The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-08
THE INVADING ARMY,

men of the so-called industrial army
were on their way by train to ogden,
where they were to be dumped down
by the Southern Pacific company, made
a great stir among people who could
see the danger of such an event The
suggestion of The Herald that the Gov
ernor confer with the Mayors Of Salt
Lake and Ogden cities was carried out.
The result was that arrangements were
entered into for the protection of life
and property at the Junction City.
The situation is perceived to be of
a very serious character. If the crowd
brought here from California are con-
veyed forward out of the territory, the
difficulty SO far as Utah is concerned,
will be at an end. If they are left in
Ogden they will have to be fed and
provided for, or trouble will ensue,
which canb readily imagined. The
Federal and municipal authorities here
appreciate the situation and are doing
all that is possible to avert the evil
which threatens the territory.
The wrong commenced with the au-
thorities of California They conspired
with the Southern Pacific railroad peo-
pie to ship out of the state, and into
this territory, a thousand persons who
may be properly designated as paupers.
The Ogden authorities have been led to
believe that an arrangement, has been
made by the Southern Pacific people
with the Union Pacific company, to
convey the army" on to Nebraska. If
that has been effected, the way of Utah
out of the impending difficulty is clear.
But if not, then will begin the serious
trouble.
The Rio Grande Western dare not
take the men into Colorado, because
there is a heavy penalty imposed in
that state for bringing paupers within
its borders. How it is in Nebraska we
do not know, but if there are. as re-
ported, similar provisions in the laws
of that state, the Union Pacific com
pany will hesitate about carrying the
men over its road. There are only two
things left to do: Either the Southern
Pacific Will have to take the men back,
or they will be left at Ogden at the
expense of the Southern Pacific COM
pany, and the State of California, which
viii be held responsible Tor all the
damages incurred in this territory by
the bringing of those INDECENT persons
here.
The provisions made by the Gov
ernor for the protection of the lives
and property of the people of Ogden
are detailed elsewhere in this paper.
If he had had the time and forces at
his disposal he would have stopped the
invading army" at the territorial
line, and prevented their entering our
borders. As it is, he will demand that
the Southern Pacific people take the
men back whence they came If this
is not complied with, the consequences
that may ensue will be chargeable to
that company.
1t is to be hoped that the matter will
be amicably arranged and the crowd
will be forwarded eastward or taken
back to California. The men may re-
fuse to go back and the railroads may
decline to carry them forward. The
responsibility for wlRt may follow will
rest upon the Southern Pacific COM
pany and the State of California.
The wrong began with the authori-
ties of the Golden State. They had the
right to disperse the mob in the start
Instead of that, money ii appears was
provided to help them forward. 1t was
cowardly way to meet an emergency.
1t was crime to foist upon Utah a
great body of the paupers of Califor-
MIA. 1t was wrong to encourage the
| senseless scheme which is causing the
army to march to the seat of gov
eminent. The. whole project should
have been nipped in the bud. 1t should
have been grappled with at each point
Of beginning and not permitted to ass
sumo its present proportions. The evil
will increase with every step of the
army forward. And if it reaches
Washington in anything like the in
tended proportions, the probability is
that there will be bloodshed before it
is disbanded.
That the government has no legiti-
mate power to do what the promoters
Of this movement demand, is so clear
that it need not be discussed. The err
roneous theories that have grown out
of the perversion of the public well
fare" clause in the Constitution and
have been fostered by Republican pro-
lection, have led TO this movement
upon the national capital. And this is
but beginning of more serious dis
turbances to come. It should be the
aim and effort of all patriotic people
to put an end to this absurd and dis
astrous movement as quickly and
thoroughly as possible.
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ABOUT THE UTAH COMMISSION.