The herald., 1894-01-13
DEATHBED REPENTANCE
REPUBLICANS DEMAND STATE
HOOD FOR UTAH.
When They We're In Power They Took a
Different View of the Matter-An
Attempt to Steal Demo-
cratic Thunder.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The executive
committee of the Republican national
committee today did what it considered
a ane stroke of policy by passing reso-
lutions, first for the admission OF U tab
to the union; second for the admission
of all tbs territories to the union as
states.
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, That the admission OF Uta b
10 statehood is now demanded alike ,py
justice to the territory and justice
to the nation. At present the terri
tory has the requisite number
of people to constitute state. The
people who are law-ahiding and pro
gresalve, and possessed of capacity and
intelligence, insure wise local laws and
prosperity and wealth to support an
efficient local government. Under
the successful process OF Republican
legislation, finally adopted in good
faith by the Mormon people themselves,
informally and forever renouncing 1T,
polygamy is now as dead as slavery, and
the accepted act of admission which
! will have passed the house OF repre-
sentatives at the present session by a
unanimous vote forever prohibits it..
This ia now received as true by all
the people of Utah. The political party
that organized the fight against polyg-
amy has been disbanded and it's mem
bers are pronounced, with the other
people there, in the general agreement
and need OF statehood. Longer denial of
the right OF home rule to this territory
ia seriously detrimental to her industri-
al interests and an unmerited aspersion
upon her people and an inexcusable
burden upon the national treasury.
Whereas, The territorial form of gov
ernment as applied to geographical sub
divisions of this country has Away
been and of right should continue
to be merely temporary form
of government to he tolerated only
pending the acquisition by the territory
OF sufficient population and material
resources to support state government,
and
Whereas. it is obvious that the terri
tories of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma are each possessed of
sufficient population and material
resources to support state government,
and the people OF tbose territories now
petition for admission to the dignity and
privileges of statehood; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
committee that just regard for the
rights of their fellow-citizens residing
within said territories. demands that
the American principle of home rule be
extended to them by the admission of
said territories to statehood.
These measures were proposed by
western members and unanimously
adopted, meeting the sanction of the
full committee.
As cnoice of city for headquarters
was lett to be decided by the executive
committee at another meeting within
a month.
Representative Caldwell of Ohio,
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee, and Representative
Babcock OF Wisconsin, vice-chair-
man of the committee, took part in
the discussion of the party policy. and
other Republican workers were ad-
mitted to the meeting. The conference
adjourned this afternoon and most of
the conmitte emen will return to their
hop,aa