The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-08-20
PRovoCITY.
HOME INDUSTRIES.

There are some self-stYled republi-
cans who are very often prating about
''home industries" who are by no
means friends of what they talk about
80 much. The inference they desire
should be drawn is that democrats are
opposed to the growth of home in
dustry.
We do not wish to follow their ex-
ample and claim the earth and large
slice of the moon to boot, but we will
ask few questions. How many men
who now are democrats contributed of
their own means to build and start the
Provo Wooden mills? And how many
who did the same thing are republi-
cans? Examine the lists, and you
will see that neither political party
has monopoly of interest in that in
stitution, Who built and started the
Lehi Sugar works? And the answer is
democrats and republicans alike. Who
in all the years of the past wore home
made clothing, paid for with their own
money? Republicans cannot support
a claim to monopoly of that class OF
our citizens.
Talk is cheap but it takes money to
start new enterprises, and in the start
ing of them there is just one point of
of difference between good democrats
and those republicans-w which is, the
democrat inv ests his own money in the
enterprise, and says but little about
it, the other fellow is very anxious
somebody else's money should be in
vested that he may get share of the
profits.
When we hear any one talking about
home industry we inquire what has
this talker done? If. as seldom hap
pens, he has used his own means lib
orally according to his circumstances
in the advancement of home indus
try and he is trying to induce others to
follow his example, then we regard
his utterances as of value, and he him.
self as worthy of respect, but when
his conduct shows that his generosity
is nil except when somebody else
furnishes the funds, we think of the
denunciation Christ utters of such char
acteIs who 'outwardly appear right
eous unto men, but within are full of
hypocrisy"
1t is the fashion with some to claim
that to advise others to support home
industry is republican doctrine; this
may be so, 1t is also democratic doc |
trine, but it is very weak democracy |
unless the one who advises Others to
do, does something himself.
We believe it is republican doctrine
to tax the people to support private
enterprises whenever practicable, to
appeal to others 30 do what they are
not willing to do themselves. 1t is
democratic doctrine to do what we can
ourselves, but never compel others by |
law to contribute for private purposes.
Democracy has nothing in common |
with those "who say, and do not, for |
they bind heavy burdens and grieYous
to be borne, and lay them upon mems |
shoulders; but they themselves will |
not move them with one of their
fingers"
But "Crane republicanism" is ram
pant. "Claim everything, Z" is a watch
word not forgotten. Some of those who
claim everything possible, would have
US believe that because Brigham
Young advised his brethren to follow
his example so far as they could, when
he contributed $4,000 to start the
Provo Wooden mills, and never thought
of getting dollar of taxes to help the
undertaking, that for that reason they
have right to claim him as a republi-
can promoter of home industry, We
have no need to claim him, it is enough
for us to follow the example of his ac-
tions.
Those fellows may claim the earth,
locate millions of acres in the moon,
colonization of the myriad
stars of the empyrian, but they cannot
stake out forty acre lot in the New
Jerusalem, for Holy Writ tells US that
'whosoever loveth and maketh lie''
cannot pass through its pearly gates.