Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-05

faction opened up nj walkers pavilion
ais o'clock last night The meeting
wasealled to order by Mr.. varian, who
q, accordance with recommenda tons
q, the committee on permanent organ'
,,,tlon and order Of business had been
made chairman Of the committee.
Judge Baskin delivered one Of his
,tereotyped and old time anti-Mormou
banngues, after which the commit
,.e on resolutions report cd as follows:
THE REVOLUTIONS.
Memorial TO the Congtess Of the
United States;
Your petitioners, q great convention
r,ptcsenting the people Of nearly every
county OF Utah Torritnry.r respectfully anu
mn.i Earnestly implore the law makers VI
XXI nation "a defeat two measures now
nsndlng before you, known respectively
s.the Faulkuar.Caiue Home liulc bill
~ Utah and the Teller bill, providing
f,r statehood for Utah; and for such logls-
lation beg to present tho following state
msnt OF facts;
Utah was iirst settled by people that
had boon driven beyond The border of
civilization because they had insisted
mon being law to themselves, and
claimed divine right to establish gov
eminent of their own, which should be
periert theocrnry wherein one man
should be ~ king and all others as sub
jecls. -.
tered towards and ostfangUd from the
government OF the United States They
laugh, their children that bitterness Tor
forty Year,; they 10 absolutely held tho
f,alty Of lhoir people to their own govern
ment that thousands and tens 81 ihous-
Ruds OF them grew TO manhood AMI wo-
manhood without the slightest knowledge
oftho government of the United STATES or
~ laws.
ON coming here, moreover, ihoy do
Cared thai ttuIygumv was m ordinance OF
Col, and that upon predicting II do
pended the highest oxaltatlon OF mortal-
whom they should put ON immortality.
Twenty yrarsagO, some brave ana True
men within the organization. At mighty
rsks-socal, financial, aud personal set
up the standard OF revolt against the
tyranuV Of This Institution; others Joined
Il. Astruo men from Other SMos came
here. thoy waived their icalty u the ma
tional political parties, with which they
had before ncied, leo combat the common
danger which they found threatening
Ihtll country NNl AAiNll NNAAlNH ~ hAAht
Tho record OF the party thus created IN
one Of the brightest n.NmOrlcau history.
At loast. laws wore passed 10 destroy
uulyuamV, and, through the courage OF
the Lnit6t states courts, backed by tho
Liberal party, those laws have begun To
be enforced. This added 20 the bitterness
which already prevailed, aud inadO OF
Utnh n place Of unrest, contention aud
hate.
Al last, under the pressure Of the exc
cutiun ~ those laws, progress began To
he made. Hundreds were convicted un
der them. aud, with Increasing populn-
ton, summit county, Weber county aud
Salt Lake county, containing half the
popuistinn 81 the Territory and paying
~ per cent. 81 the taxes Of the Territory,
were wrostod from church control aud
put In accord with American Institutions.
10 spirit and In truth.
Under the pressure the head Of tho
the0cfacy. In September, lSN, declared
that be had received permission from
God 10 suspend the practice OF polN ggmy.
THIS was ratified ~ the great animal
Mormon conference held In october, 1870,
and again In October, 1871.
Early In the spring Of 1891, by spon-
ianeous movement, the party That had
always boon known rs tho church or
Peoples party was dls.olyodj throughout
the counties, cities aud hamlets OF tho
Territory, Republican aud Democratic
clubs were formed, aud the people at once
Joined these clubs, Al the same time "a
tdhiug percentage OF tho Other party,
known u. the Liberals. Withdrew from
the organization they had 80 long adj
hered TO and went oil on national party
lines.
Out ofthis small percentage, backed by
the hosts who year ago were intent up
on building Mp a Kingdom aud '!be-
coming a distinct people, those bills,
which We pray Congress to destroy, were
This convention notes tho changing
conditions, aud waving any doubt ns to
the sincerity ottho ncts Of tho masses Of
those who are seeking tho passage of tho
one or the other bill, protests against
their passage on the ground
Firat-fhAt the great majority Of tho
Mormon people have but Just begun 10
cultivate knowledge of American iu-
htltuilons o. an affection Tor th6in.
second-llecausa the people are not
Ike foreigners coming here from abroad.
nut arc people who have boon brought
up as aliens within tho republic and the
ubcdlont followers OF power, which
from their cradles they have been taught
TO believe is divine; which power sill
teaches that daily revelations hom God
are part of overy true Saints belief
Ana this II, too, people who arc still
largely In majority In Utah.
Tho convention further snbmlts that
The Territory II prosperous; that tho
rights II all men arc carefully guarded;
that there IN no need OF tho PROPOSED
legislation, and that fair time for edu-
Gallon should be given before tho govern
mtnt surrondor- It's sovereign aud morci-
ill authority over one-twentieth part of
the area Of the republic.
And, moreover, DO II
Resolved, That the Liberal party Of
Utah has no king, dictator, ear. lnntn,
directory, advisory board or boss. II
has but one ruler-"tho viii Of tho poo-
PIE OF utnh properly expressed In rogu-
lar and lawful way" Ii recognizes no
organ save the independent press Of
ulah, and authorizes none but l.s regu-
larly elected or delegated representatives
To voice IL ultcrancos
Resolved, That the Liberal pnrty 70.
aiirins It's ionliy to the principles upon
Nhloh " was ioundcdi IL welcomes eN-
nllngly the progress that has been made
through it. Efforts; II reiDlces over ihe
changing conditions which are going ON
10 ulAhi Il looks forward hopefully TO
me time when all the people Of tho TSrri-
Tory eau unite In petition FOR statehood.
resolved, That ~ the Liberal party IN
ma always has boon party OF law, a. ID
NJ mover demnndod aught excopt
ohedlenco to the lAw,it reloices now In The
increasing peace order aud prosperity
'hal has come through that obedience.
resolved, That with malice toward
hpno, WIN charity for all, tho l.iheml
party IA In mll touch Will ali do mai
interests Of Utah and her people, and
aims AZ nothing less noble than 10 make
euro the utmost prosperity, happiness
nnd peace OF all the Inhabitants " This
Resolved, That we commend tho action