The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-25

your committee during the EftIeth Con-
gress upon the same topics, compel your
committee tobelieve without doubt or hesi-
tation, that the institution of polygamy
as taught by the Mormon church,
whether it is faith or practice, is now alb
solutely stamped out.
The interview with Chief Justice Zane,
which was printed shortly after Mr..
Teller introduced the statehood bill in the
Senate is also given in the report to show
the confidence which that distinguished
jurist has in the integrity and industry OF
the Mormon people, as well as the testl-
mony given by the late Frank Dyer be-
fore the House territories committee
upon the same subject.
The Republicans show that Utah pos
sesses in marked degree those essentials
of statehood, namely, the necessary pop
ulation and resources. 1t quotes from
recent census reports to prove that the
population of the territory in 1890 was
EOS, 900 in round numbers, which is 5000
more than the combined population OF
the states of Montana and Wyoming and
II, 600 in excess of the entire population
of the adjoining states OF Nevada, Idaho
and Wyoming and $4,000 more than is
required in the census of 1890 for repre-
sentation in Congress. 1t explains that
the number of inhabitants in the terri
tory has greatly increased since the last
census and estimates the present popula-
ton as being 225, 600.
The report refutes the statement that
the people of Utah are mostly foreigners,
by using the figures of the census to show
that of the population in 1890, 1853, 900
were American born and 80, 900 were of
foreign birth. The report adds that the
proportion of foreign born to American
born in Utah is less than in the states of
North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana,
Nevada, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Cali
fornia, Massachusetts,, South Dakota,
New York, Michigan, Washington, and
the territory of Arizona.
Only in three of the states and one of
the territories has the foreign population
decreased more than in Utah during the
last census decade. The percentage of
aliens who speak the English language is
greater in Utah than in thirty-two states
and two territories. The population OF
Utah consists largely of the white element,
there being of colored persons embracing
civilized Indians, Chinese, japanese and
Hawaiians, as well as negroes, only 2006
in the entire territory, less in proportion
to the whites than any of the Pacific states
and territories.
The census reports are freely drawn upon
to show the material benefits derived from
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interests in the territory as well as the
mining, the manufacturing and other i'm
portant industries. The real value of the
property of the territory is asserted to be
worth not less than $500. 600. 900; the
steam railway system embraces 1881
miles of roads, while the street railway
systems in the three cities, Salt Lake, Og-
den and Provo, aggregate seventy-four
miles. The healthful growth of the free
school system is referred to with pardon
able pride and a long array of figures are
given to show, not only the amount of
school property, but the number of pupils
of all religious denominations who are
enjoying it's benefits. The conclusions of
the committee upon this point are given
as follows:
HOnly about per cent. of the people
of Utah are illiterate, and this fact, con-
sidered in connection with the educa-
tionaI facilities of the territory and the
ambitious character of the people, is am
pie assurance of the tone of the most es-
sential characteristics of good citizenship.
But the aim of education is not merely to
reduce the number of those who are tech
nically denominated illiterates, but to
give to the pupils the same training that
may be had in the best schools of the east,
and therefore the course of study includes
not only the usual or ordinary branches,
but extends to the higher studies which
are taught in the schools of the older
communities. "
An explanation of the provisions Of the
enabling act bill is given in extenso and
the report concludes as follows: 'sThe
Mormon church and its adherents have
been subjected for long years to the
sharpest and most nnkind criticisms, and
heretofore all prayers of the Mormon peoa
pie for statehood have been denied. In
asmuch as your committee have come to
the conclusion that the time for statehood
for Utah has at last arrived, it is
eminently proper thai the characteristics
of the Mormon people shall be made
known, not only for the information of
Congress, but OF the nation. These state
ments will be repeated from the pulpit
and the stump and around Christian fire.
sides. Many myriads of people who here
tofore have looked upon the Mormons as
moral outlaws, it is believed will change
their opinion and admit that people
showing the characteristics that the Nor
mons possess are at last worthy OF state
hood, with the full admission to all the
rights of American citizenship.
BLAINE IS WEAKER.