The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-10
DEMOCRATIC sAN JUAN.

San Juan county comprises the extreme
southeastern part of the territory 1t covers
good deal of ground, and in the course of
time will be populous and prosperous. That
will be when its mineral veins are un-
covered and the railroads get in there. At
present San Juan Is one of the most iso-
lated sections of the United States, but its
comparatively few inhabitants are among
the bright and progressive people of the
country-just the kind of men and women
to lay the foundation of q splendid COM
munity. AS illustrating the character of
the San Juan people, we here print an ex :
tract from private letter received from
one of its leading citizens. 1t may be re-
marked as another evidence Of the intelli-
gence and progressiveness of the people
that accompanying the letter was list of
twenty new subscribers to THE HERALD.
The gentleman says:
There is a growing interest on the part OF the
citizens in this county in political matters.
They seem keener than ever to inform them
selves concerning questions which confront the
people OF Utah, and they believe in THE
HERALD in its advocacy OF the principles OF
Democracy, the great party always standing
for the peoples rights as opposed to the ag-
gressive centralizing power advocated by the
Republican party, the party or high tariff and
protection to one class Of citizens while the
masses are taxed TO death on ali they consume,
in order that the protectionists may suddenly
amass fortunes with which to build paatial
residences in foreign countries. and become
great lords, laughing in their sleeves that they
have duped the 'blarsted" Yankee govern
ment. There is something absolutely wrong
somewhere in the policy that will enable men
TO amass millions in the course of fifteen or
twenty years in some of our manufacturing
industries, while our farming interest, giving
more labor to employees than all our
manufacturing industries, can scarcely keep
the wolf from the door. This condition has
sprung up since the advent Of the Republican
party, and largely since the war; when, as
war measure the party in power resorted to
the high tariff system and extreme protection
measures TO raise revenue TO carry on the con-
test. When the war ceased the people sup
posed the high protection duties would also be
abandoned; but the course or the party in
power has been rather TO increase than 10
lower these burdens upon the consuming class
in order to protect those infant industries
struggling 10 become self sustaining. Poor in
fants. some of them now a hundred years old.
and still crying out for spoon yictualsl
Elf 1 had the power 1 would tax mems in
comes, not what they consume; in this way the
rich would be made to bear the burdens Of the
government 1 would also declare absolute
free trade with all nations, open our ports to
the unrestricted trade and commerce OF
all the world and put our Yankee boast
to a fair test, that we can beat the world
in swapping, trading and bartering II the
free trade principle is good as between the
different states in the Union, why should it
not be good and beneficial between the whole
family OF nationss I am satisfied that, as a
rule, no man or community will trade or pur-
chase in any market where they will suffer by
the transaction. AS a rule both parties to the
trade or exchange are benefited. Providence
has blessed US with the best country on earth
rich in climate and soil and precious metals
beyond that OF any other country, and fully
believe in the intelligence ingenuity and in
ventive genius and 60 ahead spirit of the
American people TO compete in the production
of any article required by civilized nations.
I hope to see the Democratic party in Noven-
Der next returned to power, and again direct
the ship OF state, and have the privilege of
proving to the people OF this country that the
principles OF Democracy honestly carried out
bring prosperity and peace TO the country.