The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-24
STATE 4 @ ID
Bennett and Smith Both
Favor it.
4 TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Between Republicans, Liberals
and Federal Officials.
THEY ALL OPPOSE HOME RULE
They Prefer Territorial Yassalage to it
Arguments In Favor Of Utahs Admis-
sion as a State-No Possible Chance
for it-0ur Resources
HERALD BUREAU,
Corner of 18th and G. SITS, n. w.

HERALD BUREAU,
Corner of 18th and G SITS, n. w.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. %.
The mask is off, Messrs. Bennett and
Smith, by their answers to the Senate ter
ritories committee to- day, showed that a
triple alliance exists between the Repub-
licans, the Liberals and the federal officials
in Utah to continue the present condition
of affairs, including
THE oDIoUs UTAH COMMISSION
hcan. In other words, if they can't have
statehood they prefer the present form of
government There was no equivocation
about the replies. They were drawn from
the speakers by Senators Faulkner and
Carlisle, and they were given with blunt
directness which effectually prevents any
other Interpretation being put upon them,
except that the Republicans are here as
allies of the Liberal party, while
MAsQUERADISG IN THE ROLE OF REPUB-
LICANs.
Almost at the very outset of his argument,
Judge Bennett was interrupted by Chair
man Platt who propounded this question
Of territorial government is adopted, con-
sidering how difficult it would be if once
established to abrogate it, that Utah would
be further from statehood than now"
Judge Bennett replied that that was his
opinion, and it was for that reason he an
tagonized the Home Rule bill. Speaking
then to the statehood bill, he went on to
say that he had been resident of Utah for
twenty years. He never was a Mormon, as
Senator Stewart knew, and he said that he
had been student Of the theory and sys-
TEN in practice that had become historic
He added that he went there as young
man and referred to the several times he
had come here to advocate the passage Of
the different laws
| ANTAGoNIZING THE MORMON SYSTEM.
"Under these circumstances" said he,
sis it natural to suppose that 1 would be
against Mormonism, 'yet while he was
against it he had always look forward to
the time when the territory would be
released from that bondage. He showed
that as the material development OF the
country went on, Americanism had come
|
mean much to you in the east, but to US in
west, it means everything" When the
Home Rule bill was introduced, he and the
people who believed with him, decided to
TASK for statehood, not to-day or to-mor-
row or next month or next year. OF
course,n he continued, II would not argue
political matters before this committee, but
they must be alluded to, and in view Of the
POLITICAL SITUATION IN UTAH,
it was thought wise by our Republican
committee. to substitute statehood bill
for the Faulkner Game bill
Senator Csrlisle-You say you do no
want the statehood bill passed at this ses
siona
The inquiry seemed to disconcert the
speaker whose intellectual faculties ap
peared, for some cause or other to b.
badly dulled. He replied in answer tt
Senator Carlisle, however, that that gen.
tleman had misunderstood him, where
upon Mr.. Carlisle interiected another
question: "Do you want the statehood
bill passed, or is it measure or ruse to de
feat the Home Rule bill?'
NO" replied Judge Bennett pulling
himself together with some difficulty, &c
want the statehood bill passed; 1 wan
Utah admitted as a state to-day, tomorrow
or next year, aud we will show you as
justification for it more increase in popula
ton, more wealth, more of the real sinew:
OF statehood than any Of the territorie
that have recently been admitted. wan
to show you, too, that while polygamy ha
been a menace to our government, W
have lived to see it abandoned"
Passing for some little time to the issu
, ance of
PRESIDENT wooDRUFF's MANIFESTO
he said: "You ask me what it means.
will tell you what it meals. The issuanc
= of the manifesto meant that somethin
had occurred; it meant that Americanisr
still prevailed and that our contest agains
| polygamy had been triumphant. The issu
ance of that manifesto gave some of US
who had been carrying on the warfar
against polygamy, encouragement, an
) then it was thought we might safely divid
on party lines"
He referred in passing terms to an art
i Gle of Chief Justice Zane in recent nun
Der of the Forum wherein this matter j
! discussed at length, and paid a high tribut
TO that gentleman's ability as a jurist, tn
purity of his private life and his politics
{ acumen.
He was asked the question by one men
8 Der Of the committee if he believed ths
! polygamy was dead, and he replied that b
had no doubt of it nor did any other fail
minded and liberal man doubt it was. H
said, that the opponents of the two bill
who had appeared here had endeavored
t give the committee contrary opinion, br
they knew better. They know that polye
amy as a matter of church creed or as
political power was
A THING OF THE PAST.
i He showed the committee that the terr1tor
: contained population of 250,000 souls an
that the assessed property amounted 1