Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-19
TIE eoyERyonHAs RErURyED.

legislation 90 deprive the over
Wheluiug majority Of the people O
Utah Of their civil rights and priyi
lcses. The lest evidence Of th,
object OF hjs visit 20 and stay in Ia,
capital IS what he did while there
Tine testimony As TO one Of his lead,
ing FUrpOses Is beyond the province
81 GizFule. Il Is further borne on,
10y inns own statement since his re,
.gEa, as he has been interviewed by
q representative Of 6 local cotcmf0,
.ary, the following being credited 10
hin Is ais expression;
In my opinion the Cullsm OF
Ssruble bill viii become q lsw.
know tHa- alnsigri.y OF The committee
on territories IN both House and sen
ale favor TIE bII, and taink a ma
fIri-v q both bodies VIII vote FOR It.
After the decision of The supreme
Cour5 Of the linked States that the
Idaho test cath was constitutional iE
seemed 10 the leading members OF
Congress who have always mani
tested an interest "a TsJh affairs that
here ua~ The solution ri tire Mormon
r-ursam. aud IN manner that would
be laaf-i rs vell ss elective, and tia,
90 was Hal rI-a- lu.lr the Mormon III
Uah would be Ilaa-d on gIe same
political footing as the Mormon IL
Idaho. Hence tine favor with which
Mr. El-kiu's TM vas received. ]
authorized The chairman u the House
committee, Mr.. S.rIh.e, 10 say for
mo thai believed jac g1-a. majority
O. the Gruulg c!Ezeus an UIah would
welcome Ihe passage 0fJlc u.iI, and that
was IN favor II any legislation thar
would destroy the political power Of the
Mormon Church; that I had SO re-
commended in Tag annual report for
Is5L ] Wa, absent ia Pi;sbGr- al
the time tno committee met. and could
not make ;hc statement personally.
Governor West and Mr.. BaslSIu re-
main IN Washington. and wlu prob
ably uu. return until matters have
a,sumes definite snare. In Jhis con
ucc.icu ] want f1 say thai every
Gaullo in Jtah owes q debt Of -ra;i-
igde 90 Delegate Dubois q Idaho. lie
las been under au circumstances an
cger-w3,iu- friend. and wul continue
O. he So. Ills eminent services for
Idaho have commanded general At
iouaon ana recognition. Senators
Eslaunls. Cu.l0m, Stewart, Plat,
Paddock. Henderson, Jones, Sanders
and others are earnestly in favor Of
iae tes.-0a.h bill. and 50 are the lead
ing representatives IN Congress. espe-
giallv Mckinley, Slrable, Baker.
Dorsey and Speaker iced"
81 viii ta observed Tat Mr..
Thomas broughta Humger Of iuGu-
races TO Jeay upon the commirtee- /
isis own as Governor, that 81 the Z
Chamber Of Commerce, he being IN /
Washington as paid agent l1r that /
body for another purpose, an. tha. !
os tEe srsa. us 50r.tygt the Gentle .
yi.iz-G- OF Utah.
Tae Clamber of Commerce
ci-jrls E, have sen. him 10 Wash
iug,on AMI paid tl= expenses o. his
trsP san; y.si-J. at ina uYu-paH.-an
capacity, qu.l- a. uguher Of the
members o. tE- e-sau:ztt!Yn being
'-lIermeus.' lie accepted Tie az Z
pgiuta-Ht and the five hundred I
dollars. ineluling the n5u-parl,zan-
ship understanding, auI 20 distrimi-
hating public can judge how he has z
lived un 10 the agreement.
Mr.. Thomas own organ secuted I
the allegation made m reference 10 (
his political partizau movements Z
wheniJ was first made. Indignantly !
asserting That iJ would be "a ..betrsv- /
a. Of "a trust OF which he was In
capable. Since ais conviction ami
personal confession the same Jour
mi mas been seeking, Joy q horrible
proc sof coutortiou, TO give an act
Of trrachery q merit8rioJs coIOriur. I
90 the no small disgust Of many
d Liberals
The right Of Mr.. Thomas 10 Place
the great majority Of the Gentle
citizens Of Utahs' iu the light in
which lie exhibited them is ol.en 10 /
question even aside from the trust
betrayal connected with the cham
her. There isa strong sentiment Of ,
TO Acknowledgement
among the class whose influence he :
lsed IN favor Of the una mcrlcau :
ao!i'icalaa'minlti0n. Ia the CITY
D: Oslen the TepUguance toward
he measure Is almos. universal 4,
,mong the uou-''AI1rmous' t5pula- ,
ion; thc same attitude is becoming ,
more and more pronounced here.
mi there is therefore . strong gues-
i'n rs 10 the trulhtulsess Of the :
representation ma Ee 20 the commit A.,
&c in that REGARD. /.
The chilIishnyss Of Mr.. Thomas .
u charging Mr.. Game with having =
p.ce ] him into a declaration in =
avgrof the S--lble bill is aImr,. !.
igkeninE, IT is SO trilinrIy disfn- :.
enlJa-. The episode before the 4
ommittee simply brought ont the Il
ac; that while lie had rs p
G7cl AIr. Caing that his posi- 4
ION upon the measure was -
nc o. neutrality, he had been u.
y rkinE ia the other direction i'm :,
te grass, having declared in favor
/ IL 10 members If the Committee
a Territories I'm private. Mr.. Du- j
DIS in whose praise the Governor
IuHis q few notes Of w0rshipfuI
luiaii5n. stated tha. such was the Il
csc. TIE incident simply dill this Is
luch-iI f3-cai AIr. Thomas into "
le open, because It disclosed what II
e hal been doing I'm the dark. In G
eaj his praeeedings as a whole Il
-ear such a doubIe-shullc aspect, - p
reiie-t no credit upon him from C
ny standpoint. 81
In the interview already referred "
D. the Governor Lad something to o.
~ in relation 10 the bill recently p
Introduced by Senator Eimuuds ID
nj whose lurgcse is TO constitute IL
im Arthur I, King If Utah, with
be j.ah Commission as anauxiIiary u
zee IN the shape Of a cabinet. al
We quote: "