The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-27
PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY.

Last spring when the HERALD
suggested that the adverse legs
latlon by Congress for Utah was not
going to hurt the territory very
much, some of our contemporaries
intimated that we were making
light of the law and depreciating its
force and powers. The HERALD
understood fully the intentions and
possibilities Of the act, and pointed
them out fully and clearly. At the
same time it was acquaintedtwith
the community and knew the
situation and circumstances of the
country. 1t had full confidence in
the intelligence and far-sightedneSs
of the people. So far matters have
gone as it was predicted they would
go, and there is every reason to be-
Iieye in a continuance of things in
the same direction. There has b. en-
no resistance to the statute, but on
the contrary, a quiet and graceful
acceptation of it. The only opposl-
ton tOIthe act has consisted in mild,
temperate and Intelligent discus
sions in the newspapers,and manly
protest against that class of legisla-
ton. The people went along, plow-
ing, planting, i1rigatiRg and cultl-
waiting; feeding their fowls and
swine, tending their flocks and
minding their own business. The
consequence has been one OF the
quietest and most prosperous sea-
| sons ever seen in Utah. There has
been no sign of excitement. The
farms and gardens have yielded
beautifully, the pigs have
grown, and the cattle on
a thousand hills become fat.
| Au seem to have prOspered anaz-
ingly. and the number of unhappy
persons materially decreased. 1t IS
true the hostile legislation has not
been applied in its full force, but
when it is in complete operation
there need be little change in the
social and material condition OF
things. The law is capable of much
harm, but the peoples capabilities
for good with which to co lnteract
the evil, are great. One OF the
most difficult undertakings IN the
administration of law is to ma
terially injure man who keeps cool
and minds his own business. and
the difficulty is increased when
whole community is cool and per-
sistent in it's determination to at
tend strictly to its own affairs.
Such a community leaves unpro-
tected no points at which it can be
successfully attacked. 1t is like
the turtlei that has time before the
impending assault to draw in its
head, or the porcupine that knows
it is to be attacked-it can defy any
ordinary enemy. The HERALD's
confidence in the good sense and
wisdom of the Utah people leads it
to firmly believe in continuance
of the era of quiet prosperity that
has lasted so far through the year.
Rights may be assailed and wrongs
perpetrated, but the feeling has be-
come quite general that less can be
lost and much more gained
by avoiding irritation and keeping
from excitement. 1t is hoped
that the senseless sensations, the
name-calling, the indictments to
anger, and the rows of old are never
to be repeated here to the injury of
individuals and the community, and
the retarding of the social and ma
terial development for which all
good people are striving. The OUT
Hook is not at all gloomy. If the
present year has been one of pros
perity the future is full Of promise
and despite the efforts against her
Utah will march certainly and
swiftly forward to the high place
she is destined to occupy in the