The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-16
UTAH AND STATEHOOD.

Concerning the Oates bill for the an
organ remarks:
But we, who want neither annexation
to Nevada nor the admission of Utah as
state by herself, avoid all recrimination
In the matter, contenting ourself with
pointing out the disadvantages OF state
hood, and that the people here are i'll
prepared in every way to undertake its
responsibilities.
That paper has been shifting its ground
lately in so many directions that its
readers, who are daily diminishing, are
wondering where it is at. 1t has acted
like blind rattlesnake striking ont in
every direction, swapping at Republicans
and Populists as well as Democrats, try
ing to sting to death its own selected
officials whom it Dragged of as special
representatives of the Liberal party, and
succeeding in hurting itself more than
anything else. But it remains persistent
in one thing-its deadly hostility to the
people of Utah and its aversion to their
political liberty.
So the people here are sin prepared in
every way' for statehood, are they? In
what respect are they i'll prepared? Is
there any territory now waiting for adj
mission, or any state newly admitted into
the Union that is so well prepared as
Utah FOR the responsibilities and rights of
sovereign statehood?
When challenged years ago to state a
time when Utah would in its opinion be
prepared, to enter the Union of states, the
Tribune reply was: "When the Nor
mons renounce polygamy and the
Peoples party is dissolved. Those con-
ditions are now established and have ex-
listed Tor considerable time. They are
so generally recognized that no paper
having any information as to the facts
ventures to question their reality. And
what has the Liberal organ to offer now
as the date when, probably, Utah might
IN its sage opinion be admitted as state?
This: Statehood can wait till silver is
fully remonetized.
That is the new position on statehood
taken by the shifting enemy to the
emancipation of this territory. Let it be
distinctly understood by people who
imagine from the hating attitude of that
sheet on local questions, that tits modify
ing its hate, that it is still the bitter foe
to Utah's freedom. No statehood by It's
aid or with its consent. When silver is
''fully remonetized, - which may not be
for a generation, judging from the course
of other countries, it may cease its op-
position. AS probably by that time it
will have been buried out OF sight and
Emel, it will no longer dart its fangs at
Utah's liberties.
As to the Nevada scheme we should
think no intelligent Democrat who under
stands the situation, would endorse it for
moment. 1t would mean the loss of
Utah to the Democratic party. For that
reason, If for no other, while Republicans
might favor it, the party in power should
repudiate it without wasting time over
its discussion.
A bill has been introduced by Delegate
Rawlins for the admission of Utah alone.
This ought to be pressed in preference to
the omnibus bill for the admission of four
territories. A country sheet which pre-
tends to favor Utah's admission but
which is SO partisan that in some respects
it is worse than the Tribune, because the
latter's opposition Is undisguised, pre-
diets there will be nothing done for the
admission Of Utah till 1895. Well, we
shall see. The HERALD is of the opinion
that something will be done in this direc-
ton at the coming regular session OF
Congress, and that Grover Cleveland will
be the executive who will sign the docu-
ment that will place Utah on the pedestal
of freedom.