The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-27
between our human nature in Utah and
your human nature in the east.

between our human nature in Utah and
your human nature in the east
PoLYGAMY is THING OF THE PAST,
The courts of the United States have de-
cided that the laws passed against polyg-
amy were constitutional, AID the Mormon
people bow to the will of the majority.
81 am in favor of statehood because Utah |
would develop much more rapidly under
that form of government A people who
have builded railways and canals and en-
gagged in other great industrial enterprises
and who are as numerous as any people in
Utah, certainly deserve statehood, and no
equal number of men and women would
| labor harder for the advancement of the
general good than those whom ] repre-
sent. l believe the Congress OF
the United States could do no
more meritorious act than to give
US what VS. want. Our people are able to
take care of Intensely es, and it is madness
to say that the non-Mormons would be in
terfered with if statehood were given to
US. They would have the people of the en-
tire United States at their backs, and it
would be folly on our part even if we so
desired, to endeavor to Cypress them" He
added in conclusion that he feared the Re-
publican side had not been as fully pre-
scented to them as 1t might because
HIS POLITICAL RUNNING MATE,
Judge Bennett, had returned home, but he
hoped that they would take that gentle
mans argument made before the Senate
committee few days ago, ana read and
consider it.
may say in this connection that "Dea-
CONF Smith is too modest. JuGge Bennetts
argument before the Senate committee was
too haltiEg aud so hesitauing and so loose
and disjointed that douot if it made any
Impression upon the committee at all. Per
maps the judge was nou feeling well on that
occasion. l can't say. Probably he had
not recovered from the indisposiuon which
afflicted him on the Gay Of his arrival and
from which he had not apparently rallied
when he returned to Salt Lake. Be that as
!. it may, he certainly did not do himself JUS
tice on the single occasion when he maue an
argument, and the only clear and lucid
statement Of the statehood side of the case
was that which MIR. Smith made to-day.
THE HEARING CLOSED TO-DAY
with series OF questions addressed
principally by Chairman Washington to
the speaker. Chairman Washington be.
gan the colloquy by asking Mr.. Smith
this question; Until this last division in
. the two parties, were you member OF the
" Peoples party"
:. Mr. Smith--Yes sir
The Chairman-Now you are acting with
- | ba party comedian Won -
: self Republican l believea Well, now,
- the great question that has prevented the
:, advancement of Utah, it seems to me, has
= been poly gamy. That I believe has beer
abolished, isn't it!
Mr.. Smlth-It has been abolished, and i
could not be re-established any more thai
slavery. 1t has been the cause of so muct
IL heartache and trouble that
J. OUR PEOPLE DON'T WANT 1T AGAIN.
is The Chairman (enquiringly)-An 20,
n say the church docs not interfere in poll
y tics?
n Mr.. Smith-No. When this division
10 came, l took part in the campaign anC
III went on the stump just as every othe
Oh Mormon did, to advocate the principles
s hold in common with many others of m,
Up friends. l have always at heart been
" Republican, and at the first opportunit.
IT, l went over to that party. 1 found il yer,
IN different on the stump from what did il
te pulpit.
10 THE CHILDREN CRIED "RATs''
and the Democratic Mormons said I ha
always been disturbing element an
O. ought to be hanged.
70 The Chairman-When the children erie
h rats was it because you told them tn
as Mckinley bill was of great benefit to tn
n farmersl
of A great roar of laughter went I'D fror
an those present at this sally, during whic
Y. Mr.. Smith grew very red In the face an
nd shaking his head negatively murmured
ke reply that was not audible.
ar The Chairmau-Have you read the pre-.
ar ent bill before the committee to give loo
he self-government for Utah, what is know
he as the Caine-Feulkner bill?
Sc Mr.. Smith, have seen it. l do NJ
know that have read it in its entirety.
The Chairman-What sections do yo
u principally obi ct to?
Mr.. Smith, object to the principle
ne the bill.
Oh The Chairman-You object to the bill b
lat cause you would rather remain as you al
ng than to have local self-government?
C. Mr.. Smith-The question is simply thi.
re- ] object to it because of the uncertainty
me may be that it will last for day, and ms
on be it will last for some time When, VI
once put man on sufferance l do n
Vn know how long he may be kept there
ne think the same treatment should be a
me corded to US that mas been accorded to Il
ips othsrs have no bitterness in reesrd
No. this proposition.
err Dbe 1artain1v T ano a,rora
Olu that.
Mr.. Smith-Had this been the propo
ton at first it would have been the mea
of educating US. But as we have been Ii
:. ing under our present system for thir
years or longer 1T has become fixed and
classes have gone right on under it, b
now, when the whole business is going
be changed, think that on the eve of th
= we ought to wait, as 1t occurs to my mi
that statehood is a thing that
MUST COME, AND COME SPEEDILY.
The Chairman-As l caught your arg
ment, you said that this change from t
p present territorial status to the one pl
- posed in this bill would cast a reflect
49, upon the people of Utah. The people und
49, their present territorial condition do I
os occupy the same relation as the others, a
"a therefore the present condition is a ref
~ ton and casts suspicion upon them, a
~ this bill, in my judgment proposes to
move it.
MIR Smith-We take the opposite vie
UsT The other sections around US have gone il