Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-12
A wARNINs AND LEssoN.

10th, Offers few words Of severe
criticism Of the stand Governor West
has taken In tho matter Of the In.
dusirlal army at Ogden. That paper
chamctcfizes his conduct a. shameful
and unit Christian. At the same time
II insists that the mafcuers eau accom-
pish nothing for their own good or tue
good Of the county by their journey
Into Washington and their demonsira-
ton upon Congress. "Thefe u n strain
Of fanAtioism bordering upon ffeuzy 10
this unusual undertaking" says tie
Aoios, and II IA Inspired by hope
doomed 10 disappointment.
IL II not quite clear how
II can be "shamofui" aud "un.
Christian" not 10 assist n body
Of men In an undertaking admittedly
bordering upon frenzy and having tot
its object a demonstration utterly use.
less and hopeless. ON the contrary, II
seems 10 us 10 BIO highly magnauImoua
10 endeavor,u such circumstances,
70 dissuade the participants from their
proposed folly; NJ chief executive OF
Utah IL surely could not be asked that
Governor West should aid them In
going 10 Washington 20 c0eroe Con.
gress. Furthermore, II was clearly his
duty 10 the community to take euoh
precautions a. seemed necessary 10
protect life and property from possible
destruction; and 10 permit the men TO r..
main within the Territory for Rn In.
definite period, public charge, was
out OF the question, u lhoro was any
legal means OF preventing IT, What
couiso would the hcps have recon.
mended2
We are not arguing that tho threat
TO send the men iorcibly back where
they came from was altogether proper.
That would have perhaps served the
railroad company and the people Of
California right; neither OF whom
seemed 10 care n rap what became Of
the poor army or the people Of Utah,
upon whom they were heartlessly
dumped, 10 long NJ they themselves
were rid Of them. Hut the industrlals
are human beings, with the rights Of
American citizens, and could not law.
fully be- forced aud driven about like
cattle. Our people have had mono but
tho kindest Of feelings for theunfortu.
nates, ana the treatment they
received here IL sufficient evi.
dencs Of II. Once within our border,
they had 10 10 provided for or thoy
would provide Tor Themselves, and
pending some solution Of the problem
~ 20 how they could be- gotten out oil
tho Territory, It would have btou an
egroglous blunder 10 leave them wholly
10 thoit own resources and to such
measures OF relief a. they might have
chosen 10 employ. IL was necessary 20
do something, aud that quickly. Per.
hapa too much was attempted; but II II
better to Try too much than 10 Try
the Offending railroad to take caro- OF
its passengufs was, IA cur upiuion, a.
appropriate as the susgcnauUO freely
given them by Utah was generous.
There may have been errors In some OF
tir proceeding -iuch ~ the restraint
and the threats OF ioTcs white nIl were
poacoablr; but with the general result
We think little lault viii be- found,
without exception tue .. 0pIr OF Uuh
Will rejoice that tue army has gone.
We feel pleased that IL has gone ci,l
that 10 the direction 10 ought to 20.
No one uegrulggs tue mrm.
bgr tho TODD they receives
while here, because starving mcY
have never hal 90 appru un-
suceurfully 10 the people of tuls
Territory. NJ one would lpsuIe,