Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-24

rresu nsi.p ruI hooks Of iefni or
the Joyous, Iipp.lng, dancing brook,
W. simply got the required iniormh'
ton and the sunny sabbath afternoon
was by stealth our very own. Not that
We always felt well under practical
ami punishable disobsilenoe, but this
was our passive or active rebellion
against whot we jtoim. was tyraunicai
interference
On, how many men and women,
particularly the fini, are stlll but "chil-
dreu NJ a larger growth" To prohibit
a thing Is u foster Hypocrisy, aud Mt
times there IL an ostentatious obrdi'
oncu which is suspicious at the test,
AMI then an utter and ineEcusable
neglect. Was there ever a community
more urged than this to learn the
alphabet Of political economy and
industrial salvali0n2 To create, oslao'
llah and sustain hons manufacturer
Aud u was done In times Of outer
pressure when nothing clse could be
sccufcL OR crocsery might have
lacked finish; our BLOOMS might c1n-
tain material enough Tor two fur.
ui,ufs DO limited In variety and
commonplace In style; soap made
at our own nrtsids or by semi-
professionals might be oauslic and fall
TO foam; the spinning.wheei aui loom
might, like an incipiunt factory, turn
out a harsh flannel or a piece Of stii
sleeps gray Or jeans for pan.'i our
homemade hats (sombfero.likel might
have carried In them material fJr half
dozen; the straw goods made by
many earnest sisters might have been
coafsc Ia plat; our leather might have
been half.lripey aud shoes hcavyi all
these, with many other things, like
nails, psUls, knives, tubs, rope,
blankets, woolen yarl might have
lacked fulsn--but the pclplr were la
earnest mainly, improvement was the
motto, and such gods when made
compulsohly were yet evidences OF
enterprise; tho filled a want; they
glohneI our annual iairs, aul OF
the time pride In these proIucis was
hearty at loasL
Spite Of all alvlcc, when imported
goods came, past achievements dwin'
dled, aud today We have not recovered
In ourselves or QUE p0ltsrity from those
eagly days Of enforced restraint. Tnon
when merchandising becams fashion.
able anu profitable, when Il wa.
maiuly Ia stranger. hands and lesdin.
men began 10 realize that tho poopl.
were warming vipets Ia thu,t b0sym
the word vent out, "sustain you
fficndsl" Whl does not remember th,
shunllrg, doIging aud aaoakius way
Of macy? FOf them " DO % aIvitol
wss to command resis,ancu anI G,
guarantees rebellion. Every excuse o
price, qualify variety, necessity wa
urged by those who were discovered
Excuses were thick as saowflhkes, an,
the outsider waxed lat aud hourisheI
until In sheer ssli.ieionae against out
side aud inside dealers, oo.oprra,ivJ
merchandising was really the necss
sily aud salvation Of that day.
This movement became almol, uni.
versal for the time. II avci the lpeg.
pie millions Of dollars, anJ % an aid
10 homo manufactures b. took dc
ciied siaud. Factories began ~ grow
again and cooperation dosiguedly
failed to import articles which men a
nome were struggling To create. In
por,ers Increased who overlooked thi
dfifi. Discontinued, probably mp
men began ia business competition
anu hundreds tepudiatel cooperation
aud its st5rcs mairly because Of th,
pressure Of counsel In their iavOr.
II ever there was a community who
were advised nyliis, the bondage o
debtitlsthis. Early aud late tho warnin
voice was heard. Farmers were urge,
10 economy aud combination Ia "a
purchase Of machiuufy. Tho massu
were begged TO live within ,helr mean,
But with porversily strange bu
patent, debt has increased Ia unromi.