The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-01-04
TO YOUNG UTAH.

We cRnpet sloY the first fresh days
OF 1894 to pass away, without speaking
fEeely and frankly to the youth of this
fairest of all the beautiful valleys of
Utah. We see them come and go as q
rsoe of athletes in their physique; as
iQxously Ylld in their treedQm, and as
strong in their love of horsemanship
rs the Arabian, They are manifestly
the children ef the highest and best Of
climatic conditions. I4 our brief
period Of obssFystipn we judge that we
have seen fair Epscimens of our future
senators, here in Provo, as Provo is an
edHssti94sl centre, favored by the
preseuSS Vs s.--S=r--:s ------>--vS.g
Utah boys.
Itis not possible to take 9 bird 9 eye
view OF the reclaimed acreage of Utah
farms, industries and the thousands of
comfortable homestesds, and especially
10 take such view in the light of one
brief period of fifty years, and not
candidly own that an unparalleled work
has been accomplished on what may
be called the ground plane of state
growth. 1t has been the work of in
domitable courage, practical faith in
tha goodness nfthe very make of things.
It has been work that has demanded
eYsry sxeItio9 Of manual force and in
FenqitY. Al honor TO the pioneers Of
I847, ppro9ting 5rpsh, killing snakes
and building bridges, is now triplste
phrase that rounds sentence in the
mouths of younger blood, but thirty
years ago it covered the daily
work of every man in Utah.
The fruits of such labor are now freely
enough enjoyed alike by the young
Mormon, the JEW and the gentle.
So the foundation has been laid and
solidly laid. The tHtelase of territOr-
isl experiences has been long, various
and eyentful. To change The figure
the nebulons condition of the new
Dtste-world vas painfully continuous,
but at last the inherent brilIiancy Of
democratic forcesfocused the scattered
elements and now the glory and pos
Sible greatness of statehood shines
forth. It is for young Utsh to say how
long, how widely, and how potently
the state of Utah shall shine, Its first
great founder and leader, Brigham
Young, was democrat. The young
statesman who has just won to his
brow the wreath of an immortal tri-
umph, isa democrat, and of genuine
home manufacture.
But our point here IS not to press
The claims of party triumph, 90 brill
liant victory will take its historic
niche in the great national temple of
fame and wiz exercise its
continuously educative influence for
good Ne esrpestly aim to speak
good word for the future welfare of the
state Of Utah, as well to the hear
ms Qt young republicans as to
young democrats. There are lines of
action on which the two parties will !
and must blend their forces for the
promotion OF the bFoadest and very
best interests Of tha state We can
OSHt express our intention by making '
lse of the batEie cry of celebrated
osrlimentary hero who reiterated the '
'pIpose Of bis measure by the words
'ducatei educateu educstellI
We want the young men Of Utah to
ducate themsslyes for their life work.
( there be practical value in the L
tudy Of history it is surely to teach, or S
o show how best to attain the highest J
lational good with the least amount of U
vii friction-accordingly history, an +
lent, modern and current history, al b
ways has and always will form an in L
agral part of educational statesman y
hip. II is here ss in 9 mirror where L
be great drama Of human life is seen II
elected, Under our present urgency b