The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-13
STATEHOOD IN coon TIME.

STATEHOOD IN GOOD TIME.
AS in all probability Utah will soon
be making preparations to assume the
powers, responsibilities and liabilities
of statehood, it will be we'll enough to
value rightly the boon to be enjoyed
and the work which has been done to
secure it. Much effort is being wasted
by our Republican friends to belittle
what the Democratic party has
achieved in this direction, and to steal
a big portion of the credit due to the
Democracy.
To accomplish the first, they are ex-
aggerating the so-caIled postponement
of statehood; and to effect the second
they are repeating the untruths about
certain Senators forcing the Demo-
Gratis to bring forward the bill and
some private individuals having been
the means of it's passage. The latter
is simply party buncombe and clap
trap, and is settled by the fact pre-
viously explained, that the Republican
party in Congress had no power either
to hinder or to pass the measure.
The Utah bill is a Democratic enact
ment, framed by Democrats, introduced
by Democrats, passed by a Democratic
House and a Democratic Senate, and
viii be signed by a Democratic Presi-
dent. The Republicans cut no figure
in the matter except to drop their per
sistent opposition to Utah maintained
ever since 1857.
Now as to the ''postponement" The
next general election occurs in Utah
next November. At that election the
delegates to a constitutional convention
viii be chosen who win meet in March,
1895 and frame the state constitution.
That will be presented to the people
at the following November election for
their ratification. 1t will then be sent
to the President with the returns of the
election On his proclamation Utah
will be one of the States in the Union.
That may all occur before the close of
1895, under the bill as it has passed the
Senate.
At the election in November, 1895,
state officers will be elected also a
Representative in Congress and a state
Legislature, which may convene Just as
soon after the election as the constitu-
tional convention shall have ceter-
mined. That legislature will elect two
United States Senators. If the prucla-
nation of the President ana the cleo
ton of Senator's occur in good time,
there will be nothing to prevent the
full powers of statehood being enjoyed,
including representation in Congress, at
or near the opening of the next ses-
sion which convenes in December 1855.
SO much for the bugaooo OF pcst>
ponement. The expenses Of running the
territorial government up 20 that time.
as well as all the expenses Of the cleo
tons and the constitutional convention,
will be paid by the federal government.
Next winter is likely to be very hard
upon the taxpayers, as we cannot ex-
pect to recover from the effects of the
great depression by that time, and it
will be found that statehood will come
to US in very good order, taking all
things into consideration
Now as to the motive for changing
the dates in the statehood bill It is
stated that the possibility of the cleo
ton of two Republican Senators has
.occasioned it. Well, suppose that is
granted. What of it? If such an
event is considered probable, is it not
a mark of wisdom rather than other
wise to postpone the addition of two
Republicans in a Senate so nearly on
balance as the present? The Demo-
cratic party has legislation in progress
and in view which, being in the ma
jority, it desires to carry. Would it be
prudent to imperil the success of that
legislation? Would the Republican
party take such risk if it was in
power?
Let it be remembered that the wishes
and hopes and aspirations of the Re
publican party are not the special OBJ
iect of the party in power to promote
The Democrats of Utah viii see and
sense the propriety of what is done,
and if our Republican friends feel dis
guntled we are not inclined TO weep
over their dissatisfaction, But we
should all unite now to frame a splen-
did constitution and establish glorious
state.
AFRAID OF A DAILY.
1t is a fearful thing to put into the
hands of y-Ollth the daily newspaper,