Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03


granaflos were teeniug With plenty,
tens 81 thousands were famishiog for
daily dread. while the DO wells " toe
earth are pres nant win fuel, ticse
amounted Thousands were Starving for
lack Of ife. While wool was almost
going a.0egging and factories were
rusling in inaclion, children, women
and men we're purlshing from the in'
olemenoy o. the wintfy storms.
Our boasiei Intelligence H. at fault,
and our distributing power is one Of
hamilton. Even charity Jagged, until
crazy want AMI hunger threatened to
help themselves ere tho former awal..
ened from iis dreamy SLEEP. That
slumber iong-con1lnuod though, would
have had a more rude awakening; Tor
turbulence, riot, looting and deslfuc'
ton were but avertod or deferred
by hairs breadth, NJ II were; aud
even now, uncertainty and fear rest
upon the owners Of supplies, lest char
ity and philanthropy should prove
tickle. When those who subsiat upon
ia precious but limited dole shall have
exhausted these temporary supplies,
the excited mssses may conclude
after all to "holp themselves"
Meanwhile, tue powers that DO seem
unaware OF the pregnant moment.
Political leaders aro fighting aud man
ouvefing for supremacy. The silver
question Is ahelved, the Hawaiian
middle absorbs attention; tariii leglsla-
ton T. the football Of parry; justice
aud Righteousness Ms TO the develop.
mont oi stl..su,lalning citizenship In
new states IL foicgai,d 10 the cavorna
Of political oXpVdieucy; and wealth
shrinks from MI Income tax on prop
rriy which may aud does cost millions
10 protect. some have thought that
"Nero iddling while Rome burned"
was the acme Of faulty. But can tots
great, this Intelligent nation $50
that H. very life Is sstjcci to volcanic
uruptions, unless minor topics are
tupersoded b. wlsr, timely aud con.
tiderate siatosmanahlp In regard 10 the
present situation?
There "a an immense number Of
ministers or teachers Of religion In TIL,
country, and ~ becomes them and
their influence, many are taking M
active part la relieving distress, In
vlsiting the dcns aud slums of poverty,
In mitigating where possible Ia,
seventies Of condition which mean
the suspension Of manly independents,
and sulf support for n time Mt least
There Is In connection with IL,
churches good deal Of organized efior
ana no doubt tue active aud seli.saori
ilclng who are thus engaged Will d,
good, aud some day reap the rowAr,
hereof All this has been seconded
by liberal and persistent pres, thu
newspapers shave done yeomAn ser
vice." while private enterprise ha
devised schemes innumefable, unit
the many rivulets now In com
bination have become gran,
and swollen stream. But vlthou
depfrcating this labor OF love
It needs no prophet to say that this 1
all a matter Of xpediency-it Is bu
temporary ut best. In some sections !
is seen that relief Of this kind u steadily
pursued is demoralizlng. II tends 4
pauperizallon, anu the easier anu NOR
abundant the rollei the more surely 1
this accomplished, 40 that the inaug
uralion Of public works on a gran,
scale is suggested, based ON minimum
wages maybe, rather than ON iudis
eliminating charity. II this melho,
was more widely pracliced, II woul'
be the best way for the present, and II
this city on u small scale II r. demon
s,rated Of partial success. Wages paid
when small, have more Of the soothing
aud honorable feeling associated there
with, than larger pitlRnoo In lhl
name Of relief or charity.
But neither OF these IL desired b.,
the majority Of men. They want Il
work, are willlng-anxious In fact; bu
"no man hath hired them, and ia!