St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-13
GETTING IN LINE.
Republican National Committee
Urges Statehood for the Terri

Republican National Committee
Urges Statehood for the Terri
tories.
WASHINGTON, Ian. l2.-The princi-
pal business accomplished at today's
session of the executive committee of
the national Republican committee was
the adoption of two resolutions which
the members consider fine stroke of
party policy. The first demands the
admission of Utah TO statehood. and the
other favors the admission of all the
territories to statehood. The resOlu-
tions are as follows: Resolved. That
the admission of Utah to statehood is
now demanded alike by justice to that
territory and justice to the nation. The
present territory has the requisite num-
ber of people to constitute state-a
people who are law-abiding and pro-
and intelligence to insure wise local
laws, and the prosperity and wealth to
support efficient local government.
Under the successful process of Re-
publican legislation, tinally adopted in
good faith by the Mormon people them
selves, formally and forever renounc-
ing ii, pOlygamy is now as dead as
slavery, and the accepted act of admiS
Sion which passed the house of rep
reSentatives at the present session by
unanimous vote forever prohibits it.
This is now received as true by all ele-
mentS of the people of Utah: the pOliti-
cal party that was organized to fight
polygdmy has been disbanded, and its
members have pronounced with the
other people therein the general agree
nj
longer denial of the right of home rule
to this territory is seriously detrimental
to her industrial interests, an un-
merited aSperSiou upon her people, and
AL lneXcuSabe burden upon the ma
tiOnal treasury
Whereas, The territorial form of gov
ernment as applied to geographical sub
divisions of this country has always
been, and of right should continue to
be, merely temporary form of govern
ment, TO be tolerated only pending the
acquisition by the territory of sufficient
population and material resources to
support state government; and,
Whereas, 1t is obvious that the terri
tories of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma are each possessed of
sufficient population and material re-
sources to support state government.
and the people of these 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 a Just regard for the
rights OF cur fellow citizens residing
within said territories demand that the
American principle of home rule be ex-
tended to them by the admission of
said territories to statehood.
These measures were proposed by
the Western members and unanimously
adopted, meeting the sanction of the
full committee.
The choice of a city for headquarters
was left to be decided by the executive
committee at another meeting to be
held within month.
Representative Caldwell, of Ohio,
chairman Of the congressional COM
mittee, and Representative Babcock,
of Wisconsin,, its vice-chairman, took
part in the discussion of party policy,
and other Republican workers were adj
mitted to tho meeting. The conference
adjourned this afternoon, and most of
the committeeman will return to their
homes,