The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-03-14
PROVO CITY. MARCH IA, 1884
ONE GOOD RESULT.

The legislature Of Utah, that great
aggregation of incongruities, so recently
in session at Salt Lake has adjourned,
to the infinite satisfaction of the masses
of the people of the territory, and men
every where are asking: What good has
been accomplished by that body2 Its
work has not all been bad. 1t has ac-
complished one good thing if no more.
1t has thoroughly united the Utah
democracy 'ch has been divided on
many minor ,,,.nts. Now the party, as
q result of t.s session, has resolved
that it woulC be ruinous to the future
of Utah to I'd another similar lot to
legislate foJ le pc pie. All democrats
have resolve thar me what may the
democratic majority in Utah shall
send a majority 20 make and unmake
the territorial lays next time and for
all the future. he rapidly expanding
business of the territory is no longer to
be confded to the represslonists, who,
while they would subsdize the corpora
tions would cripple our schools, close
our mines and destroy our state
charities simply that the corporations
might fatten upon the money withheld
from the helpless and afflicted, as we'll
as from the youth Of the territory whose
non-sectarian education is thing of
no worth in the eyes of the ultra-wise
who so lately closed the broad farce at
Salt Lake.
The democracy of Utah will no
longer neglect the caution, the organi-
cation, the effort and the discipline III
its own rank so necessary at all times to
party triumph. This is the lesson for the
democracy taught by the mela ncholy
results of the session now but passed
into history. Our leaders will learn
by il that it is often necessary to sacri-
fee our personal predictions for the
sake of party harmony. 1t is always
bad policy to engage the enemy with
divided policies in our own ranks. We
lost Utah last year in this way and by
over-confdence. These organizers OF
defeat must be sent to the rear IN the
next struggle. They may not serve
either at the council board or lead the
forces in the field. 1t is dangerous to
the party as also to the well-being OF
the territory. Surely, looked at in the
light of strong united and resolute
democracy as a result of this session,
the general result is not so bad, even if
we do have to pass through season of
shame-facedness to obtain it.
1t would indeed be well now to
pause and consider the late election by
which We lost the territory, and have
been called on to mourn the Iepressive
character of the legislation had, and
see if there is not some remediable
policy within reach. We think there
is; we know it, and now is the time for
the democracy of the territory to seek
for it, and to apply it rigidlY SO that
when the next tilt is on we will not be
foredoomed to defeat as in the last
struggle. In this connection we urge
that some reasonable steps be taken to
oust offensive partisans in this terri
tory yet holding federal positions by
the grace of the democratic party, or
rather, by reason of the foolish division
in our own ranks which prevents the |
administration from making choice. |
Here we are called upon as |
individuals to sacrifice for the
general good of the party. This
act of justice should be promptly per-
formed. There should be no delay.
We can meyer beat the republicans by
permitting them to fill the federal posi-
tions which now belong of right to US.