Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-18
UTAH'S STATEHOOD CLAIM.
Delegate Game Presents Strong aFSu-
mUntS In Its Behalf.
QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION.
Denial that the Mormon Church Inilu.
cnces the Politics Of the Terri.
tory Backed Up BY Proof.


II "a the habit Of the residents OF n
territory to rail at the territorial sys'
ten. This habit Is confined TO no class,
being INDUCED In by citizens general
Iy, Irrespective OF party or conditions
Tho exceptions TO the rule ARE those
who hold the Federal offices and those
who profit in some manner by tho an
omaiousg government. Nor ia the discon'
tent restricted TO n single territory; u
embraces all the people OF oil the
dependencies. II wns as vociierous In
Colorado a few years ago nB 1t isin
Arizona today; II is no more pronounce
cd In Utah than In New Mexico, ex-
cept that in the former there arc more
people, hence the proportionately
greater discomfort.
The antagonism asserts Itself with
the orga nization OF the territory and
increases In intensity with the years
and the growth OF tho population.
The complaints become louder because
there are more people to complain.
sometimes think that perhaps we
Of the territories are 10 accustomed to
quarreling with the territorial system
that we do not stop 10 consider that
the originators OF tho scheme Devised
what Ia probably rs wise and good a
plan as could DO arranged.
In our knowledge that the territorial
government IL un.American IN
principle and IL openly and deflantly
unTepublican In practice, IL may be
that We forget all else and blind our
Intelligence to the fact that the aim VI
the founders Of the system was human.
itarlan and charitable. Manifestly the
theory In that during the period OF their
infancy, while they are lacking In
population and wanting in the wealth
necessary TO establish and carry on q
state government, the nation, as the
parent, guardian and protector, shall
assist the weak community, not with
Its moral Influence merely, but with
material aid; that II shall take under
Its parental care the few who are un-
able 10 stand alone, or TO walk, provid-
Ing them n government and paying
that proportion OF the expenses which
the people themselves cannot con-
tribute without suffering deprivation
and hardship.
THEORY AND PRACTICE,
This, say, IL the theory, and would
undoubtedly be oitoner taken Into Gc-
count were II not that the practice In
accompanied by 20 much oppression
and such utter disregard OF the rights
OF American citizens. AB u rule our
officials are sent TO US from distant
states, and IL IL raro that they nre
chosen with reference 10 their fitness
for the duties TO DO performed. They
are not acquainted with our people, arc
seldom In sympathy with htni, and
regret to say IL, they sometimes pose
almost Ms the representatives OF IA
foreign power, acting M II they re-
garded themselves as rulers aud officials
sent TO govern subject province. IL
the people Of the territories have lost
sight OF ono feature OF the theory OF
our territorial system may II not
with equal truth be said that ihe
nation itself has forgotten, or at least
ignores, another and very important
feature, which Ia that II was intended
the territorial government should be
temporary, continuing yniy until the
time when the conditions are such US
10 warrant the erection OF the com
munity into a state? Can anybody
name territory which was admitted
20 the Union at that precise periodp
VIII somebody mention n state the
sole motive for admitting which TO the
Union was the knowledge by Congress
that her people had become sufficiently
numerous and wealthy enough TO
maintain stable government without
the aid Of the nation2
II this had been the rule some OF the
territories would have been ststos
long years before they were admitted,
and, may 1 also say, that some OF the
present states would yet be- In the
condition OF territorial serfdom?
But let me speak directly OF my own
Territory OF Utah. l am not going to
quarrel with anybody because II was
not admitted a quarter OF a century
ago, when Ii possessed all the qualiiica-
tions for statehood, nor am going to
lind fault because 70 many OF her
neighbors and sister dependeu Giles
have been taken into the Union, while
she, with more population, greater
wealth, as high culture and with NJ
much loyalty and patriotism as the
best ofthem has been denied enfran.
chiPement.
UTAH SHOULD BE ADMITTED.
will simply congratulate tho neigh
Dor and sister dependencies. do In
sist now, however, that Utah should
be admitted. 1t has been urged as an
excuse for denying emancipation to
Utah that certain Objectionable con-
dilions existed In tho Territory, which
must be- changed as u condition prece-