The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-01
OLD AND NEW.
HAPPY New YEAR,

HAPPY NEW EAh'
This is THE HERALD's wish to all it
friends, and If it had enemies it woult
emphasize the wish in their behalf
For the people of Utah especially do VIZ
hope that the year whose birth is jus
proclaimed will be full of JOY and hap
piness. They are deserving, for they
are honest, faithful and long-suffering
they are true to themselves, true to the
Territory, true to the nation, true tt
humanity; they are worthy generous
reward here and hereafter.
The year that but now expired and is
numbered among the dead past was
one that while it was passing seemed
peculiarly even and steady in its move,
ment; it logged along at rather sluggish
pace, its monotony of dullness being
scarcely disturbed; and yet now,
when we come to look back over
the twelve buried months, they
are discovered full of incidents
and events outside of the ordinary-full
of history and noteworthy happenings.
How gloomy and stupid was 1884, says
one. but if he will refer to his memery,
or viii look again over the pages of his
daily newspaper. he viii wonder how he
could have received the impression that
1884 was not among the exciting periods
of his career, or that of the world in fact,
for not a day passed that did not bring
It's notable happening, not an hour went
by without recording notable event.
All will recall from the old year some
thing to call forth sigh of regret at the
parting, put however kind the year has
been the new one is heartily welc ONE
for it extends hope of better things, and
holds out promise greater than was the
performance of its predecessor.
Financially the country has
suffered a siege of strain and DIS
order, strewing the months and weeks
with wrecks, large and small. There
has been no crash, but there was prob
ably never before period of SO much
financial distress without ''panic."
The manufacturing industries have
suffered as they never suffered before
without collapse. We might hunt and
find the causes for the depression and
distress, but the old year has gone, and
with it its pleasures and pains, its sue
cesses and disappointments, its griefs
and joys, and it is Improbable if not
unkind now to discuss the late past.
We must look to the future for the
recovery of what was lost; we will hope
for the success in 1885 which 1884 failed
y give.
And what is the outlook? Is the
future bright and cheerful, full of life
and promise, or is it dark and gloomy,
Astounding in evil and troublous fore
bodings? For the United States the
future is gloriously bright, the rain
bow of promise appearing in allits bril-
liant and cheerful colors. The republic
has been redeemed from the hands. of
the spoliators who for a quarter of
century have been doing all they could
to wreck it; and it starts upon new
career of honesty in administration, of
progress, of development, of purity and
patriotism in government The New
Year is welcomed by the republic be-
cause it marks new and better era for
the nation politically.
Industrially, also, the outlook is pro-
missing. The depression in trade and
manufacture is generally conceded to
have touched its lowest point, and the
tendency will henceforth be upward.
Here. at home there is real cause for
JOY at the coming of 1885. It abounds in
bright promise in all directions.
Change is indicated wherever it will
denote Improvement, socially, politically
and industrialIy. If the people of Utah
have been content and happy in the
past, they may confidently trust in the
future to add,to their eontentment and
happiness; if they have been distressed
and sorrowful they may look for relief
and joy in the New Year.