Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26

Of people 80 sharply to their tesfonsi'
hilllies 10 Its government or 60 pat ~
burdens upon them In the shape. o.
taxation. This the Faulkner blll
does. II IL intended and VIII
operate NJ an educator Jhuef
" we elect our OlllceTs
from governor 10 constable. THESE
elections will necessarily elicit p0liu'
cal action IN maintaining convictions
aud political discussion In campaigns
Being compelled 10 tax ourselves 70
pay these offices will make us, watch
them closely In their official acts. IL
brings government home 70 the peo'
pie. In ovegy coul ! IN the Ierritoty
n district cOuftl woul1 10 held which
has heretofore been denied the people.
rhousanis of people IN the Territory
never saw a district court In session.
they have been dragged at great ex.
pcnse and labor across mountains and
deserts, hundreds Of miles to court
This Il wrong. radically wrong.
The Home Rule blll put Into prac.
ticuhle operation here for n couple OF
years, would fully aud smoothly rut
us Ia condition for statehood that no
man could be found - say nay, unless
he we're moved by sclhahness ami un'
patriotic motives.
RICHARD " youSu tDrMl
The NEWS and the Herald have
constantly protested that we are not
sucking statehood. 10 was obviously
statpsmdnlike that We should not seek
II. Tue President, Secretary Noble,
the Utah Commission aud the Cover
nor all denOuuce statehood, IN ian.
guago more OF less strong. The Dem
Ocfats prepared "a bill designed TO meet
all objections aud harmonic all local
differences. The "LibUtals" saw In
that bill the death OF "hibcralism;"
they determined 10 make a show 0f
preietfiug statehood and thus defeat
home rule; the Republicans, knowing
~ or uDkuowingly, fell Ia with their
little schemes and prepared the
Teller bill, In what appears
70 be bad nith. The lat.
ter bill, in Wow OF Official Republl-
can utterluCts recently made, Is not
only trinaparently asinlne, u measure
without pride Of ancestry or hope Of
pJstefity, conceived Ia the spirit OF
going the Democrats 80 me- better" bu
l. mischievous aud even dnugerousand
Is calculated 10 nccentuato aud prolUnR
lutNl NnuifONtitltHs
The situation demands that oil 10
poured upon the troubled waters; the
admirable features OF the "Homc Rule"
bill promote confidence and disnfm
criticism; Il l. n certain stepplug.stOne
TO u united demand from all Utah,
within year or two, for statehood.
| favor Il NJ measure likely 20 sue
coed, but believe that the Democrats
In the House and Senate will support
both bills, thus evlncing their conf
dunco la our people aud permitting the
Republicans to show their. II We get
statehood, honors will he easy; " both
bills ARE defeated, Bepuhl.uaulsm IA
this Territory viii DO roiifui from au-
tive business.
JUDGE II. s. LANEY.
Utah needs political relief The
Organic Act was framed In 1850. IL
holds the came relation 90 Utah tia,
the constitution of STATE does TO The
state. We have 10 transact cur 20.
llticnl business under II just ns the p,o.
pie 0f "a state do theirs under their
c constitution.
Now We can no more properly trans-
act our present political business under
the Orgnnic Act than one Of our mod
cru merchants could transact his bust.
ness In one Of IN, little frontier store
rooms that was built about the same
time that the Organic Act went into
effect.
OF the two measures now befof. Con-
gIess prefer statehood. We can bear
the expense Of either, which would be-
about tho same, and 30 not distfust
the people, but the Home Rule bill II
pefhale the hest attainablc legislation
at present, ns II gives NJ most OF the nd.
vaniagcs Of statehood without being
open 10 the objections urged by the
President In his last mess sage and en-.
tertained, however uniustiy, think,
by some men prominent In the coun.
ellis OF the nation.