The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-07-20
PROVO CITY.
PIONEER DAY.

Too late for US 20 treat the matter ed
itorially, yesterday evening, the republi-
can party authorizes concluded to meet
the democrats in a non-partisan effort
to celebrate Pioneer Day and statehood
on the same day and to do SO in really
non partisan way. They act wisely IN
this way, but In the vain attempt to
filch from the democrats their we'll
earned honors in this statehood mat
ter by mere trick they acted yerv un-
wisely. The people Of Utah will see
that those deserving praise shall en-
joy its need to the full. The work has
been done by the democrats. The re-
publicans can under no circumstances
Justly claim any lot or part in it, still
less now than ever since that party
opened it's ranks and took in the great
body of the liberals. The ranks of the
advocates Of statehood contain the self
same men today that they did four
years since. This is not the case with
the republican party. The bitterest
foes of Utah, including the liberals,
have found congenial association with
the republicans, the only place on earth
where they could have found it.
We are averse to bitterness in the
conduct of politics but we will fight
bitterly any aid all attempts to wrest,
on any scale, the well, honestly and
fairly won honors accruing to democ-
racV in securing the boon of statehood
for Utah. This jewel is democratic
level and let him beware who would
attempt to steal it away. This effort,
let it be made by whom it may, will be
sternly met by the democracy. This
concession on the part of the local re-
publicans is graceful act. They were
fairly met and as fairly beaten and the
acknowledgement is a graceful thing.
Now let all the patriotic of all shades
of political opinions meet on the 24th
and rejoice as citizens, as neighbors
and friends, ,as well as fellow Utonians,
that at last the day has come when
there is no bar sinister across the
escutcheon of citizen of Utah. He
stands before the world today without
prejudice because of his allegiance to
the gem state of the mountains, as
was the case formerly. Let Us re-
joice that the will of the majority
of the people will hereafter choose our
officials, and our own statesmen will
make the laws by which we are 10 be
governed for all the future years of the
life of the new state. We differ today
from the people of no other state IN
the union. We have the same rights,
privileges and dignities of other states.
Our representatives will vote and act
on the floors of congress and senate as
those of other states. The sting of op-
position will be drawn. Something
more will be necessary to beat pro-
position than simply to say it is Utah
measure. PolygsmY is gone, theocracy
is gone, and there is now nothing in
our get-up or purposes that differs from
other states. There is no more justi-
fable reason that we should be dis
criminated against.
Now that the republicans have with
drawn the offensive partissnship of
their proposition to celebrate
aud have adopted the day
chosen by the democrats dear
to every true Utonian's heart upon
which to act, let all patriotic citizens
with one accord and with one impulse
join and make il a celebration which
will be marvel as long as the state OF
Utah maintains her state organization.
A people thoroughly united can do
anything and do it to perfection. This
course gives us higher opinion of the
wisdom and sense of justice of the
party of the g. o.. p. We are glad to
know that they are more Utonian |
than republican. They have aban-
doned every position and now agree to
act as Utonians and not as republi-