The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-27
AIDING THE MEMBRANES.

The action of the Grand Jury in the
indictment of citizens of Provo for in
citing riot was enlinently proper The
arrest of five men at that place under
those indictments should prove warn
ing to sympa thizers with the lawless
commonwealers.
Every man has a right to his opin-
ion, and to the free expression thereof
unless it incites to a breach of the
peace At that point his liberty ends,
because it encroaches on the rights of
the public, which are surrounded with
the protection of the law
The agitators in Ogden who are
working UP a feeling of hostility to the
Governor and the courts, border on
the offense for which the five Provo
ties have been arrested. In these try
ing times it is notifying to see
men of supposed intelligence and rea-
son joining in the movement against
law and order for the sake of certain
amount of low popularity.
They are chiefly Republicans of the
radical stripe Here and there an al
legged Democrat may be found echoing
the cries of the Coxeyites and espous-
ing the cause of the commonwealers.
The situation is critical and requires
the moral aid, if nothing further. of
every man who values the mainten-
ance of peace and the protection of life
and property. in the steps taken to
carry out the orders of the courts.
The tide of public opinion in this ter
ritory is turned. At first, through the
mouthings of fault-finders, many per-
sons who had not investigated the
matter, thought Governor West and
the judges had made a huge mistake
Now they see that the policy marked
out when the first horde of indus
trials" came into the territory was the
right thing It failed simply because
the city authorities of Ogden weakened
and bowed down before the wealthy
railroad corporation which was in
fault, and betrayed the interests of the
whole territory.
It is time that the power of the law
was asserted and practically brought
to bear on this disturbance of the pub
lie peace. No one disputes the right
of any man to travel peacefully on
foot, or ride if he pays his way, over
any part Of the public domain. But
that does not mean the massing to-
gether OF men without means of sup
port, to prey on the public and become
a menace to the inhabitants of the
place where they choose to congregate,
to demand supplies, to defy the officers
of the law, and to disturb the quiet of
the residents wherever they intrude
their unwelcome presence. That is not
the right of American citizens, and
none but demagogues pretend that it is.
The Herald earnestly hopes that
there will be no conflict between the
rowing bands from the west and the
officers here, appointed to enforce the
Iorders of the court. But in the inter
est of law and order and the mainten-
ance of good government, we are in
favor of the use of sufficient force to
compel submission to the law, and
hope that if necessary there will be a
general uprising Of the good people OF
Utah TO beat back the tide of turbu-
lence which has been turned in this
direction. And we regard every alder
and abetter of the tramping hordes
now creating trouble and expense in
this territory as a blatant agitator and
a public enemy.