Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-23
OUR DEGRADED CRY.


YESTERDAY we received n call from
an intelligont.looking soldier, Of the
Fort Douglas garrison. The object OF
hi vlsit was 10 request u to publish n
fact which might be- Of use TO people
suffering from malady Of which he
had recently been cured. lie had
b,cn terribly afflicted with rhcuma.
tim from which ho had endured the
mts cxcfuciatlng agony. In the hope
OF obtaining relief he paid frequent
visits TO the Warm Springs, In which
he not only bathcd, but also drank
freely Of the water. Tho result
was that In two weeks the rheu-
matlsm had disappeared. Not only
had he been benefited In that
regard, but dyspepsia aud nervousn ~
with which he had also boen To some
extent affected, vanished ~ well and
his health was ~ sound rs at any time
ia his life. .frIt.I
In addition 10 his desire TO induce
people afflicted rs he had boon 10 try
remedy 20 simple aud clllcacious, he
dssired tho News aud other Journals 10
urge the retention by the city Of the
Warm Springs property, that II
might DO operated as public benefit,
to be used by the people free or for n
nominal price.
We needed no convincing upon the
point made by the visitor. We have
always been opposed 10 the sails Of the
Warm Springs property or even
TO leasing II for moro than
n brief period. The intimation
Of Mayor Scott that the city finances
were at such low ebb tkat II might DO
necessary 10 soil that valuable property
to rcplcnish the treasury Is absolutely
appalling. The present administra.
ton went Into power year ago, with
n round sum on hand, len by their
predecessors In office; the taxation has
been higher by from two 10 i've times
what II ever %as before, and tho cX.
pcnditurcs have boon 40 lavish, largely
through the increase Of officials,
until they have become a multitude,
and yet morc money IL called for. Tho
Liberal" administration has been u
votltable quicksand into which the
funds Of hepeople have been sucked
AMI swallowed.
The visit Of the soldier brought up
another phase OF the municipal gov.
eminent Of Salt Lake. io said ho
was In this city thirteen years ago. II
was Mt that time thu most respec table,
orderly and moral city he had ever
been In. Since then u revolving change
mad occurred. He had only been here
n short time, but II had been sufficient
to pm Va to him that the place had been
completely transformed, because now
dens u vice Of the most debasing
character exist everywhere. Said he;
"Slnce my arrival here have written
to my relatives that when first visited
Salt Lake II seemed really like city
u Saints, but now II Ia more like city
where devils have been getting In their
work. lam not an angel myself but
have been struck and disguised with
this change for the worse"
In this recognition of the fearful
transition from comparative order and
morality to the present abominable a..
pect " affairs aud the regret the situa.
tlon inspires, this humble and thought
full soldier has lots OF company. The
better element Of society here Is In
sympathy with his Views and feelings.
lie rx prcssed hope that the NEWS
would continue 10 battle against tue
evil, that are rapidly corrupting society
In this once most moral and orderly
city Ia the United States. This Il one
OF tho functions Of this journal aud
should We cease 10 expose wlokcdne.s.
exalt virtue and content for truth We
would not he In accord with the highest
aud nobl,st duty OF man.