The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-25

accomplish what you have done OF your
own noble Will. When Grover Cleye-
land tremendous applausel- the speak
er acknowledged the cheering by saying:
You are only applauding great name,
/ that OF a man DIS brave as julius Caesar
when CleYeland was President" re-
sumed the speaker, Il was asked to
bring before him plan for the solution
OF the Utah question. | am not speak
ing OF polygamy, as there is no such
'Igamy'' now laid down to him what
l thought was necessary to do to end
your turmoil. l stated your condition
l saw the forces were getting into such
a shape under the Edmunds law
as must lead to wreck and ruin. ]
met Cleveland after his Inaugural
tiOn and this question came up,
and felt that this was an opportunity
for me to come here and arrange TO do
then what has been done now. [ came
here and | was unable to meet the men
l wanted to meet and came again. |
took the liberty to predict in the hear
ing of a man now in this assembly that
ii what has happened would happen,
Utah's difficulties would be over. left
this town believing that in fourteen
days | would hear that which would
have secured for you five years ago
what you have secured now. | ask you
to press your claim until you are ad-
mitted into the Union as Democratic
state. | lay down broadly the propo-
sltiOn that you cannot organize Dem
ocratlc party here except on the broad
est national principles, in harmony
with those of Marshall and jefferson,
Of Virginia, that there is no Demo
cracy without local self-government
These are the great anchoring prin-
ciples OF the Democratic party. Jeffer-
son won and established this point
You must 60 back to the first prin-
CipleS and say, Let the people of Utah
govern the people of Utah" Let no
religious question divert you from this
question. There are some things so
sacred that no hand should be placed
upon them. Do not be diverted from
these cardinal principles. Somebody
told me that there was something hid
away III some cave that would rise up
and destroy something. Laughter.
l do not know what it is. Laughter.
All this warfare is the resort of men in
desperate straits.
II you VIII CdSJ your eye TO the
great central state of the West, you
will see great state with thousands
OF men arrayed on party lines on a
great national question, where the
author of the greatest economical
measure of the modern times is pitted
against as true a Democrat as ever
drew the national flag over his head.
l ask that the people OF this Territory
shall follow the example of a state
with as large an experience as the
great State Of Ohio. Then there is the
question OF silver which affects you. If
you take up these questions you will
not trouble yourselves whether Brig
ham Young is dead or alive, which is a
dead issue"
Statehood is the inevitable conclu-
sion. 1t must come, Republican in
form, with the one fundamental provi- |
sion-anti-polygamy forever. When
great community of 100000 asks ad- |
to the Union and person op-
poses it, he works an injustice tothe |
people. Ii the judgment of my intel
ligence and common sense would guide |
me l would call for two things. A
straightforward march to Statehood |
and the destruction of all obstructionists |
that stand in the way. Prolonged ap-
plause. | would proclaim the inn |
mediate distinction of the Utah com
y LGreat applause.I