The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-05
AND NOW FOR WORK AGAIN.

The campaign is ended. Election
day is over. The result is known.
The campaign. although a most heat
ed one, the workers of each party being
determined that every stone would be
turned for the advantage of their re-
spective parties, and the masses edu-
Gated on the live questions OF each' has
been the first genuine political cam
paign the territory has known.
Solely and in business way no ami
mosities have been engendered, be,
cause we have not assailed each 9th
er's sacred religious scrupleS and con
yictions, nor has it been necessary to
delve into the private character OF any.
We have differed only on issues OF
political economy and methods OF gov
ernmeut as TO which would, when put
into practice, result in most good to
the greatest number, each party show
ing the result and works of the other
from their own standpoint. We differ
vet, and perhaps viii differ always.
It is good that we thus differ. 1t
would not be good, however, to keep
the argument at fever heat for too eX-
tended time.
The campaign ends, and officers are
elated. For time our servants, the
officers, administer the affairs of gov
ernment, and another campaign is on.
In the interior our servants, the, Off
GERS, are watched closely by their own
party that it may be proven whether or
no the victorious party really has its
best men among them.
They are watched also by the con-
quered, perhaps more closely, who will
not only take note of failings, but will
reason as to whether or no such actions
or steps as may be taken in accordance
with the principles Of the party in the
ascendency would not result in more
good to the people had they been taken
in accordance with principles OF the
party out.
If any mistakes are made, therefore,
they are used as strong arguments to
influence voters in the next campaign.
And so it goes. The officers elected yes
terday undoubtedly realize this, and
will ever be on the alert.
A public office is public trust and
the public are very Jealous of that
trust. Officials are but human, and
public office entails great responsible
ty and calls for the exercise of the in
cumbent's best judgment, most fearless
integrity and all of his manhood
Honor and the record he is making
should be more to the officer by ia,
than all the money he can get out OF
his Office.
Yesterday, election day, was merl!
a test as to the result of the campaign
with the workers keeping up the III
terest and ambition of those who per
haps are slow and careless, and max
ing things convenient for those who
had become convinced to their way O
thinking, and passed of quietly as
was expected.
As to the result, which you read this
morning, it is natural that voters shall
do little growing.
Everything, however, has beer
harmonious, and whata pity it is that
such AN effort was made to foist tnC
old feeling back on people by S
Liberal party, which should have beer
dead, flinging the old musty chest
nuts of church and state, disloyalty Of
certain religionists, etc. etc.
OF course, here in the territory, Will
right-thinking and progressive men
the rot this party has been hinginl
right and left from the rostrum anC
through the press has no effect othel
than that they fear that to stranger
outside of Utah it may appear thai
Utah is rather bad place for civilized
people to immigrate.
Had it not been fol
this party OF past day
there would have been nothing in the
campaign just closed to regret, and we
would have all gone forward hand il
hand for the rebuilding of Utah.
As it is, the respectable and sensible
people can and will do this, and the
obstructionists will, as they should be
left in the cold. They will soon learr
that the commonwealth is better with
out than with them.
However, if they will repent, they
will learn to appreciate the inspiring
sentiment at the opening of this article
and it will do them good.
To Democrats and Republicans
friends and enemies alike, The DIS
PATCH this morning has this to say
"Let us bury the hatchet and join
hand and heart for the welfare of Utaf
generally, Utah county and Provo City
in particular"
Let us get down to business once
more, bearing in mind that "the day fol
animosities is past" and that "tht
sun of peace has arisen"
The Logan Daily Nation speaks ou
mind upon this subject, when it says:
Doubtless there have been things
said on both sides which it were better
had they not been said.
We have felt sometimes that oppon-
entS took some advantages which were
not honorable and we have not been
slow to tell them of it. But we have
no feeling against any one OF them and
we think it is at once weak and foolish
/ to imagine that because we differ from
them politically that therefore we are
their personal enemies and are acting
through spite or in a vindictive spirit.
All OF this is unworthy of a true man.
In the words of our immortal Lin
coin let US go forward with malice to-
ward none-with charity 10 all-with
our hearts fixed to do the right as God
gives us to see the right" and we Will
try to work unitedly andwith our whole
energy for the best good and for the
growth and prosperity of our lovely val
lev. Let us have peace.