The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-07
HOME RULE FOR TERRITORIES

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Harrison last week. Mr.. DWyer Is
prominent and wealthy citizen OF our
southeastern neighbor, and he maze
the pilgrimage to Indianapolis for the
nurpose of ascertaining if the people OF
the Territories were, under the new ad-
ministration, to be accorded home
rple:" that is to say, if the Federal
officials of the Territories were to De
local citizens, or politicians sent from
abroad. He was frank in his statement
of facts to the President-elect, special
telegram to an eastern paper represent.
ing him as saying that previous
national platforms have promised the
Territories home rule, but it has never
been given them." 1t has been the
custom to send broken down politicians
from the States to govern US, and we
have no home administration except
through county officers and our Legls-
Iature. 1t is very unsatisfactory
There has not been 100000 invested IN
New Mexico land within the last three
years, and it is doubtful if the popula-
ton is as large now as it was three
wears ago. 1t will require many years
for the Territory to recover from the
damage they have done it. There has
also been an effort to disgrace as many
of the citizens as possible. Five hun
dred of them were indicted on the
charge of committing land frauds, and
afterward 800 of the cases were nolled,
200 were tried, and only one of the num-
Der was convicted. He was not found
guilty of the land fraud but of having
been implicated in the conspiracy to
steal the body of Lincoln. In the prose-
cution it was charged that he had
proved a land claim on 100 acres, not
for his own use, but for the purpose OF
selling it, which is against the law. he
introduced evidence proving that he
did use the land, and that it was his
purpose to continue using it, but IN the
cross examination he was asked If he
wears ego was implicated in the con.
spirscy to steal the body Of Lincoln. He
admitted that he was, and the jury
found him guilty of the charge against
him and sentenced him to three years.
imprisonment in the penitentiary: so
we say he was convicted of trying to
steal Lincoln's body, and not for land
frauds"
It is not said that General Harrison
did more than listen. Mr.. Dryer re
tired without the information he sought
as to the course that the coming ad-
ministration will pursue in this matter.
If the New Mexican will listen THE
HERALD will tell him what be wants to
know. Under President Harrison the
same old rule will be observed that has
been followed since there were Terri
tories. The dependencies will be
Differed from abroad, in spite o.
General Harrison. The party platform
have declared that the Federal officers
for the Territories should be choser
from bona fide citizens of the Territories
but what have these platform
declarations amounted TO? There hash
been a President big enough to live VI
TO them. Cleveland came nearer t.
doing it than auy other executive, TO
q sprinkling of his Territorial appoint
ments were of Territorial citizens. H
even named two residents of Utah TO
Federal places here. But Cleveland
an extraordinary man; he has beer
somewhat independent in his admins
trstion, and has disregarded very gen
eralIv the politicians and the par i:ans
bsstowing fewer Offices as rewards TO
party services than any other Presiden
of modern times.
General Harrison is not Independent
of his party, and he is no
the man to offend political worker
if he were disposed to do so. He va
elected by the hard work and money G
active Republicans who expected tina
in the event of his election they Uo /
he rewarded for what they did. The
did not elect General Harrison who'll
for the purpose of making hir
President; they elected him becaus
thew wanted Republican administra
ton with ali that it implied-the policy
the Offices and the spoils. These me
must have their pay, and they will g.
IL in the custom houses, in the revenu
Offices, in The postoffces and in th
Federal Offices to bs found in the Terri
tories. General Harrison will not b
big enough to deny governorship'
iudgeships, marshalships and SO on
the men who gave their time and none
+omake him President. He must fin
nlaces for them, and he will find ther
where they are. regardless of platforr
oromises which all understand were
hold good only until the votes Wer