Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-27

welfare Of this entire community, we
clip from IL columns the annexed ele-
giant and profound editorlsf
"The prospect for the passage Of either
tho Faulkner or Teller bill seems to be
! dwlndllng to small proportions. Tho
impression IL evidently growing at
Washington that the two measure arc
| links Of the same sausage from the same
dog"
The public will judge from the fore
going what kind Of animal II Is that
bafks In that fashion.
The Denver NeiCs has long leader
on tie bill, from which We make these
/ extracts
"Eyery device has been attempted by
the Mormon leaders. First a constltu-
ton was adopted Ia which polyRamy
was forbidden, but 1t was seen that with
out the restraining power Of tho Federal
Government 1t would remain a dead lot
tor. Then came the revelation which
ordered tho abandonment Of plural mar
riago, followed by tho party division
schome, which was tho most Transparent
fraud Of all. All these have failed to
have any impression upon tho country,
which remains irm In the conviction that
until iho Gontlles dominate Utah, that
Territory should not bc admitted as a
State.
"And now comes a new proposition. II
is to tho effect that tho Territory be al
lowed to elect all Of IT, own officials
practically 10 have all the privileges Of
statehood without being admitted, con-
gress TO retain its present supervising
power over all tho Territorial legislation.
4 bill has been introduced In Congress
To this effect, and in opposition TO II a
convention has boon callod In salt Lake
City by tho liberals. The proposed bill
would, n passed, be a. bad as statehood,
aud tho fac, Is 40 recognized by the Con
tiles Of that Territory, excepting Of course
those who havo sold themselves to the
Mormon Church for the promises OF
political prcfcrmcnt
1t Will meet with vigorou, opposition In
the Territory itself. aud from everyone
who understands tho real Intentions and
purposes u the Mormon hierarchy.
Utah IL abu ndantly fitted for statehood,
but her admission to the Union until the
Gcntlos dominate tho Territory would
DO crime without parallel In tho history
OF tho country"
Everybody here who knows any
thing is thoroughly satisfied that the
Church leaders have had nothing to
do with the "homo rule" bill. Nor
with the Statehood bill. And
everybody who has sense Of Justice
md regard for republican Institutions
will perceive tho animus which, while
admitting that "Utah IL abundantly
fitted for Statehood, "wnnts her sxclud.
ed from the Union until certain
cla.z can gain control Of its affairs,
which ia tantamount to indefinite
pos,ponment OF her political rights.
In opposition to the irrational view,
Of the Denver M,ws. here is an edi
torlal from the Cumb erland, Mary.
land, Times, headed "Lct Utah be Ad
mittod al Once"
'Senator Teller has introduced bill IL
tho Senate looking to the immediate ad
inlssIon Of Utah as state pnd NJ cours'
our Republican friends who suffered NJ
pangs Of conscience At all In creating tn,
pocket borough- Of Montana and the tive
Dakoia's, arc suffering from an attack o
political cholera morbus AZ conso
quencc.
"rhat Utah will possibly be- Demo
cratic state once she is In the Union i o
course tho real reason for their agitation
and opposition. iut they are Ike MI
Pecksnin, too doyilish sly TO say No
Their objection is based upon the allcgo,
presence of polysamy. We shall so
what IL amounts to.
"Judgo Charles :. Pane, tho chief justic,
Of the Supreme Court Of Utah. has presid
cd At tho trials OF all tho Mormons wit
have boon tried for polyEamy. lie 1
therefore entitled, ~ no other man Ia on
titlod, to describe the present situation IL
the Territory. Judge Zane has reache,
the conclusion, that, when tue Prosldon
OF the Church and his advisors formal,
ronouncod polygamy president Wood
run having had an inspiration that tn
Church no longer re qulred polygamy u
n doctrinol, they wcro sincere, and tina
this Institution Is now dead forever.
"Judgc Pane does not look forward l.
the carly statehood Of the Territory. bu
no does explain how, with the disappear
ancc OF polygamy, tho Mormon Churcl
VIII readily cease TO be hurtful institu
tlon, and that mon In the Territory will
divide In their political opinions Hlon
the same lines that divide men olsc
where. More than this we cannot Rs
and these people should no longer be dis
franchisod simply because of their De
mocracy.
Antagpnistic to this, the Troy, NeN
York, Telegram argues:
"It was doubtless with Wow to fore
stalling a partisan discussion that til
senatorial advocacy Of the movement /
admit Utah was entrusted to Ropubli
can, Senator Teller. In 40 far ~ this con
siderition alone Is conce rned, the idea
entirely commondahle. Questions Of IN
fitness or unH,noss OF Territorial cnndI
dates for statehood should be- decided Il
every ease simply upon their merit,
Tho injection into such discussions d
I ~. a