The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-18
PARK CITY PATRIOTS
Fail to Agree With Salt
Lakes "Truly Loyal"
THE GENIUS OF OUR GOVERNOR
A Few Reflections on the Actions of
the People and the
Courts.
PARK CITY, July 14th, 1885.

PARK CITY, July 14th, 1885.
To the Editor OF THE HERALD:
The largest assemblage of the citizens
of this city ever witnessed, met last
evening in front of the Marsac Office, to
ventilate their loyalty to the United
States, and their love for the Stars and
Stripes. Tt exercises commenced with
an eloquent and soul stirring speech
from Colonel William Ferry, who was
followed in the same strain by his
brother, e. P. Ferry, both of whom, in
glowing terms and patriotic zeal,
eulogized the past and present glory of
our nations flag, whichis honored upon
every sea, and in every. port upon the
globe; strongly deprecated the insult
supposed 10 have been received in your
city on the Fourth, but did not wish to
attach the blame to any church or
people, except the individuals impli-
ated; deprecated any thought of mobo-
cracy, but urged implicit obedience to
law.
Being among the leading and sub
stantial citizens of the country. who
feel an interest in its pro perity, their
speeches were in great contrast to those
or the shysters whose egotistical rawlings
and threatenings were sent to the world
through the Tribune. II short, accept
had been insulted, there was not
word said but what would be fully
approved b. every loyal citizen in Salt
Lake or elsewhere. Bull never heard
of flag being insulted that way, l
have heard OF its being dragged in the
dust, torn in shreds or lowered to an
enemy. but never that it had been in
suited by being hung at half-mast. In
my ignorance have always supposed
that there were two proper ways to
hang flag, in honor, one way as the
representative of JOY, gladness, glory;
the other as the symbol of sorrow and
mourning. Had General Grant died,
as at first supposed, all would have
agreed that 1t was appropriate and
highly respectful to put the flags at
half mast, and the question Is narrowed
down TO whether there was proper oc-
casion for the act, and without any
argument, the people themselves, or
their representatives, are the only
judges who have right to decide that
question. Has Salt Lake sunk SO low
that they must get permission when to
laugh and when to cry, when to be
berry or when to be sad, and to take
lessons in patriotism and morality from
wife-beaJers, prohigates and drunkards?
Does the fact that Salt Lake is a Nor
mon town justify making an insult out
OF what was never before called an in
suit?
But for fear you do not fully appreciate
your blessings, allow me to remind
you of few of them. Your beautiful
city is the most extensively advertised
city upon the globe, and is becoming so
formidable that all civilized nations are
imploIed to unite to check its growth.
You have u Governor, whose genius has
fully demonstrated the falsity of the
old axiom, that figures cannot lie, and
whose love for the people makes him
include in his annual reports all the
rumors that hare been circulated
against them for thirty years. Courts
that require young ladies to confess
who, ii any one, has visited their bed
rooms, and whether the matrons with
whom they live are or are not enciente,
and If they refuse to make these sacred
and delicate matters public gossip, are
sent to the Penitentiary; and who rule
that eating with more than one woman
constitutes criminal cohabitation. and
have adopted, in a great measure, the
rules of the old Inquisition, so if a per-
son will renounce his religion and ad-
nit he is and has been wrong, they will
stop turning the thumbscrews, but if
not they will turn till he admits his
errors. and if the laws are not severe
enough To cause the people to change
their faith, will implore Congress for
power to add to their tortures.
You have sweat boxes contrived to
torture your best citizens, and prison
rules to force them weekly to
to listen to the blasphemous rawlings of
a class of men when influence has ever
been foremost in depriving them of
their liberty and in numbering and ap-
plauding the murder OF the Saints.
You have a commissioner who, when
short time ago he visited the land of his
fathers and stood upon ground hallowed
by the graves of 1000 martyrs, deplored
the bigotry and cruelty of his ancestors,
but has proved himself q scion worthy
of his sires in persecuting the Saints as
far as the law well stretched will per-
nit, and being exceedingly mad against,
has followed them even into strange
cities.
To help the lower courts the Supreme
SOulb las W IuS
the people thereof, so that it now reads:
Congress shall have full power over
the Territory. the people thereof, and
other property of the United States"
which with the Hayes and Tilden de-
cision proves the truth of the old
People are oftener governed
by prejudice than reason" and that
courts are no exceptio on to the rule
You are not permitted to parade in |
companies with the flag at the |
head as is done everywhere else in the
country, upon that day. but are treated |
as a conquered province, and must
submit your will and wishes to
the conduerers, who boast that the
ne1t time you offend they will over
whelm you with mobs and who GEN.
sure General McCook for not overriding
all law and converting a portion of the
United States army into mob, which
lie would rave done if he had not under
stood his duty better than the Marshal
did his. If it was lawful duty, why did
net the United States Marshal raise the
flag. and if not why did he try to show
authority where he had none.
The eyes of the whole world are upon
you, and all are alike interested IN your
conversion. The judge upon the bench,
the prisoner and the bar, jurors and
priests and prostitutes,
Talmages, 10 Cooks and Giteans.
celibates I'd profiigates, millionaires