The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-07
WHAT DUBOIS SAYS
He Gives His Opinion of the
Faulkner Bill.
1T SEEMS TO BE A WISE MEASURE
He Would Vigorously Object to Statehood for
Utah-Fears the MOrmons Are Not Act
ing With Perfect Candor.

WAsH1N GToN, Jan. 6.-[Special telegram
telegram to THE HERALD. Senator Fred
Dubois spoke with great freedom to-day of
the bill introduced by Senator Faulkner
yesterday providing for self-government
for Utah; he said: 81 have not examined it
carefully and in detail and am not prepared
to say that it should be passed without
change. Generally. however, it seems to
me to be
WISE, JUST AND CONSERVATIVE MEASURE.
We cannot completely ignore and whistle
down the events of the past eighteen
months, when considering Mormonism and
Utah affairs The professions of the Nor
mons have been too frequent and unapi-
nous and earnest to be set aside with a
wave Of the hand. If they are utterly
lacking in sincerity and are merely playing
subtle game
THE INDICATIONS DO NOT SHOW 1T.
On the other hand their past conduct
completely bellies their present attitude.
In the minds of those familiar with their
history and methods, there is and must be
lurking suspicion that they are not honest.
Ii they were honest it would be the height
of cruelty to refuse to allow them to put
themselves in
FULL ACCORD WITH AMERICAN INsTITU-
TONS.
If they are not honest it would be a far
reaching calamity to give them absolute
self-government in Utah. The present bill
is compromise between the two. Juris-
dlction over the territory would still re-
main with the general government, and if
the Mormons abuse the added power and
privileges given them, the general gov
eminent can again restrict the franchise,
take it entirely away, or otherwise restrain
them. All attempts for statehood will be
they make of the enlarged franchise
gtanted by the Faulkner bill while l should
vigorously
OBJECT TO STATEHOOD FOR UTAH
l see no reason for Directing to this mea-
sure. l am one of those who fear that the
Mormons are not acting with perfect can
dor and without mental reservations in
their declarations against polygamy and
church rule in temporal matters. Yet I
should be 10th to take the responsibility of
utterly disregarding their professions.
This Dill puts them on probation, as it
were, and to me is in the nature of relief,
Graves Denial Of Confession Sustained.
DENVER, Jan. Cdr. Graves has been
sustained in his denial of the confession he
is alleged to have made. On the night
Graves was taken to jail, John Adams,
vice president of the Dillon & Adams
Manufacturing company followed the Off
GERS, curious to see how Geaves would act.
He heard the language used, but the words
were those of the deputies, who, Mr.
Adams says, piled Graves with questions.
and at the same time suggested answers.
Graves seemed to be surprised by the YER
dict; he did not know what the
men were saying. Mr. Adams saws
Graves merely answered Eyes" or .No' to
questions in an absent minded manner.
MIR. Adams waited until now without
saying anything because he did not wish
to get mixed up with the affair
Mrs. Graves had a relapse to-day, raving
wildly at times Tomorrow Judge Fur
man will make a motion in the state
supreme court for new trial though it
is not thought it will be granted. In case
it is not he will be sentenced Saturday and
he will be taken ito the penitentiary to
await the result of an appeal to the United
States supreme court.