The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-17
GOODWIN'S LECTURE
His Reasons for Opposing Utah
Statehood.
THEY ARE HESAMENOW AS EVER
He Does Not Believe the Mormons are Sin
cere, Nor Educated, Nor Anything
Else to Suit Him.

The Patriotic Order Sons of America is
not young institution in this country. 1t
was first organized in tho city of Philadel-
phia in 1S47 and has extended it's camps
throughout the length and breadth of the
entire land, and is now established in every
state and territory. Its membership en-
braces all honorable trades and professions
but is confined strictly to those Of native
birth. 1t claims to be non -sectarian and
non-partisan and has for its objects the
incubation of American principles, the
cultivation Of fraternal feeling, opposition
to foreign interference, the preservation of
the constitution and the advan cement of
the public sch ools. Its favorite motto is
Americans for America"
The organization has extended It's camp
in Utah to the number of eight, three of
which are located in Salt Lake,
with a membership of about two hundred,
and the total membership in the United
States will exceed two hundred thousand
AS announced in the press few days ago,
the several camps in Salt Lake propose
giving series of lectures during the win
ter upon topics bearing on Americanism,
education, naturalization, schools, etc. ETC.,
and have invited numer Of the leading
professional gentlemen of the city to do SO
at the dates to be hereafter announced.
The first Of the series was given last
night at Camp No. 5, in the Gladstone
block, and the orator was Judge Goodwin.
Seats were provided for over two hun
dred people, and the hall was well filed.
The camp was under the command OF
MIR. h. A Terpening, and the exercises of
the evening were opened with prayer by
Rev. DR.. Edwards. After which the Glee
club sang, "a Thousand Years, My Own
Columbia" and the speaker for the even
ing was introduced. he chose as his
theme
DANGERS OF STATEHOOD
for Utah, and among other things, said:
We are told that conditions have changed
in this territory; that the Mormon church
has wholly withdrawn its old-time iron
hand from politics, that henceforth, in po-
litical matters, the advice of the Mormon
chiefs will count for no more than does the
the advice Of the priests of the other de-
nominations.
Then the speaker launched into his old
time editorial mood and declared: l am
going to assume that it is made in all sim
cerity.
Here is people who from their cradles
and their mothers knees have been taught
that certain men have been selected and
ordained to stand in Gods place in the
world, to think with Gods thoughts, TO
speak with Gods words, that they receive
| daily revelations from OmnIpotence, and
hence cannot make mistakes.
In the new departure, and amid the new
conditions claimed, this belief and the ne
cessity of 1t have never been revoked.
Again, from the first this people have
been taught that they are and are to be a
| distinct people; no encouragements have
been offered any who have come; rather,
from pulpit and press, all who have come
here and who have dared to assert that
government of the republic ought to be
| here, as everywhere else under the flag
treated as the sovereign power and its laws
obeyed, have been vllely denounced and
lied about, and this has been, regardless of
the exalted stations of some, the blameIess
! lives of others.
SUPPOSE.
! Imagine a state election called. Imagine
that Apostle Moses Thatcher should be
nominated by the Democrats for governor,
and Judge Zane, if you please, should be
named for the same high Office by the Re-
puollcaus. Suppose Judge Judd should be
named by the Democrats for chief Justice
and Apostle John Henry Smith should be
given the same nomination by the Republi-
cans. Suppose the Democrats should nom
mate Lieutenant Richard Young for attor-
ney-general, and the Republicans were to
nominate Mr.. Arthur Brown for the same
high ocffie. Suppose the Democrats were
to nominate Ex-Governor West for Con-
gress, and the Republicans were to nomi-
| nate John Q. Cannon for the same office.
/ and go -as-you- please campaign was to run
its course until election day, does any man
familiar with Utah, its present and its past,
| doubt what the result would be: Is it not
u hGnlnta1U hot -ho~ r.
should be counted that Democratic gov
ernor, Republican chief justice, Demo
catic attorney general and a Republican
member OF Congress had been triumphant
! ly elected:
But some one may ask: Suppose that
all you have said be true, is it not right for
the majority in this country to rules On
what ground do you oppose the admission
of Utah: Why should a territory with
sufficient people and property be kept in
territorial leading-strirgs"
The answer 10 that in Judge Goodwiuis
opinion, is twofold: first that the Nor
mons do not know, and second that they
do not love the institutions of this govern
ment
What about the present government
| Again, In their government they refused
to make needed improvements; ignored the
sanitary needs of cities; refused to place
! the public schools in accord with modern
standards: condoned the dishonesty of off,
! Gals; refused TO pass needed laws, and for
forty years tried their very utmost to make
OF no effect the just laws of the republic
and of Civilization.
But some one else may say: what do
you eXpectl Is it your desire to keep Utah
always territory? Would you have Utah
perpetualy ostraoisedt or are you planning
! to incorporate a test oath nto the law prior
to giving the territory statehoodl"
would accept the beginning OF the put
ting away OF polygamy and the dissolviug
OF the Peoples party as equivalent to the
! Hing OF the declaratory papers by the
/ Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in petition for citizenship, and
would hope that by the time it asked for
final papers it would be fitted for full ma
turslization.
wish that the Mormon people could un-
derstand that there are people who do not
want any Office, who are seeking for no
political or personal advantages; who would
not If they could add one sorrow or one hu-
initiation to them; who on the other hand
have no feeling toward them except they
may abuudsntly prosper and that their
future peace may be fully assured; who
still have q greater love for native land
than for anything else; who are Jealous of
its sovereignty and the honor of it's flag
who are distrustful lest it's ballot
be unworthily used, and if they stand
in the path Of statehood for Utah it
is only because they know that if it were
to be given now it would be placing the new
star in the hands of people who for
forty years have been taught that the gov
ernmeut Of the republic has been their