The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-07-21
JULY 81, 1884.
IN A BAD WAY.

The republican party of the nation
is not prospering and in Utah it is in
deed in a bad wsy-and from every
point of the compass at that. 1t failed
to give statehood to the territory when
it welded national power and could
have done so with infinite justice. But
it did not, alleging that the Mormons
were not yet sufficiently purged of the
SIN of rolygamy to be trusted. "Wait
awhile" said they, 'We will hold you
in probation few years more. Per
haps in after years you will attain the
standard of purity which will entitle
you to draw your chairs up to the ma
tional hearthstons and join your sis
ters in the general good feeling, not
now." Turning thus coldly from the
patriotic appeal of Utah for the dignity
of statehood they had no idea that the
Landslide OF '92 was 30 near at hand.
Well it came, ana with it statehood for
the territory. This great party Of God,
morality and purity now asks the free
sufrsgans of Utah, whom they have
treated so shamefullY, to forget and
forgive and cast their votes to enthrone
them in power here. Was ever any
thing more impudent2 Was ever any
thing less likely to be granted? Since
our experience with the Mormon peo-
pie we have found them to be any
thing save fools. They are very much
like other people in short, They have
the sense of gratitude largely deyel-
oped and they also have good modi-
cum Of resentment. Anyone of these
causes would be sufficient to keep out
the republicans; both together will
show up a minority for the grand old
party of hypocrisy perfectly hopeless
now and for all time. Procrasti uation
is the thief of opportunity as we'll as
time. The republicans put it off too
long. They see it now and regret it
with unsvailing tears.
Cranes confidential circular" will
not help them out. 1t does not take
their feet from the mire and place
them on the solid ground of reason
able probability. he may urge
them to claim Utah, but Utah
repudiates the claim, 1t is remarked
that the republicans of Utah are slow
and cold in rejoicing over the new dig
nifty acquired by tue brave territory.
This @--sa1cenr@eo tAe sudragans
of Utah, who have lsbored, prayed for
andhopeG for statehood so many years,
10 vote for the very men and party
which played the role of obstruction
so successfully for so many years, A
well developed sense of justice will in
duce them to try the party which
has always been friendly to and which
at last crowned the territory with
statehood. This is but natural. 1t is
the correct thing for warm hearted
justice-loving people. 1t is the course
any man would expect Utah to take
who knows her people. To vote
the republicans into power now would
be foreign to every instinct of right
and justice with which we clothe the
people. Ingratitude, injustice and un-
faithfulness would be charged upon
our people by the world which under
stands the simple facts in the case.
Let Crane claim all. Let him claim
that Utah is ungrateful. 1t will not
hurt. The fulfillment of his claim
only can disgrace Utah, while the re.
lection of it will cover her with glory.
His claim is an insult, a bitter, cruel
and causeless insult to brave, honest
aud just people. If we would do sim
pie justice we should give the demo-
cratic party a majority but little un-
der ten thousand.