The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-11
OUT OF SYMPATHY.

Yesterday THE HERALD expressed the
belief that the Republicans of this terri
tory and especially the Mormon members
OF the party, would find bad taste in their
mouths after reading what the Republican
PRESIDENT had to say in his message about
otah We were not mistaken. Several
gentlemen of the political faith mentioned,
have been courageous and honest enough to
confess that they didn't like the President
little bit, and to say that ne has done the
party incalculable injury in this territory.
We must think this latter expression is
not well founded. The Republican party
In Utah is such an ipconsequeniial affair
that nothing which can be said
can materially affect it. The people
OF Utah are bright and intelligent; they
think for themselves, and reason for
themselves, and being bright and intel
llgent and reasoners they have mighty
little use for the Republican party or
its principles. This is a Democratic COM
munity and Is likely to continue such
while the party of the people maintains
the principles which have given it life
and vigor through all these years.
| But as to the local Republicans, who
are feeling that they have been iusulted
and assaulted in the house OF their
friends. Knowing that they are at least
sincere, even if they are deceived, they
do not relish the idea of being held
up to the world as base hypcrites trying
to trick their fellows and the government.
While THE HERALD should not be expec-
ted to manifest sympathy for sane men
who have deliberately aligned themselves
with the party which acknowledges B..
HARRISON as its chief we are not going to
make our well-meaning but misguided
friends Of the opposition feel worse than
they do. Rather are we disposed to dry
their tears, and this we will try to do by
referring to a contrast which has been
drawn to illustrate that all Republicans are
not necessarily narrow and bigoted A
gentleman who was hurt in his feelings by
President HARRIsoN's uncalled for asper-
sions on the honesty and integrity OF the
Utah community recalled some incidents tc
illustrate the difference between men. He
told how, years ago, when Gen
eral GRANT was popularity supposed
to be the most vigorous hater of the
Utah community who had ever occupied
the Presidents chair, the President Wis
tied this city, was heartily welcomed by
everybody and as cordially received all
On another occasion the Sunday schoo
children, to the numder of some thousands
greeted the general from the sidewalk!
the spectacle going direct TO the heart o.
the great man and soldier. The gentleman
went further back and told how when
chief justice had overstepped the bounds o
law and justice in his zeal to make thing
uncomfortable for the people, GRANT re
moved him with such suddenuess as to lit
orally knock the heart out of thu
enthusiast. GRANT did this, although
there was question as to hi'
legal right to summarily remove
g Judge. GRANT was a broad-mipded mGn
and after his visit to this territory and see
ing what had been achieved he was read,
to concede that the community was no
made up of knaves and scoundrels ent
people against whom the government ant
} all men should turn their backs.
| The gentleman then entertained tn
group of listeners by referring briefly /
well known incidents in the career o
another Republican President, the presen
occupant of the White House. The contras
was striking. Like GRANT, HARRISON hs
; also summary removed chief justice @
, Utah, but for different cause. GRAN
lowered his man because the latte
: was exceeding his authority and bring
I ing the law into contempt; HARRIso
) he ,1c-o
harmony with the policy Of the admir-
istration. HARRIsoN also came to Sal
Lake and was received with open arms b
all the people, the school children by tn
thousand being gathered and singing hi
welcome in patriotic hymns. GRANT sal
the people who did these things could nc
be altogether bad HARRISON went upon til
platform and told the people, in effect, tina
in his opinion they were dishonest and hl
pocritical, and that he did not propose t
l trust them until time had demonstrate
, that they were sincere. And now, month
, afterward no hint or suggestion being give
1 of insircerity, the President deliberatel
repeats his insult and invites Congress an
the nation to join with him in treating til
people of Utah as a community of hypr
u critics, members of a great conspiracy, an
i unworthy of the trust and confidence
their fellow citizens.
There certainly is striking contrast b
tween General GRANT and President H.
RIsoN. GRANT was a great man. TH
HERALD recites as above for the purpose
cheering the handful of Republicans livir
I in this neck of e. g woods. Their lot is q
u unhappy one at best, and the humanit
! which is in all prompt to the tender of syr
. patty and consolation. All Republican