The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-26

ditors of Herald:
My attention has been called to a re-
ort of Republican meeting published
this mornings Tribune under the
sading "Lehfs Great Rally which was
ldressed by Judge Zane and Ex-Governor
homas. In the report of the latter's
beech l find the following:
AT HIS the governor reached the sum-
ut of his speech, when he drew, that
ocument forth which escheated the
Iormon church property. and showed
nat there was not one word in the Ed
funds Senate bill regarding the eScheat-
q OF that property, and that clause was
ut into the bill by Randolph Tucker. a
in the House of Representa-
YES, which at that time had over 100
'emocratic majority. AT this moment
very ear was open to, catch his words
hen he challenged any one present to
rove to the contrary"
Now in this statement the ex-governor
as either ignorantly erred or maliciouSly
liSrepreSsnted the facts, to deceive the
eople. In either case he is equally culpa-
lie. The facts are that Mr.. Thomas got
ne matter Just the reverse of the truth.
he escheat provisions were all in the
riginal EdmundS bill as it passed the
enate and were eliminated from that
i'll when it had received the support Of
Democratic House.
here quote in parallel columns. the
rovisions of the Senate bill relating to
ne escheating. as well as the onLy refer
nee 10 this subject in the House bill. and
which the word escheat is nowhere
sed nor the spirit of escheat visible.
lead these extracts; then let the mantle
{ charity envelop the ex-governor until
e can escape the charge of deliberate
Mr.. Thomas chal-
,nged bis hearers or any one, else to dis
rove the statements made by him. L
ccept the challenge and furnish TIE
roof From now on MIR. Thomas can,
lay Macbeth and he VIII IND THIS Stat's5
OF down. try to escape it as he may,
T excuse himself as he can
Sec 1S-That It'll Sec. 14-That the
hall be the duty of acts of the legisla.
he Attorney-Gen- tive assembly of
raj of the United Utah. Incorporating.
,tates to institute continuing, or pro-
nd prosecute pro- viding for the cor
ceilings to forfeit poratlon known dS
md escheat to the the Church of Jesus
Tnited States the Christ of Latter
,ronertv of corpora day Saints and the
ions obta1ned or ordinance of the So
leld in violation of called general as
ection three of the sembly Of the State
81 of Congress APP of Deseret incorpo-'
roved the first day lrating the Church
+ .Tulv. eighteen OF Jesus Christ of
nndred and sixty Latter-day Saints,
wo, entitled AN so far as the same
or TO punish and may now have legal
,revent the practice force and valiuIey,
# polygamy in the are nerepy usdP-
erritorfes of the lproved and annul-
1nited States andlled, and the said
,ther places. ana in SO.
fsapuroying a N d far as it may now
certain have, or pretend to
cts of the Iegisla- have. any legal ex--
I've assembly Of thel istence, is hereby
err it yyo Of 65ah Of sso i5That all
zion eighteen laws of the legisla-
,,,ndred and ninetyItive assembly of the
IF the Revised Stat territory Oh tan;
1tss of the United or of the so-called
states; and all sucht government OF tle
property so forfeited State Oh DeSerel'
nd escheated to the creating. organizing,
fntted States SHALL amending. or con-
1a disnosed of by tinuing the corpora
he secretary of the ton or association
nfarior and theIcalled the Perpetual
,roceeds thereof ap- Emigrating Fund
,ijad to the 1Ise an0I company are hereby
,aneff of the com ldisapproved and an
non schools IN thelnulIed: and the said
arritorv i'm which, corporation, in so
.nch nroDertv may far as it may now
40. Provided Thatlhave, or pretend TO
M building. or the have. any legal eX-
lronnds appurten-Iistence Is hereby
nj N'' Thereto shall dissolved; and it
"a forfeited whichlshall not be lawful
: hold and occupledlfor the legislative
,yci1IsiveIv for pur-lassembly of the ter
,0ses of the Wor- lritory of Utah to
shin of God create, organize or
Sec 14.-That in IN any manner rec
NV proceedings for Iognize any corpora
-ba e7forcement clifton or association.
he nrov1s1ons o. Tor to pass any law
aw against corpo- Tor the purpose VI
a tione or associa- or operating to ac-
IONS acnuiring orIcomplish the bring
'oIdine DroDerTy III ling of persons into
nv territory of thet 1.-THE said territory
United States in eX- Tor any purpose
.ess OF the amount whatsoever;
United by law, the Sec. lo.-ihat ~
curt before which shall De the duty
q h proceedinal of the Attorney
nay be institute General OF tne
d shall have United states 10
,over in a summary cause such proceed
way to compel thelIngS 10 De TAKEN III
production of all the supreme cOur
looks. records. pa OF the territory OF
ers, and documents Utah as snaH pc
If or belonging tC proper 70 declare
nv trustee or per . old and to dissolve
on holding or cor. the said corpora
rolling or mana lions mentioned in
NO property in the preceding sec
-b;cb e,,cp c',rpora-t don and in the four
ION NAV nave any teenth section of
igbt lille or inter This act and pay
,sf Tbafever the debts and to
Soc TX That aIlldispose of the prop
avs Of the IegisIa- lerty and assets
We assembly of the thereof according to
Territory of Utah, law anu equity