Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-08
EXTENDING THE INFAMY.
The Efforts 10 Disfranchise the
s.Normons" In Arizona.

| WAsHINGToN, May Z. - Their
was another scene In the republican
State-stealing drama enacted before
the House committee on territorie.
this morning. Mr.. Murphy, secretary
of Arizona, appeared before that
committee and made an argument
in favor Of the admission of Arizona
as q State. He said he was a repub
lican; had resided there seven year.
and thought he knew the wishes Of
the republicans Of that territory in
regard 10 the admission to statehood.
After speaking upon the resource.
Of the country, he stated that the
people desired to come in with a
constitution that had all the safe
guards Of the Idaho constitution in
1t as against the Mormons; that they
did not desire to see their State ad-
mitted under conditions that would
permit the Mormons Of the sur
rounding territories to be unloaded
upon them.
Mr.. Mansur, of Missouri. a men,
Der Of the committee in change Of
the Arizona bill, asked him how
many MOrmons there were in the
Territory Of Arizona.
Murphy estimated them at 1000
voters, and said that they were gem
orally democrats.
Mr.. Mansur said: s'You propose,
then, to disfranchise them outright
on the same ground that you would
disfranchise the Chinese?''
Upon Murphy answering in the
affirmative, Mr.. AIansur, asked him
how many he knew or could vouch
for as living in that Territory in
open rOlygamy or higamy.
Murphy replied that he did not
know.
Mr.. Mansur then queried if there
were twenty-five in the Territory.
Murphy thought that there was.
He was asked If he would not
compromise by requiring them to
take n test cath, and not ask TO have
them absolutely DISTINGUISHED.
Murphy said what he wanted was
safeguard put in the enabling act
OF Congress rs q precedent TO their
admission.
Them" said Mansur. sfyou are
unwilling to submit the question to
the people of Arizona in the forma-
ton Of their own constitutional
After some hesitation, Murphy re-
piled that if it were left TO the peo-
pie Of that Territory, they would
vote down that proposition.
Mr.. Mansur then said in ocular
spirit, but which Mr.. Murphy took
seriously, ''Are you not willing to
take the conditions OF the constitu-
ton OF Wyoming in your enabling
act? And inasmuch as the women
are generally the better part of crea-
ton, We will let The Mormon women
vote IN Arizona as in Wyoming, If
you will let the Mormons vote.''
Murphy answered that he did not
want to make any compromises on
the matter; he wanted a cOnstitu-
ton with the safeguards Of Idaho.
Mr.. Mansur, in speaking of the
incidents afterward, said that he
understood that practically all the
Mormon voters in Arizona, as in
Idaho, were Democrats, while in
Wyoming the Mormons have gener-
ally voted the Republican ticket, it
thus appearing that it was only the
Democratic Mormons in the terri
tories that were TO be DISTINGUISHED.
Congressman Springer created
quite sensation in the House yes
terday by reading to a knot of demo-
cratic friends the telegram OF 357
words which he received from Salt
observation-disclosures by
the mass meeting Of Democrats held
there last Saturday night. The
resolutions denounced the efforts TO |
'sMormOns'' who had !
violated no law, and were very
to the opponents Of dis |
reimbursement in Congress, as going |
10 show that their course was fully |
endorsed by the followers Of Jeffer- |
son and Jackson living In the midst |
VI the people whom the Baskin-Cul- |
lom bill proposes 10 disfranchise.-l