The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

| 1ure, diH an optlmlSt. The re-
sources and environments of our
~ fair territory are such as to Justify
the belief that splendid future lies before
her.
But there is something more needed to
insure success and great achievements to a
commonwealth than resources and favor
able physical surroundings. MANY persons
whose lives have been filed with golden
opportunities have been overtaken by dis
astrous defeat.
Lack OF mental harmony and psychologi-
heterogeneity renders them incapable of
appreclating and utilizing advantageous
circumstances.
Inc state Is an aggregation of individuals.
Inc devious ways of individual growth,
progress, and even failure, are paralleled
IN political organizations and social fabrics.
Utah's history has been phenomenal. It.
mas peen one OF abnormality, and the rules,
founded on human experience, which
nave been accepted in forecasting the politi-
ca future of state or nation, are deemed
oy some to have no application here, But
oeheve the horoscope of Utah can be
read The animositles of the past are
oelng without regrets, laid away.
new light is dawning. We know
eacn other better, and the virtues
and integrity of classes heretofore antag-
onlstlc are securing recognition. Phari-
seelsm IS dying; Charity and love are ris
Ing to victorious heights The cry will
soon cease-"That no good can come ont of
Nazareth" The fruition of our hopes will
De realized. Peace will reign. and an m
divided allegiance will by all be Yielded TO
our territory.
Inc Liberal party and the Peoples party
Will be "reminiscences of the past. Wordv
demagogues may retard the dissolution of
the latter, but the seal of death is placed
on Otah Liberalism At the next general
election no organization of that party
Will be IN existence outside of two
counties, and the next presidential
election will see Utah's political hat
Tie field with but two opposing
forces, the Democratic psrtv fplIv
ABREAST with the triumphant Democ-
racy OF our republic, and the Republican
party struggling valiantly for losing
cause. The guerilla party will have suf.
Tered disintegration.
Inc future for us has "argosies of magic
sails, pilots of the purple twilight droppinp
down their golden dales.n
ana the destruction of "Mormonismu is
not necessary to bring about these results
AN underlying principle of that faith is
liberty and the assertion of indi-
1t is broad enough for Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. Its deyotees Will
possess divergent views and contrariety
u opinions upon political questions. To
heir parties they will be devoted and true.
Inc pesslmlstlc croakers about state
lood, and the certainty of the Mormons
seeding from their parties after statehood
s gained, will discover how puerile have
'een their statements. Statehood was
lot the objective point, leading
o division on national lines.
The sentiment and desire for national
organization have been CROWN
or years. We now behold their crys tai liza
Ion. The nucleus was formed by that
lite band, which stood for Democracy and
VISION upon national party lines under
be banner of ''Sagebrush Democracv },
1any OF US knew then that the hour was
hand, that the day was breaking in the
asst.
Inc Mormons in their religious faith
VII be united and homogeneous; differen-
atlon In political questions will ensue and
Ae same heterogeneity will be observable :
ere as elsewhere. With the dead mast
'rgotten, with the light of the LIVING
resent and the radiance of the coming fu- II
Ire as our guide--with the Drawn and \
luscle, the brain and intellectual fire \
'ltn the nobility of her sons and the vir-
les OF her daughters loving as thew do \
srsonal liberty and Democratic principlesl n
tan In her mountain Businesses, will, he i
owned with the spleador OF material u
ealth' the love and affection of united \
40 prosperous people and the admiration (
our beloved country