hooper r and said with deep f feeling fl I 1 wish that I could do something for tor th these o good Mormon people The arrival had bt been n on Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon and at f 4 p p. p m. m Monday they left len on their return to the tho cost rost S S According AccordinE to the history of ot Apostle Orson Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ne ney Much ruch of ot President nt Grants Grant's prejudice as' as against Utah seems melted during that visit Never again did he manifest a a. har hart harsh h spirit toward th the territory territory ter ter- and its people Governor Emery stated that Grant ad advised him hm while here hereto to deal fairly between man and man avoiding all an extremes V S During his s second ond administration President Grant sent a. a special message to congress pertaining to Utah and it was probably that mes message go that he referred to when he ho said sald to I i hMo havo b been n deceived Tho The special ape ape- cial message called attention of or c congress to the trouble trouble trou- trou ble le between between- n. n the local a and t territorial m marshal hal over ho tho selection of ot Jurors The supreme mo court of or tho the United States Slates had bad d decided a L caso case which left the federal federal fed fed- eral ral courts in the territory practically powerless and President resident Grant understood this when ho he sent tho the special messa message a to congress congre s In which ho said d that he considered It necessary in ord order to 10 maintain the tho supremacy of or tho laws of or tho States to provide pro pro- vide viCe that the tile selection of or grand and petit jurors for forthe forthe the he district c of or Utah if It not put under tho the control con- con trot rol of or federal officers shall shaH be placed in tho the hands of ot persons entirely Independent of 01 those who aro determined do- do not to enforce any advice of ot congress obnoxious obnoxious ob ob- noxious to them and al also o to pass some Bome act which shall deprive the pr probate bato courts or an any court credited h by y tho the territorial legislature of or any power to interfere interfere inter inter- fere ere with or to impede the action of ot the tIe courts held by th the United States Judges |
