Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-14
DELEGATE RAWLIHS
Unexpectedly Riufls From Washing.
Ion Today.
HIS INTERESTING IN!ERYiEW.
lie Talks uf statehood, Silver aud
the Restoration ul the Church
Property
MS INTERESTING lNlEWIGW.

The Hon. Joseph D.. Hlwlias, Utah'a
delegate o. CogsTess, surprised bis
friends aud constituents today by 60.
tuning unhcmlJcd aud unexpected
irum Washington, where hv has
been d.ius good work uuuug the
special session VI the ngiiou's Law.
uukrr'
lie came la svor the Union Pacific
on the morning "hyr5" arriving
here at o O'Clock. Hc went vt once %
The residence OF his nephew, Professor
Nurr OF tue Utah University, lat No.
3Ud north, 5scoui Wuft street, where
/ he Will remain during bis uf.o' stay iu
Salt Lake, aud where DE WIS found by
a NLws rcprcsen,auvs this forenoon,
resting from tho effects O.! his Jour.
ney.
MI Rawllus welcomed the nows.
papetmnn cordially ami 10 answer 30
questions said that hc lrC Washington
| on FuIny last Aud that hu would nt.
Tent to a li,tlo private au1 Official bust.
ucss aud return 10 the csplHl in time
TO be ptcscn, at tho rac0nyuuing ot
Congress on the Hf,t Monday Boz
D,cpmbeL Hts family are there now
uuu Ike himself have eujuytu oACul.
lunt health since leaving Utah. When
| adkCu as To whether lac was surprised
40 lhu result Of tuc ilst election ~
] Utan no promptly replied that ho was
| not.
"rhe statement has been frequently
made since the election anu Uitvn times
uuioft," said the reporter "that "a vote
i1r tue Republican party in Utah was "a
vote against statehood. DO you no
c0usidcr u aud d. you thlnR II would
uo ~ REGARDED hui VIII % initiate
against our chances I0r admission into
the UniOu9"
81 have na reason % thina su; am
sure u Will not" replied MI RaWiins.
! "Guuefaily speaking the mrmucts 81
/ b1,h parties with whom / have C0g-
verbeI TUghrd II ~ / 10. Democrats
dill not expect much from western
siutra Or territories ng lhis time frsliE.
iug that thry could not 30 ~. 81 It
VIII have no detrimental effect OF that
Kind / am cetthiH. My own view b.
inHt the people are just a. much cu-
utlvd 10 statehood u they vote the
Republican ticket a. though they had
cast their ballots FOR Democracy. That
should not anu Will not UNIT lhvm iOr
statehood because they nTe clearly
entitled to iI Ia either case, IL l. their
right 10 express thelr political prelvr-
| euCte.'
"lt has also beon in,lmatod that
you would uOt pIuas the IrTfitOfy'a
claim TOT statehood ns earnestly nov
o. you would have done had Utah gone
overwhelmingly Democratic"
"lhat IL wholly incorrect. The re-
suit OF thu election Will mako uo dii-
ference 10 me as iur ~ my official
work 10 concerned. My purpose Is 10
secure ~ rapid aud favorable action ON
the matter ~ / Uau. snail take ~ IA
hand az soon NJ | return, ANA nope to
be- able 10 carry u through successfully.
have no reason 10 doubt that our
desires la that respect viii DO graft.
lied"
"when do you really look lot Ulah's
HdmisslUn2"
"rne enabling act will, believe, be.
come a law next session."
"wheIo do you expect the greatest
opp0siliou9"
"Wrll. tnete Is rome difficulty ahead
In the Senate. There 10 a sentiment
among SONS VI the leading kupubll.
cans tnat Utah and Nevada ought to
be merged into one SLATE, aud u Is not
unlikely thuie Will be an effort to side
track the statehood hill 10y measure Of
that character 10 IL possible that this
effort will receive some support from
certain Democrats, anu II Will I've for
the purpose OF tubsurying Eastern Sou
timout Ia order 10 prevent futtuer
silver representation In Congress"
"HRy0 you heard, Mr. RIwiins, In
your NJ 50cIatlOn with public men any
expression that Utah Was not enuIlod
to stateho0d2"
"No. 1 have not heard anything OF
that kind. OF course, members are
controlled largely by the continent Of
their constituents aud there u uatutnl-
ly a nttie lingering prejudice On the
part OF some regarding tue Territory,
but not ~ much AZ there once was."
"What do you sppTehond will Ue thu
strongest poiut raised against the al
mission Of UAh2"
"Well, In my opinion, an attempt
will be made 90 question the sincerity
OF tho people. But that argument will
TO nut forth simply l0T the IugpO-e OF
covering the real objection which
will be- 20 prevent the election OF
more silver Senator'S"
I "What II anything will the sdmiu-
istrAJiOu do Tor HIlvuil"
81 have no means Of making COr-
rect prediction, can say, however,
thut President Cleveland IN firmly Aud
ifreyOcAuly opposed 70 the use Oi silver
, except for subsidiary purposes under
some international arrangement"
{ ITO what do YOU At ruutB tne rr.
cent big gains Of Republicans Ia the
easl?"
gro variety Of causes chief u
which In business depression. The
: people when not happy and prosper.
, Gus re over IuOilued ~ mold the party
| ia power responsible without stopping
. to inquire into the real cause. That b.
| what they nave done boo the present
! case. In my Judgment u was also due
n the apathy and indifference II
Democrats VINO remnincd away from
the polls anu not to any increased
strength Of the Republican,"
4 "rue message ui the President 10 tho
4 extra session OF Congress iusistinR On
, the repeal oil the sherman law aud the
failure OF the administration 10 stand
a by it, platform In all particulars tented
. strongly to ALLEVIATE Democrats from
o their party. Another cause VI failing
= TO give the party support was disaT-
pointment IN regard 10 official appoint
Fl meuts. But these things No not