Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-17
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Each time heretofore when thN
framing u cons.ilution Pre- staioil
/, tus aImis,ion Of Uah inio th
U iin IVA boon uc ding the name &,
be- given 10 the ncg Stale hss teen tn
suffice, Of discussion. mmuni
cation wnlcn appeared Ia yesterday
NEws "Hlsinncus' opens the sim
theme. urg thi tnu "a m, "i'srfrp
be- givcn - the nrE : ats, aud lnyItpl
Us to give the subject ciiio ial treat
meni. Al tho present TIN, W. IL a.
Gaze 10 take sides Ia tbs o.nlt,vrfsy
which ouf oortespon lent wlui iuvii'
IN resp,ct 10 The christening Of our
comm nWesltn, Uut have no objection
toinJuiging inEimc femiuistv oesulou
the sulJroi, aud givlux plao' = aug.
grstious bearing on TON Sides Of tue
qu,stio
A ioo,naio on pages 80 and IS Of
B,ro off, Hisiory o U.an sAyr
Tho word 4 ali originated with tho
people tuhal, aug Ia region. Etlv la
the l1th century, when New MuNirt Wts
hrs muon talked oi uy ,br spiuard-, no
principal nation. ui frequent m uiiuH ~
uhahHWg tno several sides q TO Loo
ctliiy about that tttno uC1upiod were thu
NayHlOrs, tho Nuin the Apache, aud
tue CIu iuHs - the U.at ustiiu,
whicu urling. to the Snn.h Ius family,
there were many ir.bHs. lhrtu
Gro tho r.h Ute-, or ~ uic-, ho ~
q g.
yin uu luv-, tuo Yam Pau JUS, anl
WlnN u,hers, fah signifies va ttWn
. atuue, -alt wator, or sails lakei o.
b " o., Indians that live about tho waite .
lhu tAfly -urh ugrafhN OF tho word uta
is ,nritd. E.cuiante, PRIOR to his Journey
Go UtsI iaku, nuit thu iitt"
nhaUi lux TO region noT,h If the Mo-
qui-. This vas common spelling 10y
tue early Npauiuri-, uft might hn called
the proper nno Ia or We have "Yuutn,r
"Eutaw,' ~ aw,' aud "Uah."
Early Ia l,i9 the provisional gov.
ernment over this region was ofga,.
lied, the constitution Of that govern.
mtntgiviny Il tho uRme OF "Dsivret."
Hut Congress, In passing the organic
act OF ths Territory Ia 1850. gave It
the name II now bears, nOtw instant.
ing n petition from iIs iuhablIaui,
asking admission Into the Union un
def the name which they had CHOSEN,
We have not been an,- 20 learn us
what person " prfsuua should DO ucl,
responsible Tor inserting the nam,
"uah" ia the organic not, tut On,
sutmise seems reasonable that Il wa
some member OF committee hayln,
tho bill under consideration.
During tho constitutional oouvou.
ton OF 1919 a prolonged aud earnos,
debate utoIired on motion 10 makt
this nams "DssrIel." HOa.Orson Pratt,
who wasa member VI at convention,
was persistent IA urging tue adoption
OF the motion, out u was voted down
In this q Institutional convention Of
1882, similar debate occurred with
he came result. Iu the convention OF
1851 the matter was named. but not
much was said about Il. All three o.
these conventions were comroigd al.
most entirely Of c.uss Of msn WIN
might DO eXpeO od 10 drsirg lo honor
thu Pioneers, aui respect their wishes
and traditions, IN the matter OF cho1s.
Ing d ntms tor the uew stale they
we're secSiug 10 have d m .,t,d iutu tue
Union. Tuey listened 20 tao ar.u,
mtuIs going To show now undesirable
II was nave the State uumel alter "a
low, degraded tribe oi llIa4s, aud
how eupuOuiOu- ani buAuti al, IN tn,
llgut VI ils siguiiUaucc, wac the nam,
given ~ tue provisional Sal,
OF Dv,eret. Bat tho mtJ0rity
oi them cnusl % rB.in the
name that Congress had given.
some Of luu obl sotious 90 "a change u.
name may To thus suggested: Uau
has Teen oalleI cue send rrlla OF O.,
nm'J," Cinderella was asculllo.
her place was among tue cln4rrs; tl,
occupied menlsl poiltioa, au4 wa|
20 agHu, of tuu fg.rn anu uuhiu.uu. d
Of hur sls.ers, hl sIu uud irpll
Nn.su pgwuf was u4fg-uut al suu
hsuN OCT ths Ike %. wuirh olud a..
De los ID 10 nlI thu lAuI. Slo u1ul
Funr ,qs sias' clipper u. royalty, an.
when nv became tuu urIdu II .
puure fle dii not cas-. On Ga, uam
sac ntd w,rn her uun u..lJu. su.
wa Ci.dirrI sull,
I'itd irsuls q change he mans o..
Nszlfelt because It was iUrmerl,
lOuOIee that anything pood coud
some out uI hr.2 Su ulI believer
Ia Cnust olJ.c, to being uallrd O.
uhrttau because the IA no wa. one
term o rrlruao rhoYo VINO hav,
lsith ~ U,aL's ,u.uro AMI OH sol