Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-17

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criticism because Of his antasonism TO
immediate sovereignty for Utah. He
s. entitled 10 hi6 views on that subject
and being so entitled enjoys the
additional privilege Of giving them
10 the public The position OF the
NEWS regarding statehood has not
changed. We are in favor Of II
heartily and sincerely, believing such
condition t. be the Territory due aud
more conducive T. tho general well
f.re than the praseut or any other
political status bugwe do not believe In,
aud will not even for moment 10 inf
lose sight Of The equities Obtaining as
10 either demand or look with favor
upon Others dymhniing the great
boon against the protect Of a consider
able element our midsi-wo would
not II We could have them dragged
iorcibly and proteatIngly into state.
hood, "a condition which Of itself i'm.
/ plies ncighbOflincas and good will
among other thingr; anu while com.
plote concord ami unanimous consent
are not to be- expected at any time, II
ispropvr that the voice Of q respect.
able minority be- heard and considered.
with 30 much understood, we wiIltay
Of the article spoken Of that it ID Ia the
writer's be,tnnd Ia one sense hi'slrong.
ct vein. Being from the standpoint OF
a Libcal-anothcf name Tor n0u.pfo-
gfcsslst--it could not be more moderate
In IT, tone and contain anything
vigorous al oil. There orc some new
features presented bat not many, aud
considered as an Argument these are
not the strongest or most cogent parts
NJ the article; tho burden Of 1t, and the
| portions which 10 The reader 10 search
Of Information will command the most
attention, are what are recognized by
the initiated as more or less inoou.
giuo b fragments Of the ammunition
used In old.limo campaigns.
Undoubtedly the "newest" and
thereby the most refreshing thiugs Ia
theari Gle are the admission that the
Mormon people are honest and truth
iul, ana that conditions have greatly
changed hcfe-so rguch that the state.
hood iljwer IL budding aud ready 20
bloom la due season; while with q
ttmcriiy amounting to rashuo,B he
has stfonuously, before aud after these
admissions, lAborod 20 show that
nothing In The peoples aniscedonls or
present characteristics Jusliiics the
risk Of trusting them at ALI What eau
this mean? Does he intend 10 say that
they are honest and Trustworthy a.
noighbors, AZ merchants, az professors,
~ artisans, "a labofers, ~ reiig onists,
aud yet utterly and houclcssIy di..
honest as to politics? TnAt they keep
the word OF promise TO the ear d, ster.
ling citizenship only to break II 10 the
hope Of the Politician rhey might
do 30 and not vary 30 much from the
same class Of people elsewhere,
but u seems that tho Judge
would have us far and
away ahead OF al other people as to
our political practices aud fad Ia our
assumed failure to occupy that en-.
iueuce at present the only reason why
We should be held hack In the great
national race. lie Will say ne to this,
ms he has already said, that we are
peculiar people; but that 80 arc to
become 30 decidedly different from
everybody else that politics and purity
arc hero To blend a. indistlnguishably
40 oxygen and nitrogen 10 really
little too much; he does us more
honor by even suggesting such a thing
than our capacities, our experience
aud our instinct, warrant
Lot us give the Judgo the benefit
tsuch ne It may bel OF some OF his own |
words;
a p0oplo thus obollont would not fail |
70 vote when occasion required IT, ~
they pray, and they always pray for the
church ~ Jesus Christ Of Lntter.dnv
Saints. Ihoy look upon this matter Of
statehood differently than 1. They look
upon 10 ~ means NJ Obtaining by STRAIT
tgy the power which thOy cannot retain
by force. With an overwhelming ma
lnflty In Utah, they would Indeed bs OF
different clay than ordinary humanity
", whom lnh became a state, they aid !
not seok 10 nll nll the offices and create
all the laws, so that they would harml On.
100 and blend with tho teachings OF their
iaiih' Ihoy are sincere, hence expect
that they would make usO OF thoir
power which they would only have to
reach out ana gwsp TO obtain.
IL is not recorded that people who |
IRE civilized AMI prayerful aud whose
extends TO invocations
for others are prone to either obtaining |
or holding power by means Of strategy |
(meanlng treachery) or force. I'm. |
duubledly the Mormons ne stated ate |
In the majority In Utah anu will |
probably TsmAin 10 for some time; |
they would vote with |
the expectation OF filling otiicss--thpt |
being the usual object OF votiug-and |
we aro glad 70 be- able to fully concur
Ia the statement that they grs sincere.
But can It bo that o people whose dis,
position, habits ami faith inoulcale |
sincerity are sincere IN but one