Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31

and every one as characterized that
/ departure Of UtGh's contingent Ia
/ foreign shores as he, contribution 10
the work Of UNFOLDING the nations hon
/ or and integrity While Gov Wells
I aid not do all Of this, while his lieu
/ tenants wore able and patriotic and
| parto0k In large measure OF the same
| splendid feryor as himself hls lnnu-
ence and handlWork were everywhere
! visible his yigor was Infectious, For
| the enlisted men he had ever the keen
est solicitude and nothing needful to
the welfare OF any one or any number
that could be gained by his action was
ever withheld He has received and
justly wears the title OF Utah's war
governor, and while not having been
drawn into such a vast vortex as Nor
ton and Yates, Andrews and Curtin
and the other stnlWarts OF the dark
days Of the rebellion, he was none the
less prompt and IN no sense less de-
ttrmned, than the foremost Of that
gallant host,
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
IL Is not alone as the executive min-
tant that Gov Wells has made
a lasting mark upon the escutoheon OF
the commonwealth. 10 enumerate all
the goodly things he has taken part
IN or been instrumental IN accomplish
ing by reason OF his Office would be inn
possible within the brief space allotted
to this article.
one OF the early achievements OF the
new state, by means Of which II not
only led the van In the matter Of t0r-
Wardlng and UNFOLDING the interests Of
the laboring men, but added somewhat
20 che civilization OF the period, was the
enactment OF a law making eight hours
q days work IN all public institutions.
and also I'm mines and shelters. These
were fought with considerable persist
ence, not perhaps so much IN a spirit VI
hostility as because Of a desire TO main
tain the right Of personal contracts, and
IN the consideration and final adoption
Of the measures the hand of GOV. Wells
was ever guiding hand, and his voice
that OF q safe and wise counselor IL
was largely tentative work, however
Just We all now recognize It, and the
great necessity for keeping Il alouf
from demagoglc design and factlonal
interest was SO much understood and
appreciated BY the executive whose
firm purpose Il was to secure justice 10
the touers without In the smallest
measure trenching upon the fundamen- |
tal law. that some few, afterwards
raised the cry that he was not a friend
to labor. How groundless and unjust j
all such statements were has been made /
plain TO even those responsible for 1
them: no one OF late years who has inn. /
partially considered the subject bns
given place or expression TO nny such |
unwarrantable thought. nj. !
though OF later times there came an
occasion when, by reason OF his oath
of office and a due regard for law ana
order. he was compelled 10 bring the
militia OF the state To bear upon those
who, acting IN the name OF labor. were
IN reality degrading It's dignity and en-.
1angerlng Us rights. a confederated
body OF aliens operating In Carbon
county acting IN accordance with In.
structlons from chiefs OF their order
and urged along by mischief-makers
who lived without toll and steadily mis-.
represented the status OF employers
and employed, not only formulated
but sought TO uphold o law unto
whereby the welfare on the
community was endangered and the
Iafe,y Of property seriously jeopaHilzed
Negotiations were unavalling. overturea
ooking 10 peaceful settlement were
,eremptorily rejected aud the strikers
rave Il out that not only were their
erms 70 be compiled with m their en-
irety, but none others than themselves
we're 70 be permitted In the works.
When the time came 10 take decisive
Ictlon the Governor was equal 10 Il
nd his work was characterized by such
.lerlntss and determination as amount
"a "a the overthrow OF the threatened
Iangers at the very outset. Irresolu-