The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-01
THE INFAMOUS TEST OATH LAW
The Statehood Question, and the Scheme Being
Worked-What will the Har-
vest be?-News Notes.

in the appointment Of successor, ana lof
many months the duties of governor were
Ssaerforned by Secretary Curtis. Neither
1cisconduct nor offensive partisan
shin could be laid to Ex-Governor
Stevenson charge. So far from even Just
suspicion of the latter was he that IasI
winter he signed the bill placing Mormon
nativeborn AMER AN citizens upon a Iool-
ing with the unnaturaiiZed forelghef-haE
more, embraced statehood ana issued MS
OroclamatiOn calling constitutional con-
yention to meet In the city on the attn DAY
of mIv next. The ink was scarcely
dry unon ii before of came his
heard Marshal Baird, than whom no bet
ter man exists in Idaho, both IN puohc ana
private life. and who has been distinguished
among the officers Of the territory as pos
sessing
SEVERE SENSE OF DUTY,
embraced the statehood cause and he was
,,,ilIotined notwithstanding the lacU ullaI
after receiving his commission from the
Cleveland administration he waited many
months for Dubois, his predecessor! 70
close ND his business. Mr.. WIG,
he ,ss 80 was succeeded by J.
w Cunningham. the latter very re
snectahle Young gentleman, but with no
particuIar qualifications for the once. MT.
Wild had built the Office up so thaI us Dusi-
ness exceeded anything that was hlo" II II III
its history. but his head, too, must IAN III
the basket. James H. Hawley was the
Democratic candidate for Congress last
fall and was defeated by Fred. 1;
,IS1nois He has been succeeded
w the appointment OF Wills sweet III
This case, however. there appears TO DC an
understanding that the new apPoIuUee
shall not qualify until Mr.. haNleE COIL
mission expires L. J. Curtis, appointed
6urinU the last DAYS of Arthur's admlnlstra
tion Territorial secretary. was allowed 10
serve all through Cleyeiand's term, though
a Republican. A.. .,,,Ir.+ or
the Democratic party appears III
srrong contrast with that OF tue
PaDmbIicans Such difference leads 10
Inc conclusion that the Democrats
ITere not 50 anxious for the Spots OF once
&c their onnoneuts. and were actuatcd BY
more of principle But the party has
learned lesson long TO be remembered
1t is never to
rprsT TO REPUBLICAN GENEROSITY.
As soon rs the Republican party felt Ger
F, tain that because OF the test oath law ana
;ts results they could cary Idaho, they pc
ran to tumble about for some means 10
Mace another bright star III our glorious
constellation, anG TWO uEorG ,2.n"loi2 -
their own faith IN the Unlteu states sen
ate To accomplish This end more success
fully il was deemed necessary II enlist the
esII5irns Of ~.-mccIats. In this they sue
CODED tolelaoly well. but their ueachery
will probably drive all such support lroui
th2S. This IS no party matter sdIu
trf1 while all the time they were ngullng
70 ret az large Il majority in the convention
as nossible. In this county they nave
nominated clean Republican ticket ana
nronose TO hold an election while the mno-
cent Democrats. who have done the same
thing. propose to carry around paper 70
he stoned for their candidates. relying upon
no 7cnerosity Of a Republican majority,
which has already been assured, 10
limit them as delegates There Is a
,,srnorl,ahlc instance Of simplicity. Inc
t,nth is there Is no legality IN the WhoIe
arrangement. Any other cltlzeh mas DIS
much right to make the prociahdilohs a.
the two governors; MOS . -,
have appointed delegates through tOuhl y
committees. Those bodies are
Unknown TO THE LAW,
and II they were, who ever gave then
noyer to appoint public ohcefs-es
i,acialIy such as were not III
l,C,,try1nIatiou at the time of their election
The convention will he but mob, and any
tho. body of citizens equal III number
baI-a tine same legal right to form consus
tjW.;on When Il IS Submitted to the peo
ne it will be through the medluh
of an alleged election, where any
orc may stuff the ballot box at ms
pleasure without fear OF the law OF
nc false retarns with equal lmpunity
=. s,1,I -, thing. born III fraud. nourIshe(
- ,-ie,6ooJ and crime. destined to any
olNor tate than
AZ INFAMOUS TAKING OFF:
We opinc not. In order to enlist more
,'frectnaIiy the Democrats to the support o
tb;e measure. It has been given ou
,nor +he streets by no less OF
,ldIiticaI manager than ID. p. b. Pride that
ifba new constitution should embOdy no test
oath. Who will believe 1t: Rave no.
democrats been lied to and deceived SUI
+ciantIy, in this regard already: Must they
- tbarnseI,e s gul IDLE dupes At every
stem For our part. when the Idaho leaders
of the Republican party assure us OF q
,kipr relating to politics we snail even
CseeIn it safe 10 act upon its conversely.
There is nothing we would like better
politically than statehood mad we ING
wealth and population, aad pfoNldea also II
could come to us IN fair and Legitimate
Wv Comparatively little Of our land Is
entered. owing TO the neglect OF the genera
government in making surveys; therefore
very little save pefsOnalpropcrty, improve
rp,f,ts and railroads could be taxed
OUR POPULATION Is UNKNOWN
and irrigation bitches must be made ant
mines opened ana developed or II ciin no
Increase The territory has all the farm
hands and mechanics IL can support at pres
ont and it is cguelty 20 get Them here t
he nreved upon by the lowering OF uhen
wares. When the necessary improve
me9ts are made Idaho is capable OF sup
norfing a population of 5,OOO,DOO, bu
hit time win not come IL TIM
Caneratiou. When the appropriations
Ia, statehood are made We want to com
ISNb all the force and effect Of law, an
MOI through the
VACCINATION OF CORRUPT POLITICAL DEMA
CoGJEs
and petty county committees. We sha
want it to be 50 that Dalot-Do
etuffiup can be punished and the sam
dose dealt out to the manufacturers Of tais
ro+nrns We shall ask that the constitu
+ion he born ia the purity Of a legal atmos
nhere. and not by the act OF mob.
OF course. your readers mostly kno'
NAt the Statesman has changed hands
Hon Milton Kelly retiring. and compan
1.on1nosed of about a half-dozcn gentlemen
some from the east and some from th
,,1est purchasing the concern. Now tina
the nudge is out OF the paper people spea
If him as they do Of the dead, with @rea
{ reverence. He is certainly man VII
= many excellent attributes Ihougn pas
seventy wears of age he is now engaging nj
fine and attention in improving his Grea
sulphur Springs property, aoeut hse Hille
from this city.