The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-14

Washington, Nov. IS. = Especial J.
The blatant claim of the Republicans
that their parity was most favorable to
fhe early admission Of Utah into the
Isnion should not have been made I'M
I'll they were sure that their leaders
would be discreet enough to keep their
rfluths closed on the subject, at least
1flhT the first state election was over.
But they evidently had not warned
Babcoclz, the pussy Individual from
Minnesota, who has had charge of the
campaign for the Republicans this
year, because he has given the whole
snap away in an unguarded moment.
However, st is only one of his indis-
cretions. Ever since the returns came
in from the country his head has been
turned, and he has been talking like a
garrulous fishwoman, giving away the
party secrets in a way that has given
some of the leaders d bad attack of
profanity. Relating to Utah he has
given away another thing that has
been heretofore kept in the dark
The Herald correspondent saw him
thje other day, when the returns were
almost in, and he was busily engaged
6lS claiming everything in sight, and
asked him what were the prospects of
the Senate.
Oh he said ''that is all right. We
shall be able to organize that beyond
any doubt. We shall have an assured
majority"
But if the Democrats capture Utah
won't that throw the control into the
hands Of the Populists?'' asked the cor
respondent.
1'Utnh Amt In IT,
EUtah amt in it, was the laconic re-
why, what do you mean? Utah will
fleet two senators for the next Con-
Gress."
The pussy chairman looked over with
an air of wisdom on his face and seem
ed to be pitying the absolute ignorance
of the man who would state such a
ching.
Now, young man." he said in a
fatherly tone, you had better go and
look at dhe statehood bill before YOU
make such wild statements. Why, the
Republicans wouldn't have let it pass
If it hadn't been agreed that the sena-
tors should not take their seats until
1897. That was the agreement. ana
that is the only reason the statehood
OH passed: because otherwise We would
have killed it in the Senate It would
have been foolish to faYe done other
wise"
But" said the correspondent, "the
bill makes no such a. provision. The
as the first legislature gets down to
business and elects Them
That is simply impossible was
.sIe emphatic reply. 1.-The bill could
1hever have passed that way. Now. [
haven't won any bets this year. but I
am willing to bet you the cigars that
(the Utah statehood bill especially pro-
g vides that the senators and represen-
iatives shall not take their seats I'M
III 1897"
The natural query that suggests it.
self is, what part did the genial Ike
Sunshine Trrumbo, who was looking af-
ter the Republican end of the state
hood bill, have in this? Republicans
who are in Washington now, with the
exception of Chairman Babcock, know
absolutely nothing of the supposed
agreement, simply because tie are
too small fry to be on the de. But
undoubtedly Ike was to sacri-
flee anything 70 ne I'd of his
party and then did not keep the agree
s61ent that had been made. The Dem
ocrats, however, know nothing of the
kind.
There Was Such n Deal.
The statements of Babcock were
made to The Herald correspondent in
the presence of several other CORE
spondents, and the bet was not taken,
simply for the reason that the CORE
Spondent did not care to win a, sure
thing; but Notwithstanding that Bah
cock was so sure that such a pro-
vision had been made and was SO en-
phatic in his assertions that the Re
publicans would never have allowed
anything of the kind to go through,
that he pressed upon the newspaper
man To take The bet. When he hears
from the Republicans in Utah, who are
quite likely to do a little swearing on
the side because of his break just at
this critical time. he is likely to find
that the Republicans were outwitted,
and, without getting any good from
their provisions, they are receiving a /
setback that will make them feel sore
for a good long time to come.
The absolute certainty of Babcock |
leaves no doubt that there was such /
kan agreement somewhere, and this re-
fleets no credit on the Republicans who !
were engineering the deal.