The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-24
low Democrats are Being
Treated by Republicans.
HE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IDEA.
rivate Property to Public Uses-The Legis-
lative Department Illegal Body
and Its Movements.

lad its origin with Fred T. Dubois and hi
LENDS, who approached Governor Steven
IN and assured him that there would b.
othing partisan in the convention were i
Bnvened, and both parties should have al
'lual show Believing these false anC
fraudulent representations, the governor
sued a proclamation calling for an cleo
on of delegates on the Sd day of June
ifter Governor Shoup had been inaugur
ed, he supplemented the proclamation Of
tevenson with one of his own, thus divid
g the honor. if any might attach, of max
g the first step towards statehood.
NOT SYLLABLE OF LAW
lthorized these proclamations, and they
I'd no more legal effect than though issued
Y private citizen, though their issuance
, two governors surrounded them with a
rtain glamour which would not have
EN- otherwise attainable 1t was under
csc circumstances that the Republican
rty came imploringly to the Democrats
d asked them TO Join in inaugurating a
lvement for statehood. The latter fell
TO the trap. No sooner had Governor
evenson served their purpose in inaugur-
ing the statehood scheme, then off went
head, and from that hour to the present
political guillotine has never had a
)ment's rest. During all this time the
spublicans have had plenty of that cheap
of all commodities-word which
beguile the unsuspecting and innocent
,mocrats. Every promise they have
ide has been broken in the most shame
IS manner. They assured us that the
Snvention should be most partisan in its
aracter, and at once proceeded to secure
'eliable majority vi the most bitter and
compromising Republicans in the terri
~. So intent were they in consummat-
their purpose that they overdid the
litter, and appropriated the whole nine
iegates of the county of Ada, but finding
1t they could get along without them and
Il have a reliable majority, they gener-
sly
GAVE THE DEMOCRATS FOUR
9y what principal of electoral custom has
YER yet been ascertained. No sooner had
convention assembled than the political
nk-pots of the party, the Republican
sss, is let loose to malign and SANDER the
mocrats. Like the low bred brute who
,ites another to his home that he may
ere abuse him with impunity, the Repub-
ans invited US to take part in their con-
alton where day after day and time after
he the venomous lips of some of them
We smoked with bitter and untruthful
lunciation of their political opponents.
csc have disregarded all the amenities
life; been utterly regardless of truth,
sacrificed all they mad Of manhood in
hope of gaining means and trihing
/. fty advantages.
4fhis may be called Republican conven-
an. Democrats can never do themselves,
sir party or their principles any good
re, and will they understand it! All the
1mises and cajolery of which they are
)able-and that is saying great deal
Il never induce the Democrats to stay,
we shall be much disappointed il they
not withdraw in a body on Tuesday.
me have expressed the intention of do
so on Monday, being too disguised to
it for the general bolt. Whether they
Il do so or not remains to be seen.
provision has been inserted in this
Institution that is eminently Republican
its character 1t is not alone that pri-
be property may be taken for public uses,
{ private uses also. Thus our desiring
build a dam for mill purposes may over
W the lands of another who will be com
led to
PART NTH HIS HOME
on an appraisement. We all know how
s goes. Such appraisement is made by
zee men-the wealthy always having the
vantage, and the three having different
as with regard to the value of the con-
nned property compromise, and the own
get the worst of it. The railroad,
'ough its carelessness, kills an OK ard
srs the owner 60 per cent. of its value.
may take il or may not, but if he does
!. the road will cause the loss to the
ner of a dozen oxen in litigation. So it
u be in the condemnation of private
Gperty for private uses. We can imagine
measure fraught with more probable
preston and hardship than this in which
q, door is left so wide open for condemna-
IN. No man is secure in his home in the
yorupon the wide prairie. The case we
re instanced is only one out Of a thou
I'd that may occur. 1t would appear in
ms and shapes of which we have no
sent conception. The wealthy, and par
ilarly corporations, where the response
.ty is SO much divided, have but little re
d for the rights Of the comparatively
", and never give a second thought to
desolation they spread in their way in
ir greedy strife for gold.
IN Saturday last, the convention met at
clock in the morning, continued in SEES
until 9'30 o'clock, took recess until
0, at 6 t. another recess until S, and
.tinued il session until 10 at night. Dur
the morning, the report of the commit
on
THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
"A public buildings was taken up. There
n been inserted therein provision to tie
,ct that the capital building be located
Boise City for twenty years, and then a
mission to the people at the following
leral election; if no majority was OBJ
ned for any place, then a resubmission
occur at the general election following,
voting to be confined to the two towns
Giving the highest number of votes.
twenty years was cut down to ten on
motion of an Alturas member, who
resents the hatred of his constituency
all that appertains TO B2ise City.
yearly all of yesterday was consumed in
consideration of the report of the COM
tee on legislative department. This
lmittee had agreed upon a report by the
ms of which each county was to be rep
ented by a senate. The report came up
consideration in the morning. and at the
IN hour of recess the hOarse voice of a
1mber rang through the hall: "There
be a Republican caucus in the library
m Immediately after adjournment"
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