The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-24
PRospE RIrY THE SITUATION.

oped every day. Under a continual
strain. in perpetual turmoil brought
about by the enemies of peace and
material development, and laboring
under the plague Of foreign and mi
mical officers who have done all in
their weak way to injure her repu-
tatiOn, she stands to-day In such
good repute in a business sense, and
her pre- perity is so pronounced that
she is the envy of all her sister ter
ritories and many of her neighbor-
ing states. Without UnbOunded
resources, without quiet and or
derby and peace-loying and law
abiding people, such a condition,
under the circumstances, would
have been an absolute impes'
sibility. Her credit must have
been more or less impaired
and her values disturbed AS
has always been the case with the
people of Utah in times Of trouble,
GOODNESS and good judgment have
prevailed. The passage of the Ed
munds bill undoubtedly created
much excitement, and for time all
was more or less unsettled, but the
issue was viewed squarely. The
people went on with their pursuits
and industries as before, and trade
iourished. 1t is true the passage Of
the bill has not been without evil
results. Projected buildings were
held in allegiance; railroad move
ments in the territory and vicinity
were largely stopped, and into other
directions the feeling of distrust
entered. This feeling in most cases
soon subsidized, new pursuits opened,
the laborer and the mechanic soon
found employment, and all
moved on as before. So set
tied has become the prevailing
sentiment that the report OF the
nomination of the Edmunds-Utah
commission is a misnomer entirely
commission failed to provoke the
slightest excitement; anu the an
nouncement of it's confirmation dis
turbed matters just as little. And
this is the condition of affairs which
the commission will discover to ex-
ist in Utah.
The situation is all that could be
desired under the circumstances.
The selection of the commission
seems to have been careful, and its
membership so far meets with op-
position from no quarter of i'm
portance. If the men have been
chosen for their discretion and prob
ity, and Will execute the law fairly,
they will see the existing prosperity
not only continue, but rapidly in
crease; if repressive and unlawful
methods are pursued it cannot fail
to te made manifest in the in
juries to material developments
The prosperity of the country at
present seems to be with them, and
and on their heads will be the result
There is little reason TO doubt that
men of intelligence once here and
noting the even and orderly condi-
tions will be careful not to disturb
matters; it would be the height of
folly-nay the veriest idiocy to at
tempt a revolution; though we have
here, in a foul press. daily exhibitions
of such supreme idiOcy. Ex-senator
Ramsey said what was true when
he expressed the sentiment: They
need not tell me you are a bad PEG
pie, when I can see such evidences
of thrift and industry. The commits
sion must appreciate the fact that an
industrious people cannot lie other
wise than honest; and while their
very duty here is to put into execu-
ton a law which is an outrage on
freedom and citizenship, yet a re-
gard for the business and prosperity
of Utah, and for that of many states
which largely depends upon this
territory, would warn them not to
be tempted into oYerstepping the
bounds Of justice. or into the exer-
else Of radical, Illegal or extreme
measures.
Altogether the situation is quite
| encouraging and can lie faced with
out dread. The people OF Utah Will
not be the only sufferers by an IN.
wise course: but, like an unweIcome
storm. evil Will fall on the just and
unjust alike.
It is disgusting to hear the per
petual twaddle from sources which
should lend steady support to the
advancement ofterritorial interests
about the tardy development OF