Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-12
GOV. wiSl's STATEMENT.


Last night Gov. Wts' was asked for
statement Of u1airs. aud b all tho
newspaper correspondents gave the
folllwiug;
our Territory was threatened with
the invnsi0u 10. 40 army Oi ifrtsr1nsi-
ulr anu pnnnilnss vhgftuHnui tramp
cent 10 a. by municipalities ~ ttli'
fofnia aud tuu Southern FtCihc II de
r1aI company AsHIln as ! received
notice tun. Troy wrrs approaching !
took the necessary Hcps tu project our
cit Gems in turIf property aut ives
forbade toe Southern Pacific if0m
Transporting this irresponsible army
Into our midst % become "a charge upon
us, having aareriniuui tuti uoituur ui
the transportation lines leading from
Ogden 1ut OF the Territory mai MA. o
arl iran cmUuts or would maFenIN
Arrangements 10 tfsusplrt tHtm further
East. FOfrscrlus that tno niItuufu
paCifu might co tinuu its uulaw oil
lcL discriminating tine notice
% had received, Boa bringing the to'
called industrial himy into our
m'dsi, HummJnei hii Of tue avail
aulu iofuu Of ouf new militia, Tor tnr
purpose Of aiding the police nuih0fi'
Ties iu maintaining order aud pruscfN-
ing the peace an security 0f the CON
munity. This was done after c1mmu'
nication with the mayor aud nlthOri'
| tIes of OGDEN u.ty, whuiu tlr southern
paclno terminated, q tuis amy was
10 be Ian Of. 40 was with thulf
concurrence aud approval
Tho fif.t lui1fmalu OF the probable
advent Of this army into Uuf midst wa
received frJm the Associated Pf,ls
dispatches on Saturday morning. lt
was Saturday night nt 20 u'clock
before notice was given % tho m litia
that 1 desire thuir aid and that tnty
must rcspond by Xix O'Clock the ioi
i0wing morning. 1 cannot speak 100
mighty in praise OF our new militia.
Tue companies ut salt Lake wore
promptly ready al the hour stated nud
marched 10 tue train a. orderly A.
trained veterans. hni called the
three newly organiEsi companies nt
Ogden out 10 bn a. readiness ut 10
O'CLOCK on Sunday miruinE.
Upon my arrival with tho militia at
OgIen on SUNDAY morning, 1 immrii.
Atuly went Into conference with Mayor
Bfough aud the city authorities of %.
duu. Ia tue confidence u was dee
tefmlnoi that " the Southern Pacific
should, regardless u the Law AMI the
demands tuat | hai madc upon thUm,
bring the army Into tho clty, that 81
long a. they remained here they ah0IlI
be- connutd within certain iimits an
that strict surveillance should 10, kept
over thua, that they might not 40 Into
the city aud b clmr a chafg, on aud a
menace 90 tue citizens; that provisions
would bu 0bininui, aui that 10 FAR a.
the ability OF tho community went
their wants should be provided Tor, auI
that they Hl 4uid not be permitted 10
suffer for food or the ordinary comforts
mat could ue supplied them.
1 IL may be stated also that the mayor
Ogden having notified Mayor B,skla
% salt Lake thal they wIuiI itguly DO
snort Of provisions, male q Teqlisi.ilu
upon him Tor 2Jl loaves OF brea q,
which were brought here on the same
train upon whoa ! arrived. rnr
mayor u salt Lake had alsl kindly
placed at my disposal Cuief Pfau AMI
, unity OF thr police OF SAT- Lake Ctty.
which had been fcqutatui by Mayor
Brlugh Of Ogden.
rhe marsnal and tho police, the
deputy mnrshalH aui deputy sheriff.
summoned under my or 81 nerr, were
| an brought Into service with the sole
object ui aiding auu assisting the
mayor OF the ely 10 preserve tho 10 ace
and security % tue community.
never C1utum lated tho use uf any
physical force against the industrial
army In any way, except that It mlght
| uu nuuussaty "a sac pru'agvaliln of tnr
/ security nuu lives OF QUO pulplu, While
| tupy were rustfaiUcI within cbr.iiu
/ described limits iu tue city of OsIuu.
tucy could have departed al any tins
] tnAt they saw a., iu u body, without
| being Disturbed ur m1lgBird iu any
] way by tue ores guarding them
II was my purpose aui iu,ultigl
from the beginning, al long us tupy
| remained iu the Territory, o. keen
! them togu hrf, Il ldrr the surveillance
| aui IN the com col ut the flfue which
had ut my com maud, rhrrr'0fc, wnru
they today resolved 10 move oIt ltlu
this city, they were permitted 10
20, accompanied By thu guards
tnat were over them, The guard viii
DO maintained ne long a. tIey ia 40 O.,
main ia the limits 1f OR rrfrtDry, gu
restrain them from committing any
acts OF violence, Injury or p.Hage while
they are IN our intact, wueinur tnoy *
east or wrsL
luuy htvo been fllHci upon u.
Illegally by the SIu bern Pacific Ran
r0al company, luey arc "a burIcu
an u mBuhue O. our people sl long u-
they Remain here, 1 CIniider 1. Go b
nay duty, ns the GIvufnJr VI tho rcfrl.
try, IA 70 IAr a. 4 have power g. ur
teci our people from any disturbance
I trouble uI llss iron them. Wuvucyrl
they shall reach our bIrirrs aul lvpAr
from a., my mrsou, 1 taIsl, With ca,
/ iuduslFi amy viii have ended Iu.
over, without violence or injury o.
anyone,
Tue trouble AMI lhe nio,t tha
have had uHa NOT hHtu with thl
Industrial army, nut with tur S1ulhru
] Paciit,uud tnp itsug WAS ISIS 70 Whtt.tl
tina Company or tay luIfitry OI uuI
WAS the sovereign. Ourc.uf.s, thTuusl
tnu proceedings thnt wee iI.uut,.