Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-20
CENTRALIZED PATRIOTISM.

CENTRALIZED PATRIOTISM.
\ GREAT deal Of trouble has beer
caused by muIishly inclined obstruc
tionists who have clenched theil
fists and set their teeth against thi,
great government. as it is represent
Ell in the persons Of its census enum
Grating agents. Such obdurate in
dividuals have objected to answer,
Z ing the innovatory questions pro.
I pounded in the census blanks, and
have thus stood in the way Of :
correct count Of the population.
/ These characters have been brought
{ to terms 10y being brought fece to face
with the alternative Of a fine Of
Sl0i.
/ Pscke; logic is very potent in this
/ Republic.
/ Another species OF excitement has
been awakened on The same sub
jet. 1t crops out only in towns
which are affected with the BOOM
fever; hence it exists to a wider de-
( gree in the west than elsewhere.
I IL arises from sentiments Of the
purest patriotism, in the interest Of
real estate. Naturally enough the
epidemic has appeared to an extent
in some Of the towns Of U ah, whera
there are few Of the self sacrificing
mortais known by the euphonius
title Of prominent real estate men, :"
n class whose solicitude for the
growth Of population, OF the towns
in which their shingles are hung
out, is proverbisl.
Denver is specially afflicted with
the symptOmatic eviEences Of solicit
tude for the general veal re erred TO.
Ii is claimed that the government
counters have emitted to get all Of
the people on their lists, thus i'm
perilling the business status Of that
growing city. The following is from
the Denver NcIrs:
1.-The startling facts regarding the
census takers which were given a.
length in yesterdays NelsS had the
effect of Immediately arousing the
community TO tue impending danger
Of Denver being officially relegated to
a rank among the cities Of the country
far below that to which il is justly en-
titled. The real estate exchange was
the first OF the represe NATIVE bodies
to take action. Il did so with a will
by the unanimous adoptio n Of the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were intro
ducsd by Mr.. W. ). Allen:
Rcso'rsd. ThatItIs the sense Of the Den.
yer Real Estate exchange that a general
meeting L. hereby called for Thursday after
noon'prompt : al { O'Clock, for the purpose
OF discussing and know NJ the reasons WHY
the census Of the city OF Denver should be
disastrously sighted. II is generally IN
@AA7-AaA'aa sAAHa. 1--WE AAAE NAA AAAAh mere
are many fsmiiies as well as great many
Offices that have not been called upon and /
thereby have missed being enumerated, I
thus doing ! great injustice 10 the vide I
spread reputation OF .lhis prosperous city /
belt
Eos0iro9, that we, the members Of the |
exchange. do hereby call q special meeting
u not oniy the members, but ot all citizens
who Will attend, and especially those who
nave nogbeen enumerated. We must have
as;lce and this special call is TO that end
'e'ore II = too l4ie. Now or never for this
'ensus. III are requested to turn out.
The following alarming announce
nent is from the sime article:
1T is also stated upon the hes; au-
hority that The officers are not tax
NJ the names OF transien;s, bu: only
Z those who declare that this is
heir permanent residence. This Is
.irectly contrary TO the law which
ontemplates that each person shall
e counted wherever he is at the
me Of the census. This being done
alike there is no injustice.
,euyer has constantly a larger transit
nj population than any other place Of
he same size in the United States.
I Is generally estimated at about
lOo0. The enumerators must surely
their instructions. !
here is no doubt that they have
Fused to take transienis in several I
laces."
The statement OF journal &
ngaged in the l'b)Om" business
nat Denver's population Of float s
y" is about l0.0JO, necessarily I
no small number Of the S
snus tramp, ought hardly 10 be a
1nsidered As a commentary con-
ition, but the cat has escaped ard O
can't be helped DOW. 4
Census Supervisor Sopris was C
l:erviewei upon the vital question, v
I'D he Is represented thus: o
" The real estate men are getting n
Icitei tho late in the day. remarked C
"a supervisor, referring to the meet
g OF real estate men called for this
ternoon TO urge a continuation Of /
e CENSUS work. They should have 5
.own their interest two weeks ago by "
their wives to give reports q
the enumerators instead of threat u
ing to throw dishwater into the -
ees OF the census takers when they Il
AXE their calls as required by law. n