Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-29
THE PROFIT OF THE PILGRIM
AGE.

SOME OF tne HLlOerdl'S aEisloCItiS
who act as If they held the party by
the tail and were swinging it around
to their liking, are having
a great time. They are visiting a
number of the leading towns by
special train, riding on Pullman
cans, feasting, etc, having a high
jollification mostly, it is presumed,
at other peoples expense. This
campaign carousal has inspired a
good many "Liberals' with
ineffable disgust, as might naturally
be expected.
From a political standpoint the
results of this superior aristocratic,
upper-ten phase Of the campaign
are likely to be immense, Judging
from the receptions rendered at
different points to the Moguls Of the
opposition. They had a highly In
teresting time at Pennington yes
terday. We are reliably informed
that when the distinguished party
arrived at the court house they
found a dense mass OF humanity,
consisting OF five persons gathered
in front of that edifice. Owing to
the number OF the auditors the
building was not entered, and the
orators spoke from the steps while
they gazed upon the. sea Of Eve up
turned faces in front Of them.
Bountiful, which was to be the
next hating place, boasts quite a
sprinkling OF Liberals" and the
pilgrims, +" who were making great
sprogress'' doubtless anticipated n
still heavier ovation when they
reached that point. Fette Buck
land had made a spasmodic effort to
arrange for a demonstration. He
proposed to have an old cannon
hauled down to the railroad station
and fire it of. He asked a prom
inent HLiberal'' 10 let him have
slx-bits to buy powder to load up
the gun with, but the p. l.. said he
had left his purse at home, so the
clnnonading was dispensed with.
However, there was gathering
consisting OF Fette Burkland and
another man whose name we have
not learned. The Tribune calls the
assemblage ga good gathering Of
foIks.'' Fette and his companion
were RECALLED with music from the
festive drums carried along on the
train by the party.
The chief ''Liberal'' organ Ia:
been giving glowing accounts o.
such ovations as those referred to
multiplying their magnitude by a
least fifty, but it gave these rosy
reports black eye when Sandy wa,
reached. Here is what it says: SO
different were the receptions at tn,
last two points named"-Hanauel
Smelrer, Murray and Sandy =
''from the chilly atmosphere which
surrounded the party at the purely
Mormon settlements that it wa
the source Of much favorable com
ment."
This rather takes the gloss off th'
glittering accounts OF receptions al
along the line. The frigidity Of tn,
atmosphere, however, was not onl!
due to the GOODNESS Of the mormon
residents Of the towns visited by tn,
''Liberal' elite; the Liberals
were almost equally icy.
The surprise Of the party wa
doubtless great when they discover
ed that the Enormous" especial,
did not turn out en- mass aud eacl
individual in the throng take hi
turn in falling upon the neck O
Mr.. Goodwin and weeping, in 81
ectasy OF gratitude for past favor
and promised future benefits. Ha
he not outlined a process of gradua
ton by which the young men of tn
"NlOrmon" Church can emerge int
the liberty of Observation-Disclosures
the grog shop, the gambling dei
and the brothel? And has he no
promised that should he be sent a
Delegate to Congress, to represen
Utah, that he will seek to deprive tn,
"Mormon" people OF the franchis
and secure legislation that vii
rob them of the right to acquir,
title to public lands. Why shoul,
not the "Mormon" people hold hin
; in sweet remembrance and esteem?