Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-07
THE NEW GOVERNOR.

Utah's new Governor will soon arrive
in our midst and assume the responsible
tiles and enter upon the discharge OF the
duties OF the important position to which
he has been appointed Although n
stranger to all except Il very few OF the
people OF this Territory, the history OF
the man and the strong Endorsement by
the entire Congressional delegation and
other leading men OF his state, are sui-
ficient assurances OF his mental and
moral qualifications for the place. The
wnll-known attitude oi the Presi-
dent towards the polygamous and
reasonable Church-and-State organi-
zation of Utah. and his expressed
determination to either wipe it out OF
existence or force the abolishment
of its Infamous methods and practices,
are satisfactory guarantees that his APP
pointce is in accord with that policy, and
that his Executive course will be accept
able to the loyal people of this priest-rid-
den Territory. That he will come here
with full determination to exert the
Executive power to its utmost extent for
the enforcement OF the laws, there is not
the slight reason to doubt, and that his
policy will be as vigorous and effective as
that of his predecessor, may be as con-
fidently predicted.
Being a stranger to the peculiar meth
DDS and Vaccinations adopted :by the
Mormon leaders to accomplish their
political purposes, it is possible and even
probable that he will experience some
difficulties at the commencement of his
official term. No means will be omitted
by the disloyal element to blind him to
the true condition OF affairs in the Terri
tory and to mislead him into the belief
that they are prosecuted, instead Of a
law-defying, criminal, government-hating
people. Possessed, however, of the good
sense with which he is accredited he
will not likely be long misled by even
the most artfully conceived falsehoods
of the skilled fabricators of Zion. |,
should, moreover, be the duty OF all loyal
persons with whom he comes in contact
to give him the benefit of their expert
ence and observations, the better to en-
able him to become fully posted in re
gard to the details as well as the genera
situation, at the earliestpossble period.
Being n Democrat it will be quit,
natural for him TO seek information and
perhaps advice from prominent loca
members of that party 1t is their dut,
especially to furnish him with all possible
information, and to impress upon him the
necessity of such rigid enforcement o
the laws as will sustain the dignity OF the
national Government, reflect credit upor
his party and verify the promises OF thu
President who appointed him. 1t is the
duty OF all law-abiding citizens, of what
ever party, to accord the new Governor
their hearty support in his efforts to free
the Territory of the foul stains of polyg
amy and treason; to continue to compile
ton the good work inaugurated by hi
predecessor, who was sustained, cncour
aged and supported rs heartily ant
effectually by the party to which Gov
ernor West belongs as by his own politi
cal adherents and sympathizers. WI
hope and believe that the Republican
generally will pursue similar unpartisal
and patriotic course