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


forward through Iona vista OF events I
which they hfmiy believe viii follow state
hood, unquallnsdlJ
uKrREss rH1u orrostrtos
TO Statehood. They believe they arc en-
titled because of their numbers and wealth
70 have their views fully aud fairly COM
sidsrcd by Congress rhey urge that a. "a
rule atatnhoud IA only granted In Response
W the urgent demaud Of all tho citlAehs
that there Ia no Instance In the history 90
our country Of TerFtofy being admitted
to the Union despite the protest Of largo
aud Influential body Of her citizens. who
believe that IL would mean ruin To them
politically and financially and TO The
Territory itself aud that au exception
ought not 10 DO made In the case VI Utah
that the new political movements 10 tho
Territory are only In their Infancy, having
been so recently commenced that there has
not buou sufficient time 70 porfeet tho Wurt
OF Organization throughuut tue Touitory.
That even u IL was completed large nun
Dor " the people. probably many Thousands.
are yet undecided as ~ their political
viows, and that II Will take some
tlme and much patient work 70 thoroughly
educate thu people Ia tho political princl-
pns % the EroAt National parties that until
these rscunt mOvcmnnA tho subject OF
National politics was not an Issue. aud tho
people, many Of them natives VI the Terri
tory had never .kauwn ANY other party than
tho Peoples or Mormon party, which nevor
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" the moro than forty years contest be.
| tween the Government aud tho people, the
people had come to regard the members OF
/ tie Liberal party, which supported tue
cause " the uuvernmeut, US their natural
enemies. aud that It will tako time to re-.
| move those erroneous impressions. They
] represent that they pOllcd ~ the last Lcgis-
/ lative election more than 1000 votes. aud
could probably have pllied 5000 more had
/ proper efforts been madri that theit party
~ ~ rHG NAIOUrY
To- tho counties ~ Salt Lake AMI summit
the Nf.t tlU natural ouutet " the Territory
TO- political commercial aud religious
scnsu0 the second the loading mlning county
! in tho Territory ftat they are also ln tue
I majority Doc ogden cry, the loading railroad
oontef DO tho Territory shat tho total as
soisud yaluo Of property IN the Territory
a. returned tho piesuht year Il
til7i5u.tyl5i aud " this amount
salt Lake county has tii, 6JL7lH28i sum.
NIT county sAufiBt1.Gl. ogden Jity siJ.-
60O,ollUl Making a total ~ tlg20p. i3J ~.
Of nearly lN uor cent % The whole 10 the three
stf1ugtolds Of Llhctalismi that whsL they
first obtained clutr1l " Salt Lake City aud
cuunty tho total valuation was as, $780,
$1,000, aud IL now SiL8i,.5is.2s. An in-
crparn OF over III per cent, aud this increase
IA mainly due ~ tho efforts aud methods "
! Liberal citl9gusi that ~ i-sG they owned
0Nor rs pcf ccut Of The property VI tie i,f-
ritlty, aud since thou havu brought lsrso
D
Invested 10 in Salt LAKE, Weber tnd other
counties uutll ulv they probably own orur
| 90 uor cont ~ tue whole property tuat
wherever tlIeg have ohtAiund ilIiho.1 Che
| puulic schools have been rapidly advanced B.
thAt no person can visit tho Tuffitufy With.
out iailiuE 10 zoe tho bouaHoiGl changes
caused by tho euterprso and onefgy ~ size
oiifHul Who nov protest against State
hood that IN thn gfnat miuIug caups
ihoy are adding ullhuus Co the wealth ~
. a Do. HH.#a
murk"t toe much " thor surplla gr04Ie
that they are willing tu c9ncclu there has
beou steady Improvement Ia she aituatlun
bot not CO. the oNtont that others claiW.
that they io not oppose statehood from any
feeling % uukiudness 90 the Motuuu people
but from what thcy believe o. be- patriotic
motives aud au abiding conviction that n
Will DO much better Tor tbo Nutmju. Apf
-Mutmons. and Tot. tue Olyoruuunt. ~
sufficient time hr given tn permit tho utN
political movements 10 become armly -.
tshlisbed
There IL no'douht because " tho long ycars
o. stf.fn thuta has nDt been that blendIng z
Interests which & ~ necessary o. promote
! che Welfare u the TofritUty. The different
elements ~ tue population have drlfte1
Wido apart
rHr DiyisioS NovTHrSr
WAS comnicncci little more than seven.
teen months ago. II vas sprung upon the
people IN very hasty manner ~ tho
general election soma two months lAtlr the
work ~ organization wasau incomplete that
~ many % the polls tho people did not
KNOW Who thp candidates we're, Aud iu s0Mu
distrlctH there were no regular Canddutoi
! OF either party. Since then uIuch earnest
Wutk has bsou done, hut there Il no doubt
ihore arc thousands Of people many ut
thcm men Of iunuUnce and standing. who
have not determined what their political
convictions arc.
The business vlsu Of the matter 70.
fotrrd 60 Ia NY last report The experience
Of Montana. Idaho, Wyoming. Colorado aud
other states mas been that Statehood meant
heavy Increase In taxes. aud Utah will
have tho same experiences, Only 60 "a greater
eNtonL AZ tue Federal Uuyornmeut pays q
larger proportion " tho expenses Of the
Territorial Government than IL has Of any
other Territory.
Tho maintenance OF tho public school, 4.
constantly Increasing item u e4pense,
though choeriully botne The public inst.
tutlons are Increasing their demands yearly.
nnd In many ways though tho majority VI
me people ate economical and prudent .u
theit expenditures, th0re Il steady iu-
crease IN tho cost % thu Territorial, county
aud municipal goyefnmonts
lum aware that many people say wo do DOT
caro- u our taxes arc Increased lot a. have
the liberty which Statehood brings, ana W.
Will bo glad 20 boar then. This Il the sen .
tlmoutul vieN 81 the matter. The practical
Wow IL That Utah, though 10 has large
area, has but little land In comparison with
the whole that can DO succassfully cult.
yatod. Her manufacturing industries are
In their Infancy aud arc bolng developed
slowly, Tho expenses Of state govern.
Inent will have to bp borne mAinly by Tie
farmers aud owners OF city lots Thors IN
now much COMPLAINT that taxes arc TOO
hnaNy aud they are likely 20 Increase under
our Territorial form Of government and Al.
tor Statehood will coina tho people will have
10 rely on something more substantial than
Sentiment " holP them meot IT, grave 70.
sponsihl'ltes asd Increased burdens Tho
Following extract from Al editorial In th.
DfseIet Ncrs Of October 10, 1902, 4. worthv ~
consideration In this connections
No, tho LlbrrAl party hiss nm ground. ,o, 10.
alarm II II thinks the MDrmons athrr gfi,'t
hood % people. are IN u "srhsnsn a. tr.t,r.
'immtdiain statehood The Mormon are 20
much better SATISFIED with their suffounIip
and clrcumstsnces today, than thn,a VII.
hays preceded them that they aye auite rtilln,F
o. leave VOL enough alone. Thay afe moi an
wing any Increased burdens these hard time.
when taxes hfu hign enough already Ihsy viii
not ~ course reject The rasit1u. llllty "a state
hood nnd ia added EXPENSES when IN, COM.
bat they az conientci ~ vail Will eyefyboIt
ie.H NAV tN,y outh! g come, Whatever move
towards hihioho,d " b9ing made At prsssnt.
" any such thero really Il, cofnsi frsfr,
etNpF NhAh Mormon sources And when th.
logn ~ Won deserved sat last bestowed. II vii
hayu teen brought 70 hear 90 bling il abyut
Matgy ihrr'uge. ecntlemsu " tho Liberal
lati{ dhals. your ieaI, upon thh slbloet We
speak omphatcglly Aud aititely when va a. y
that the Mormon Church lts prestbood ~ ity
memhcr DO not desire the admls,iof Of Utah a.
q state under pfrfoul conditions and with ne.
en- iyahGs,, and We announce Tor them thai
VIII arise s11nas o. latst--thAt the admissi5n At
Utah VIII b, ~ desirable 20 non. MuFmons gene.
AZ! ~ " y. =, w. tue M9iinaH people. phr M0fmr.