Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-04

ears WhiCu mas htcume general d.
Dluocratic ranks that tile Uuitei
states Senate 700 bee chosen % enter up5u
the term OF rfilcc March, lgn5. NAV
make that body Republican. makes
the leaders anxious Co gain al once
whatever political advantage IL Jams.
siulc 20 derive from the new tefrlt1rirs
Measures f1f the admission of Nov
Mexico, Arizona and Utah are now
pending ia Congress anu are tg he
pressed 70 "A vote without need.
les delay. The delegates irom
All these territories are now Democratic
nud 81 is confidently asserted by Dem.
ucfats NJ these respective states mat
there b. NO doubt the United States
auuntofs aud cJngfeaauipu 10 br elected
Ia the new states Will la 8f the same
political faith aud thus materially
assist 10 maintain the supremacy "
the Democracy in C0ugfrEs a. well M
Furnish n figniiicaut quota Of Demo.
cratic electoral votes 10 the electoral
college TN tho next presidential contest.
The House clmmitteo on territories
has shown unprecedented punCluauty
iu dispD'ing Ui thuse measufof. The
bill- Tor the admission Of New Mexico,
Arlz1nn AMI Unh all have been 10.
ported inv0iably aud will come up
early for consideration Boo the House.
senator Faulkner, chairman Of the
senate committee on territories, says
prompt action viii be taken on tho
a1a'chood bills by his committee.
IHE REPORT oS UTAH.
The House report iavorur the ndmls-
sion Of Utah is Of peculiar interest be.
cause Oi tue hitherto urrp-soatVd oppusi.
lion to Ne ndmisB on, on account OF the
pftdUmiuAucr OF the Mormon element.
Foe report IL pfeiuced ~ tho proclaim.
alton Of Ptssl ont Harrison Issued last
January, declaring p0lygamy dead In
the Territory and granting Tres am.
uusty aud pardon 10 all Offenders pre-.
vluus 10 Nov. /, 1890, who have uincp
led a lawful life. Tue reports nnJ rec.
Ummuulati5us " the Judges auI vatl.
uus commissioners arc also q iotri NJ
great l'usih The committee further
says many mYuads Of people who
heretofore have looked upon the Mor.
mons ~ moral outlaws II Is be.
itvud viii change their opinion aud
admit that people showing the
characteristics the MUfmons p0sseis
aFu at least worthy " statehood with
/ fail admission 10 oil tho figh. VI
| American citizenship.
Thr committee cOauludus as follows:
! AN mouths should be- hushed AMI ali
| opptaItiou silvuctd, after tho President
] has amncsiioi pat Oiicusef; alter both
! political parties in uatiO1nl q invention
/ assembled have declared the lime hna
come iof tbs admission " all tue terri.
tories, OF which Utah IL one; after the
| territorial conventions OF 1867, where
/ Ia both o. said great PARTIES declared Tor
/ statehood, anu that the hour II fiue for
| thu admission Of Utah, after the Lsgif-
lAtufu Of Utah mas declared unnni.
mOusly for stu ehOJI; after the
Governor " tho Territory, all
OF its Territorial uniuers and
IT. Judiciary, all VI wuom are
Republican Ia politics, have declared
IN theif opinion polyRHmy b. abolished
aud Tan emu; after all tue members NJ
tue Utah Commission, created expire s.
~ 10 crush ami ubliterate pOlygamy,
have declared their work pfau,icaliy
accomplished; after tho Moran u
| Church, through all ~ heads ami
officials, publicly, privately aud In
every way possible tor mOTtals 10 10
aud 10 proclaim, haye with bowed
heads, II not In anguish, pledged their
faith auI honUt that never more IN the
iututo snail p9lygamy within the
Mormon Church be doctrine VI fRiIh
or practice, tucte certainly eau be
but one srntimunt, but one opinion,
among NIL Just minded Legislators IN
Congress up0n tho question Of duty
ana that Of Justice, TO admit Utah ~ a
slate into the Federal I'm Uu.n