The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-26
WOLVERINE STATE.
Prosperous Michigan Viewed
by a Utah Boy.
HOW VAN zILE WAS LEFT.
The WofuI Dilemma of the Democrats
Powers Now n Second
Class Editor.
AM ARBoR, Mich, Dec. p, lSSJ

The Wolverine State has advanced
with such rapid strides that she now
occupies a prominent place in the
galaxy OF American States. Seventy
five years ago this region was denomin-
ated the Great West" and Michigan
was regarded as a land of swamps,
impenetrable jungles and glacial depos-
its. But the Yenturesome spirit Of
enfranchised Americans led them to
new scenes and explorations Of their
recent territorial acquisitions. After
several bloodless conflicts (as history
informs us)-in which the militia OF the
two States, led by their respective Gov
ernors. did valiant service-with Ohio
for the possession of strip of land six
miles wide, running east and west along
the southern boundary of Michigan,
Congress inJerposed her powerful hand
in 1887 and gave a constitution 10 the
belligerent Territory, upon condition
that the controversial tract Of land
should be relinquished in favor OF Ohio.
fhe action of Congress was approved
and Michigan commenced prosperous
and brilliant career.
Nature has done much for this mag
nificent State. Copper, iron and coal
abound in her inexhaustlble mines I;
the illimitable forests of pine, oak,
beech, bass, maple, ETC., yield princely
revenue each year, aud afford employ
ment to thousands of settlers, new and
old; the sell is rich and fertile, and
responds to the husbandman without
that savage wooing, so necessary IN the
Western Wilds;" tortuous running
rivers traverse the beautiful woodlands
and lose themselves in the gentle slopes
and rising hills, and invite the artizan
and manufacturer to utilize their hid
den power; and the surrounding lakes
bear hundreds of freighted crafts that
the growing commercial interests OF the
State demand, besides tempering the
climate and developing the fruits and
cereals for which Michigan is so famed
in the east.
All this has nature done, and, in addi-
ton placed Canada in such close proxim-
ity that another Industry is provided for
the honest free trader who purchases his
commodities from IS 10 so per cent.
cheaper in Canada, and in the stiffness
of the night bears them to his home.
Taking advantage Of all these facili-
ties for progress and development,
Michigan has now nearly 100000 of
inhabitants.
Contemperaneous with her numerical
growth has been her financial progress.
Mlllionaires are las common as bad
pence" and farmers rejoice IN palatial
residences and plethoric bank accounts.
Only the other day l was informed
that the Endorsement OF negotiable
| instrumentby three farmers few miles
from here, was good for 500 600. The
agricultural interests thus far have
greatly predominated; but capital Is
| building manufactures, mills, machine
shops and developing other resources
which in time will be of greater
| inn ortance 10 thel state than
agriculture. The recently elected gov
ernor is a farmer mot q Cincinnatus,
/ though) but he has already exempiiiied
the fact that he is a Republican, and Is
| fully indoctrinRted into all the schemes
and tortuous WAYS of that historic
party. L. VI. Garfield has thus forgot
/ ten pledges, and is knitting those tC
whom he owes his election. The con-
se-yatism of the Wolverines prevents
! that pTodigiOus speculation which
characterizes many of the westerner':
! wildcat schemes, and mythical bouan-
Zas do not prove attractive to them; the
! sequence OF which is that their finan-
| cial business Is upon sound and un
questionable basis.
! Perhaps the German element. which
so largely obtains in some parts OF the
state, Is entitled TO much of the credi
for this thrift and stability.
The smoke OF the last election ha'
cleared away, leaving the Dem
ocrats badly demoralized. The
doughty Don VI. Dickinson, will
Quixotic valor, assured Cleveland
that Michigan was solid for Democra' Y
| Cleveland, Mugwumpism and all tn'
necessary parasitic adluncts tackled or
to that once honored party BY moderI
politicians. As soon as defeat was an
nounced. Don hurried back to Wash
ington to confer with the chief. What
balm he has been able TO administe
has not been revealed.
Free Trade" was the principal can
non fired during the campaign; will
what result we are all familiar.
and now the average Democrat is il
the midst OF wonderment, unable to de
termine what platform his party rest
upon. Ii cannot mean Free Trade, be
cause Frank Hurd and Morrison dis
prove that detrimental is their con
stituents do;-the determination of tn
Mormon" might be proper plank
but the Republicans have monopolize,
most OF the available timber for III
present; State sovereignty Is viewed s
nearly alike by the opposite party b
can see no foundation for an issu
there; no threatening war cloud o
strained diplomatic relations with for
eign powers permit the drawing OF a line
the maintenance of absolute neutralit
in all governmental complications, an
q proper dignity towards all nations
has no controversial phase; the eleya
ton of the negro 10 a status in whic
can appreciate his enfranchisemen
commands the cooperation OF all oht
cal parties; to proclaim that the Labo
lelement is the essence and vitality
his party, is 10 only re-echo the mad
dening crv of the Republicans; upo
the question of preventing the imports
! ton of pauper labor. there is wonder
0 full fraternal feeling between him snd
Republican; upon the Chinese questio
he forgets whatever, il any there ar
constitutional guarantees would e.
tend for their protection and strik.
hard with his Republican neighbor !
attempting TO exclude them from u
land in viewing the revenue lueSuo
and reduction of tariff, in abstract pr