The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-10
GOVERNOR VESTS
RECOMMENDATIONS.
!
The Statehood Bill Should at
Once Be Passed.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME.
He Asks That 1t Be Given to the
Territory.
The Opponents to Statehood Have No
Good Grounds for the Threadbare
Arguments Used Against Utah's
Admission to the Union.


The annual report OF Governor West, OF
Utah, was filed with the secretary OF the
interior today.
The governor estimates the population
of the territory to be very nearly 234, 600,
the estimated gain over the census OF 1890
being 25. 900. Then follow reports on the
settlement of lands, taxation for territor-
ial and school purposes, the assessed val
nation of towns and cities, banks and
banking, mines and mining. The COVER
nor calls attention TO the different public
institutions, including the University of
Utah, Agricultural college, Reform school
and Insane asylum.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME.
AS to the Industrial home, he reports
that it has been demonstrated that 1t was
an unnecessary expenditure, and the
home has been abandoned.
On account of its location and the char
acter of the building it is fit only for school
or hospital purposes, and the governor
recommends that it be turned over to the
territory to be disposed OF By it.
TWO IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS.
There are two important subjects of re-
commentator. The secretary is urged to
recommend to Congress an act to restore
the escheated property of the Mormon
church, claiming that the only reason for
the passage of the act was the fact that
the fund would be used to support the
\ practice of polygamy. The church has
absolutely abandoned the practice of po-
lygamy. and its members are forbidden
to contract the relation; that to do SO
is to subject themselves to excommu-
pication from the body; that the
purpose of the law having been accom-
pIished, it is unwise and unjust to keep
The property and funds voluntarily con-
tributed by the Mormon people.
THE STATEHOOD QUESTION.
On the statehood question, the governor
says that the population, in numbers and
character, the wealth, developments, ed
ucationaI. commercial and social advan-
tages, ali fit the people Tor the burden and
responsibilities of statehood.
81 do not deem it necessary TO enter
into a detailed statement or elaborate
argument to establish these facts, as they
are fully covered by reports made by the
Committee on Territories at the two ses-
sions of the last Congress; that in
fact it is not disputed from any source
that the conditions exist which would
not Justify our admission. 1t is also an
indisputsble fact that but for the practice
of polygamy and the existence of a DO
Iitical party, as claimed by those opposed
to it. composed almost, if not entirely, of
members OF the Mormon church and
dominated by its priesthood, Utah would
have been admitted a state into the
Union; that the practice Of polygamy
having bean abandoned, the Peoples or
church party having been dissolved by it's
leaders, and its members become
adherents of the two great po-
litical parties. and it having no
longer either an organization or member
ship, it would seem that there could
be found none to object further to Utah S
admission. It is true, however, that a
small minority. who cannot deny the
occurrences that have taken place within
their own knowledge, who still taking
counsel of their
PREJUDIcEs AND FEARS,
in sist that the Mormon people are not
sincere and deny to them this common
justice; that, judging from their declara-
tions and deeds ascribe to them motives
\ which they expressly disclaim. .
4 The governor urges upon the secretary
the passage of these two measures, being
OF overwhelming Importance to the adj
vancement of the prosperity of the coun-
try
II recognize,'' says the Governor,
ssthe enormous amount of legislation
pending in Congress, and that many i'm
portant measures fail for lack of time and
consideration; that there are many other
matters Of proper and necessary legisla-
tion.''
In view of the overwhelming import
ance of these two measures, he has con-
fined himself TO urging for them prompt
and favorable action.
THE TUCKER BILL.