Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-22
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CHANGE II Nor ALWAYS PROGRESS.

CHANGE II MOI ALWAYS PROGRESS.
Human nature exhibits wonderful
similarity sverywhtrs IN that It seUks
Tor anu desires change; no matter as
TO nationality, politics, trade or re.
liRlon, the test NJ ihinge seem to become
mDnot0nous somehow from continued
association. This does not always la.
dictate lack OF appreciation, dissatis.
faction or renubciaUion either. The
path la which prrson continuously
walks, Il ever 40 ornate or beautiful,
may lose for moment ils unque8tiOnod
charm, while rugged, unat,rao,ive
spot may become refreshing by iis very
con,rasi. A quick mentality fovo.ls NJ
routine u TOO much prolonged. a
groove IL wcafisoms ia That II SEEING 10
curtiil that essential love OF freedom
which inhefes ia the best Of men, aud
pressure az IL known eau neutralizs
the lottest counsel, the otherwise
profitable courtc, " unuuly exercised
or inculcated too oontlnuuusly. 10 be
too urgent In the advocacy OF correct
principle, good cauto, deslra.
bic thing may provoke iuattcuiion or
defeat; and too much praise may also
leao TO disappointment; hence the old
proyegb, "g' cd wine needslno bush"
There h one great feature In the
national character which seems 10
give the lie 10 THIS idon, and that IL an
oetonsibly increased devotion TO the
fiag which IL 40 fulsomc NJ times as to
be- almost nausealing, Tor II 10 thought
to be the very essence Of patriotism
and tue Que manifestation o, loyalty
o. country which 10 beyond dispute.
Yet the SUBJECTS Of the mother country
rarely speak Of a. Dag; It Is not oslen.
tauously displayed on every school
house or salutod daily by ils millions
OF children; yet loyalty, love Of
country and OF iie queen have been ex.
hlbitrd on the bhitlefclds OF the world,
ard though i,s Dag float on every sea
and its usiinr folds make music
around the globe, It's worship il more
silent white love Tor II Is not less pro.
found. All other phases attest the
fact that variety ia nm essential OF
natural HE. We arc disposed TO be-
more htiul, wayorins anu volatile.
The love OF change seems almost
Fronohy IN It's rnpidity; and common
~ one sensation or one topic displaces
another with tho oxubeAnt non.
chalenco Of childhood playing with lis
toys.
We have local illustrations OF this
disposition which Justify comment.
In our municipal and other official
control Of this Territory and its dis.
trlots, there was for many years q
groove-like condition, Yet things
were well controlled. There was econO-
my, progress and stability, But many
became restless and wanted change,
and Mey gOt Il. And yet eau II be said
that this was done by electing better
men, more honest ones, men more
patriotic, more solicilous for Utah and
her citiesg Hardly! IL was a change,
and the oitiz ns have "psid dearly for
their whistlt!" The liberty OF tho
subject canuot be- denied In this, but
HferthouPht asks, What has been
gained by it--or losl2 The surplus In
the municipal treasury has melted
away, taxes have been Increased, and
a bonded debt has been created. A.
an offset TO this We arc referred to
sewage and paving and water 10 in
crease Of population, 10 suburban exten.
sions, TO electric ears and electric light.
ing,to the increase Of homea, the build.
INK o. school houses, the money spent
on public buildings. These are all noted
anu quoted as evidences Of gain,
Setting aside the fact that much Of
! this IL due 10 private enterprise aud
much TO municipal compilation, n the
balance timely, was It needed, OF
was 1t not that strangers In gaining
control exhibited an indifferent eX.
travaganoe and proved that love OF
place was the parent Of such expendi.
turc9 1t has been urged that the
Peoples party, or the "old regime,"
were too slow, The question Is per-
uueut, would either the Gentiles boz
called or tho Momoua have submitted
to any project Of the old party so
expensive rs these, no matter how
desirable or necessary they might have
been? 1t has been said that "chauge
is lightsome," but to this city 1t has
been onerous, anu without that Gle
mont VI compensation which MARKS