The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-06
Still Opposing a Home Rule OF
Statehood Bill,
DUBOIS FAvORs STATEHOOD.
a Red Debate on the Question in the Re-
publican Senatorial Debate on
the Question.
HERALD BUREAU,
CORNER FIFTEENTH AND G STREETS.
" AsurNGTON n q Dec r 1902

I GU VIII see from this that the C0nn6ctlcut
Puritan, as his colleagues in the Senate
call him, is still inimical to the interests of
Utah and her people. Senator Platt, as l
have repeatedly pointed out in these dis
patches, while, personally an honest and
high-minded gentleman, is in his capacity
Of legislator one Of the most narrow and
bigoted men in public life. He is
thoroughly distrustful of the Mormon ele-
menf, and he hates the Democratic party
as the devil is believed to hate holy water.
These furnish the basis for his opposition
TO anything looking to Home Rule or state
hood for the territory.
Last winter after Democratic House
had unanimously passed the Home Rule
bill, Nr. Platt pigeon holed it in the Senate
territorial committee room, and from what
ne said today he intends to keep it pigeon
holed until the friends of the measure
make so decided protest as to compel lim
to give it consideration The Republican
leaders evidently believe there is good
deal of political dynamite in the Home Rule
bill. They appreciate the fact that all the
Democrats in the Senate, with the single
exception of Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, will
give the measure 9 hearty support and
they know, too, that some of the more
liberal of their own party, such as Carey
and Warren of Wyoming. Stanford of
California. Stewart OF Nevada end Teller
OF Colorado viii also join with the Demo
Gratis in putting it through the Senate.
The moral effect however, would be
beneficial TO the Democrats in view of the
small number of Republicans who would
vote for it, and this is what Mr.. Piatt and
the other Republican leaders wonld like to
prevent The comforting of statehood
upon the territory almost wholly through
Democratic influences would, in their
opinion, so strengthen the party in Utah
as to keep the state Democratic for score
Of years, and for this reason, Mr.. Platt
viii pursue his Obstructive practice of last
year and use every effort to prevent the
Home Rule bill from Deing considered in
the COMMITTEES.
Speaking of Senator Plat reminds me of
that gentlemsn's failure to call his commit
Tee together and visit the four territories
OF Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa which be was empowered by reso-
luton to do at the last session. He gave
as reason today, his failure to get the
members OF the committee together before
election day and added that the time was
too limited after that date to make the trip.
Evidently the senator has no interest in
the matter for he frankly stated that he
did not think the committee would 90 west
during the present winter nor spring, nor
did be know when they would. He might
truthfully have added that he did not care
whether they went or not.
Senator Carey, who is one of the ardent
friends of the territories in public life pur-
poses agitating the matter during the ses-
sion, and is very hopeful that after the 4th
Of March some arrangement viii be made
that viii enable at least majority of the
committee TO make the trip early in the
coming spring. This purpose OF course
will he abandoned should an omnibus bill
be passed in the meantime admitting the
territories 70 statehood.
At the Republican senatorial caucus held
this afternoon no inconsiderabIep part of the
discussion referred to the propriety Of ad-
hitting the territories as states The eau
Gus was not called to consider this matter
specifically but it came up incidentally.
Sengtor Platt referred to the bill admitting
New Mexico and desired to know hos his
Republican colleagues felt regarding the
measure.
wolcott of Colorado, In ais fiery and i'm
petuous fashion jumped to his feet and pro-
tested against conferrlng statehood upon
the territory He said he had travelled extern
siyely throughout New Mexico during the
past summer and that his observation was
that the Indians are superior in intelli-
gence 30 the Mexicsns and that the white
people are so few numerically as not to
justify so great boon as statehood would
be TO them.
When he had finished Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania offered resolution declar-
ing 1t to be the sense OF the CAUCUS that the
territories matter be postponed until next
session. MIR. Quay is one OF the Republi-
can leaders TO whom l have referred who
feel that the Democrats viii reap all the
substantial benefits resulting from the ad
mission of the territories.
There was an evident disposition to
sdopt the resolutions, when Senator
Carey Of Wyoming arose and objected
strenuously to any further postponement
Of the matter so vitality important to the
people of Utah. TO New Mexico and
Arizona He briefly sketched the abnor-
mai condition Of territorial form Of gov
ernuent, and begged that speedy consider
alton be given at least to the admission of
Utah.
He was followed by Mr.. Dubois, of
Idaho. who TO the establishment of all pres
ent, made ringing argument favoring
statehood for Utah. "You all knows said
he 'how in times past have hated End
distrusted the Mormons, my distrust has
fallen away in the light Of their recent
actions. Polygamy is q dead issue in Utah
ard Idaho and the power Of the church is
broken. II is no longer q political factor.
II is as safe TO ADMIT Utah as state as
any other territory in the country" He
proceeded in this strain for some minutes,
making. 1 am told, the most eloquent
speech thus far delivered By him in Wash
ington. At the conclusion Of his remarks
the caucus adjourned leaving the terri
tories question still unsettled.
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