The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-10
THE MINORITY REPORT.

The minority report of the House COM
mittee on territories on the Home Rule
bill has been received and perusal of it
reminds Of certain conundrum in the book
of JEREMIAH regarding the ability of the
leopard to change his spots. The report is
signed by the four Republican members of
the committee, and from first to last is
cruel assault upon the Mormons and an ex-
preston of distrust in the honesty, the
patriotism, the sincerity and the integrity
of the majority class of Utah. Our Wash
ington correspondent, few days ago,
wired comprehensive synopsis of the re-
port, which covers twelve pages of so
called argument against granting to the
people of Utah the right Of local self-gov-
eminent, the committeeman saying ''that a
further period of probation is not an
unreasonable request on the part of the
government, caused such great expen Sc
covering so many years, to its authority,
or on the part of the people, in whose moral
sense the government has proceeded"
How unlike the honest frank and manly
declaration by the Democratic majority of
the committee! The majority say that
whatever may have occurred in the past
the Mormon people, having acknowledged
the supremacy of the law, and given obedi-
ence to the government and to the senti-
ment of the age, having discontinued those
practices which were unlawful and often
sive and placed themselves in harmony
with their fellow citizens, should now be
treated justly and generously, that
Utah may be permitted 10 enjoy
the advantages of an American form of
government. The Democratic majority say
they have confidence in the honesty and
sincerity of the Mormons, whilst the
minority say the Saints cannot be trusted.
This is Republicanism. The party's first
platform contained declaration of wal
upon the Mormons, and every four years
since, that declaration has been repeated in
one form or another, the warfare being
waged necessarily, down to the presenta.
ton of this minority report.
Another significant circumstance is the
fact that the minority incorporate in theil
report as part of their argument against
Home Rule, the memorial recently adopted
by Liberal convention in this city. TIL
HERALD does not allege that the
Liberal and Republican parties are
one, but the Liberal opposition Il
Home Rule has beer adopted by tie Re
publican members of the committee ant
made part of their report. We quot
some of the concluding paragraphs of tn
report merely for the purpose of showing
that to-day, as it always has been, the Re
publicans are enemies TO Utah:
Let the Mormon population, professedl
yielding 10 the authority of law under sever
restraint, and calling as they profess the-fede
raj authority is exercise their patience furthe
and turn their serious attention to making G
, the government friend, with whom as men
, Der OF the common family of states, it may i
long years to come live at peace.
Why not waits Why not give demonstrate
that conditions have changed. Why not hav
a crop or two Of American spirit in Utah? OF
: things are passing away. Let il be hoped ths
, all things may soon become new
, When it shall be accepted knowledge ths
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint
has taken its proper place, or that tempori