The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-12
BRACE UP.

IL is eYIQ6nC THAI Tic dCGIIuuo "
the President and the country to-
wards Utah is having depressing
influence upon business men in thl'
city. The threatened assault upoI
the majority class, and the promise
of vigorous measures for the sup.
preston of polygamy, very natur-
ally disturb people and create q
feeling of uncertainty. So far this
feeling is not pronounced. or rather,
its effects are not violently mani
fest, though merchants, bankers and
real-estate dealers all note the evil
influence. AS the winter wears on
and bill after bill is introduced in
Congress for Furnishing Utah, we
may expect the scare to grow more
and more prominent, and its infu-
ence to be more severely felt. Salt
Lake will suffer most, from the fact
that it is the commercial and
population centre of the Territory.
To the outside world Salt Lake is
Utah, the entire Territory being
synonymous with tie capital city.
Here at home, however, we realize
that Salt Lake is only about sixth
Of Utah in the matter of population.
But this city must bear pretty
nearly all the evil effects of the de-
pressing agitation that the nation
generally is engaged in to the injury
of our material and Industrial in
terests and progress, as well as to
the annoyance of so many people.
Provo and Ogden will suffer some
what from the stagnation of trade
brought on by the annual attack
from Washington, and perhaps two
or three other towns will feel the
effects of the dizziness. But, beyond
this the Territory will not
be affected materially or soci>
ally by the ranting and threats
from the outside. Away from
the points mentioned, the people are
engaged chiefly in tilling the sojl
and tending their flocks; their crops
will mature and their cattle grow
and increase, just as if all were
peace and quiet at Washington. and
there weren't a dozen or more bills
framed and presented every month
for solving the perplexing question
out here in the mountains. The
Sanpete farmer is more interested
in getting his ground we'll plowed,
and his seed grain well planted than
he is in legislative commissions; the
Bear Laker is happy and content if
the winters shall be SO open as to
permit his herd to maintain itself in
the kills. Legislation cannot re-
duce or increase the price of the
soil, nor stop the rains and SHOWS.
Here it is different. & dangerous
bill can deter men who were on the
point of spending thousands for
houses and improvements: Presi.
dents message can prevent the open
ing of stores and banks; a threaten
ing speech can delay the erection
of mill or the starting of fac
tory.
Thus, we apprehend that Salt
Lake City must remain at a stand
still for some months, if it does not
suffer a backset. Her business will
be dull and improvements amount
practically to nothing. There is no
well-grounded reason for this un- }
fortunate condition of things; but ,
capital never reasons when danger,
real or imaginary, appears. 1t
doesn't stop to reflect, but hides it
self in safe places as speedily as pos
sible. In reality, there is no cause
for alarm. The city is going to
stand, and the people will stay in it,
no matter how loud the yell from
the outside. The investors money
is as safe to-day as it was three
months ago, when the outlook was
promising and satisfactory.
4 good deal of the bad effects of
the anti-Mormon crusade that
affects Jews and Gentiles as
well as Mormons, can be
warded off by our own people, if
they will but interest themselves in
the matter. They know there is no
real occasion for alarm, and they
should not take fright as if they
were ignorant strangers, afraid for
their lives and property. We do not
believe Congress is going to dc any
thing very bid. however much some