Telegram-herald., 1889-08-23
THE UTAH ELECTION.
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s2s-ssss 80 Ts.e.s.
4AASD h4TEz. 81 chs, Alg - Hon.
+. i. Ferry. u Pax Cltg ll44. Las re-
llr1ed e. Michigan fyE = gr.sf g.s.s -. tA
as c1-arel Det9ss t1ey retuEn -
N-gel College. hs Is u good le4-tA
a1d sf.nLs. I'D bears Us llle1s atl
becoming ease. lEesa from BIS sp-en1 ID
AID vlct9rc4s nsAl Tor tle Ut2a Les s.
l4alre. He S t4s FCtl1e ~ peg-ect
health zaa ygor. and bfEgs ~lla n-m
tLe assurance " the ultimate saccess
~ ls adopted Terri 1aEv. He 1l1s a.
l.s ola home aarll AMI earnest trlsnds,
Wlo welcome alm oac1. not tbat he Is
lolorca ia as lra 1ome. bag because
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llll l.Ee. Ia L 1L-- W Nature noble
lel.
l0lr correspondent interviewed him
today. All4 .l answer O. questions hs
replied. JLAl is one 0I Ile nuc,l TEE
r.t9lss ~ tle lllol. Ia area lJ =
nearly olr-l4ll larger than tLe state ~
Aclgan, has great variety ot re-
sources, ot allcl Us mineral wealth :
tne m1-t ur04 nsnt. ] lAs present
population DL about tHo hular.t ald
tseuty thousand, wl-cA j. beng daily
increased uy m-gralon-n0w tAe
Amerlean oE oell-r population are ln-
efeas.ng faster pro IatA taan the Nor
mou
Utah IS entitled now 80 admission
INTO the Union by Is area, resources
ald population. AL that prevents ls
thai tne dominant political party IS lot
-u harmony " tn tie National Govern
mrut.
National political lnesare uOt drawn
or observed IA Utah. The People $
PARTY is made up entirely ot N0rmols,
and controlled by the cnurch leaders,
Who are nearly All po.ygamous.
The Liberal party Is composed OF
Democrat, Republicans and NOrmOus
who are opposed 20 church rule, and 10
Is being largely reinforced by the
Younger MOrmons VINO do not believe
IN polygamy, nor IN the church eXer-
cisiug political control. These younger
Mosm0ns are beginning 20 feel the
consciousness OF their own power, and
90 see the folly OF resisting the laws OF
the 1n0.
The church leaders cry persecution
and attempt 10 pose Is martyrs, but Il
IS a ffut.ess cry in Uah. Il may Go
Tor effect lu Washington and the East.
When they exclaim AGAINST the Ed
munts' ball they forget 10 state THAI
there have been laws against pOlyg-
amy since lsJ2, winch they hav,
resisted IN the courts and otherwise
and they are very careful not 20 state
when they denOunce the edlsenfranchise
mcnt OF those who are an pOiygamy
that there IS provision of law by
which they can Te-euiranchise them
selves, simply by putting away then
I plural wives IN good faith and recelv
ing tnc pardon OF the President OF the
United States. Something over one
/ hundred have already done tins anC
are again vOters-L beral ones too. The
/ young people have largely gotten ovel
/ their Tear OF being called apostates, a.
I the Mormon religion IS OF quite receu
origin, their reply TO the older Mormon
when thus denounced Is pray, tel
I from what church YOU We're an apOstat,
/ when YOU became Mormon
The Lbera. party IS making grea
/ progress. Ia 1888 one solitary Gentil,
/ WAS elected 70 the Territorial Legs
laturc, the first VINO ever occupied
seat therein. At tho late election
/ the present month, there Were
eight Liberals elected, who viii tax,
their seats IN January next.
Last spring Ogden elected q Liberia
Z d 4
confidently expected that Salt LAX
City Will do the same.
In the August election for member
Of the Leg stature, 10 was a surprise I,
/ the Liberals themselves to carry Sal
Lake City by majority of forty-one
/ The result was largely due to thorough
organization on the part of the Liberals
I The People party east their full vote
/ Judge .. ". Powers, formerly o
! Kalamazoo, was chairman OF the LID
! erai committee, and he entered int
the work with zeal, vlg0r and method
To hum We give great praise for the VIC
! tory. He was encouraged by al th
4 prominent men OF the Territory, anC
/ sustained by the able efforts of the Sal
Lake Tibuac.
any own county lSummit)is the onl,
/ wholly Liberal county IN Utah. W
earned 10 az the last election by O ma
. jOrity of between so and GOO. 40, tn
/ large majority was not owing 10 an
/ personal reasons, but to the growth o
the Liberal party and the determination
on the part Of Sunni county TO lead tn
/ Territory"
Mr. Ferry was asked how the Fedora
appointments ID Utah were received
lie rer.-d. The men appointed Will
no doubt. make good officers, but th'
I appointments were deemed in mos
instances personal appointments of tn.
I President. not the ch0ice Of the Reput
Ecans Of Utah, and, excepting two o.
! three Of them. with very little supper
/ from the Territory. In some of then
I the appointments were not In ac.uI.
with tae Republican National platform
I which declares that the Ota. rs ot
/ Territory should be residents thereof.