Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-11
REMEMBER TnE SOUTHERN
PACIFlu

The events Of tho past few days are
srtey enough to Justify the people Of
Utah In entertaining unfriendly feeling
for the Southern Pacific, which IN IL
tfea mcnt Of the Industrial Amy and Of
this Territory has shown n heattloh'
ness that Il almost without O.
parellel In railway history. Aud u
out OF this uufrlondlinuss There
should grow determination on
the part Of Utah people
10 ccase all save tue most compulsory
relations with tho X. r., tho latter
company would receive just such treat.
mont Ne IT, own course has invited an
most thoroughly deserves.
We suppose the local courts have II
In mind to inquire into the railroad's
action In this grave natter and We
trust they will DO ablo to deal with II
effectively. We would not Therefore
try 10 prelu lies tue issue by any pre-.
mature or one.slded comments. Yet
there arc certain features Of the s. Pc
conduct that are 80 monsttous a. {.
admit Of DO palliaiion. The treatment OF
the pauppr passenger, IN transit was,in
the fr.t place, unicniably barbnroua
anu inhumhn. The wrong to thee
passengers la dumping them upon %
community which cannot give then
employment and IL under no obliga.
tione TO give them anything else, was
dcspicablc. The crime against the
Territory, In throwing this chaotic anu
Troublesome element into our commu n.
ity, with supreme indifference as 20
what the results might be Ia the way
Of rapine OF starvation, 10 say nothing
oi the enforced expense In tho Ct
deavor TO maintain order wa1 c.
Outrageous and hlgh.hanioi as any
act OF tyrant against the peace AMI
property OF subject people. II oil
these facis DO not constitute an aftaign.
ment from which the s. T.. railroad
will flnd It dinlcult 10 escape, there Il
leas human nature In the hoart Of the
community than We have Looked fog.
For tho poor, starving, shiverlny
army, We have tho utmost pity NnI
sympa,hy. Bat those attributes, how
ever helpful NJ tlmss, viii not satisfy
their present nosls. Tue man body
are loss to be blamed than arc the lead.
ers, aud 70 iaras uthh's pfesclt grloy.
Aneeis concerned, none Of them Is held
30 much at fault a, IL tho rail.
way corporation that has 40 shame'ully
illtrea,ed them. but there IL nothing
Ia this Territory for thom, aud 10 hope
the community eau feel AMI warm
them indefinitely is too unreasonable
to BE- thou Sht Of Every enlft To- 10.
duco teen 10 move on or 20 back and
10 assist them puaceahly n, to do, ought
10 be encouraged, apart from oarping
political criticism W unwlss local out.
break. A. human beings and A merl.
can ellzons they .hava rights aud
liberty Of action. What they may not
be forced into doing they may be- per.
fecily willing to do Of their own 40.
cord. Persuasion Is at any rate beilor
than compulslon, AMI We trust none
but the coolest aud wisesl advice willie
li'tensd 10. In tho meantime, lot the
Southern Pacific railway DO romom.
Tered flr the service Il has done us,and
since We shall want 10 clntlnuo 10 do
legitimate business with tho golden
Pacific coast let US not lose too
much time Ia getting another railroad
through that VIII have little rcrati
tor tho people at IT. Utah end.