Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-24

Judge" Iio neither gives thei
names, nor does ne state which " IN,
two ~ the author OF the state
ment In regard to the Utah Com
mission:
This communication has appeared IA
the Delegates speech.
The statements oontained IN thi,
anonymous letter are without sem
biance Of truth, and II Is difficult Il
ueDeve That the speaker who presented
~ was unaware Of their untruthful
ana yenomOus character.
~ " not tfuu that the Commission
mss insisted upon exercising legisla.
i've, judicial, and executive powers.n
% tho contrary, nearly every an
nual report Of the Commission has
pointed out the want Of lower 10
enforce it, rullnge, amt has suggested
me propficiy OF having conferred upon
u the powers II was expeetoi and con.
stanlly asked 10 exercise.
IL Is not true mat "hy the false and
scaninlous Representation aud lobbying
OF It's members, they have induced
Congress to fastun the Commi a. lon
upon tue Territory"
lt is not true that "thcy have persist-
ENTITY mallgned the people OF Utah."
The reports OF the Commission are
public documents, aud may bs lott to
speak for themselves upon this point.
~ Is not true that "they nave refused
to rocognize the formation OF National
parties" or "ihat thoy declined
TO appoint any IN lgo Of election from
either the Democratic or Republican
partiea after being requested 70 10 DO. -
On the contrary, NJ the only general
election held ia Utah since tho dis.
banding VI the Peoples party, and
when the Republican and Democratic
parties made their fret appearance anu
cast thelr nrst votes, a representation
was awarded both parties on the boards
o. election, Ia the following manner:
Two Judges were appointed from the
l'iborhl party at each poll (cxcept
where none but Mormons fesidedl
aud the third Judge was chosed alter
nateiy, ~ far as practicable, from the
Republican and Democratic parties.
In the Mormon precincts all the judges
OF election were profossedly Rcnubll.
can anu Democratic.
Tnia rule OF selection was adopted
because there had heretofore been no
Republican or democratic parties
holding elections In Utsh. Their
birth was IN exp ctauoy, and II was
concluded not 10 recognize fully,
parties which had not yet ciat vote
TO give evidence Of their existence.
The only election Of imuor,a nce held
since then, was thu municipal election
held for Salt Lake City In February
last. For that election tue Commission
notified the chairman Ut each party
organization, Democratic, Republican
anu Liberal, 10 furnish II with
names Of proper persons 10 act as
Judges ~ election nj The several polling
places, and from lists furnished Ia re-
Spouse OF such notice, appointed a
Judge OF election from each Of the
three parties Tor each polling place In
the city. The result was, that when.
over question arose at the polls, II was
Invariably decided by the Democratic
sud Republican judges combining to
decide against the LlbaTal.
II WINS also noticeable that there was
fully as much, II not more, complaints
u
uEFAfa METHODS
In this election as ever before.
Mr.. Caine, when he made public
The letter quoted rom, knew these
iacts as well "a any oAe living in Utah.
When hu said Ia tho same speech,
that "the polygamists OF Utah, a1or
tbs passage " the Eimunds law,
neither attempted to register Or vOte,o !
he know that large numbers Ol them |
did attempt to register, and were only |
prevented ron 70 doing by the .rgis- |
trntion officers appointed by aud acting |
under the instructions Of the Com |
He knew that out OF that |
ten cases were selected a. |
REPRESENTING all the different phases
and characteristics Of the questions |
which might be raised for adlniica. |
.iop; that ten test suits for damRges |
were brought agninst the members OF |
the Commission for refusing 10 allow |
them 10 registernnd vote, aud that all |
these cases were Appealed by the
claimants Of the right 10 register,
from the decision OF the Territorial
courts 20 thu highest judicial tribunal
Di the Nation, where they were de-
sided against them, and the refusal 10
register them austained. Sec case Of
Murphy ". Ramsey ct al, u. >. Re-
ports, PIP, l5'ii.
~ - RANF ~ saw NAAA ~ NNNNL tAtfklNu
held IN Utah since the pas age OF the
tdmunds law, numerous persons
barrel by that law iOr polygamOus and
sexual oilonses have appeared
before the Commission, often bringing
attorneys anu others 10 advocate their
'lnims, and demanded the right ~ reg
ster and vote.
The Commission has been constant.
- al Na.I "a. A
rom les organization 10 the present
ine.
The act Of Congress known as the
"EDMuSDs LAW"
which provided for its Organization,
vas passed, not hastily, but when the
'eople OF the country were In deadly
'arneet. The Commission was provided
or as one Of the Instruments OF govern.
llent 10 carry out purpose. The pur.
'oso was to compel an unwilling peo.
DE TO obey the laws OF tho land. To the
ours and their officers was assigned
he duty OF administering the PENAL
'ortions Of the law, To the Commits
ion was assigned the duty OF admin.
STEERING that portion OF tho law ro-
aung TO electoral privileges, and 10
'ut an end 10 the alleged abuse
4 power M between Mormon and
ientile people OF the Territory.
Naturally those most affected by those
avs, but whose acts had rendered
heir enactment and enforcement
Ieetsaary, chaied under their enforce
nent by the Commission, and they
ave kept up constant warfare
gainst it from the beginning until
low. Nearly every session VI Com
rsss Tor many years has seen the
olive phrlisans OF the Peoples or
tofmon party, presenting themselves