Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-20

sinister purppHr.' Hence 70 charge
US with saying that which
"would lind the Priesthood and mem
bers OF the Church In n body In tn,
Liberal party, which has no other
platform than hating" may
be passed as n piece Of amusing ab.
surdliy. 1.-THE Democratic organ will
look at It's lnuend1 in the light Of ia
own performances II will confess that
II has been guilty OF colossal in
pudence.
Coming back now TO the main
proposition - Liberal opposition to
"lmminent statehood" AMI the will
liDgness Of the News, speaking for the
Priesthood and members Of the Nor
mon Church, to wait for that boon
until the non.Mormons shall want II:
The position Of this paper is consistent,
sincere, and IN every aspect Of the
case prudent. II we didn't believe
the political atmosphere IN Utah would
be cleared and purified by the death OF
the Liberal party; II we did not have
the confession Of that party that II
only lives 10 oppose statehood II we
did not feel that every honorable mau
IA entitled to have all his doubts as to
Mormon sincerity, idle ami without
foundation though they may be, for.
ever settled and set at rest;
n we did not feel TINT our present
condition Ia much more satisfactory
than that from which the Territory
has but recently emerged, aud Is TO be
cherished rs preferable 20 any possible
return; II we did not feel that with
each political party 20 closely watching
the other good government Will be
pretty certain and rank abuses speedy
OF correction; II we did not believe
that tho territorial form II well NJ.
ministertd can be endured Ne long and
with ~ little discomfort by Mormons
as by non.Mormons; II we did
not believe any Of these things
but believed their exact opposite, then
we might join In the clnmor for Inn
mediate statehood-and not get II.
The Mormon people are patient an
we'll M patriotic. They sre not pemD-
Gratis because OF the Home Rule bill,
nor Republicans because OF the Teller
statehood bill. They haven't Joined
either party In order to hasten state.
hood. A 10 how much injustice has
been done the Democratic party by the
statement OF this paper that DIN all
candor we suspect both parties are
playing largely for effect" In the state
hood agitation, the organ Of that party
may recall itsown statement, "rather no
statehood at all than statehood at Re-
publican hands with tho understand
log that Utah shall DO n Republican
staie"-or words to that effect; and ita
further declaration that the Republi-
cans would mover have presented the
statehood bill save to offset the home-
rule bill; declaration the Republicans
meet by asserting that tho Democrats
only framed the 'grotesque" home rule
bill because they were afraid OF straight
statehood, and still wanted to make u
bid for votes. II these various
'elucidations" are not confusing"
10 the average mind then we do not
understand the term; and II they DO
not warrant the suspicion that both
parties are playing with this question
for effect, they Mt least 10 TO show
that each party thinks the other is
doing that very thing.
We say again, the Mormon people
will welcome statehood when II comes,
and they will ,hen ahlrk none
OF liza responsibilities. They are not
signing for greater burden OF taxa.
ton, but win not refuse their share OF
II when their fellow-citizens announce
themselves Is ready to assume 1t.
Meanwhile they are doing quite well;
they are conteDted and prosperous;
thoy are trying to live their religion
ana build up Zion; and they have little
time and small inclination to rant
about, breathlessly seeking an object
which they have long lived without
and TO which large number Of their
fellow.citlzena have announced them.
selves as violently opposed. They can
wait.