The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-04
EFFEcrs ANp rHEIR CAUSES.

possession to a tract OF land which had
been cultivated for more than thirty
years, latterly in a very slovenly and
unscientific manner. In consequence
of the difficulties attending the trans
fer he was unable to improve it, even
to the extent of sowing any seed, for
more than a year Meanwhile crop
of weeds came up thicl1ly on the land,
attracting general attention, some of
them of a poisonous nature.
The farmer did try to clear one
patch but before he could do anything
further. the former tillers of the soil
raised hue and cry about his miser
able farming and blamed him for the
condition of the land after it had been
in his possession but a few months.
And the unthinking portion of the
population Joined in the clamor and
actually condemned the farmer for the
results of the misdeeds of the previous
spoilers of the farm.
Moral-Do not be deceived by ap-
pearances. Never look for an effect
until the cause has been at work. And
be not so unjust as to condemn any
person or party for the results of the
acts of his or its predecessors.
The Democratic party came into the
succession in the national government
in March 1893 The regular meeting of
Congress could not take place for nine
months afterwards. A special session
was called to remove one evil, admitted
TO be such by the party previously in
power. That was intended to clear
the ground for the Introduction of a
new measure. Meanwhile, the results
of over thirty years administration of
affairs by the Republican party Gull
minated in a crop of disasters and a
swift succession of troubles, the fore
shadowings of which had been seen
and felt during several preceding years.
When the effects We're felt through
out the land, the Republican party
which had been the cause of these
evils, raised the cry: "See what is the
result of Democratic rulei" And the
foolish of the country said: ''That is
SO. These are Democratic times; these
are the fruits of Democratic work;
these are the effects of the change
that was demanded
They are just as absurd and unjust
as the dupes who blamed the farmer
for the noxious weeds that grew
through the bad farming of his pre-
decessors. When it is shown TO them
that of necessity these results must be
from preceding causes, they answer:
"Oh. they are the effects of fear of
what may come" AS though weeds
will grow through anticipation of the
raising of wheat on the same soil.
When it is explained that the Demo-
cratic party have passed no laws 70
change the situation, but that we are
under the old laws and the old condi-
tons still, they ask. "well, why didn't
the Democrats change the laws and
smash the old customs2'
The facts remain that under Republi-
can laws and Republican policy, grow
ing worse with the years, the troubles
arose gradually which finally burst
upon the land in the summer of 1893.
To expect the Democratic party to
change all this, to overturn the pre-
vious conditions, to introduce new poll
cies and to overcome the effects of
thirty years of mismanagement in a
few months and before it could get TO
regular work, is sign of idocy or a
mark of knavery. As a matter of fact
it is both. The knavish Republicans
started the silly notion, and the idiotic
among the people had no better sense
than to echo the cry.
Seek no crop where twas not planted
Nor a day where reigns the night
The Democratic party have not yet
been able to do any planting, or even
any blowing. The old crop of Repub-
lican noxious weeds cumbers the
ground. One small patch was cleared
in the repeal of the Sherman make
shift Some of us think silver crop
should have been raised on it at once,
but the majority decided it was not
the right season. The troubles and
gloom of '93 We're under the dark hours
before the dawn of the sun of Democ-
racy. The sunshine is coming over the
country. the seeds viii soon be sown
that will be pregnant with the harvest
of prosperity. All things in their time.
The rational people of the country will
wait for good causes to operate before
they look for the good effects.
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DECLINE AND CONGESTION.