The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-22
THE DIFFERENCE.

Is there a man in this territory who
thinks the Republicans would have asked
Congress for state government for Utah
at this time if the Democrats had not pc
tltioned for home rule for this community
Does not everybody here know that the
Republicans would not have asked for
statehood now Is the party not on record
as declaring against presenting at present
a request for sef-government. Have not
many Republicans openly asserted that
they were not in favor of present state
hooda Is there in this territory an intelli-
gent Republican who in his heart thinks
for moment that statehood will come
from the introduction of the TELLER bill
Then, was the formulation of
that bill anything else than a
polit trickl 1t was piece of dema-
gogy pure and simple. The purpose was
not to obtain statehood for nobody be-
lieved that was possible under the existing
circumstances and in the present temper
OF the American people. Possibly one
might 60 further and say that some, at
least, who are active participants IN the
scheme do not want statehood just now,
and would raise their voices against it if
they thought the boon were about to he
conferred. But let that pass. The sole
object of the bi Il was to make it appear to
the people of Utah that the Republicans
wanted to do better by them than the
Democrats had proposed 1--WE will go you
one better" was the Republican declaration
heard in every quarter between the time of
the presentation of the Home Rule bill and
and the Introduction of the TELLER meas
ure. The feeling deep down in the Repub-
lican heart was that something must be done
to counteract the effect upon the popular
mind which the FAULKNER bill was having,
otherwise when it came to election day it
would be difficult to drum up enough Re-
publicans to act as judges and checkers at
the polls
The Democrats proceeded in this matter
intelligently, honestly and in good faith,
acting according to principle and for the
best interests of the people of Utah. They
realized, as did Republicans, Liberals and
mugwumps, that statehood is unlikely to
come in the immediate future; but they
did not think that Congress and the
country would object to granting to Utah
home rule under such conditions as would
make it certain that the power would not
be abused, the people in the meantime
demonstrating to Congress and tue nation
that they were sincere and honest in their
professions and entitled to the confidence
and trust reposed in American citizens
everywhere. The bill was carefully drawn
IL the interest of all the Utah people, with
the view to comforting upon them all the
I rio Of loao oil ryiv ~
them all the rights and privileges which
citizens elsewhere enjoy, save the single
one Of voting representation in Congress.
This last would have come in good time
certainly as soon as under the TELLER
/, bill, for by the time that bill could 60 into
operation and regular Congressional
election be held under it the country would
; be ready to admit that Utah was fully pre-
pared for and entitled to statehood.
This is plain statement of the case
and clearly shows which of the parties
has the interest Of the people of Utah al
heart. The Democrats are working for the
) best thing believed to be obtainable a.
this time; hist the Republicans are
asking for something which they don't ex.
pect to get, and which they ask with the
view to gaining partisan votes instead o.
bringing relief to the misgoverned com
munity. The Democrats are working fol
the public, the Republicans for party and
against the public, for there can bu
/ one effect follow the passing of the TEL.
LER bill, namely; the delay Of home
rule
The people, in the GOODNESS of thei
judgment will soon decide which of tn,
parties is their real friend.