Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-12

the welcome came from anti. Mormon
Utah. II carIied him away from the
centre Of the city anu mOnopolized his
time In such wise M 10 prevent him
from coming Ia contnct with the Nor
mon features Of the occasion IA much a.
possible. Yet when he has time TO think
II over he viii reflect that while three
fourths OF the people who Welcomed
him were Mormons, there was no.
where lack OF hearty good will and
generous enthusiasm. He viii look
over the route he Travelled through the
city In retrospect and will remember
that on Mormon as well ns on non.
Mormon fronts bunting was lavishly
displayed. Hcwill he reminded that
the great Mormon Temple, from whose
towers iiutteroi hundreds Of iinqs. bore
this preccpt. Fear God. Honor the
President" lie win reflect that three
fourths OF the children who Gang 10
him were Mormqns. He win regret
that he could dot visit the Tabcr.
nacle and hear the hundreds
OF Mormon voices rolling In
harmony through that vast auditorium,
and when he Gums n all up he viii
say, a. President Grant did, that he
has beea deceived IN regard TO the
Mormon people. Thon, too, like Grant,
he will come 10 the conclusion that
harsh measures are not needed In
Utah.
There Is not In the United States
and Territories place or people unto
which and whom the Pr.a-
ldent should give 40 much
time and attention M 10 Utah
aud the Utah situation. Standing 20
high that he should lie above the reach
Of prejudice, the President should have
spent In Salt Lake even more time
than he gave 10 Boise In Idaho and
10y using his eyes, which nre calm aud
judicial, he could have learned much.
IL he was No much In the hands Of
committees that he could not do this,
TINT II an unfortunate thing.
Yet his ride through salt Lake
will RESULT IN mUre broad, humane
and Acknowledgment of the Mormon
people. He viii understand Utah bet
ter. He will be better ahlc TO do what
lie eau TO carry out here the thought
he expressed Al the Park "that the wiz
Of the majority expressed by constltu.
tional and legal methods. at the ballot
box shall be the supreme law Of all our
United States.v When he reflects
upon the situation hore he VIII realize
that the majority has never attempted
to do any other thing than this.
Then, when he considers that
In Difference TO the supreme law Of the
United States. the vast majority OF the
people Of Utah have said that honce-
forth the Utah HON. Ia "whero one
mother sits la aingle, uncrowncd honor
the queen Of her home" he will, II l
am not grievously mistaken In this
man, say, "Let US be patient, as Is
becoming the strong, and let us see II
this action on the part Of these people
IN not sincere. Sixty millions OF people
have no cause 10 fear that 200, 900 eau
do them harm. The genius Of our
government Ia helpful not hindering.
Utah n n glorious land OF sun-bright
wales filled with peaceful, sober, hard.
working men and women. Lot us give
them the hand Of fellowship and be.
licve them Americans with us In all
that makes for the greatness OF our ma
ton, Mt least until by overt net they
prove our Judgment Ia the wrong"
When President Harrison rays thai or
something like that, as believe he
will, when he has thought II all over,
100000 Of people win respond
"Amen!" Then Utah Liberalism,
having lived on. the last hour Of Its
day, will disappear. All the local
strife and hate Will die. The flower OF
liberty viii bloom unmenacod by the
hand OF cunning up and down this
mountain land aud we shall have on
the crown OF the continent STATE
or UTAH that may become the glory
OF the Union and the envy Of the
world. Long enough have the hate
full gibe, the whitening snecr and the
hldeous lie done their cruel work In
Utah. Upon the mountain tops all
around iair Peace and. bright Prosper.
| ity walt a welcome % the valleys. But
they will not come because they can
not dwell apart and because they die
In strife. In the glorious Spring tide
let friendship spring also In our hearts
and mny 1901 DO ever memorable IN
Utah for the coming OF the Lord Of
equal rights and equal protection for
all, regardless Of sect, creed or party.
CHARLES ELLIS.