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

] his consent Noull lltu PC "uhi'teN INV
the Union. Long ago that Territory had
sufficient population. 70 tho credit OF
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, who voted
against the Force bill, ho has introduced
q bill TO cloiho Uta h with the honor and
power Of statehood. a constitutional
convention IL 10 meet In october, 49,
Tho only requirement is that the instru-
mont shall secure complete religious
tolomtlon In sentiment and at tho same
time guarantee person and property
against being inffing'd By any scot Of
worshipers. This protects tho Mormons
and Gcntiles alike"
The Washington Ios has the an
neHed impartial leader
"rho bill introduced IN the Senate by
Mr.. Teller, Of Colorado, for the admission
Of Utah ~ State n basod upon the as
sumption that polygamy In that Terri
tory IL practically dead, and should no
longer be allowed to stand In tho way Of a
measure " Justice to prosperous and
progressive population Of over 10000,
anxious for membership In the Union
and woll fitted FOR !, by tho qualification
Of good citizenship
'Ths Colorado Senator Is frmly Of the
belief that tho time has come whom such
action may safely and should Justly be
takon. Tho policy Of tho General Govern
men, heretofore In the case Of Utah has
been severe aud restrictive. by many It
Is regarded a. having been unnecossar-
lily harsh. whether Va or not, the result
has been by process Of repression and
conhscatlon to thoroughly oStingui,h
tho Mormon Church as hierarchy aud
with II the polygamous features that
formed ono Of the cardinal articles Of iis
faith.
$50 well satisfied ia Sir. Teller upon
these points that be would couple ho adj
mission Of Utah with no conditions i'm.
plying the possibility Of even All attempt
to re-os,ablish polygamy. The one re-
ligious section % the bill which he con.
sidcrs ample and sufficient aud the high
est possible expression OF confidence In
tho good faith Of the people Of Utah, pro.
vidos that tho constitutional convention
shall ordain that "periect tolcralion Of
religious sentiment shall be secured, aud
no inhabltant Of said State shall over be
molosied In person or property ON ac-
count Of his or her religion. belief, or his
or her mode ofrcligiou- worship.
"Olhor provisions are that the people
shall forever disclalm all right and title
TO tho unappfopriatcd and untoscrvod
lands lying in the Territory, aud
tina. the same shall be at tho dis.
po,al Of tho United States; that
tho land belonging 10 citizens
~ the United states residing without the
state shall never be taxed higher than
lands belonging TO actual residents, that
the constitution shall DO republican IN
iorn,and make no distinction In political
or civil rights ON account OF race or color,
and shall not In any way be repngnant to
tho Constitution OF tho United States.
The bill In tact accords In general terms
with the act under which Colorado WIS
admitted In 1873.
"Thoro will doubtless he no opposition
to this measure ON tho part Of those who
still persist that tho Territory should bo
held under political ban because Of the
unsayory odor Of a system that has liter
ally been buried out u sight II not Of re-
collcctionj but the wiser view to take In
that tho sins OF thu father should not be
visited upon the children by whom these
sins have been renowned aud ropudiatod.
whose qualities ~ good cltizons have
reached stage Of fruitful development,
and whose loyalty to tho Union Is un.
questioned"
This Minneapolis Tines remarks
senator Tellers bill Tor the admission
Of Utah into the Union "a State WIS u
surprise TO the Senate, Not that Utah has
not the population to entitlo 1t to state
hood. II had that many years ago. II,
\ ought 10 have boon admitted In profcr-
ence to most of tho six States created by
the last Congress. Its misfortune is that
1t II understood to bo Democratic In SON
timent. This has kept It out, as II has
kept out Now Moxlco. True. 1t Is alleged
that Utah " unfit Tor statehood because
some insignificant percentage Of It's PEG.
pie have more than one wife. That. OF
course, Ia mere proionsc, n IL were a
valid reason for keeping Utah out II
would be valid reason for wishing to
put half tho States out. The records of
the courts OF many Of IN States show a
larger number Of men with several wives
than Utah has. II Is politics, not poly.
gamy, that keeps Utah waiting"
The Plttsburg Dispatch thus reasons
on the general question Of admitting
new States;
"Iioro Is the difference between the
theoretical aud practical. There is n
theory that State, are entitled TO admls.
sion whom they reach certain stage OF
population and advancement, But that
is,puro theory only, as may be seen from
the fact that the easy task OF prescribing
certain qualifications for statehood APP
plies to tho admission Of all Territories.
The practical question Is that asked by
the majority party: VIII tho admission
OF this state be II gain To our party or the
opposition II the former, tho State can
como In; II tho Inter, 1t must stay out.
The barron ideality that States are 20 he al
mitted only whom they have tho showing
In population and industry to ontitlo
them to 1t may he used ~ proicxt either
for the admission or the exclusion OF
certain Territories, The crucial tost,