The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-17

he believes that they are absolutely sin
cere in every profession that they have
made
In connection with this, Mr.. Dyer read
extracts from Salt Lake Tribune which
went to show that they held out the same
inducements to the Mormon people to
abandon polygamy and disband the Peoples
party and assuring the people that sit
would be the happiest day that Utah had
ever seen or she would ever see." Mr..
Dyer paid tribute to the good work done
by the Liberal party in the past, ascribing
much of the present favorable conditions
to the same. and submitted that the
PRESENT WEALTH OF THE TERRITORY
and that all the conditions existed which
entitled them to the passage of the Home
Rule bill, or to even statehood if necessary,
and the people of Utah will never complain
of the burden of the expense, as will be
told by the opponents of this measure, or
statehood, if the gentlemen of the COM
mittee desired to give it.
| Continuing, Mr.. Dyer said: 1--WE claim
that all the conditions exist in Utah which
entitle US to statehood, by reason of our
population, the intelligence of our people,
our wealth and general prosperity. We
are far in advance of any of the neighbor
ing states or territories, and we are
DENIED TIE FULL MEASURE OF OUR RIGHTS.
And why! Because you people of the east
do not understand our true condition, and
because of the general distrust that our
people will return to former practices if
! rrin fho oh
would afford. Recognizing fully that in
face of such Gistrust by the people of the
east, We may not be able to get statehood,
we have framed this bill, which must meet
all fears and provide against all dangers,
and under the operations of this bill we
will be able tie convince the world in very
little while that we are capable Of loca!
self government and as a necessary result
thereof, entitled to the full measure of
statehood. Opponents of the measure will
say that the Mormons are not sincere in
their motives to divide on
NATIONAL PARTY LINES.
Now, gentlemen, to this l can only say that
the Liberals have always said to the Nor
mons that whenever they ceased the
practice of polygamy, abandoned their
Peoples or church party and would show 6
disposition to obey all laws that they would
gladly welcome them and treat them as
American citizens. l am here to say thai
they have complied with every request anC
, fully complied with every demand that we
, have made. We are precluded as former
Liberals from being the judges of theil
sincerity; now that they have met all oul
! demands, we are in honor bound to accep
their declarations and acts and offer then
r an opportunity to prove their sincerity
+ For myself, l am absolutely and thoroughly
convinced of not only their honesty in thi
n matter, but also of their perfect
LOYALTY TO THIS GOVERNMENT
i and its institutions. In my official capacit,
: as United States marshal and as receiver o
o the Mormon church property in the cele
V brated escheat proceedings, in which tn
}, government took from the Mormon churc
g more than million dollars, 1 have bee
n among those people as no other of M
G friends in the Liberal party have al,
= therefore feel that l can truthfully sa
o that [ know and understand them bette
o than they, aud l have no hesitation in say
ing that l am thoroughly convinced tina
o the Mormon people are not fully Undue
1t with spirit of loyalty. but are also il
4 tensely in earnest III their desire to d
something to attest their loyalty and sho1
their desire for the well-being and the
" GENERAL PROSPERITY OF THE NATION AN
I UTAH.
y They are willing to Join US in any nov
2 which promises best for the material inter
ID ests of Utah. The desire for the abolitio
q of polygamy has been prevalent in III
lie Mormon church for many years. remen
r Der that In the fall of 1887 their peopI
r came to me as marshal requesting me
g permit them to hold another conference j
ID that citv, a thing they had not done for yeal
b. because many of their leaders were undo
Of indictment and dared not show themselvC
n in Salt Lake. They gave as a reason Thu
I'd there was better feeling prevaIlir
among the members aud that there was
A STRONG DISPOSITION TO RENoUNCE POL.
10 GAMY
- and take other steps necessary to a reco
m Citation and better understanding with OF
:, people and the government. To this r
quest l replied that | could not cor
M promise myself by entering into any agre
~, ment as all offenders against the law wi
20 appeared upon the streets would be a
of rested. But in view of the objects al
40 purposes was heartily in accord al
:, sympathy with them, and to Il
extent that L could do so l sa
r. L would give my hearty supper
70 They did hold their conference there. b
20 while it was found that many favored tn,
in public remuneration of polygamy, t
IL, sentiment was not strong enough to car
nd it. But it bore fruit at constitution
"a convention held soon afterwards It
m convention. composed entirely of Mormon
did adopt clause prohibiting polygam
AS said first, during my residence of 81
teen years in Utah, have been engaged
as business for myself most of the time a
As have prospered fairly well, in fact I ha
ne interests in large concerns there and s
ng anxious for further and additional succe
he for all of them. | say without hesitate
ty that have no fear that my interests will
on ieopardized by reason of an improved 8,
as tenn of government. On the contrary,
49, lACNO ehoN hiJ Ohh dLIu oil JULIET interests
GU WILL BE MATERIALLY ENHANCED,
-, There is great number of wealthy bu
ness men in our city who agree with mt
~ such as Mr.. Chambers of the Onta-
~ mine, Mr.. McCune, of the city railro;
~ the Bamberger Brothers, Judge Harknt
~ and many others too numerous to mentit
Under the changed condition the Cent?
its in building up the city and territory