The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-02
THE DEBATE:
Co ntInuatIOn of the Cannon
Campbell Contest in the
House.
Representatives ThOmPsOn:s
and Houses Arguments
CONTINUED from Sundays Daily.)

CONTINUED from Sundays Daily.)
I find further it is one of the grand and
glorious msxims of this government that
its people, wherever they are, whether
10 districts, whether in counties, each and
every one of them is entitled to repre-
sentation; and you have given your en-
phatic approval to that doctrine by de-
claring that each and every territory in
this country shall De entitled to repre-
sentation and to send deleg ate here.
But we have the authority, you say, to
refuse that delegate a seat. Yes, you
have the authority if you have sufi-
Gent number Of voters. But have you
the legal right to deprive this territory of
representation simply because YOU have
the numbers to do it with? Have you
the right to say they shall not be repre-
sented? II delegate comes here bring
ing legal certificate if you have q sufi-
cient number Of votes you can send him
away IN disgrace, but you have not the
right TO do it.
1 say that Mr.. Campbell in coming
here with this contest is entitled to the
thanks of the nation. And l say to each
one Of you who holds up his hand in holy
horror at this crime that he is entitled
to yoGr votes. He has made this contest
in good faith. He has challenged and
dared them to meet it, and they have not
met it, but have failed in every particular.
The certificate held by Mr.. Campbell, l
say, stands to-day clear as q sunbeam,
and gives him the right that is given to
every delegate who comes here armed
with that certificate to seat in this
House, to debate but not to vote. And I
trust that such will be the decision of the
House IN this case.
l yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from Kansas, (Mr. Hsakell.)
Mr. Haskell-How much time have l
granted me by the courtesy Of the gen.
tlemsn from Iowa?
The Speaker pro temp5Te, (Mr. Rus
)-Thirty-three minutes.
Mr.. HASKELL desire recognition later.
Mr.. Calkins-Under the arrangement
fixing eight hours as the extreme limit of
the debate, unless the gentleman from
Kansas takes ks time now, l would sug-
gest to him that he may be crowded out.
No time can be reserved except In &C.
cordSnce with that arrangement.
Mr.. MoultOn-1 hope the Speaker will
keep a record of the time occupied by
the respective sides.
Mr.. House-Mr. Speaker, decent re-
spect to the opinions Of mankiCd requires
that the House of Representatives of the
Forty Seventh Congress should at least
pause and reflect before it adopts the
course suggested and recommended
By a majority of the commit ee
on elections in this case. A continuous
and unbroken line OF precedents from the
foundation of the government, and pre-
served intact amid all the mutations of
parties, should not be disregsrded with
out some grave and Weighty reason.
The newly awakened conscience which |
calls upon Us to discard presidents veneer
able for their antiquity, and so recently |
and so frequently admitted and followed |
by this House, may on examination g. |
found to draw its inspiration from some |
other source than q determination to be |
just and fear not. A deliberative body |
like this House cannot lightly ignore its |
own action and throw contempt on It's |
own deliberately established precedents |
and reasonably expect to preserve the re-
spect of mankind or meet the spproba- |
ton IF 8 just and enlightened pubic |
opinion.
This is not the fret time that George |
0. Cannon has applied to the House of |
to be admitted as a dele
gate from the territory of Utah. This |
very same man, holding the same prin-
ciples he now holds, elected by the came
people be now seeks to represent, came
70 the FOrty-third Congress and claimed |
he right to be admitted as a delegate.
His seat YVES earnestly and ably con-
-acEoH onn tho l
lew sought to exclude him, to wit, his
Dolygsmy, was pressed upon the con-
liberation OF the committee and the
House. ct after most thorough in
resignation OF the case he was deliber-
.tely allowed to take his seat by House
of an overwhelming msiority
# republican members. Again Mr..
cannon applied to the FortY-fourth Con-
,ress to be admitted as delegate. His
eat WAS again contested, and the same
Joint as to his po!ygsmy was again made
gRinst him. But the Forty-fourth Con-
ress, composed of large majority of
emOcratlc members, after thorough
Examination of the points in his case,
lkeRlse decided in his favor, and be
gain took his seat in this hall as the duly
lected and legally qualified delegate
rom Utah. he came again to the Forty
fth Congress as the duly accredited
elegate from Utah, and The seat was &C.
orded him. Again he came as a dele
ate to the FOrty-sixth Congress, and |
Ias allowed to take his eeat. Thus for
our consecutive terms, with the appro-
alton of both political parties, after a
borough examination Of all the points
ow urged against him, this Identical
IAN has been allowed to sit upon this
DOR as the representative of his people. {
With an unquestioned and unugestion-
bic msjority of IL, I'll votes, he presents
imself to the Forty-seVenth Congress
nd ag IN asks that he be permitted to
epresent his people here. But we are S
Did IN effect that, although he may have '
cen good enough to sit as q delegate in
'ur previous Congresses. the Forty a
sVentn Congress has so far progressed in 2
lety Or ability, or both, or neither, that 9
Is altogether an unfit person to take
Is seat here among the fastidious !
lemoers that compose the present '
louise OF Representatives. ~ I can 5
Understand how q little cheap and q
pnemeral political capital may be
lsoe IN this way by utilizing an aroused :
uoilc sentiment against poiygamy, but
cannot comprehend how this House
80 feel inst 1t is obeying the dictates of
lstice OF law or precedent by adopting