The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-21
MAKE UTAH AN EXCEPTION.

! The Washington correspondent of the
Pittsburg Leader says that President HAIR
RIsoN, in an interview with a party of Con
gressmen who had presented the names of
certain individuals of their choice for ap-
pointments, said:
| have determined to live up TO The plank re-
! lating thereto in the Republican national plat
form, and shall select men to fill the offices from
| among the Republicans of the territories them
| selves where lit persons may be found In Alaska
| there are no party organizations and no public
/ press which makes it necessary that the gov
ernor of that territory should be a man of such
high character as not to need such supervision as
officials in other territortieS are subjected to be
cause OF the existence OF political parties and the
printing Of newspapers. shall endeavOr for this
particular office TO find man who will not need
any such spur TO do his duty
It appears from this that Alaska is to be
an exception to the general rule of selecting
governors and other officers for the terrific
riSs from the ranks of the Republican party
within the territories, and the reasons set
forth why the exception from the rule is to
be made seems to US good and sufficient
But if President HARRISON will turn his at
tention to the situation in Utah, he will find
score of reasons for making Utah an eX-
ception to his general policy for the terri
tories where he will find one to justify him
in making Alaska an exception. There are
few eft persons" in the ranks of the Re
publican party in this territory for the posi-
ton of governor, nor for the marshal,
nor for judges, nor for any other
federal position of Importance in this terri
tory Utah has been cursed with a ring of
unconscionable politicians whose object has
been, although hopelessly in the minority,
to hold political domination in this terri
tory. To attain this end they have been
utterly INSCRIPTIONS in their methods, and
reckless in their schemes. To attain the
object of their ambition there is no course
that may be described as means to an end
that they would not pursue, be it ever so
disreputable. To rob the people of every
vestige of political power they would not
hesitate to trample the very fundamental
principles of Americanism under their
feet; and would see our fair Utah
forever wrapped in the swaddling
bands of territorial government, rather
than see these people enfranchised with the
full privileges of American citizenship they
would enjoy were Utah made state, unless
into their hands were placed guarantee of
perpetual domination in her political affairs.
Men who are thus determined to rule or
forever blight the growth of their territory,
are not the ones into whose hands should be
given the administration of her affairs. If
man Of high political standing should be
placed at the head of the government of
Alaska, much more is the necessity that
men of like character should be selected for
the federal Offices in Utah. Let US hope
that President HARRISON will make an ex-
ception of Utah as well as of Alaska to the
policy he has marked out for his govern
ment of the territories.