Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

sltnuut tuNlr suuNlouat Or Nlua1ut Tue
onders Of tho people we're aut consulted
u mon who. having done all Do their power
IN former years q SECURE legislation ~
'1urros. and ~ statU1 aud Territories, -
ilrsect tho evils oi M0unouisn. are nov
.ryiuE to Que. iirr1d llorod In their attempts
10 gAin The good viii VI the M1rmon people.
The Introduction u tho hih wat more than
Al act ~ trcAchory. II WAS a deliberately
pIalued uud executed crltne against tho
loaec - thc Territory hg pretended frionds
ruu dominant party had Dissolved but
'og months before. leaving its tnomDe,s free
~ unite with the political party % tLolr
nhoice. 10 was nuuoahred through tho
press and in other puOilc ways, thAt The
now movement vas On educational ono, one
that would ultimately lead up 90 State
hood. but thAt Statehood Wa not % Do
pressed. Tue nf.Vi Ereuipg Woes, tho
ursau ~ tho MORMON Chul 10, IN 10 ISSUE of
iuue 90. 1874, sad; "Wo car ~, h'pug
Tor tho praaHut VS. Territory W0 have
taxrs enough now " make = burden gtlcy.
Gus ~ be- buruu. aud statehood would
double tbs load There IL no anxiety uu
tho part % any one, 90 far as we atu aware,
- reuow NJ pros1rt those EFFORTS Tor
nntioun recognition which have boon
hitherto iucnrctuoi." Aud this was rho
vAnccd. by tho leaders ~ tho new move.
uent ga both political parties The sudden
and unexpected Introduction 0f tho Home
Rulo msatnrc branded those statements aa
false. end thc mvmh@u Of tho Liberal
patty almost univcfsnliy accepted tho bl,l
us tha evidence 81 tho purtol' which
prompted the dissolution o; the Peoples
me mon who prepared tho measure wsre
dishuusat rnough o. elalm that Home Nulo
ild not moan statehood, but thHy wore NOS
able 20 heguilc the people By this supter-
ffgo md thoro is no d1uht thny now realize
the dnormity OF their mistake, 10 vas
roLtigAL nLuSurm
uls dlmauit 70 estimate tho results % this
dishouoat dealing 10 destroyed tho hopo
growing up IN tbe hearts Of hundreds q
ndn- Mormon citizens tlat new conditions
had honestly come. Hnd isit 10 IT, place n
belief thas tho division Of the paoplo on
national party lines was \ trick. How long
u viii tato 20 overcome this later Impress
H.nl l. something The future alone Gao
determine. Hot II there Is ieo,ins %
greater dlstrust to-day thau there was Just
before tho spfiuslns o. tho Home Rule hlll
10 o. Justly chArgHa1,o 20 the tGhrniug
politicians who thought they could do ~
they pluaiul With tho people au1 thoir In
tertgta.
NAT the bUI uas siusnlatiy unfortunate
he uthc. ryip1ctt Utah was Singled out by
these pretended friends ~ her people ~ tho
one Territory uu0n which Congress should
place D. special ani conspicuous marx N
dstrust No uun. Mormon, who was u
Liberal. had asked nor thouslt ot asking
fur such srtlll by Cungruas While uppus.
Ing statehood now, la common with his
Mormon neighbour, no looked hopefully tor
ward 20 the tine when Utah would 30
clothed with thu ruIua ui sovereign state
hood. II remained Tor. those who have
boon 10 load In their professions Of friend
ship Tor tho Mormon people 10 conceive n
IA UHN IL Lea Cd
history Of our national Legislation, aud
which, N IA shouli happen 20 BECOME law,
wouid Il-ca In tbs stntutoa the enduring
-yldencu Shat the people of Utah were the
hlyc1ts OF national suspicion, Tho oil itn-
poses on tho people Hfoatog burdens than
would Statehood, contains provisions they
would almost unltoiiy oppose, and was
very evidently prepared " men Who had
M regard Tor tho hnauciai considerations
Involved.
f'e%tff' Statehood.
Tho Introduction % tho HONS Rula hlll
upon the request " the Democrats Was FOL
lowed by thu Introduction 90 10 Statehood
bill uunu tho request % tue Republicans
The WHpuhl,cuua tased their action on the
consideration that though the question ~ a
change In tho present form Of government
had bCon brought the attention Of Congress
without thoir knowledge or ouusont. IL was
their duty 10 bring forward tho Statehood
bill aud give Congress IN opportunity Of
dcoldlng between tho two measures; that
the majority " the people were not Ia favor
Of the Home Rule bill, but would support
and welcome Statehood, aud that the best
interesis of tho Territory demanded such
action By them.
The uombsrs Of the Liberal party wore
GggresslvelJ united In their opposition 10
the Home Rule bill. and openly expressed
their ounteinpt tor IL, aud while they did
not want Statehood then, aud do not want
n now, u a change should come they pre-
ferred II should be 10 tho form " honorable
Statehood, and TO this extent they endorsed
tho Introduction Of the Statehood bill.
A. late AS December 1891, II was sub
stantially sgfeed by all partle. that Utah
was not ready for Statehood, Tho Herald,
formerly an organ " tho Peoples PARTY
(Aormonl but now tho leading Democratic
organ ia tLO Territory, both before aud
slnoe tho Democrats secured IL has de-
olared the M0rmona would not again ask Tor
Statehood, but would await its prurar by
the United States Tho Dsssrct Ntius, the
Official organ OF tho MofmOa Church. aud
practically neutral In politics declared tho
Mormons did not want Statehood, and that
II (the Atusl did not support tho division
movement for the purpose OF using IL as
means to promote Statehood.
TuE rRinuSr, thu Liberal organ, has al
ways opposed Statehood, aud has URGED
thHt premature action would DO an injury,
aud
II no SENSE HESEur
Beside, these concurrent statements there
we're financial reasons which lod many good
citizens To oppose Statehood THIS sub
stantial uuAnlmity Of opinion was tudely
disturbed by tho attempt ~ secure tho pas
sage " the Home Rule blll.
The thfeu political purtlos have recently
hold territorial Conventions for tho par.
poas Of nominating candidates Tor Delegate
10 Congress- Tho Republican aud Demo-
cratic conventions adopted resolutions Do
olnring la favor Of Immediate Statehood.
THIS Liberal convention declared ugliust H.
The party politicians who Tow month.
AGO Indignantly denied that party division
meant statehood, guided By other lights
have turnod sharp corner, and tho Demo.
cratic organ which knew 30 welt tho opinions
OF tho people o. Utah when II declared tho
hurnons would not HgHln ask Tor state
hood, has turned astili sharper corner How
much this sudden change IN due to tho be-
Hot that II would secure votes Tor u political
party, leave 70 others TO say, but / hnVO
no doubt tho people OF Utah arc Intelligent
enough 90 SOC through the motives Of
Crooks bearing glita" To promote PARTISAN
ouds.
la my last report said "rho fear OF
Statehood 10 thn principal reason why The
nom Mormon citizens " Utah refuse tO sup
port tho muvom0nt ~ organize tho people
on national party lines rhoy think, or ~
ioAst tho graAl majority Of them do. that
admission now uOuld be mistake which
eau DO called nothing less than political
crime. They Will follloe 10 500 tho day
come whuu Utah eau agfely DO admittod.
They have tho interests of tho Territory
quite AS much AZ heart a. have the men
who 10 further party Interests, and their
political ambition, would hasten Statehood.
II ia no reflection on tho good Intention Of