The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-11
Able Arguments in Favor of the
Home Rule Bill.
SPEECHES OF SMITH AND JUDD
Changed Conditions-Compro Legislation
Unconditional surrender Of the MormOns
No More Danger of Revival Of
Polygamy Than of Slavery.
HERALD BUREAU,

Smith, of Ogden, and Judge j. w. Judd, of
Salt Lake, in support of the Home Rule
bill for Utah. Others present in the COM
mittee room were Messrs. f. H. Dyer, j.
L. RawIins, T. S. Richards, G. w. West
and c. w. Bennett, of Salt Lake, and c.
c. Richards OF Ogden, Representative
Clark, of Wyoming, and Delegate Mark
Smith, of Arizona. The sentiment of the
committee seemed to be
UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF THE BILL.
Mr.. Perkins of Iowa, by questions asked,
indicated his hostility to the fee system
/ generally. Many questions were asked by
| Chairman Washington and Mansur, and
every expression of the committee seemed
to be in favor of the bill.
MIR H. w. Smith spoke first. He intro
duced his argument by reading the me-
mortal recently passed by the Utah legisla-
ture asking for the enactment of the Home
Rule bill for Utah, and then said, in sub
stance, that it was his purpose to show the
condition OF affairs in Utah, the necessity
for the enactment of the Home Rule bill
for the relief of that territory, the aptness
of the measure introduced to meet the
which 1t could be granted, and Mr. Smith
said that the government of Utah consisted
of commission appointed by the Presi-
dent, and governor clothed with
THE POWER OF ABSOLUTE VETO.
That the necessary result flowing from
this power was legislation which consisted
of bargains and compromises on the part
OF the governor on the one hand, and the
representatives of the people on the other
the one demanding all that could be CO.
creed from the representatives, the other
yielding no more than could be possibly
avoided. He then showed that by the law
OF the United States, federal officers in the
territory were prohibited from re-
celying any compensation for their
services other than that provides by the
law of the United States; but that not
withstanding this, an appropriation was
made OF 8, 400, for private secretary OF
the executive Office for the year 1890 and
1891; 500 for contingent expenses and
$500 Tor judges of the district courts
Also that fees were charged by the secre-
tary for issuing official commissions u
county, precinct and city officers, which
in the aggregate amounted to very large
sum: that he had succeeded in securing
law by which articles of incorporation
were required to be recorded in the secre
, tary's office; that judges of district court:
l are
NoS-REsIDENTs OF THE TERRITORY,
that in one instance at least, in open viola
latlon of the law, the son-in-law of judg
3 was a clerk of the district court, an ofic
2 the pay of which is enormous. He theI
referred to cases occurring in the court
. in Utah to show the tyrannical characte
of the judicial appointees.
MIR. Smith then took up the matter of tn
I selection OF trial and grand iuries, an
J, showed that they were selected by probat
j judges appointed by the President and tn
e clerk appointed by the district Judge; tina
Q the court was held at but four places i
e the territory and the result was neces
/ sarily
A BODY OF PROFESSIONAL JURORS;
that a large number of bailiffs and deput
# marshals thronged the courts, many @
q whom worked on commissions; that thi
p condition of affairs had existed for year:
- and that it had come to be regarded as tn
proper, if not the necessary feature Of a
1t litigation; that the more bailiffs an
e deputies party had in its pay the bette
"a was Its chance for success.
Mr.. Smith then SAID that he did not cor
: slider that Congress was a criminal coul
W for the arrangement and trial of individui
E. offenders, but what he asked was tn
" abolition of a system that made tines
practices possible. He made mention
the Utah commission, but stated he woul
i leave the discussion of its history and col
u duct to other parties. He also stated thu
70 so long as the Mormon church gave il
y endorsement to polygamy and 30 long as
u political party was kept in existence II
le the apparent purpose of defending th
= practices OF the church, so long he, wit
> others, fought them; but that now
G. THE MoRMoNs had UNCoNDITIoNALLY SUI
ID RENDERED
~ and he was willing to cease. II
~ called attention to the report
~ the governor of Utah to the secrectar
= of the interior showing that he BIZ
~ lieved the Mormons were sincere in a
- they had done and showed conclusively /
=. the report that the territory was now read
y for the enactment of the Home Rule bi
- He criticised severely that portion of II
. governors message in which he elaine
- that the territory is not financially in
condition TO bear the additional expense
in statehood; that the population and assesst
40 valuation of property exceeded that
~ three states-Nevada, Wyoming and Idah
Mr.. Smith then detailed Inc provision
of the bill under consideration aud shove
it's applicability to the condition of affail
~ in Utah. He referred TO the rebellion al
e RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH
=, and stated that the results there had just
1e fed the expectations of those who re-a
Of mitted the southern states to the unlo
lg He traced the analogy between that Sc
a. ton and the existing condition of U tab al
in in conclusion said there are among Il
in Mormon people few old men who alwa
ne look backward and will never believe tn
the government did right in suppressil
is polygamy; but the young and p
Y. triotic have passed them by. They lot
s. to the future; they desire to be America
ed and have the privileges of citizens, and
teach them loyalty 10 the government
c. the duty of every American. We ask TIL
A the work of reconstruction begin; th
is those who have long fattened on the de
relation of Utah DE run down from the
er high places; that our people be invited
Sc partake of the bounties of American Ii
ay erty, and that Home Rule be granted to
d THE IRELAND OF AMERICA.
Judge Judd followed Mr.. Smith. /
cited, for example, the difference of affai
of in Utah from it's social and political stan
point, and gave the committee 10 undt
:. stand that what was supposed to be t
us control of the priesthood of the people
ut political affairs grew out of the fact th
ot 1t was mere means of defending the ]
on culiar institution of polygamy, and th
ng when polygamy ceased TO exist, as it h,
ut the political side went with it; that t
ok sentiment of the young men and women
lis Utah Is absolutely opposed to polygam
is and that that Institution could no more
ok re-established in Utah than could
n s SLAVERY IN TENNESSEE
or North Carolina; that the people of Ut