The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-20
THEIR HYPOCRISY.


The more the people reflect on the state
hood bill prepared in this city by Republi-
can politicians and forwarded to Washing
ton to be introduced in Congress by Re-
publlcans, and the more of Republican
history which the people recall, the more
orazen does the hypocrisy of The G. o. p.
appear. Intelligent men are asking each
other what Republican would have had the
courage two months ago to pl oppose state
hood for Utah, and they fail to get res
ponses. Until the Democrats, with full
knowledge of the local Republican senti-
ment, having in view the principles upon
which the party is founded, prepared and
caused TO be presented bill which provided
home rule for the people, no Repub-
llcan would for moment tolerate the idea
OF local self-government The Republi-
cans thought 1.-THE time had not arrived"
Iney said watt They, or some of them,
conceded that conditions were changing,
but would not admit that they were suffi-
cieLtly changed to take the risk OF grant
ing home rule. They confessed lack of con-
hdence in the intelligence, honesty and
sincerity of the people, and said oy their
| actions that the community should be held
IN subsection a few years longer, until the
masses had demonstrated their integrity
and trustworthiness, and had been fully
educated for the duties and responsible
ties Of statehood" as the cowardly poll
tcians expressed it.
The Democrats were troubled with no
such doubts and distrusts. They had alb
! Gnlntn ~
ability Of the people, and therefore pro-
posed home rule in all its essential and
particulars, merely deferring statehood
until such time as the insulting misgivings
OF the Republicans could be proven libel
Gus beyond the possibility of doubt, as the
legal phraseology expresses it,
linen II was that the Republicans dis
covered that the dear people were all right
and could be trusted in safety. The hy-
pocrisy of it is disgusting. The discovery
was the Immediate result of the belief tina,
the Democrats would gain point with the
people, and the fear that this would
be the case induced the Republican
schemers to reverse the party's policy ant
professions of lifetime, and attempt
piece of political trickery so gauzy that the
public we are certain, will see through il
at once and think less of those engaged il
the business.
But whilst the introduction of the state
hood bill is neither more nor less than a bi
OF transparent demagogy, the Democracy
are not sorry. They will not oppose thu
measure. The Democrats believe tina
Utah is well qualified for all the duties anC
responsibilities of statehood We are Ger
tain that the people can with perfect con
tidence be Entrusted with a state govern
ment, and are glad that the Repub
licans have nominally come to thu
same belief although confidence
in the sincerity and honesty O
the scheming disciples of the party whicl
has fought home rule so long is wanting
! The Republicans are now on probation, S
to speak, and the course which is pursue
with reference to the bill alone can demon
strate the sincerity of their present move
ment.
However, whilst we say that Democrat
will throw no obstacles IN the way of tn
statehood bill, but viii welcome its pass
age, they will be watchful that the measur
= is not SO manipulated by tricky politician
as to defeat the Home Rule bill, and the
be abandoned Republican history ha
+ been such as to give rise to the suspicio
that the TELLER bill is merely a cleve
q scheme to prevent home rule aud della
statehood. This suspicion is intensified b
the circumstance that certain parties whit
g up to ten days ago, were rabid opponent
6 of statehood are now said to favor the bill
: 1t will be the duty as well as the pleasur
# Of the Democracy to defeat any trick whic
may have for its object the delay of hon
rule for Utah.