The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-30
What a Chicago Democrat Thinks
of the Anomaly.
The Shame that has so Long Dis
graeed the Nation.
A Rap at Utah Garpet-Baggers.
Ispecial oOrre.pOndeneo Ottbe HnE.Ia.l
CHIcaeo, Sept. "a, 1850.

Perhaps you are in q better position
to Judge without prejudice OF tht
chances OF the election than the ordi
nary participant in the fehs. Their,
: is sometimes an advantage in an out
side view, however disasroezble i
may be not to have a hand il the
struggle. l know many good men in
Utah who would ike the privilege o.
voting for President this fall, and,
considering that the chief executive
has SO much more to do with the
government Of 8 territory than he hae
to say about that of state, republic
can principles would seem to require
that citizens residing in territories
should be entitled to the first consi-
deradon 10 the choice of a Preside ut,
who has the appointment OF the ex-
ecutive and judicial officers entrusted
with the responsibilities Of their gos-
eminent. When ever half million
of taxed people are deprived of repre-
senietioo 10 TIE choice OF President
aud lhsir Representatives in Congress
have DO voting power, it can hardly
be claimed that our system o.; govern
meut has reached perfection, in ITS
popular features. Ia fact, this is a
sing instance, though not the only
one, OF the absolute Inatiention and
neglect OF the rights of large numbers
Of the mos: useiul and enterprising
citizens Of the United States. As the
populations of these territories in
crease, al their material interests
suffer from this violation OF the fuDda
mental principles OF the government
10 Their case. Is net a man in Utah
or Wyoming the equal OF one in
Nevada or Oregon? Has the latter
any special merit that he should be
slloweG privileges and franchises
denied to the otheI2
1t is not Difficult. to prove to the
satisfaction of reasonable minds, that
the trainers OF the government never
intended TO hold, or anticipated that
thousands of citizsns would be held,
as subjects-depri7ed of the right OF
local governmental the will and
mercy of Congress. Oh course the
fathers could not have foreseen the
immense extent of cur territorial
acquisitions, or considered the praoti-
cabllily of.heir settlement and growth
on their present grand scale: neither
could Congress when it provided for
the organization OF the northwest
territory, have imagined that it was
adopting a system that could be tor
tured into the establishment of q
national policy, which weu!d place
large numbers of Eeli-Jupporting citi-
zens as completely under the subjec-
ton OF the central government az are
the subjects of Russia. The eystem
that they established vas evidently
made 10 be temporary one, lasting
only until community had acquired
numbers and strength to govern and
protect itself There is no place in
our government structure Tor sutject
provinces, and until the republican
party came into power, the possibility
of establishing such System vas not
dreamed OF. New states were admitted
IS rapidly a. possible, sometimes,
even before they we're fairly entitled
to be received into the Union. Up TO
the time Of Mr.. Lincoln's Administrs-
ton. the territorial system had not
reached formidable proportions. The
republican party was ready to increase
its voting force by tue admission Of
Nevada ano Colorado, without the
requisite population in either required
TO elect 8 member OF the House Of
Representatives in moet Of the states
Several of the present territories out
strip Nevada IN population. Utah
alone has more than double that Of
her western neighbor. yet Utah re-
mains outside the charmed circle,
while Nevada 10 a mere echo and ap-
pendsge Of California. What bur.
iesoue this upon our boosted fairness
and national equality. Among the
territories that should be admitted
TO the Union Immediately are Utah,
Dakota and perhaps New Mexico,
thus relieving the general government
of the responsibility and expense OF
governing them.
In regard to Utah, however, there
lis an exceptionable obstacle, at leas!
| in a partisan sense. As long ago as
1880, the republican party classed poly
Vamy with slavery as an institution 10
be extirpated By the national govern
ment, and po'ygamy has stree been a
stock campaign issue though little OF
no attention is paid 10 the subject by
the party orators or the pnrty press,
Utah is seldom heard from outside
| her borders save through the occs
sionsl raids upon Congress by the
federal officials in that territory, ask
| ing fresh legislation to carry out tbs
anti polygamy plsnks. The sense o
majority of the business men OF tbs
east seems TO be that il the repubh
can party in the course of twenty
years has been unable, with all the
powers of government at its com
maad, to root out this Mormon pecu
. liarity, the less that it said about i
the better, and the subject Is cartlI
dismissed whenever it is brosched.
Slavery vas abolished more thar
fifteen years ago, but If Re may be
: lieye the republican press. the people
o. the Southern States are quite a
dangerous rebels and tlaveholdeEs, II
all but the name, now as during th'
war. Mr.. CoDkling has framed
!. sweeping indictment against tn
entire south. Mr., John V. Farwel
is ready to cheat or fight. 10 put dow
again the southern rebels.
The republican party has not sue
ceeded nearly as well in exiirpatin
polygamy as it did in getting rid
slavery, and in converting the sonth
ern people to its poli,icsl ideas
II punished the latter fearful
t. for their heresies; it has only sue
cetded in annoying the MormonI
and capturing one or two polygamisl'
: What miserable performance OF To
: grand promises of ils platform
Il may be that the democracy
!. under President Hancock, that is |
" be, will exhibit no better tense
:, dealing With Utah than the great morI
ii hippocIoms establishment which hs
9. hiundsTed st every step of its caree
= has done, hai If they shall attempt
$, fellow in the footsteps OF their preds
z csssoTs, and seek to maintain in Uts