Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-30
"a PROPOSED MORMON sTArE.v

INK ltatufr OF luu hItlelfs hhu ~ ~
headed "a Proposed Mormon State"
On the general question Of the ad-
mission of Territories the Ircss Ia
sound. II says:
The Territorial condition is not in
tended to bo intended TO be permanent In
tho case Of any American community
and the Territory should become state
Whenever It is proved that standard ex-
lists high enough and Amo rican enough
toJustify siato organization"
This is correct American doctrine
but unfortunately, In IL application
other Ideas are permitte TO take a
more prominent place tina this theory,
and party politics often interfere aud
overhalance the "high standard"
which Territory has reached In all
really essential respects.
As to the position which Arizona has
acquired, the Press Is willing to waive
the objection that might be urged rs TO
It's Mexican population, because by
treaty pledge they must be "tTca,ed M
American citizens" but, we are
told, "thc population Of Arizona Is
about $1,000 and Of them more than
1900 are Mormons."
Well, must not they also be "treatod
IA American citzsns?" II the Prcss
will take the ltoublo 10 inq uIre. II will
find that these "Mormon" cttlers In
Arizons aro among the very best
people OF the Territory. To their In.
dustry, order aud 90 neral good
qualities rs progressive citizens
IA due not only the present
prosperity Of the prospective State, hat
the very conditions which rcndor
feasible aud proper It's admission into
the Union. What l. there agains,
themG who can tell with any degree
Of direcsness and tfuth2 The frees
says:
Elm Arizona the polygamous sect, with
it, dcspoic hierarchy and lls dark secrets
and mcthods,ls ilourshing and politically
formidable with tho buitr oss Of state
hood raised 10 protect It from federal In
reference, Mormonism nal ght we'll aban-
don t't,h Tor a nav dominion ln.Nri,op,
and there bid deannc, IN any ln,erfo,'
ence."
What pity II IL that New York
editors will try TO write about affairs In
the far Yves, wb,n tbov know no,hlny
ahou, than, Th.. IAN, n,,. am, a.,
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tlleu resident. OF Arlz,na ma 10 .he
"Alormonn citizen. OF IN, Territory
and the answer. received w m II. snG
flcicnt 10 dlssipate all the alarms thnt
disquIet people i'm the East. who have
no reason for terror seelne tb,v ar,
thousand. OF miles from In, Imaginary
DANGER The Pres, saws further
"rho.o,,o,,,,,,, 49,, ,,.,-.,
n state constitution g,r A,,,o,a da,r,o,'
ntely concluded IN plnco ma ob.truc,io,
In tho way of these NIormo ms gaining
control Of tho State. Tho lost oath an.
piled In Idaho to Mormon- exercising
the franchise was rejected in Arizona"
Well, ought not that to be sufficient
to show the Press the folly OF l,s own
fears? II the people OF Arizona, In
convention assembled, decided 10 place
no obstruction In the way OF the oAlor.
mons" whom they have among them,
why should n New York editor, 30 far
away, who has no part In the matter
want to raise an obstruction?
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