Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-26

Ialmage, too, is deserving or
warm oncomiums for his eloquent
championing OF utah's cause ana bhs-
tering dcnunciaton OF the defamer.
Harry Josephs and John Dern also
come in for merIted plaudts, for their
courageous attitude and verbal arrows
In bringing the offender down and ex-
posing his shameful position,
This Is the course that should be M
variably pursued when blatant pam
derers TO Ignorance and hate seek TO
gain popular applause, by false and
vile insinuations like those flung in
the face Of Utah by wild-eyed and
yaporous wndbags Of the LATE Pence
order. The solid men Of cur state, Of
an parties and opinions, should he
ready like those we have named, TO
meet Islander and abuse and call down
the mallgner promptly on every need
ful occasion, That VIII put a stop 10
the sneer and the inuendo, the misrep.
resentation and untruth that have been
hurled so often and so long against
Utah because of a dispute that has
been virtually ended and should now
be left TO pass away with other depart
ed issues Whatever may be loft Of II,
as Judge Powers affirmed Utah win
solve for Itself" and 1t certainly is no
concern Tor mining congress to de-
termme
while referring to the notable as
sembly OF representative people at
Portland. we draw special attention to
the splendid address made by Judge
Powers in his advocacy Of the claims
OF salt Lake city as the place for per-
munent headquarters for the mining |
congress. II is meaty throughout
witty, eloquent humorous and yet |
frsught with figures and facts that
cannot be fairly disputed Il is charac-
toristio OF the far-famed orator and
one Of his finest efforts, We cannot re-
frain from reproducing a couple Of par
agraphs as samples Of styles Of the
speaker. After graphically depicting
the situation here and showing the vast
resources and growing Industries Of the
state, he said
"Our people are prosperous, honest,
iaw-abIding and peacea-
bic. There are no better people to live |
among In the whole world than the peO-
pie of Utah. Come down to Salt bake |
with the mining congress and find out
II that be not true. | declare 10 you |
in all sincerity that there IL no better
place IN America to live than in Utah. |
There are no schools anywhere that are |
better tfan our schools. There Is no
more tolerant spirit anywhere regard
Ing religious Views, than we have in |
Utah. There are no more enterprisng |
newspapers anywhere than are printed |
In our state, There Is no portion OF |
the Un'un where the promise for the
future Is brighter The metropolis Of |
the mountains Is being built as Salt |
Lake C,ty grows. With us. the sun Is
just glicing the eastern peaks. All day |
Is ahead
Then follow striking proofs OF the
progress Of Utah in material things,
fortified with evidences of her advance
ment that,cannot be gainsaid, and the
speech, which made a profound impress
sion, closed with this brilliant perora-
ton
II | could make clear 10 YOU the
vast amount OF unclaimed wealth stOr-
ed I'm natures treasure vaults, which |
some day win adorn the homes Of Utah; |
1t ! could unroll the panorama OF tine |
future when Salt Lake city shall come |
to her own, II could show you evening |
after evening the wonders of Gods |
great transformation scene at the Great |
Calf a rt 49,.
purple peaks lights torch of crimson |
and orange and gold and touches the |
sky with softened Tits and the love-
Hest shades OF the lovelest colors; N |
YOU could watch the shadows stalk |
from mountain peak to mountain peak |
until the thousand lights ot the city ~ |
Destiny break forth in the valley be- |
low; II you could contemplate the |
possibilities when the drop curtain OF |
tomorrow shall be lifted, you would |
say as did Brigham Young, when his |
eyes first rested upon our wondrous |
valley: THIS is THE PLACE, |
DRIVE ON"
Whatever may be the outcome Of the |
at Portland. good cannot fail |
10 result from the efforts exerted to put |
Utah right before the bright minds IN
attendance there. And we believe
much benefit would accrue to the state,
If the really able and attractive address
by Judge Powers were published as a
leailet and scattered broadcaSt, by one
OF the organizations Of this city which |
Is Interested In spreading reliable IN
formation concerning the resources and |
of our mountain State.