Show ADMISSION DAY CANN cannonville ONVILLE utah ulah dec 29 1895 tion day ILay JJ tor for icah the very name revives memories wh eb cb wad tend to make cur pulse beat faster and our oar li it e blood beek its vital reservoir with tumultuous rapidity in the category of holidays for utah admission day will wiil stand preeminent pre eminent other lestaa days daya we duly celebrate us as some we particular epoca indicating our national advance but this thie memorable oe marks tule the birthday of af a state whose progress has been unequalled unequal led io in the be history of human endeavor glancing back through the avenues ol of ume time we are tina unab bleto leio reach another day aa pregnant with matters of temporal importance to ta the people of utah ou oil that day iri are en u w 11 aee practical application after a long and stubborn struggle ruggie si is seen in freedom and peace anti and to in the existence qt of a state on whose broad bosom there la 10 to be tou aund ad a hobor for the oppressed ot of every rates race aud of t very clime lib ILI prosperity has been unexampled led aid how evidence of mure more lasting lastinec last inic durability than that of other states whose prosperity pros pro penly and gre greatness atutes has baa seen lieen achieved under tar far leas fees difficulties advancing years attest in increased tue toe heroism and genius of that great statesman and pioneer youngie Youn You gln ngin building this great structure truc ture and honorable acquisition Ut ob and impressing true principles upon the hearts beara of the people states and commonwealths like in cannot live tor for them themselves alone neither can they increase in wealth education and power without exert exerting tug consciously or unconsciously an increased influence upon the i sti gut of other parta if 44 our great republic in this respect the history ol of jtb asah has boo been indeed most moat remarkable sometimes the iti influence fluence ot of utah ulab lo in the affaire of the nation has haa beet alent and obscure and at other times open and aj d forcible but nevertheless Cessel 8 rud and potent in all matters pertaining lis to the welfare of the guion since ance its entry into the fostering care of uncle saw sam 0 the effect of its example and marvelous marve ious success as a territory tory always in tavor favor of peace under the most trying circumstances and it may be that the agitation agi nation of the subject of albeny of conscience and religious iou 4 freedom of thought and action denied them by the of other parts ot of the golov hati had much to do in fact all al with the stormy scenes enacted franu the settlement of the territory up to a recent date in 1847 when the first mormon stepped stev on 0 thle the soil 11 of utah the country y was an a absolute desert and indeed a monarchy of the most rude and d barbarous kind with a bloodthirsty and untamed population not wholly free from cannibalism the beati beautiful Mul valleys valleye plains and mountain slopes were uti UL tilled and wild the inhabitants naked or nearly so and the moral sense in regard to chastity liberty and murder almost wholly in abeyance there was a native acuteness acut enaes and natural intellectual talent and an adaptability in their natures of which the pioneers of utah could avail themselves to iu agreeably and peaceably living with these savage peddle carefully caiti bating those traits which tended toward moral and intellectual development and as cautiously cauti asly bradic those customs and inclinations which led toward the savage state slate the mui moi mons mono steadily and ape speedily edily led cheit red brother into confidence and the light of peace the first settlers of utah had all those vices to contend against but to lo time through a spirit of true kindness on their part thoroughly convinced those hose aborigines that they the pioneers were their true friends frien fri eude dp yet how bow wonderful the record as we compare the present with the pas I 1 be beor ore brigham you fr p and his bis noble band came here the coun tryl was wag without form of law or order rip signs of civilization whatever the country wild and j indeed uninviting tio authority other than the will of a savage ruler but how bow changed today the best of order prevails pea peace bead aad plenty abounds abound st on every hano hand gardens ol 01 fl were wera and fields of 0 golden grain adorn the charming landscape then in early but the most primitive tools were used now all the use ul and latest improved agricultural ample ment mentse all the ornaments of civilized civili zeil art and all the effects of landscape gardening are found u surpassed by any people in the world then there were no manufactories manu factories or home industries now there are many they had no schools to speak of now the dommi n free school system is in universal and ably supported and all the people are dably educated and none without any but what can read write and cipher then the people bad no national existence or prestige among the people of the united state now they have their accredited representatives in the hall ol 01 i hs be national congress the constitution of the hiate of utah is modeled sifter after the constitution of the united states rel refu Hcan in form and is in addition thereto compatible with t the sentiment of the whole people of this vast republic and r fleets great credit upon the farmers as well as the very large majority of the people who so ably sustained this instrument by their votes at the polls nov jtb 1895 1695 the people of utah are brave active and patriotic and when onie once relieved of the anti and tyranny tyra nily of their government to in matters of a domestic nature they at once become willing to galop g aap the boon of free men meb utah ulab is at atiat laba a free united and truly intelligent state and no other state in our glorious union nap perhaps more reason to take pride in tier her progress in everything valuable to mankind than the state of utah there was one man chope influence upon the character of the people of utah was waa most marked and who oon con tribu ed rude more than anyone else also to the establishment of a united and free people 1 this man was the late lamented president brigham young he was ft a zealous and indeed a practical man in all ret pacts be was an earnest student of american i liberty he sought the acquaintance or of true americans and constantly urged the spirit of patriotism snit and luve love of cou country U upon his follo followers were being a native ourn american be was naturally an kneut advocate of principles and was thoroughly acquainted with our system V f and the free and institutions ot of our common coett Y and truly the he many and immunities muni ties the people of utah aa enjoy tola to aay iy are the 00 happy results of his prophetic teachings and honored lead he adopted figuratively speaking akina george washington 9 and thom thomas ra jefferson as passwords for his bis people thereby showing his hi ut nt m st breuard for those americans he advocated at all times timea true american principles and loved and honored and almost worshiped as he was by his hie people his bis counsel had u abounded bounded influence and brought abacut our present state of prosperity RIP hia influence did not die with him in 1877 but the potency of ho b a teach teachings lugg and it the love for or his memory will live forever among the people of this nation regardless of party sect or creed now it is earnestly hoped that utah in assuming assum lug her proper position in the galaxy of states will have prestige and influence with other parts of the unon union and that we may be a subject of pride with our sister states per for it now behoves behaves utah to feel understand and thoroughly realize that we do not live for or ourselves alone but that the maintenance of all our institutions institution not only insures pence peace prosperity and happiness at home but also by the powerful force of example hastens the approach of that period when sit all mankind shall also be blessed with the inestimable boon of civil and religions reft lous freedom the durable character tor of statehood should ascribed be to our constitution being founded on great eternal principles the che document itself to use the langu language alre of the great dramatic bard of the elizabethan era wa not of an age but for all time other revolutions have been attempted from time to time in utah and elsewhere from time to time in utah and elsewhere but they were built on slippery sands because their anthom au thore like the architects architect of babel of old lost sight eight of true nd correct principled principle 9 the dying words word of washington in ILI simple language portray the greatness great nees of the work in which we debt lot utah otah have taken an active part surveying our progress in utah after the lapse of nearly fifty fl ty years year we may exclaim in accents tranquil with sweat aweard d admiration 4 it is in well JNO jim M |