Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-25
NoN.pAR1IsAN MORK.

NON.PAkllSAN NOth'
In this city and various other parts
Of Ulah II IL proposed to celebrate A.
"sialehood Day" noxt "wednesday,
the Let Of August on that date, as
per the terms Of tho enabling act for
the Terrltory's aimlssiJn, recently
passed and approved, the fret step
towards securing statehood Will De-
taken. This is the putting forth a
PROCLAMATION by the Governor, calling
for the election next November Of dele
gates from tho various counties to
convention to be held In this city next
March, which convention shall frame
the constitution Tor the now state.
Tbs occasion IA deemed appropriate ior
such festlvity, enthusiasm ami
patriotism m may naturally be
expected from community %
long kept In territorial leading
strings, and now about to be entrusted
with tho full Independence ant
sovereignty enjoyed by the several
states Of the Federal Union.
In this and every other aspcc, Of the
case, good sense and good taste de.
mand that the proposed celebrations
10 absolutely non.partlsan. IL IL a
time when men should meet,
not Rs Democrats and RspuolI-
cans and Popullsls, not ~
Mormons aud Pfesbyterians aud
Catholics--but as patriot, and citlzeni;
when In the general Joy and gratitude
there should be- no thought Of narrow
anu selfish striving after political at-
vantage, but wholo.souled and rarnest
congratulation all round, with hearty
appreciation of all elements and In
fiuouces that have contributed to the
happy result, and even generous for
givsness toward everything that In the
past may have been opposed. Any
attempt 10 make party capital or resp
partisan reward out Of tho occalon
ought 10 DO itownud down anu do.
fealei. Bigo,ry either ia politics OF
religion should on that day be sternly
rrbuksd. Where committees aFo q
superinlend the program provided, II
Ia lifting, not only that they treat oil
parties aud classes with fairness aud
consideration, but that In their
own membership all should be rep.
resented. Only In this way can every
suspicion OF political advsrtising
be removed; only In this wny
can the whole community be- oonoist
emily invited TO take part. For one,
lot us try to smother, n We cannot Tor
get, the issues and disputes and rectim
nations whioh-in all sorrow be II said
recent political campaigns have toe
Abuudantly developed among our cili.
gems.
Similar advice will not DO deemed
Inappropriate with reference TO IA,
makeup Of the constitutional couven
tion-eyen though that feature Of oul
statehood program Ia some distance In
tns future. Any party that goes Int,
the preliminary campaign with q de-
sire to Robble and dominate, will mak,
the mistake OF IL life. This much "a,
NEWS, with exceptional opportunities
for knowing the sentiments Of tho PEG
pie Of Utah, can yOuoh for. What Il
wanted Of the oonslltutlon.maksrs II
an instrument under which all eau
live aud prosper. Not all the talent
aud fairness aud slatosmanshiT
are concentrated In Auy one
party or creed; nothing could
DO more fatal to our future prospects OF
be more DISASTROUS "a an augury than
for the new state 10 start out under a
charter framed bya lot Of men hide.
bound ia their convictions and with
only one or two narrow, decp-roOtoi
idoss-sspeoially n they all had N,
same few Ideas AMI convictions. WhA
Utah does want, ami what she b.
entitled TO, IL the bcs, judgment, III,
bioadest liberality, the truest states
manship--All embodied IN a consttu
tion, the product Of her 0ralulcst aud
braveSt sons, aud TO which her future
children and future states car
look with pride. The NEwi
tskes this occasion to any TIA
my clique or party that seeks TO pre-
'eut the fullest aud fairest repre,eu,
alton Of all olass,s Of tic community
in theoouv0ntlon thatirBmJsour couatl
tuition viii merit and m9st surely Bon
COVE al tho udium ANA the de.uaN
chat disappointed aud d05susted con-
vu,ueucy know how 90 give tltm.