Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-07


Tuesday was surprise TO everybody
in Uian but the committed who pre-
pared II. Its reception by the "Libcr-
alp faction Of this city is another SUR
prise.
The opponents OF statehood, we
would think, ought to accept this meH-
surs ~ n settlement Of the statehood
question, for as long as they have pro-
icssed to desire. They admit that
Utah cannot be kept out OF the Union
very long. They only wish TO postpone
the matter until time has shown
whether or not the Enormous" are
sincere In the steps they have taken In
regard to polygamy and politics. This
bill, II II should pass, would put oil
statehood at least as long as that
faction have pretended to think essen
tlal TO the welfare Of the Territory.
But tho "LiberalD organ attacks the
proposition with ~ much vinegar anu
venom a. IL It were bill for an eh'
abllng act. In one breath II declares
Il IA n scheme devised by the "htor-
mons, - In tho next It calls upon the
Enormous" to'repudiate Il. I'M bufst
Of reckless Insertion Il nvOws that the
bill "would put local aiiairs absolutely
In the hands OF the Mormon Chufch
II they pleased TO assume that con-
trol.n Then In auotber tone aud sem
teuce II declares ait ought to be
stamped out by the common sense OF
the Mormon people themselves" IL
intimatcs that tho Representatives"
Of four hundred seceders from the
"Liberal" faction have Joined whh
the ''Mormon" Church, "to formulate
this document with the hopo that Il
will he erystalllzed Into law" md
then says, "as matter Of common
prudenc. the leading Mormons ought
to repudiatc this BILL"
All thisis very funny and also very
suggestive. II makes ono who does not
regard tho measure with special favor
think there must DO something Ia II
better than at first rcading appears. II
is evident that no change which would
awe Utah n measure Of real republican
government would eult the "Liberal"
faction. They are not only opposed to
statehood but TO liberty In any degree
which could be- enjoyed by "Mor-
mona, in common with other citizens.
IL il the old bitterness revived, which
progressive people OF all parties and be
llefs Ia Utah want to bury for ever.
The Iiberal" organ says this bill
will kindlo once more the heartburn
ings which were passing away. But
why? Who will entertain them bal
the faction which that organ repre-
sents and which IL becoming "smAlleI
by degrees and beautifully less, "every
dayg We see nothing IN the
proposition to arouse any "heaFt'
burnlnps'' or bitterness Il
1t Is reasonably considered. hui
we are afraid tho rampant
"Liberals" will not look at any propo'
sition without bitterness and heart
burnings which will not be 30 anti
"Mormon" In Its nature as TO 10 dis
tasteful to every patriotic citizen.
The assertions that this bill, II II be
came law, would "glvo to this Terri
tory every ordinary function OF u State
without any OF Its dignity" that So
would tie the Gentilos OF this Territory
hand and foot, and deliver them ovei
TO the tender mercios OF the Mormon
Churoh,~ that at practically gives I,
tho man who would DO Governor, Il
the Legislature that would make th'
avs, aad TO J udges who would have
control Of the Courts unlimited powel
without check or hindranoe," ARE al
utterly absurd and untrue. They show
that the writers who make them elthol
do not understand the Dill or that they
want to represent 1t 40 that people WIZ
do not take the trouble to investigat,
closely may be blindly preJudioeI
against It.
The measure may DO objected t,
without injecting into It provisions
which are foreign to lis text and pur
port. There Is nothing In II which
warrants any OF these alarming fore
bodings. The power OF Congress Owe
the Territory would not be removed 1
the bill should pass. All the authority
exercised by Congress to revise or an
null the acts Of the Legislature woult
remain unlmpaired, Federal court
and Federal officers with power to al
Indicate and enforce the laws OF Con
gress you'd still exist In the Territory
Nonebi those laws would DO abrogateu
except certain specified sections which
would be incompatible with the pro
visions OF the new bill. We have care
fully examined ir and can find NJ
such terrors Lurking thcreia ~ th'
'Hulberal" organ has worked up from
the depths II its own imagination
They are not IN II.
But the objections that 1t is new
thing in legislation for Territory, ant
that while Congress Is about it, state
hood itself might as well or better IL
conferred AT once, arc sensible and t.
the point, and we coincide with them