The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-23
a POINTER,

IHE HERALD wants to give certain parties
who think they are real friends of Utah
what it believes is a correct pointer"
These parties are vigorously opposing the
Home Rule bill and enthusiastically advo-
eating the TELLER bill for an enabling act
We will give them credit for honesty, but
not for good Judgment provided it is good
Judgment, to seek an ameioration Of the
governmental condition here. Of course, if
no change is desirable then it doesn't
matter, so far as the parties referred to
are concerned, what they say.
The pointer" is this-statehood in the
near future is, in our honest opinion, out
of the question. 1t is not merely i'm
probable, but is impossible. 1t is
conceded that there are number
ready and willing to confer the boon; it is
admitted that in the number are both Dem
ocrats and Republicans; perhaps there are
enough to pass an enabling act through the
two houses, though this is doubted; but
there are not enough of them to pass it
over the Presidents constitutional obiec-
ton, and that objection is certain to be in
terposed. Without declaring in advance
that he would veto bill which he did not
know would be laid before him the Presi-
dent has officially advised against the
measure and said as nearly as he could
without violating the proprieties ana utter
ing threat, that he would not approve
bill granting statehood to Utah. Last
| spring MIR. HARRISON, n this city in
| the presence OF thousands, declared that he
| lacked confidence in the people and told
them that they must live in state of pro-
| baton for a time lie asserted this with
| direct reference to what the people had
done, and in view Of an early application
! for statehood, for in the same address the
matter Of the admission OF the territories
was prominently mentioned. The people
| have been Ion probation eight months
since during which time nothing has oc-
CURED to strengthen the Presidents cruel
suspicion, whilst much has happened to
convince fair-minded men that Mr. HARRI.
SONS doubts were unjust. Yet after wait
ing all these month";, and carefully noting
the progress of events, being officially ad-
vlsed by the men he had kept here for the
purpose, the President advised Congress
| last mon tn that:
The power of Congress- over this subiec,
should not be surrendered, until we have sails
factory evidence that the people of tie state
to be created would exercise the exclusive
power OF the state over this subject in The
same way,
| Thus it will be seen that his mind has
changed not at all, his opinion to-day
being the same as it was last spring when
! he expressed the want of confidence anC
said we must ''wait" Ii the mighty re-
volution which has taken place here within
a year has been insufficient to influence
him favorably is it likely that he can be
convinced by anything which can be saiC
at this time. Those who think SO are
ignorant of the gentleman who occupies
the White House, and know nothing Of
the depth and strength of his prejudices
IL is idle to suggest that he may approve
a statehood bill.
Then, inasmuch as such bill cannot be
come law, where is the wisdom in urriue
its passage! 1t will be waste OF energy
and 1t may have the effect of defeating ;
meritorious measure which has for it:
oojoI' oH0 Soui iihs Va HoAie RUE upon LIE
people pending the time that it will REQUIRE
to convince HARRISON and others IN higf
position that they are narrow-minded anc
cruel in doubling the honesty and sincerit,
and loyalty of the people of Utah. Tn,
HERALD tells those eager people who pro
fess so much love for Utah that in theil
greed which demands 1.-The whole hog q,
noueD they are liable to dapriva thausalua
of pork; whereas if they will be reasonable
in their demands, taking into account th,
known condition of things, they may Obtain
a pretty fair feast, including most of tn,
trimmings of regulation BANQUET