Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-30
A CUNNING DEVICE.

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The bill introduced by Senate
Platt from the Committee on Terri
tories, the full text Of which viii b
found in another part Of this paper
is a substitute for the Cullom bill
If j. comes GOA vote in the Senat
il viii probably pass. We hope 70
better things IN the House.
We believe there is q genera
sentiment Of regugnance to n,
drastic and un-American spirit O
the Cullom and Struble bills. They
may lee regarded as Practically de
funct. The shelving Of he Cullou
bill means a similar fate for tn.
SJrubls biz If it ever REACHES tn,
Senate.
But tue bill in relation to Arizona
and Utah, now pealing in the sen
nate, though miiler in language and
not uurdened with so many details, IS
in animus and intent Of the same
character AS tie other measures. Ii
= anti" Mormon legislation. It l.
designed 10 prevent ''AIormous''
from voting ami holding office in
both these Territories. Therefore
those fairmiuded and impartial
Americans who have opposed the
other bills. should also rxer; them
selves TO defeat this equally ob-
ugzi3us and auti-repuhlican progo-
si-ion.
The substitution @! this bill for
those so strongly objected 20 is a very
cunning device on the part Of the
enemy. Its supposed that tle pro-
tes-auts against the CullOm and
Struhle bills Will bee satisfied with
the seeming success Of their Efforts.
and ~ be Jailed into apathy Is TO
the present project. We therefore
draw attention 10 the inherent
yiciousness Of the Elatt bin, and 10
the fact that Us effects are intended
% be exactly the same as would fol
low the Fass-ge 81 the other bills.
fought 10 lie clear TO every lover
Of constitutional freedom. that dis
fraarhisement OF innocent citizens
because they are mem ers Of the
same Church a persons who NAV
be guilty, is in spirit, II not in
letter, violation Of Fundamental
Ew ana subveH.ive of republican
liberty. Yet this is what the Plat
bin Is framed TO effect.
The argument on which the sup /
por,e-s Of tins hili raly is, that the |
supreme Court Of the United |
States has declsrzd the Idaho law, /
on which this hills based, 10 lie CON |
s.itutionaL The truth is, the Court
has decided that the power Of the
Territorial legislature extends 70
ali rightfGl suij ects cf legislation. :,
aud that legislation as to the fran
rhise comes within the scope q .
constitutional legislative powers. /
That is tie gt,t Of the rul-
ing. On the sane principle
l0ugre-s, which is h=Ii 20 Possess
-lmiiar legislative powers over n
Territory TO that which a State
Legislature mas yvcra SJatc.has the I
Constitutional authority 20 regulate
Inc elective franchise in tie Terri
.odes. u
But 1t should og.sg.-,.l That the
resent question Is one O.. right
.athas than of power, Of republican
Principle more Than OF supreme AL
h2riiy. Isis right 30 DEPRIVE citi-
.eus who have not broken the law
d ali political rights and privileges?
s it republican TO strike the ballot
E2n hands th4t have done 10 :
wrong: AND. further, is IT polite :
D punish mouuram!srs far the Of ,
enses Of polyg amiSts: These ques-
IONS should cag-. just people to h
.onter a.d the friends Of popu- .
ar government to protest. ~
Wyoming is 10 be q State in the !,
ni1n. Il contains q humber Of :,
.Harmous." There Is no rsstrie- =
lon uuan thrir participation in all s
ae Affairs Of tae State equally with
Their citizens. WHY, then. should =
heir ca-reIisisul,ss in Utah ami :
>riz'na DE Disseminated against n
{ a "Ai,rm8u' may vote freely in +
Wyoming, why may he not vote At "
j in Arizona aud Utah? "
Let it be understood that this bin a
not directed against pol,gamv a
.o.y-omist- have been d:,fancbIs- L
d since March -. ISS2. Its the Il
i-mhers Of the Mormon church is
no have never violated the Jaw u
HON the Plat bill proposes to de- {.
Ar from voting, olice-hoIding anu ~
ny service. IL
We here append an editorial from n,
.e Denver Ns.rS which is pertipept to
the subject and is worthy Of genc- III
d attention: n,
A statement was recently pr F,r;sl,o5 q,
the effect tina. Arizona ana New L
e~ico might he admitted TO state Il,
.rt y they would frame constitutions re
riraucHi,!ag Mormous. IS there M
few Monons in New Mexico Or
rh " provision would no. De felt in CO.
o. Territory. In Arizona. however
Normous make up in numbers ha
tie a respectable portion OF the ha
7ulai'on. Being interviewed At Chi an
20 few days ago on he subigcr its
.Cnisi Justice Wright Of TIA. Fern the
= aid that Arizona would not ne. hol
u Statehood on such conditions. He an,
$ the Mormons OF Utah do M, bee
ctIce polyEamy. the
meg are a. good citizens as We SHY
re-. he says they are frugal. in pro
'.-'us ami law-abiGi--, and where tina
2 ihsy 90 The community is pros par
2Gs- We believe in the Edmupd> tina
and viii see that all v.olators Off iitsl
punished, bat all MoruIoas are moi
'g'misis. Il Marmouism is q bar tn
.a.ehood, WY no. Roman Catho-
'm' Methodism and Presbyterian 7
. As Polygamy is not prac:iced in tho
'ona' and never has been, why bea
lld We humiliaie the Mormons -r.
form one twentieth Of our popu- d,
aese sentiments can but be Indoors ne n
" every lover Of the organic law OF -
country, which guarantees re- -