Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-17

men iur utiur True ~ their CUnNicilunf,
they did what they could TO mako free
speech Impossible, they punished men
Tor entertaining honest views aud eN.
pressing them; they made a mans
patriotism rrproach against him;
they brought the full power Of the
church over the people to bear In dtiv-
ing men whom they did not like out Of
employment; ~ Instance the ease %
thcir compelling railroad company
10 demand the resiguaii1n Of n faithful
superintendent, who In the employ u
the company had saved It from bank.
fup,cy, on charge that hc had been
active In the ranks Of his party. Alter
men through years Of toll had built up
n profitable business, they Put the
power u the church 10 work.
~ COMrrn luE PATRONS
" such men to Withdraw their patron.
age, leaving to the mon the alternative
VI selling Out 10 them at what they
might be pleased to pay, or Of pursuing
business which every day brought
them nearer 10 bankruptcy; ~ instance
the ease u APP site Hebcr Grant compel.
ling the railroads and hotels TO prac.
tically boycott the men who had huilt
up the transfer husin,ss In this city.
Again, In their government they rc.
fused 10 make needed improvements;
ignored the sanitary needs oftho cities,
refused 10 place the public schools In
accord with modern standards, con.
doned the dishonesty Of olliclais, re-.
fused 10 Vnss needed laws, and Tor iOfty
years tried their very utmost TO make
Of no effect the Just laws VI The Rcpub.
lie aud Of civilization.
"A stream cannot rl.o higher than
Ia source"
Again, because Ogden aud Salt Lake
were wrenchcd from the control OF the
saints, thousands Of men came and
mn t. their homes In this Territory
who never would have comr had they
not thought that Mormon rule was
dying. To put the Territory back
und, that ruir would absolutely ruin
many q thee, and would break down
thu value 81 property everywhere.
Hut some one else may say; "Mhat
do you rXpccl2 Il It your dosiU u
keep Utah always Territory Wouli
you have Utah retpolually ostmciacd?
~ are you planning 10 incorporate
tc,t oath into tie laws prior 10 giving
thr Territory Stntchood2n
My answer % that u this; When n
foreigner come. IN nut shores, no
matter how intelligent hu may be, no
matter u from childhood ~ he las
been dreaming NJ the day whoa he
could, casting aside all ftalty 10 any
other Government, with all his heart
nud soul give his iuli allegiance 10 the
Government Of the United States, on
his arrival our laws iutcfpUso and say
10 him; "lieforc you can become
citizen you must spend u number Of
year. ON our shores; you must establish
10y your life Hut your auls that yOu ntv
sincere, because citizenship ia This Re.
public isa most sacred privilege, Tor tho
very life Of the Repuhlic rests upon the
patriotism and Intelligence Of the
people"
Ia the same way | would accept the
beginning OF the putting away Of
p0lygamy aud the di--1lying VI the
Peoples Party, ~ equivalent 10 the
Ming OF the dcclatntsTy papcfH Of the
Church of J-au- Christ Of lattef.,lay
Saints In petition for citizenship, and
would hope that by the time II asked
for final papers II would be fitted TOT
full naturalization.
| would trust that by that ,Imc the
people would be- anxious Tor statehood.
not Tor the sake Of cutfcnching their
church State linci, but because Of a
sincere desire 10 parlake In the duties,
responsibilities aud glory Of the Re-
public.
when We reflect that Tor forty years
Ia this Territory power ruled, In the
record Of which there cannot he found
Ia all the speeches OF writings Of the
public mon " tho party that dominated
the Territory through all that time
ONE SINGLE WORD % CONDENSATION
or affection for the government OF the
United States, hut rather the most hit.
ter lnvCCtiyc- against NIL officers OF the
government who tried 10 perform thclf
duties, from the Deputy Marshal up
through judge, Governor, Congress.
men, Senators and Presidents, II IL too
much 10 ask that there shall not ba In.
decent haste In turning over the control
Of Oue.fortieth Part Of the area OF the
United states 10 this same dominion?
And the thought behind all thl. IL
one Of goodwill 10 Mormon people
themselves, because | believe were
they 10 bu given what they are covert.
ly demanding that II would not bu Ave
years before the old rigid Mormon rule
would be reinsiatoi; that tho public
schools would grivllate back 10 what
they were; that the ballot would be 10.
stored 10 10000 women who would
have no more conception Of the duties
that gin Involved than 40 many chin.
panEees; that II would not bo fifteen
years before thousands 0f tho men who
are now little children playing on the
streets aud IA the homes VI this Terri.
tory would be slaughtered In civil war
ON the funeral pyre u MOrmonlsm,
for, since the beginning Of tins, like
causes have produced like results the
world around.
l wish that the Mormon pelplecould
understand that there ARE pe5ple who
do not want any office, who ARE seek.
ing for no political or personal advan.
thges; who would not IL they could
aid one sorrow or One humiliation 20
them; who On tho other hand
have no feeling toward them except
that they mny abundantly prosper and
that their future peace may he fully
assured; who still have greater love
for native land than for anything else;
who are jealous N its sovereignty aud
the honor " Ia nag; who are distrust.
ful lest IL ballot he unwOtthily used,
and N they stand Ia the path Of State.
hood for Utah II II oIly because they
know that u II were 10 be given now Il
would be placing the new State In thu
hands ola people who Tor forty years
have been taught that the government
Of the Republic has been their steady
enemy; that they owed 10 another
power fcalty higher than 10 the Re.
public; that the majority VI them have
nevor vet Tncelyel Anv knDMlndnn of