The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-23

Washington, Sept. 22.ISpecial. mo
nomination that has been made by the
Democrats this year has given more sat
isfaction to the politicians in Washing
ton and those members of Congress who
are still in the city than that of Mr.
Rawlins to be delegate from Utah until
the new state shall be formed.
Expressions heard or all sides are con-
gratulatory to the Utah Democracy and
its able candidate. and from being reck-
oned in The very doubtful column. the
territory will be looked to for handsome
majority for the party Of free silver and
lower taxation. rather than for the ag-
gregation of gold bugs and protected cor
snorants.
Difficulties overcome.
One not acquainted with the ways of
\ Congress and the opposition with which
Any member must contend before obtain
ing recognition of any kind on the floor
of the House, cannot judge the peculiar
difficulties that present themselves to
one who is only a delegate, and the her
culean task Is to force through any meas
ures at all.
Even Democratic congressman, pre-
pared to back their requests with a vote
AiAdI VIII HtlB Oh QUEER measures, are
oftentimes denied the recognition for bills
they are pressing; and a delegate. having
no vote, must bring some superior per-
sonal influence to obtain anything at all
Attracted Attention at Once.
When Mr. Rawlins came to the House
he attracted attention Immediately a
forceful. aggressive member. and, being
given an opportunity during the special
session to advocate the cause of silver.
drew around him circle of friends and
obtained the friendship OF Speaker Crisp
and other Democratic leaders, so that he
was able to bring their influence on his
side when it was necessary.
Fraudulent Claims By Repubs.
The claims that have been raade by
The Republican press and Republican rep
resentatives in both houses that their
party forced the statehood bill through
Congress are. of course, on a par with
the other campaign claims they are MAX
ing in their efforts to again force their
absurd ideas upon the American people.
Any sensible person need not be told
that when a party is in power in both
branches of Congress a minority can do
very little forcing and can only tamely
acqmesce in what the other party is
doing.
II rs true lAldl SOtIe SOOU NOih wac
done by several western senators and
representatives in subduing the concen-
trated hatred of the Mormon people that
had been shown by the Republican Con-
gress for thirty years.
But the forced acquiescence of a mi
nority is not TO be commended in any
way and rewarded in preference to those
who were active aggressive and positive
lin their endeaVors to right the wrongs
nat have been heaped upon the Nor
ION people by the dogmatic, narrow
leaders of the opposition.
Republican Opposition.
The statehood fight was long and hard.
There were the gold bug interests, the
protectionist interests, the bigoted clam
ors Of the narrow religionists. and gen.
eral Republican oppos' ton to contend
with from the first. The latter continued
10 the day before the bill came up in
the House; when the mastery reply to
Morse changed the appearance of mat
tiers and afterward hard work and end
less explanations of changed conditions
won the battle.
Another Important Measure.
The second important measure was the
bill opening the reservations; but hardly
less important was the successful war
lldt was NdStu against thC II oAiSANAA'AS
of the Colorado Utes into the territory.
The full story of that fight will not be
brought out for a long time to come,
but now and then something more devel-
OBS and il is seen that it was battle
royal between a state with two senators
and two representatives. with their votes,
NRnd territory with only one delegate,
with no vote.
The Colorado delegation brought all the
influence possible to bear on the accom-
plishment Of this scheme, SO dear to the
heart of the people of their state. From
the beginning of the session the Indian
bureau. the interior department and the
committee on Indian affairs were be-
sieged by them and every possible argu-
mept brought into use.
An Uphill Fight.
The delegate from Utah was outnum-
bered. but confined his efforts to the com
rnittee on Indian affairs principally, and
t-,orked so that he at length had ma.
ortiy of the committee, with a. POSSIBLE
Nv that one man would desert at the
list minute and no certainty as to what
,vould really be the outcome. On the day
when the committee was to meet to set
tie the question, the Colorado members
had -neir committeeman on hand and
were only waiting for the one uncertain
member before being certain that their
scheme was at last to see fruition.
Blocked a Scheme.
The fun committee met and the Colo
RADIO members were perfectly assured
that no longer they would need to look
afte- the festive redmen within their Dor
aers. However, the report to the House
r.,me like a .tnunderbolt, as it upset all
their calculations by recommending that
the Indians stay where they were. as
Utah had as much OF a burden as was
necessary already
This victory achieved against over