Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-16

90 ANt NNWH anu NAfH NAkluE M luuts
pendent COURSE in reference 10 party.
The report Of the Utah Commission,
while rejecting upon the action " the
Democratic aud Republican parties
aud disc0ufaging the division Of the
people on national party lines, at the
same time enters into special pleading
In behalf Of the SCALED Liberal party,
a mere local anti Mormon organization
without any national principles or
national purposes. IL bctfays the fact
that the Commission have chosen reg.
istration and election officers IN the
direct lrtercst Of the Liberal party.
They refused both the Democratic aud
Republican parties at the recent legis-
lalivc election the fair request Of one
Democrat, one Republican and one
| Liberal, On each Of the board OF Judges.
In the re.apportionment Of tho Terri.
tory they had special regards for Lib
efal interests, aud 40 grouped portions
" counties and districts that Liberal
candidates would be elected. This
they refer 10 M ''gi wing tho Gentilcs fair
representation" Yet the figures
/ furnished by themselves show that out
Of /. .otal Of o, $3.50 votes at the leg'sls.
/ tive election, the Liberals cast but
I % Nut ahh
shOestting hpportiOnment In their favor
the Liberals elected twelve out OF
thirty-six mombers for the legislature,
or one.third, while their proper pro-
| portion according 10 tue figures OF the
commission was about Que fourth.
The commission cndeav0r 10 make
u appear that the increased Literal
vote " 1891 In Salt Lake CITY over that
I ~ l. Al nf a..
GENTLE disbelief In the sincerity Of the
new political movement. The Increase
Il simply tho result OF an Increase Of
immigration, which the commission
admit was almost entirely can anti.
Mormon galn.o Their Inference l.
unfair aud il mere special pleading In
Literal interests.
The official importance given by the
commission to the unsupported state
ments " Anonymous PERSONS 10 the ~.
feet that a number Of polygninou- mar
ringcs have been cOntractel during the
past year or two, !. worthy Of the
rest of their inaiuuntion-. No person
eau be found who Il willing 10 make
affidavit or give testimony 10 a grand
Jury sufficient TO warrant n prosecution
Tor polygamy. The statement In the
report does not reflect much credit
upon the Republican officials engaged
Ia the execution Of the laws. And
the excuse Tor not livulging the names
u the alleged lnformants, that they
might be subjected 10 "prrsecutlon, |"
only oxcltes derlRlOn In view OF the
fact that, under tho administration oi
President Cleveland, scores upon scores
" informera aud deputy marshal- were
engaged In the special work Of Dis.
covering and Prosecuting vlolaton OF
the anti.polygamy Laws, and hundreds
Of men were sent TO the pcnitcntihry
without the medication or "prrsccu.
tiOn" " any officer or infotmer.
All the evidences 20 To prove that
the Mormon people have abandoned
the practice Of polygamy In good faith,
that they are not entering into further
unlawful marriages, and that they DO
not Intend b revive the obnoNiou
practice.
Casting doubts upon tholr sincerity
eau effect no good purpose. The better
policy appears 10 bp acceptance u thclI
submission 10 thu laws, and encourage.
ment Of their fidelity To tho govern.
ment.
Taking the ground that the Nor.
mons are sincere In their abandon.
mcnt Of polygsmy and their political
division on national party lines, what
more could they possibly do thai they
have done 20 demonstrate their good
faith? The commission have not sug
gested anything which they think
would be satisfactory.
The question occurs, why should
such respectable persons AZ the Utah
commissioners do anything 10 reiard
the movement In Utah which promises
TO bring the people Into entire har'
mOny with the nation hnd remov,
every objection TO It's admission Us 1
State?
This contamination seems 10 be- thei
great alarm. Can II DO that thes,
officials, In the desire TO retain posi-
tion- that are richly lucrative and al'
most a sinecure, are ObliviOus 10 tn,
welfare alike VI Utah aud tho nation
Tho Utah commission, under thl
changed conditions, are n useless ant
cx penslye body, which IL n standing
obstacle Ia tho way Of Utah'e progress
There IL no earthly need OF their fur
, Their services. They have done moth
, ing toward the settlement Of tn
pOlygamy question, as they boast II
their report, for this was beyond thei
function and their power. With tn,
abolition Of polygamy and OF the Nor
mon or Peoples party their occupation
: Ii entirely gone. IL Il undem0crati
and unrepublican 10 continue the OK
istence OF an nutocratic body, 10 pre-
, vent loyal citizens from managin
their own local election alialts.
The Democratic party Of Utah Ell
dorses the cOnrlnslOns Of General Me
Clenand, Of this commission, In hi
minority report, In favor Of oncouI
aging aud welcoming tho people q
Utah In their loyal submission
. 10 tho laws and their freedom
from ecclesiastical dlctation, an,
I will urge the abolition OF the UtahCou
mission, "a general amnesty TO forme
polygamisis who have come within III
laws, and vigorous campaign for IN
. spread Of Democratic principles an
the complete political freedom Of Ula
as soon M II IN evident 10 the cOuntrl
, that she Is entitled To the glorious boo
OF local se!i-government.
SAMUEL A. MERmTT,
Chairman Democratic Territorial
Central Committee.
ELIAS a. SMITH,
, Secretary Democratic Territorial
! Central Committee.
, IL. T., HENDERSON,
Chairman Democratic Society O
Utah.
a. 7. SCHROEDER,
Secretary Democratic Society O
! Utah.
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