The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-31

and stable laws to insure their employ
nent in those activities. Our metal
and coal mining will also receive an
impetus that will necessitate the build
mig and extension of railroads to new
and undeyeloped portions of the COM
monwealth. The future seems full Of
promise for the new state and with our
iundeveloped resources added to what
are now visible, we may safely rely
upon having one of the wealthiest,
most stable and prosperous states in
the American Union"
INDUSTRIAL ARMY INVASION.
Much space is given to the difficulties
growing out of the invasion Of the ter
ritory by the Industrial army. The
governor blames the Southern Pacific
Railroad company for this invasion.
After quoting a letter to c. P. Hunting
ton, published ait the time, protesting
against the Southern Pacific dumping
California Industrials on the people of
Utah, the report says:
ut will be observed that the issue
Joined was whether the state Of Cali
Ifornia, its authorities, state, county, or
municipal, could organize or encourage
and aid the organization of its depend
ent paupers, criminals and idle, disso-
lutte classes, and with assistance, con-
nivance and corporation eof the new
Southern Pacific, crowd them into stock
cars as if they were cattle, swine or
sheep, without adequate clothing for
protection from the severe inclemency
of the early spring; without money,
food, medical attendance or sup
plies; transport them beyond
their borders, through the state of
Nevada to the end of their lines into
Utah and there dump them with i'm
punity as charges and burdens on the
latter, without liability upon the part
of the carrier, knowingly doing it, or
the party preparing it to be done. The
expense imposed upon the territory
and its citizens for the maintenance of
Kelly and his men and incident there
to, amounting in round figures to
about $4,000. The county of Weber has
already instituted an action against
the Southern Pacific company to re-
cover the amount Of its expenditure,
and unless the territory is reimbursed
for its outlay an action on it's behalf
will be instituted against the COM
pany."
RESTORATION OF ESCHEATED
REALTY.
I'm my last report 1 recommended
! the passage of laws returning to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints Commonly called the Mormon
,church) the real and personal estate
valued at $7S5,000, which had been es-
cheated to the government. The peo-
pie of the church no longer violate the
laws prohibiting the practice of poly
gamy. Congress has granted them
statehood, and ali the reasons which
impelled the passage of the laws es-
cheating the property no longer exist.
In the face Of these changes it would
hka 1c--o .nirN 70 L.,
hold this property from the people who
have contributed it from their sub
stance and hard earningS.in the days
of their poverty. Congress has very
wisely and promptly returned the per-
sonalty valued at $450,000 and I re-
new my recommendation that the
realty valued at $2S5, 000-be also re-
stored to them
AMNESTY.
I'm September, 1890, President Wood
ruff, of the Church Of Latter-day
Saints issued his manifesto against the
further practice of polygamy by his
people. Shortly afterwards the first
presidency and twelve apostles petit
toned the President of the United
States for amnesty and pardon for
the members of their church who had
been guilty of violations of laws of
Congress prohibiting the practice of
polygamy, and their petition was fav-
orably endorsed and recommended by
the government justices and other
territorial officials. On January
4, 1893, President Harrison granted
amnesty and pardon to all persons then
liable to the penalties prescribed by
| law by reason of unlawful cohabitation
under the color of polygamous or plur-
al marriages, who since November 1,
1890, abstained from such unlawful CO.
habitation, but upon the express condi-
ton that they should in the future
faithfully obey the laws"
The conference of the church approx
ed the manifesto.
This prompt and very generous ac-
ton of President Cleveland has met
with the hearty approval of all classes
of our people and is especially ap-
preciated by hundreds of our best citi-
zens who were disfranchised and have,
since the issuance of the amnesty,
awaited themselves Of the very import
ant duty Of registering to vote at our
approaching election"