Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-04
UTAH IL A srATEi

President Cleveland has signed the
proclamation which makes Utah the
forty.nfh State In the American
Union. Al three minutes past 10 a.m.,
eastern time, or three minutes past 8
o. m, standard time In Salt Lake
City, Saturday. January 4. 1895, the
Official act was per ormod completing
the formality Of admission. At this
grand and glorious contamination Of
her efforts all Utah rtjoloes, and each
patriotic heart within the common.
wealth swells with emotions OF
gratitude TO the diver Of all
good for the deliverAnce He
has wrought In behalf Of
the people. Utah assumes the robes
Of State sovereignty with a courage
TO meet the increased responsibilities Of
the future, and with fixed purpose
that In every act che will honor the
sacred principles OF liberty bsraldod to
the world by the divlnely inspired
Con,tiution OF tho United States.
Win the assumption OF new posi-
ton among her associate stAtes, a sol.
emu and It should be pleasant duty
deyolveh upon citizens Of every shade
OF opinion In this State. All recog-
nlse that Ia the past there have
been heartburnings, class contentious,
and DETERMINATIONS that are odious
TO republican institutions-that tests
which have no place 10 = republic
have been applied In official anu ether
sirolss, privately and publicly; and
The fact cannot be ignored that In some
quarters there 10 still = strong incliuA.
lion To be swAyed by those prsJudicss
which should have no place In the
minds OF American citizens In their re-
Alious one with another. But thanks
10 the honor, fairness aud good sense
oi the vast majority Of the people, in-
dependent OF creed, color or party,
those who are yet IN "Ihe gall OF bit.
tornesI" are In the position Of
fApidly diminishing and hopslols
minority. Wherein there are any
who would make invldious distlnc-
tons, who would draw the line for
Political place or preicrment against
an individual heoHuse he is n Method.
let, Presby torlan, jew, Mormon, or OF
other religious ain llalion, anu who dis.
play that inclination In this service OF
Municipality, county or State, the
soleml duty to which we make refer.
enoe Ia that citizens should promptly
tslegate to deserved political oblivion u
nauow.mindsdness 40 un.AmericAn.
Let all past striios be buried, and let
the nrmnes, Of purpose In UAh's al.
vanoement completely edaee all ml.-
glvlngS for the future!
What Utah desires Is AmsrioAnisnl,
pure and simple, in It's broadtsl
formj she desires tranquility, union,
prosperity for all the people. To this
end there mus, be good faith In every
pledge--A stern Integrity to every
promise; and wo to lhe class that in
RusurAtes n contrary policy and seeks
to arouse discord, distrust and dis.
union. U.ah has entered the domain
OF Statehood upon the basis Of iunda,
mental American Institutions aud
peace and gssd will to every citizen.
ThereupOn may sae 10 forth to pros
perlty and rs=sr unparalleled In the
hlHt1l1 VI 10y oAhthuhNthllu up 70
the present period In our national his.
toryi
To this policy Of common
Brotherhood, peace and prosper.
ty, we pledge ourselves heart
snd souj anu feel that from the over.
whelmlng majority OF Utah, inhab I.
tAnA there will TO a hearty 6men to
and c1nousrenos In this resolve. The
people OF this State rejoice In the boo N
,onferred upon them, and pralse the
Ruler Of the unlvsrso for tue goodness
He has shown. The admission to
Statehood came today, Saturday; on
Monday will DO the formal Installation