The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-30
EDWARDS PIERREPONTs
OPINION.

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the customary bulls" in transmits
sion, it is presumed to represent
Pierrepont correctly in his CONVEX
sation with the reporter:
It il stated that the President will
meet Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, who has
iust returned from Alaska. It is de-
eIeTad the President was made aware,
through Mr.. Pierrepont, of the recent
Utah election aud that scandal has been
thrust upon the Republican party, d.
rectiy or indirectly, by the Utah Com
mission. II had been matter OF Won
der to Mr.. Arthur for some time that
without exception the GENTLE element of
shat locality had turned the cold shout.
der 10 tie Commission from the start.
Governor Murray and the Gentle press
are o unit against the Commission
was demonstrated to the Presl-
dents satisfaction by Pierrepont,
Who came here especially to place the
matter before him. When the Commits
sioners frat went to Utah il WAS stated
the Eormens dined the honorable gen
tlemen extensively, and there Was sus--
picion that they we're sufficiently softened
toWAFde polygsmists to permit the fran
ehieement Of S5, 900 OF them, and the
disfranchisement of only $500. By this
means the HormoDs elected every officer,
representative and councilman IN the
Territory OF the last election. The Gen.
tiles ere stated to have been go indignant
that they made no campaign and less
than one third of them voted. Indeed,
She action OF the Commission had made
the campaign hopeless and useless.
kr. PjeIHepont pointed out that the
Gormons were getting control Of the
adjoining Territories. They already
control @ share of Idaho's officers. In
deed their money enables them to pur-
chase any legislation that is needed. In
Wyoming they are strong. Mr.. Pierre
pont thought that in five years, il the
present policy IVES purRued, they would
control al the Territories remaining. He
further showed that the Mormon acqui-
sitionB by immigration we're $500 per
year, sF $1,000 every decade. he
pointed out the fsct that they would soon
have settled the limited fertile lands in
Utah and later all the fertile land in the
Territories. M0rmonism Vas a menace
against which there should bs an imme-
diste check. Che correspondent affected
to believe that the President will present
the subject to Congress in a separate
message.
For goodness sake, what does Mr..
PierTepoDt, the national dude, want ?
What in the name of all that is de-
mOcratic or republican, did the mon
q
key faced statesman expect? Did
the fellow think the lawful voters
would stay away from the polls
and ask their enemies to step in
and take the offices and control of
the Territory? Did he want the
property-owners to retire to the
rear, and invite Tom, Dick and
Harry who might happen to be
lOafng about Utah few days, to
become tax-assessors and collectors,
justices, legislators, probate judges,
county clerks, treasurers, and SO on 2
Such a proceeding might have been
dudesticsl, but it wouldn't have been
sane.
AS has been shown in the COL
umns of The HERALD on. numer-
Gus occasions the Edmunds law
has been administered in all sever
ity against the Mormons. The
Commissioners have never shown
the slightest leaning towards
the majority class. In every stretch
of authority, and there have
been such stretches on their part,
they have gone against the Nor
mons and in favor of the latter's
enemies. Whatever prejudices the
Commissioners entertain are all
opposed to the people of Utah. This
fact is shown in every ruling, in
numerous questionable assumptions
Of power, and in many strainings
of doubtful points In the law. So
far have they gone in their desire
and determination to make the act
effective, that they find themselves
defendants at law in suits for dam
ages, and if our ablest attorneys are
correct in their disinterested opin.
ions as to the plaintiffs rights in
the premises, the Commissioners
will find it necessary to apply to
Congress for financial relief from
the trouble into which their unwar-
ranted and prejudiced action has
led them. If the Commission has
ever favored the Mormons IN any
particular, the Gentiles have never
been able to discover the fact.
If Mr.. Pierrepont wants to
rave at anything let him do his
bowling against Edmunds and his
"baby act" The distinguished Sen
ator set out to work wonders out