Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-09
UTAH IN THE MESSAGE.


Utah IN THE MESSAGE.
The space when utah occupies III 'ne
Presidents message Is cohsiueraple' anu
the President mas treated Oh Juan anu
poiygamy IN inc SAINT comprehensive
and conservative manner That ne mas
treated all other matters NO speclilc
recommendations are made, although the
President says he snail be glad 10 approve
such iurther discreet legisia'ioh AZ Wi'l
RID the country oil polygamy' What
would constitute discreet legislA''on' us
understood by the PRESIDENT, ca only dc
known when DIS affecting utal' are SUD-
United to the President Tor his signature
and he approves or disapproVes them'
Inc man VINO Is IN the midst Oh tine
hght does not see so clearly now IL is
gong as one VINO watches IL from aiar'
SO 1t Is with people in utah, and all par
ties engaged IN the confiict IN utah nave
their eyes more OF less clouded by pas
SION ana preludice' But there Is some
chance 10 estimate now goes the pat
tie even IN utah. LOOK at the held;
look at the parties ana their respective
positons' Every STAND that tie uoV-
ernneht mas taken IN regard TO me
enforcement oil the bdmunds law and the
suppression oil poiygamy mas been mann
'aiheu. MOI so WIN those VINO nave
peeh vioia'ine the Edmuhos law. FROM
poiu anu open uehahce OIL congress
ana tlie laws OIL 'he iand they went TO the
fresideht WIN muiire, puKihg petition,
anu inc pretehsiohs Oh oiVihe right sank
into an ihsighihcanC request ior an impair
'iai enforcement vi inc laws. IL mas peeh
c'eariy demonstrated tilat men can De
cohVicteu under the Edmunos law, Tor
men are HOW suffering imprisonment ior
violating that law Ihat the evidence III
these cases Is diihcult 10 OBTAIN Is true.
IL Is u'ticuit 10 OBTAIN because OF the gem
erai sympathy whlch Violators oil the Ed
'hu'ius III" recelVe from the great MAJOR
ity oil the people oil utah. so long as
'his sympathy exists IL VIII always be
more OF iess ui'hcuie 10 OBTAIN evidence
Ill prosecutions lor poiygamy OF uhlawiui
cohaoitatioh ana TINS VIII be the case,
no matter what laws may be enacted for
'he suppression OIL poiygamy.
MANY radical measures nave been advo-
cateu ior 'he solutioh Oh the otah question:
"ithin week martlal law mas been adj
IN howise solve tne otah question.
MARTIAL law would prevent any organized
outbreak, put we DO not think there is
any danger OF such an outbreak Neither
would martial law make the lives OF the
citizens secure from the attack oil the
assassin on the contrary, martial law
wou'd De an invitation TO the assassin.
Inc eNac.hlehS Vi any oi the recommen-
ua'iohs oi the yuan commission would
not DE solution OF the question, because
the adverse cohditions winch exist in
utah to-day would continue alter there
hau peen a complete revolution in politi-
cai aiiairs' mat winch all who have
any sincere desire to see the Territory
HAPPY ana prosperous ana IN harmony
WIN tle rest OF the country wish to see,
Is .,'e removal Oh 'he adverse conditions
WIN which the territory Is troubled. 10
estapiisn martial law or TO II tltute
Legislative commission would not be
tPSo facfo soiution oil the utah question,
Inc question whether the one or the
o'her Oh 'hese rauicai remedies would
hasten 'he solution oil the pro blem,
anu 'r'hs ABOUT 'hat condition oil things
WHICH III lovers OF the country
SO ardently desire, still remains.
BILE to delay the day of Utah's redemp-