, 1889-09-05
THE MORMON CANCER.
From the New York Mail and Express.l

From the New York Mail and Express.l
a dccadent state is a novelty in this
country. IL is an anomaly that deserves
serious consideration. such IA state is
Nevada, whose population has been
steadily decreasing and whose respects
OF any change for the better ure growing
less and less every year. The remaining
people of the once prosperous state that
was so famous for its great silver produce
ing capacity, recognize the situation and
openly deplore it. There is but one
practical remedy for this condition of
affairs, and that is SO well stated by u
Nevada newspaper, the Eureka Sentinel
that we give its diagnosis of the deca-
dence and its remedy therefor in its own
words, viz:
Nevada is poor, and steadily growing
worse year by year. Our population is
too small to maintain "a state goveIn-
ment. The meagerness of our numbers
Is u constant reproaeh to us from the
other states of the Union. Frankly put
Nevada is not a state of which her peo-
know all the good that has proceeded
from these mountains and plains. 1t is
not in order 10 discuss these past achieye-
nlents. We prefer to deal with the
present and look to the future. From
either of these standpoints it is import
and that quickly. We want no
part of Idaho territory. Idaho
would bring nothing permanent. She Is
no better than Nevada, and has no bet
ter future We want territory capable OF
supporting large and permanent agr
found in Utah. Salt Lake Valley is
an empire. Nevada and Utah combined
would make q great and prosperous
state. The political questions are un-
important. With Nevada's Christian
population added, there would be no fear
of church denomination in the enlarged
commonwealth Besides, Utah would
thus get statehood, as well as settle
ment of the Mormon question. The
| Utah press should Join in demanding at
the hands of congress annexation to-
Nevada.
Other Nevada papers dwell on the
same facts and advocate the same policy,
one of them, the Winnemucca Silver
state making the frank admissian that
''it Is nonsensical for the $4,000 inhabit-
ants of Nevada to attempt longer to
maintain AN expensive state govern
ment, and the farce must close within u
few years unless the power OF the legisla
ture TO borrow money for itate purpose.
! from the school fund Is extended by con.
stitutional amendment"
What grand opportunity this f0rlorn
and otherwise hopeless situation in Ne
vada affords for the practical settlement
OF the too long troublesome Mormon
/ INtN''icii' i<' iNNh.iy tHt uTc;tu
! this solution of the problem, for their
chief organ, the Salt Lake Herald, saws
that Utah may be eager for statehood,
but we believe we express the honest
opinion of nine men out of ten when we
say that, ugly and Objectionable us u
territorial government Is, it is preferable
70 state OH the conditions suggested.
We can get along as Il territory much
better than as II state with barren and
corrnpt Nevada as a part of that state.'
The fears of the Morgan organ ure
clearly betrayed by the spitefulness of
its comments. And that f,lct should
awaken the leaders of the next congress
to move for an early Investigation NV to
the results that would follow tho absorp-
] tion of Utah by Nevada. OF Ncvad's
Willingness to take in Utah there cum be
no doubt. but II should be madu nm
questionaby certain that the enlarged
state would destroy the Mormon IN
j iquities and treasonable hieracLical rule,
root and branch, without delay or
mercy. 1t would be a most memorable
Providentiai dispensation If the deca-
dence of Nevada should bring in its
train the extinction of that foul cancer
on the nation and blcmish on it's fair
fame, the foulest OF all mockeries of re-
ligion, that has SO far detied all tho
] power and legislation and moral an
tagonism of these United States.