National Republican., 1888-04-10
NJ pNI.Nt.NNiN.
Nuimoua aud Gcniilcs Approve and
support senator Butler's Bill
Nov Ynrk lleralAL

u state will bc more satisfactory tO the pcu- !
pie ul The territory generally, as II ndoubt.
,UIvwili bc tu the country NJ large, than the
one presented early in the session, which
wa, accompanied by the constitution formu-
lated lng -uinmcraud ratified by the people.
II viii he remembered that the constitution,
which In the main is like those of the other
.tHtcs IN regard tJ its general provisions ~
To- "A republican form of government AMI 50
ON, contains two additional provisions.
one OF these declares cmphatically against
y union If church and state, aud suhordl-
rnt,, ,hC former tO the latter: the other Is
Tie clause rorli,ding polygamy and It's ass)-
cintrd Oil,usrs. This clause provides pen
attic. for the crimes the same Us those nON
ia kIrc IN act Of Congress. tal,O dcclarc'
ihai The clause shall lr operative rs u law
without additional legislation, anl asserts
that II Is ifrCvurnhlc and Interchangeable
without ihc consent Of Congress AMI I'll"
President uf the United States.
There are many people, Grniirs ~ well
{ = MoruOus. who do not take kindly in thi,
clause. Not that they are opposed to the
rIuvs oh inhibting polygnmy. or that they
desire nm excuse To- revive the practice viii u
| las been. us far as may he IN this genera
tiun, destroyed, but they do not like the
idea of the constitution hciug marrcd hi
sucll u clause
hlNlll Nv llIlt's Nv WI ~ ~ NN''
They would like to see the law for punish
: Ing polygamiNs In the statute books, but
/ .ugg,Si that the constitution il no place for
! II; HAT it will always hr blot anil au eye.
sore IN the fundamental law Of the state,
and that In future. when the present pOlyG
/ ,muus generation shall have passed away
/ Hid the offensive system shall h" held In tile
, simc discStccm here that II Is in other
I American communities, there VIII hc felt
. s,u-r Of public disgrace aud shame that III"
! constitution must hold 50 offensive u pro
vision. MS If the people could not trust them
B selves to live like other folk natrimuninlly,
/ \ Gentle merchant expressed the scnti
: nrIt of the rejecting class when hr saiu tr
the iiIuM correspondent last August N
election time: ~ will hold up both hands
for law forhidding poygamy aud making
the crime punishable by severe penalties.
| but will never consent 10 lcgislnting
against 1t IN the constitution any more than
will consent 10 the putting iuto what ""
| will regard us the most sacred OF all our
| laws. provisions against horse stcJling.
, bank robbery. chicken stealing, and the va.
rious other crimes IN the calendar. AMI
my children expect to live here, and We
don't want tO he confronted all the time by
the insult that We cannot be trusted to re-
fran from the commission Of an Oifcn-r
which we ahhor." Tue people voted for
the constitution. and their conduct since
that pOlygaIuy will be destroyed, vet there
/, u widespread feeling that the place for
the penal enactment is in the statute book
and not in the state charter
WHY mTLER's BILL Is FAVORED.
Senator Buffers bill, as IL was outlined
in the HCTdid, provides for constitutional
convention which will he representative.
The Utah commission Is to appOrtiOn the
territory into one hundred districts, each Of
which shall elect delegate tu the uonvcu-
tiOu. the delegate to possess the uualitca-
iuns of an clcctor: that is TO say. he must
he taxpayer, u nOn-pOlygamst, and take
an oath that he will vOlal. no law of tile
United States fnrbdding bigamy, polygany
or unlawful cOhabiation. Thus, only ten
tiles and liberal MOrmons can he elected.
Lust year the commission So arranged the
twoniy-four legislative districts as u return
five Gentle members of the assembly and to
make the contest close in several other dis
| trcts. II will bc an easy matter to divide
the territory into one hundred districts in
Nurh Il way as to permit the on-MormOnS
to elect, perhaps 80 per cent. of the dele
gatcs. and more If the influx of strangers
shall continue as at present until the time
Of the election in August The Gontilcs
would not take part in last years convcn.
tiOn because they doubted the honesty Of
the Monnons in their professions.
The Saints have since proven their sin
ceiity, and have convinced mos, of the Gen
tiles, who would nov 20 into Il convention
AMI take part in forming n state constitll-
tiUn. especially rs the state cannot he adj
niitcd foranothcr year. hy which time polyg-
amy will he SO much nearer its final cud,
and the breaking up of the church power
will he complete.
Tile iii provides for the holding of the
convention next December, after which the
| constitution adopted must bc ratified by the
| All pf tlp ulpnlp when. If il Slull al
/ the requirements Of the bill, the President
may, by proclamation. declare the territory
admitted Ia the Onion as a state.
rOLYGAMY IMPOSSIBLE IN a STATE.
\ somewhat extensive inquiry among in
tilrntial Gcntilcs aud MOrnOns leads to the
, hclicf that the proposed arrangement would
Ire far more agreeable than the plan undoi
which the Munmons are now moving for
| admission, and also to the belief that the
Butler scheme would arouse very little ten.
tile opposition, aS the non Morln0ns begin
10 see daylight for Utah, and are coming Ia
the conclusion that now that they have Il
. chance at the polls Il state government will
enable the country 10 progress faster than
the territorial system, which dulis ambition
ard discourages advance
1IIE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE.
The real estate boom which succeeded III,
cessation of the local political aud religious
strife and the coming together Of the one,
: opposing classes not only continues hui
. | increases. When acreage property which
| eighteen months ago, would have beel
thought dear al SO an acre fetches II ,OO'
, readily. without any change in the rea
| value Of the land, II cannot he wondered u
that people are astonished. The MOrlnols
+ almost without exception, own their homes
: Upon arrival, either from Europe or an
other state, the first business Is to acquire
the titlp "a lnpD--n tity lni A a rnN
: acres Of fam land. This done, the immi
grant proceeds To create home, aud hi
, ncighbOrs help him, All the time lie car
!. spare from his wage work Is industriousl,
/ devoted to the bct,crmcnt Of his matcriu
condition and surroundings. Thus, nin
t out Of every ten of the MOrlnOns hold tn
r titles to the houses which they occupy
The policy has been against selling thcll
homes, and the advice of the church leader
in this respect has been very General!
I needed; hut is observed that boom price
II are more influential than church counsel
; for numerous sales are recorded weekly, an,
a they are almost invariably by MOrmOns /,
!. Gcmtilcs. Being offered eight or ten time
r. what he has considered his property worth
and what II really Is worth to him, the Sam
sells, and with his little fortune goes int,
the country to buy farm aud live nj com
- para,ivc ease.
. wAENING TO SPECTATORS.
!, In this way the Gcntc- are fast capInr
:, mr. Salt Lake City. How long this boon
u viii last or how mad people will becOm
:; over Il, are matters which the future vii
g have To decide. a. there Is nothing here I,
occasion the excitement or to ncte hi
cIazy rush, either In the way Of climate
soil or material resources, which has no
rrcn here all the lime, ii is feared that tn
9 boom is but n passing Hurry, and that tn
:. "hOttom will fall out one Of these days
rs has been the rule with other western
hUOms, However II is doing good while |
! lasts, and much permanent benefit vii
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