The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-13
FAVORING HOME RULE
Advanced Ground Taken by the
Republican Committee.
POlygamy Is Dead and the People of
All the Territories Should
Have Justice.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Republican National
Committee to-day did fine stroke of
policy by passing resolutions, first. for the
admission of L tab TO the Union, and sec
ond. for the admission of all Territories
TO the union of States:
The following is the resolution adopted
concerning Utah:
ReS0jred, That the admission OF Utah
10 statehood is now demanded alike by
justice to the Territory and justice to the
nation. The present Territory has the
requisite number of people to constitute a
State, people who are law bidng and
progressive, and possessed of capacity and
intelligence TO insure wise local laws, and
of prosperity and wealth to support an
efficient local Government. Under the
successful process of Republican legisla-
ton, fna ally adopted in good faith by the
Mormon people themselves, inform ally
and forever renouncng il, poIygamy is
now dead as slavery and the accepted act
of admission which passed the House of
Representatives at the present session by
unanimous vote forever prohibits it.
This is now received as true by all the
people OF Utah. The political party that
was organized TO fight pOlygamy has been
disbanded and its members are pronounced
with the other people there in general agree
meDt upon the need of statehood. Any
longer denial of the right of home rule to
this Territory would he seriously detrmen-
tai to her industrial interest and an un-
meTited aspersiOn upon her people, and
an unexcusable burden upon the national
national treasury.
The resolutions favorlng statehood for
all the Territories are as follows:
WHEREAS, The territorial form of gov
ernment as applied to geographical sub
divisions Of this country has always been,
and of right should continue 10 be, merely
q temporary form Of government to be toll
Grated only pending the acquisition by the
Territory of sufficient population aud ma
te:ial resources to support State govern
ment; and whereas, it is obvious that the
Territories Of Utah, Arizona. New Mexico
and Oklahoma are each possessed of suffi-
cient population and material resources to
support State governments and the people
Of those Territories now petition for ad-
misaOn to the dignity and privileges of
statehood; therefore, be it
ReSOtUed, That it tis the sense OF this COM
mlttee that JUST regard Tor the rights OF our
feilow-citizens residing within said Terri
tories demands that the American princ-
pie of home rule be extended TO them by
the admission of said Territories to state
hood.
These resolutions were proposed by
Western members and unanimously
adopted, meeting the sanction of the full
committee. The choice of CITY for head
quarters was left to be decided by the exec
utlVe committee at another meeting within
month. Representative Caldwell OF Ohio.
chairman of the Republican Congressiona al
committee, and Representative Babcock
OF Wisconsin, its vice-chairman, took part
In the discussion of party policy and other
Republican workers were admitted IN the
meeting. The conference adjourned this
afternoon and most of the committeeman
will return 10 their homes at once.