Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-19

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ri 90 enable che utor.o ~ lhn ~ l",W
sfm.ttrd inI1 ne tuiuG ON au equal iooAuf
WITH Che original alie.-
Mr.. Rawli1a Hais;
Mr. Chairman. Congress, unirr Che
Contribution, may admit new STATES
and rhnn guarantee 90 every state
republican i3Im OF government III Do
MOI required TO undertake Tor The ln-
tpllipsuce, tho morality, tho s0brietl,
the ppacu VI good order aud much
loss Iho religion, 1t the people %. state
Tho iraucm OF the Constitution Hu'
sOlvui tho Congress fTJm apy tuch re-
ap1usibing. Too territorial form oil
rovefnmgu, g. maintained LARGELY at
he ualiunul oxppus'. La every case %
lsintcnded 10 be- but temporary, hnd
exist only until tho territory nt'nlnt
tuch population anu luch wealth That
Toe people orc abla tocOnuuc. thvit own
anairs and deiray the EXPENSE when
nrc entniicd IN the administration VI
the state government. go.
The experience, since l1oh ~ the
Admission oil new states indicates inlIly
vol what population, what wealth.
territory should r0surta So ORDER a. ~
30 Ter admission u tho dignity OF stnle'
hood. lhr actuni ~ disliug ulHhgi
GfOm the potential wealth anu populh'
ton has usually been dHfoEaiurd'
Anything ike religious test has been
urucluled nB contrary % the CunHtitu'
lion and the .cuius OI our iuHGiuu1nf'
30 far Cuusiess has not found u nccrl-
sary to uuvlso method by which 20
measure the intelligence, morality,
al 10
tlun knocking Ht the door fHr aumlH-
SION into tho Union. Under some
circumstances ~ may not uB unfensOn-
uhle 10 suppose that The llTty -ilurstglus,
embracing people who have gOoi
opinions VI ihtm6olvos, would uiapIay
SOME taste o. 10 the qualities anu char
ucioristcs u tho population whom
they would hu willing to admit into tho
select circle constituting tno sistorho0l
OF the n pul lie.
As fos the people Of Utah, 1
want to say that they shrink from no
test not vI0lativb 81 the fundamental
PRINCIPLES upon which our institutions
icst, which even the most ihslidiOus Or
eGacting can see tic 10 apply. pro
pose TO demonstrate Ia every respect
the fitness OF the Territory ! represent
Tor admission into the Onion. In
population, In wealth, IN resources, in
knowledge OF our Institutions, ia stunu-
ard Of education, and In all the quail
i,lcs that mako intelligent AMI pro-
grusaive citizens tho people Of
Utah arc ~ for association with the
pr1udest ana best OF the membeta Of
the Federal Union. And after having
Investigated the charaulerlltics anu
quality Of the people Of Utan, anu
made comparisons VI them with tue
PEOPLE living Ia other states and torrl-
t6Tius,ayt, ia tho state OF Massachusetts,
rise possessed ~ "A knowledge which
illB my heart with Just pride IN The
people whom l have the honor here 70
represent.
There have been, believe, six sp-
plicaiiOuB made by the Territory Of
Utah Tor admission into tho Union.
The last Of these applications was
made Ia 1855. In every former IN
stance those applying were mumhcIs,
generally, OF ths Mormon Church;
ana there came here, opposing the adj
mlsslon OF the Territory, non'MormonU
oiUtah uud the uOn.MumonH residing
ln the surrounding territories or stutc'.
The objections which have been maze
ln former time8 ~ tho nImissl1u Of
Utah have not been on account OF tue
lack VI population or VI wealth VI re-
sources.
Two questions have been made;
First, thu eAisluuoe Of u sentiment IN
the Territory which northumberland
which tolerated the practice oil pJlyga'
my-a practice generally regarded &c
teplguuut 10 the clylilz alton aud mo.
fAHty OF the aHui anu HccOuli thr
alleged interference OF the Mormon
CnuIch ia political aud civil ulair;
una on these two gTuunus aud on thee
two grounds alone Congress has been
reluctant ami hcstat,d 20 admit the
Territory into tho Union, Ia 1858 the
csfu wAa tried before the committee on
territories IN very elaborate hearing
Majority ana minority reports were
lresonJed. The mJurAy In its repDr'
usrs tai language:
From what hla now boon stated It ia apparent
tuAl HIl the conditions tNHt lu Utah. ln "a
mhiaul ucefuu, necessary tu Chutu inu people
90 ihat Territory 90 nave o state government,
ah4 % l' equally apparent that, uF reason oh
har geographical position, her immense aFfi'
,l.lurli aud mineral rcsuurces, her accumu.
lilo wealth, aus thu general intelligence uni
INDUSTRIOUS and energetic character Of hor
people 81 D. OF national Importance thAt uthh
'"oull have state government
The objections that are alleged
against Tue admission srsi