The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-29
HAPPY UTAH.

The conduct Of the two crest national
party conventions in respect to Utah will
have its effect upon tho people OF the terri
tory. They will be able to sec more clearly
than ever which party is the truest and
staunchest friend to Utah. When the
straight Republican and Republican Tus-
caroras appeared before the Minneapolis
convention they admitted both claimants
TO the seats and divided the vote among
them. NThat action affected more than the
Republicans Of this. territory; it affected
all Utah. The straight Republican party
Of this territory took our fair Utah by the
hand and led her down to Minneapolis. and
asked the national Republican party to be-
friend her and rescue her from the Liberal
Republican Tuscarora rufian that was
seeking her precious life. That convention
so appealed to turned a deaf ear to the
pleadings in behalf of the fair maiden
Utah. II took her hands ana placed one in
the paw of the rufian who seeks her life.
and the other it placed in the hand of the
straight Republican party, and then with a
sickly smile raised it's hands and
said: 'sBless you, my childrenl Bless
you. Go and be happy" Is it any
wonder that our Utah frowned upon
such proceedingsl Could such an I'M
natural union produce anything but dis
gusti Is it not matter of astonishment
that the straight Republicans are trying to
look pleased over the fact that one hand
was placed in theirs and they were given
the privilege of making friends with the
rufian who held the otherl Viii it be sny
wonder if our proud Utah shakes them both
of and turns TO another and truer friend.
to her first loEe-to the Democratic party
The national Republican party q long
time ago declared they had no faith in
polygamy, but their convention st Mime
apolis tried to force polyandry on Utah.
But Utah is through with polygamy, and
she is not prepared to stoop to that basest
Of all social evils-polyand
How different was the conduct at the
Chicago convention When the young.
sturdy Democratic party of Utah. with the
flush of health and youth upon his cheeks,
and true chivalry in his mien, led the same
fair maiden to the Democratic convention
at Chicago and asked that their union be
approved, acknowledged and blessed by
that convention, they answered without
hesitation: Eyes, the union is fitting \ YOU
are adapted to each other, COP and man
could do no other than sanction it. Come
in and we will proclaim the banns before
all the world.n And when skulking Tus-
carora made objection and undertook to
forbid the banns, the national Democratic
ft-
neck and crushed out his life and gave
Utah and her betrothed an honorable seat
ia the convention. Utah was happy then.
No blush of shame suffused her beautiful
face. No disgust or scorn. but happy,
love-lght beamed in her eye Her true
and loyal husband sat by her side. Though
younger than many of her sisters, and less
gloriously attired than some Of them, she
was happy because she had good earnest
in what had just happened, that the day
was not far distant when the same strong
hand that had befriended and honored her
now would yet lead her up TO COLUMBIA in
the presence Of all her sisters and say
This fair, but hitherto unloved child. is
one Of the most besutiful of thy daughters.
CoLUMBIk; see whst comeliness peeps
through these scrimped, battered and un-
becoming garments; come. to neglect ner
longer is unjust nay, cruel TO her. and
equally unworthy of thee. Strip of the
scrimped and tattered gown which long
ago she has out-grown; clothe her in the
drapery betting her womanly develop
ment; place the plain gold band Of local
sovereignty on her brows-fix her star in
the cid flags field Of blue, where it will
shine one of the brightest in that splendid
constellation, aud let Utah take her place
in the sisterhood of states where of right
she has place"
It is this that makes Utah happy today.
She is happy for what hath already taken
place, but happier for the Democratic ell
hail, thou state of Utah, which awaits her.