Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-31
THE CLOUDS ARE RIFTED.

1t is not so very cloudy in the West
after all.
III may not be bright aud balmy as a
few years ago; but II should DO remem
bcred that "spring would be but
gloomy woathe:if we had nothing else
but SPRING"
In the great aud wealthy city Of
New York M army OF people greater
than any that Nerxes, Alexander,
Hannibal, Scipio Afficanus, Fred.
erics the Great or Napoleon ever look.
cd upon ia engaged IN n daily struggle,
some few 70 increase their already en-.
ormous possessions, n great number 10
pass beyond the condition Of being
merely comfortable aud enter the do.
main Of wealth, and perhaps az many
aa are contained In the whole ,of Utah
Territory nre in actual want. OF these
few by comparison hut great mum.
Der considered alone are hungry
and destitute, dependent upon
chance and charity for the
means Of subsistence from day to
day. There Ia no such thing In ,xlal.
onco here, except In isolated and un.
known cases.
Chicago Ia nearly rs large city as
Now York. just now, in polut Of
population, It is probably quite as
iarge. II also is wealthy munich
pality; but In spite OF the teemlng
millions OF property aud money con.
tained within its borders there IL hot
only poverty but want and even
squalor NO widespread rs to DO appall.
ing. Unlike their brethren further
east the unfed multitude 90 not walt
for euccor TO reach them through the
cold aid tardy hands Of charity, thoy
take up arms and fight. The prospect
is that they will continue fighting until
change OF circumstances by one
means or another shall take place.
There was a riot yesterday, one the
day before, probably one today, and
tho authority and power Of tho city
hre at n constant tension to maintain
even the somblance OF law and order.
Happily we are free from this too, or
anything akin TO 1t, 80 far.
The times are somewhat out OF Joint,
but lees 30 with US than many Others.
The line dividing capital from those
who primarily bring 1t into practical
being Il not made less distinct by rea.
son Of appeals TO reason and resort TO
arms, but moro 10. The chasm separ-
hting the classes from the masses Ia not
narrower but wider, and II eeems as
though the few remaining bridges
were being one after another taken
away and destroyed. This relates
more to other sections than to the
West, where the social plane has not
yet been 40 Hcutoly tilted that only
those on the upper edge can maintain
their positions.
We ae In moot respects a highly
favored people. Our chief misfortune
IL that We do not realize the extent TO
which we are blessed, and by reason
thereof are not us thankful as we
ought to DO in many cases. Money IA
not active, whether plentiful or other.
wise; industries are closing up or
running on reduced schedules; employ
ment Of a general character Is hard 10
obiaiuj and there Is greater percent
age than usual in our midst Of those
who do not want work and prefer TO
live by their wits or on the |
Labor Of otherf-- falling In these,
by crime. These or some OF
them now and then commit a rob. |
berry or perpeIrato some other das.
tardly outrage; but the number ofsuoh |
ocourre ces has not yet assumed such |
proportions as 10 make the condition |
epidemic or anything resembling such |
a stage.
This year enough grain was raise
la Uah T. fed It's population for two |
yegb to come at least. The staple
fruits ana vegetables are as usual 70 .
abundant that large proportion will |
80 10 waste. There Ia plenty OF stock
Of all kinds aud hay to feed It with.
M,st OF the people are comfortably |
housed, and close by are tho eayerus |
ana gogges Of the hills abouuding Ia
all the fuel needed for u century. /
Where then Is our danger, and where.
ioro the trepidatiou anu forebodlng
which some faw seem to be possessed |
olY 1t 10 true that there cannot
Do much activity no matter what our
POSSESSIONS without medium Of ex.
shange In sufficient volume; 1t Is