Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-20

existence u the necessary conditions
for statehood In Ulsh2 And N II be
tue that this home rule hill Il n pro-
| duct 81 Democratic brains, may II not
be inferred that the proprictorB Of such
brains also entertained similar d0ubts2
But VI 80 arc such douhta supported
/ by iactsl ! think not. MY impress
sion Is that Utah possesses all tho con
| ditious emitting her TO become State.
] IL 70, and II Il " right TO admit States
I possessing the necessary conditions,
why will not my Democratic friends
ioiu with mo in Supporting the
righ,2" and ask Congress 10 ass an en-
| abliny act Tor our admission NJ State?
Referring 10 the question Of rule.
| uuderstand that rule, In the sense
I used Ia this connection, 10 be-, "su.
/ preine command Or authority; govern.
monl; empire; control aud power. II
this l. a correct definition NJ the torn
rule, will somebody Kindly inform me
/ how the framcro and advocates OF this
bill expect TO obtain supreme control
and power for Utah, yielding ms the
bill does, the right Of Congress 10 With
hold nj viii, the power asked for2
The terms supreme control and
pOwor nr1 inconsistent with the idea
! % Congressional supervision aud veto.
In point of fact no Territory can he
supreme, uor can any state, because,
~ the Democratic convention held last
July very truthiully asserts, "rhe
government Of the United Il 10 national
sovereignty, supreme within its
| sphere" and that ",ht several States u
the Union are sovereign within their
sphere"
But the Territories aru not sovereign.
In this county the theory IL, that
sovereignty ia vested In the people who
ART supposed % delegate certain pow.
ers 10 their representatives, the mem
hers u the Senatc and tho House OF
Representatives IN Congress. All
men In the States arc sovereign, but
persons residing Ia the Territories, hav-
ing no voting representation in Cou.
grcss, cannot be called sovereign. Why7
Becausen sovereign l. one who IOscs-rs
the highest power without control; aud
oitiarns OF the Territories have no
power excepting such ~ Congress has
temporarily conferred upon thom, aud
which the samo power can take from
them at its pleRfute. They have no
v0ice Ia the enactment OF tht laws
OF the United States which govern
them, nor In the election Of the Presi-
dent.
Bowler describes Territory M be.
ing "a part OF the country subject 10,
ami belonging 10 the United States,
which ia not within the boundary OF
the States, aud has IA temporary gov
crnment."
The present Territorial system was
adopted about hundred year. ago,
and although not provided for IN the
Constitution, has been Cngraftcd upon
our political system, aud has thus far
been consented 10 ny the people and
sustained by the courts. DO che friends
OF the home rule hill desire that this
abnormal eNcrgstnce shall remain In.
definitely, ,hus Withholding sovereign.
" frum the citizens Of Utah?
believe that every citizen OF the
United States, whether residing Ia a
State or IN a Territory, l. endowed with
a sovereignty. have always held
that sovereign does not lee that
attribute, does not forfeit II by rcmov.
ing from state to n Territory, the
same only being held In allegiance. Il
il an inchOaio right, inallenahle and
can be forfeited only by his own net.
True Il remains In Il state Of "lnnOcu-
NhN AtNh .haAfs' W W NNMAAlMAA hIlu Ats
come active on the return 10 State, OF
liz p0ssrssor, or when tho Territory IN
which he tc-idcs shall become state.
Believing this position to he teuable,
how can consistently ask Congress to
continue to hold Utah and her citizens,
as they are now hello, ia political bond |
age at the expense financially Of the
tnxplyeH2-suCh expense probably |
81. a
lars annually la cxCcss OF what We are
burdeued with under the existing sys. |
TEN, especially when an the uCcefaaTy |
lot statehood exist, which 1 |
hold % be the case.
The home rule bill does not make |
any provision for tue protection ana .
safe keeping Of the money Of the people /
which may remain In tho TREASURES OF /
the Territory ana N the several coun. |
Ties on the lat day Of January, 1893. as 4
It docs not require The treasurer lot any /
other officers elected Ia November, /
l 1897 TO execute bonds; and a. they /
are TO take poe. Casion VI their severnl
offices, aud any funds remaining IN The
hands Of their predecessors, who had
given bonds, ON the flrst dny of Janu.
lfy, iS03, lt viii readily be- sven hat
the people would have no security FOR
their money, which might, II the new
inoumhents should prove dishonest, he
lost, without a reasonable prospect OF
is tinal recovery.
As regards the conditions necessary
10 statehood, | repeat that they really
exist. Comnnflng our population Of
207, 600 In 1890 with tho much smaller
OF inhabitants OF Idaho, OF
aud one OF the Dakolas,
who will not admit that ~ 10 popula.
ton we ATE amply prDvlded2 And NJ
10 our population In regard 10 morality,
virtue aud intelligence, the statistics
show that we compare favorahly with
any Of tho states now In the Union,
Regarding the ability Of the people
of Utah to support u State govern.
nent, Il Is only necessary TO say that
hey were assessed for the year 1891
.he enormous sum Of over six hundred
thousand dollars, which, being able 10
pay, affords evidence that they could
.ustain State government.
That n majority OF the citizens OF
Utah desire 10 obtain statehood cannot
% reasonably doubted, | think, mud |
nfer rs much from the fact that they
constitution In ls72, aId
lsksd for admission, and have asked
he boon more than once since that
line. HADLEY ID, JOHNSON.
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