Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-25
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times until they really are hard; u
look through "the sprctaclrs OF dis
CONTEMPT until every object seen Is die
torsd nnd oolotsd almost beyond
recognition.
some men are naturally pessimlsis.
They inslsl on looking At the dark side;
they are determined to sec nothing but
trouble; they are prophets Of evil; and
their oommsois on men aud things, on
happenings aud prospects. are ever OF
a gloomy character, depressing and
disc1unting oil hope, deorying In.
s,sntof all aspiration, and crushing
effort az by nightmare, ponderous
but unreal No project can
DO entered into, no suggestion
made, no change anticipated,
but there Ia encouragement anu
rebuke. Everything IL uniavorablej
"thsre 10 no demanJ;" "you arc sure
to fail," or effort Is damned by such
faint praise" that hesi,Anoy clips tho
wings Of that which Is needed, do.
manded, and certain on iudlcious 10.
PRODUCTION 10 succeed.
This class ats drag In any com.
munitJ. They are the vampires OF
any nation. They arc tho enemies OF
society; and u any oGsnse against IT.
Interests could 10 maize capital, the
guillotine Of public indignation should
execute summary decapl,Ation upon
a mighty host
"Is can't DO done" IL one way OF
putting n; II IL ono use doing 10 Ia
Guoiher. Either means disaster, and
no mitigation Of evil Ia allowable In
their raugo u ptognos,ieatlon or an
tieipation. II cfops ars referred 10.
they ciain blight, drought, failure. II
Manufacture, lack Of domsui, iu-
fucnee Of strikes, fear oil tho
nun, or other half real or
Imaginary obstacles bar the way.
IL business IL the topic, long
credits, poor collections, assignments
or bankruptcy, are the prominent
features Of the situation. There 10 fear,
Gislfusi, or Misrepresentation; the
mental condition Il chaotic, gloomy
aud rerollnnt. Iffeliglon comes to the
fore, soep,iclsm, lack Of faith aud viz.
tue are assumed 10 DO the normal con-
dltion there. lfpoli,icy, bribery, par.
usAnship, deliberate malieAsance, are
openly charged. Continual reminder
l. % AIDE, that "the head Is sick aud the
whole hoaTt faint" that confidence
hss lied the earth; that oppression and
wrong arc the cbioi features " cur
civilization; that the Republic IL In
danger and that anarchy Is about TO
usurp the place Of law aud order, and
rule anu right.
That these ideas have iuhlonco T.
patent 10 all experience; that they
begst their own lEeness in receptive
hearts, aud that there IL some forebod.
ing anu looking for calamity, need not
10 denied. Tue query h, IL It wise, Is
II prudent, To encourage this spirit, 10
propagate this fear, anu TO mourniully
ana suplnvly walt for this-and this
oDly--ih that program Of change which
certainly Is deoreed upon all hfsh9
1, there no better way than lameuting
tue clouds and darkness which per.
chance prryAl9 IL there no ray Of
hope, no CLEAN Of sunshine, no word
OF cheer, no voice Of music. no prophet
OF a grauder nobler, brighter better
dispeusallon already on tue way or yet
to com,G Are men continuously to be-
the sport Of rum0r, the slaves Of specu.
lation, VI tue dupes OF gToundless fear,
begotten Of hopeless or designing ones,
WIN SEE In the dependency and dis
couiagement OF others the means Of
s,li'prc jtiou, and OF securing that
"hltby luore," which with loud voice
aud open mouth they declare Us ALSO.
lulely out Of reach.
The world holds many uemagogue
many wh1te statements "must be
taken with a grain OF SALT" many in.
spired by seli-iuterest and iattening
upon the results OF fears which they
create; and It is surprising how
esslly the better, more hopeful,
more righteous In fact, are affected by
this cfoaElng, this everlastingly mag.
ninvd presentation OF on c ion, calam.
ity, trouble Ani unoetlainly, which IL
lar from being rs bad, rs universal or
as irIem1vablo rs tho prophets OF
Moloch would make believe. This
euliro nation waits In expectancy "the
angel that Bteps into the pool ani
troubles tlo waters, that those who
ba,he thoreln raj lht 30 healsd"-.hat
is, the angel Of conicn,mont, OF recog.
milton Of that OVERLOOKING bounty OF
Held AM farm, OF tho mountain tops
and widespread wales; Of myriad
handed 'sc,orlea ami sources Of creative
supply The "tTeasutos OF the heaven
above and the earth beneath" have
been thrown lavlshly on this favored
land. But In cfoakiug and surmising,
this plenty Is ignored, this plethora Of
good things 10 overlooked, this astound-
lug abundance is estimated, not as
blessing, but Rlmos. as a drug and
curse.
The froe interchange OF God
and nature la subject to Interference
by ahort'slghted enactment. Distribu.