The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-19

the attempt to deprive the majority of
the people of this territory OF every
vestige of civil and political liberty,
to talk as if he desired to
see the people prosperous, happy and
''contented'' is beyond US. We will have to
learn few new words to help US out; es-
when we read his excellency's suggestion
about ''some federal agency"
Governor, as one of the aids to make the
people ''prosp erous," happy and ''con-
teuted'' is, in your opinion, 1.-The develop
ment of industrial pursuits we would
like you to rise and point out a few of these
developments which have come to the PEG
pie since 1.-The tide of prosperity which
commenced to rise in 1882" set it That is,
we want you to point to some of them
which you and your associates have estab
lished We are well aware that the people
have started and maintained the ''indus-
trial pursuits in this territory almost
without exception, and we agree with you
perfectly for which we are truly thank
full, as it is indeed painful to US to disa
gree with your .eXcellency in the
least degree) that it is from the
development of industrial pursuits"
''present to the world the picture
of prosperous and busy people, and con-
sequently happy and contented people,;
but we are panied to say simply on account
of disagreeing with you, that the turning
over of the appointing power into your
hands to name the parties who shall eXpend
the taxes which come from these indus
trial pursuits and the allowing of political
adventurers to assess them to death are not
calculated to add to the happiness or pros
perity of the people. We hope you will
pardon us when we say that you don't think
so yourself.
1.-THE absence of the degree of political
harmony which exists between the people
of this territory and the people of the
United States has led Congress to enact,
from time to time, laws withdrawing from
the people Of the territory the full measure
of self-gevernment usually accorded to the
people of territory. These laws are su-
preme within our scope and demand the
support, respect and obedience of every
citizen" While we are willing to show re
spect to the laws, we do not hesitate to ex-
press our contempt for the political trick
sters who secured their passage.
at cannot be denied that exceptional
conditions in this territory demanded these
laws" THE HERALD absolutely and un-
qualifiedly denies that the conditions of
this territory demanded these laws'' with
drawing from the people of the territory
the full measure of self government usually
accorded to the people of a territory
Once more we confess our utter lack of
ability to reach the sublime heights to
which his excellency's cheek Dared when
he penned the above words. We assert
that there never was the least necessity to
take from the people of Utah "the full
measure of self government usually &C
corded to the people of territory" on
the contrary, we declare that these rights
were taken away solely because lot of
political adventures have gone to Wash
ington from time to time and misrepre-
sented the true state of affairs in this
territory for their own interests.
We trust that you, Governor THOMAS,
will not take offense whe1 we
say lone of whom you are which,
Wedo not expect you to agree with US in
this position, but then yo ur annual report
to the secretary of the interior backs US up
in our conclusion, to say nothing of your
attempt to stab in the back the only man
on the Utah commission who is not on hand
to stand in with you in your efforts to rob
the people of this territory of their cleo
tive officers.
s'There is no doubt that the territory has
been 81 eatly retarded in development by
its unhappy relations TO the general govern
ment and to the people of the country"
We deny the truthfulness of this. That
the territory has been retarded in its de-
velopment there is no doubt, but this has
been due to the sensational reports which
have been written and telegraphed from
this city to the people of the east and west
and to the attempts, part of which have
succeeded, to steal the political control of
the territory by the rule or-ruin crowd in
our midst, of which crowd your
suggestions are fast making you
a bright and shining light.
Governor, you know only too well that
anywhere else than in Utah you would be
hooted out of town If you were to make
such an outrageous proposition as that
"some federal agency" appoint the county
officers. The Mormons have no friends
and that is the reason you can join in the
crusade, without condemnation, to take
away from them the few liberties remain
ing.
prosperous, "happy" and 'contented"
That those conditions may at all times be
the heritage of the people of our territory,
of all classes, is the sincere wish of The
HERALD, but we hope those conditions will
never be given US by 'some federal
agency" We suggest, governor, that next
time you write for the public and try to
make out that your heart is running over
with desire to see the people prosper
ous,' happy and "contented," you will
at least wait until your suggestion as to
robbing them of their elective officers has
disappeared from the daily papers So
long as this truly sympathetic suggestion
is daily before the public we are of the
opinion that the people may not believe in
your love and it would be painful to us
to have anyone for single moment doubt
the sincerity OF your love for the people of
this territory. If there were no other proof
of that than your attempt to have General
McCLERNAND removed from the Utah com
mission, we feel that this one incident
would furnish undying evidence of your
affection. There are so many other
acts that go to show the sincerity of your
love that there is no need of singing out