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Show "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH UTAH7" Everybody Is asking tho question: "What's tho matter with Utah?" What Is tho matter? Hero wo havo a stato, rich boyond tho wildest dreams of avarlco; one that contains nearly everything rcr quired for man's happiness. Mountains Moun-tains tilled with minerals: Gold, silver, lead, copper, Iron, asphalt, gllsonite, gypsum, clatcrlto, radium, uranium, platinum, antimony, graphlto, kaolin, coal, alum. Ranges rich with cattlo and sheop. Farms fertllo and fruitful, fruit-ful, with blooming orchards and heavily heav-ily yielding Holds. Mighty chains of giant hills and valleys botwoon, beautiful beau-tiful beyond compare. Bluo sides and sunny days, 300 in ovory year. An unsurpassed cllmato; summorB tempered tem-pered by cool zophyrs, and winters moderated by soft winds from tho southland. A- lower death rato than any of tho sister states. A mighty Inland In-land sea of salt, tho worth of which, in dollars and cents, would pay tho national debt a dozen times with enough left over to mako every Inhabitant Inhab-itant of tho stato comfortable. Cool streams of sparkling water pouring down upon and fertilizing, year aftor year, tho valuablo lands between the hills. A country whero a man could ji ninko nioi'o monoy and live longor to :( enjoy it, tluui nnywnoro olso. 'i. And still wo aro not hnppy! ' Business Is dragging. Nothing doing. Ui Whllo nil around us wo sco ovldonccs 1 of prosperity; whllo In other states ;' tho mills aro rumbling and tho labor- or gets In full time; whllo tho cost of living is loss, hero in Utnh; what? mmm Grumble, grumblo, grumble! Snarl, snarl, snarl! 11 AVlio aro to blamo for this? A lot 'Imm of mnlconlentH; somo Gontllo, some Mormon. Tho Tribune roars In tho 31 morning about tho work of tho "lilor- archy" and apostolic liars, and " tho Nows screams back in H tho evening about what somo t man's father did. Anonymous corros- j H pondonts All tho columns of tho nntl- j Mormon papors witn communications ll roasting tho Mormon church nnd in mm tho afternoon tho Nows spits fur, flro 11 and chunks of hide calling those writ- s crs "Llnrs." Ono Mormon dcclaros II tho president of tho church Is not in- 81 spired, and tho president retaliates ff by saying ho Is, and tho man who II says ho is not is a prevaricator in 81 whoso anatomy tho truth has no nbld- fll lug placo. Mormon No. 1 reiterates l and is dlsfollowshippcd. Moro howls 21 from tho Trllmno and coarso abuso; 91 moro yolls of "hierarchy" and another fll rcsponso from tho Nows of "Liar, liar, II I Aftor enjoying four years of dogrn- H datlon at a compensation of ?GO0O per H annum and mileage a senator of tho H United States arises and gravoly an- ! H nounccs that no man can bo elected j H without tho consont of tho church, and then in tho samo breath ho flc- H claims, dramatically and with voliu- H menco that ho was not elected by that influenco. Result: Moro cat I calls of tho Nows of "Liar, liar, liar." ! Further rosult: Ringing stinging, ( tingling, Jingling, ragy, stagy, i hoop-dc-doo speech by B. H. j H Roborts, ono of tho presidents ; H of tho quorum of seventies j in which tho senator aforesaid Is dos- I ignatcd as a "Liar." Still further ro- suit: Retort courteous from tho news- papor owned by tho aforesaid senator, t I designating Roberts as tho offspring I of Lucifer and tho worthy descendant I of his grandsiro. Moro yowls, liowls I and spittings from th Nows. Occa- sional shpuvs of atlon from tho I Herald. ' .Feoblo, senile, Idiotic, parotic ? .mmm H 1 non-sonslcal nnd damphullsh attempts HI i nt sarao by the Telegram. And then H ' I some. HJ . j In the meantime the merchant won- i 1 '! H dcrs how ho is going to soli goods HJ i'B enough to mako expenses, while tho HJ ' ''in woman in want of a dress cogitates HI 1 . , g pn how to get tho money needed to HJ - 8 buy it. Tho coal dealer curses tho HJ i'fl luck that prevents him selling a ton ' !.. to tho poor dovll who sits shivering ly H , , iif his empty stove wishing ho had tliq. HJ 1 1 money to buy. Tho farmer marvols H, Jj at tho fall in tho prlco of eggs nnd HW , 1 1 tho man who works on tho street HW when ho docs work ponders, at tho Hi , j fate that denies him eggs for break- HW fast when eggs nro cheap. Even the HJ boo.o dealer looks askance at his HJ cash register as he mentally calculates HJj l .' the number of his old customer on the HI' water wagon for reasons of economy. HJ, ' In tho meantime tnc malcontents Hl( ) nro busy whooping it up. "President Hl Smith is a prophet!" "You are a Hw ' liar!" "President is not a prophet!" HI' "You are a liar!" "Tom Kearns Hod H: when ho read that speech!" "You arc HH ' a liar!" "Tom If earns told tho truth HJi when ho made that speech!" "You aro Hi . 1 - a liar." "Tho members of tho church H nro living in polygamy-" "You aro a Hi liar!" Tho members of tho church H' " aro obeying tho law!" "You aro a HI' , '' liar." "Mind your own business!" j f- "You nro a liar!" . HI - J Nico situation of affairs isn't it? i ' ! All this in tho face of the fact that Hl r. : ; a now railroad has been opened, that HJ , puts us In close connection with tho H ,j business and social advantages of an- HI , j other stntc; all this in tho face of tho Hj " fact that another road is coming from H j Denver as fast ns It can: that still nn- HI ', othor lino is to bo built right away HI from Salt Lako to San Francisco. HJ ' Those railroad conditions would ndd H " 50,000 people to tho population of nny HJ - -v. , i othor city tha slzo of this; thoso con- HI '" dltions would ndd twlco that number H(' ' ,! to tho population of any othor state HI i i, such as this ono. s ' But what of Utah? What of Salt Inl" City? HJ f Nothing except that families aro ' .1 leaving for other places whero no in- HJ :"r terminable war such as wo have is H ' i waging; that houses aro empty; that H j business is dull; that collections are HJ ' I bad; that work Is scarco when work Hj . v; should bo plenty; that tho scalo of H J wages is low when It should bo high- HJ or; that thoro Is moro poverty and HI ' distress than thoro should bo. HI J What's tho matter with Utah? HJt . J This eternal, infernal, internal agl- HI tatlon that Is being kept up; that's HI ' what's tho matter with Utah. This HJ mean, dirty, contcmptiblo scrap. This HI ill-timcTl, ill-mnnnorcd, blackguard HI light mnde by the Tribune nnd tho Hor- Hh ' nld on tho one hand and tho tnrt, sour, H ' crabbed, sharp, biting, snarling con- HB ! i test waged by tho News on othor. H l Brutlshncss vs. irascibility; jrnin fp- Hl (j ', ' vor against tho gout. The. ) papers HI J i f elrculato boyond tho confines of Utah. HB " Pcoplo road them and form opinions. HI ' ! Editors copy articles and comment up- Hh " on them. Tho outsldo public learns HI on tho ono hand that tho church is HI a hlorarchy; an octopus with Its tonta- HI' t .', clcs twined around ovorythlng in HI I sight nnd that a Gcntllo stands no HI 'j' moro show hero than a snow ball in HI ' ' I' tho land mado famous by Dante and HI j i Milton, whllo from tho News it gathers HI !i tho glad tidings that ho who protests HI ' i ; , against granting a f ranchlso to a cor- HJ1 poratlon mado up of members of tho HI t church Is an "agitator" and a "liar." HI , ' , ' Tho outsldo public acts accordingly; HI' j j , j ' buys a tlckot with a twenty-four hour HH ; . ; , ' stopover, looks at tho tomplo and tab- HI' I ornaclo, listens to tho guff of a lying HI hack driver and then goes on and In- H"' .;( f , vests Its money in Seattlo or Los An- HI goles. Oh, what a jolly old moss wo aro In, aren't wo peoplo? HI What aro wo going to do about It? HI 1 Shall wo continue this everlasting H" i flght like two dogs, ceasing only whon HJ 1 wo aro torn apart and resuming as mtfckly as wo aro permittot to get hi ' " - Sflm together again, or arc wo going to unite, llko sensible people, and build up a great state, with great cities, towns nnd villages? If we arc to continue con-tinue tho former, then in tho namo of our children, who will bo benefitted or injured by our actions, depending on who wins, let us go to it, man to man, and fight on, and on until ono side or tho other calls; "Peccavl." If wo intend in-tend keeping up this damnable squabble, squab-ble, that threatens to shako our insW-tutions insW-tutions to tho foundation, lot us array ourselves in battle formation and strike and spare not until ono side is vanquished. Let no measure bo sot aside as too mean for tho accomplishment accomplish-ment of an end, but lot us welcome anything and everything that will accomplish ac-complish a result. Let us flght, and flght, and flght, until ono side abandons aban-dons tho state and leaves the victor in full possession. Let us make this a strictly Mormon or strictly Gentile state. When tho smoko of tho battle clears let not one of tho defeated have tho right to breatho Utah's air. If we do not Intend keeping up this senseless struggle then in tho namo of all that Is sacred, that rs holy, that is common sense, censo bickering and get down to business. Othor states have no such troubles as wo do; why should Utah? Religious denominations denomina-tions live at peaco with ono another In New York, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delcwaro; why not In Utah? To attain such a result as the well wishers of this commonwealth desire, both sides will have to mako concessions. conces-sions. And why not? Both sides are to bo blamed for tho present condition of affairs. Neither is right In all promises. Whnt action is desired? What course of conduct is necessary? First, tho absoluto obedience of all to the laws of tho land. Second, tho absoluto abso-luto rendering unto Caesar tho things that are Caesar's and to God tho things that aro God's. Tho eternal eter-nal dlvorco of church and state. Tho encouragement or good deeds on tho part of tho church by those outsldo the church and tho cultivation of tho Divine lden that teaches us "With what judgments yo judge ye shall bo judged nnd with what measure yo mote it shall bo measured unto 'you." Tho ccssntion of hostilities as at present pres-ent waged, oven though tho editors ol tho city and tho country press have to bo muzzled or drowned. (This is not to bo construed as n threat against tho life of nnyono working on the Tribune.) Will wo do It? Wo had best do It. If wo do not, then thoro is troublo ahead for Utah; deep, serious, heartrending, heart-rending, tear bringing trouble. If wo do not, grief will set nor seal on many a fnir brow. Tho deep lines will ho furrowed on tho forehead and in fie fnco of manhood whllo tho drops of sorrow will stnln the cheek of beauty; tho laughter of tho children will bo hushed and in tho place of tho merry sound wo shall hear the stifled sob of pain. AVill wo do it? Look before you, people, from tho eminence on which you stand and sco your futuro painted in tho futuro by tho hand of the Groat Artist of tho Universe. Down In that dark valley, men nnd women aro contending con-tending in bitterness. Up nnd down tho dales wo hear tho sounds of misery mis-ery and dlspalr. Tho brightness of God's sunshine is hidden and tho shadows shad-ows of a self Inflicted woo covers tho hosts thnt mnrch against tho other. Far moro blttor than the strlfo of ordinary or-dinary battle Is this, for in this car-nngo car-nngo neither age, sox or condition is oxompt. Across tho sombre, shaded plains wo hoar the sound of thunder such ns reverberates through tho black archways of IIoll. The flolds aro untillcd, for tho plow rusts In tho furrow fur-row whllo ho who should hold tho handles han-dles takes part in tho riot and tho wheels of tho mill stand still, for the hand that guldod Is rnlsod against Its owner's fellow. That's Utah, if this flght keeps up. Nice view, Isn't It? Now look down on the other side and seo the shimmering, shining vales dotted with green; marked with towns, cities and hamlets, all peopled by happy beings. Hear tho rattle of the workshops and the song of the farmer boy as he lightens his labor in the fleld. Listen to tho voices of the Ht-tlo Ht-tlo ones as they play among, tho trees. Seo tho verdant vines cluster around-tho around-tho cottage of tho numblo and watch tho fountains in tho lawns of the mansions man-sions of tho mighty. Look upon a pop ulatlon living In harmony together, as their Maker intended they should live, and know it for a land where tho smile of tho Infinite Is a never ending benediction; a clime where one may lovo God In his own way, confident that ho is right, but benevolent enough to permit his fellow man to love Him in his own wny, because God has so willed that men should live. Know that for a picture of regenerated, redeemed re-deemed and ransomed Utah. What painting; which scene; which prospect, peoplo of Utah, do you like best? Which subject will you choose? You are the artists who will contribute tho coloring. Shnll it bo peaco or shall It bo war? Division or unity? Happiness Hap-piness or pain? What's tho matter with Utah? o |