The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-10-19
The Local Republican Party
a Party Of Fraud and
Deceit, Especially on Their
Statehood Claims. Judge
Dusenberry Proves Them
Such by Springing a Little
Recent History.
Edited by Sam. a hing.

IN the same predlcament In this regard
as Job was in, because their political
adversary has written book.
q few pages from the republican
book Of the past, tells better than their
present brazen assumption what that
party's attitude has been relative to
statehood; and Notwithstanding it's
claim of unselfish devotion to the peo-
pie of Utah outside of its rank-and-
file membership, they did not want and
do not now want statehood unless they
have hopes of achieving victory at the
coming election.
Equaling in pathos, King David's
lamentations over his erring son,
Absalom, was the Enquirer's lamenta-
tions few days after the election in
1892, over the errors committed by the
liberals of this territory, for not voting
for Frank J. Cannon.
In this article we also find republi =
can refutati0n to their false position of
today, that Cannon could have accom-
plished as much in obtaining statehood
with Providence helping him) as
Rawlins accomplished. The article
otherwise bears testimony of republi-
can duplicity. Read and ponder, ye
voters.
"The defeat of the repu blican party
in Utah was due to the liberal party
and that fact ought to be heraIded all
over the broad land. If men who say
they are republicans in national affairs,
would have voted for Frank J.Cannon,
he would today have been elected, and
thu Tribune would have accomplished
what it sought outside of the regular
party lines, viz: tue postponement of
statehood. While the Enquirer is decid-
edly in favor of statehood for Utah, it
would be Idle to say that Frank j. Can
non could obtain it if elected, with both
houses of congress and the chief ex-
ecutiYe democratic.
ga republican delegate from this
territory would be block in the wheel,
as it were, and statehood could thereby
have been postponed for at least four
years. AS it now stands statehood
will come in spite Of ell that the liber-
ais can do, and many who have
claimed to be republicans may sit by
and see Utah go in as democratic
state"
A few passages from the proceedings
OF the republican territorial conven-
ton held in Salt Lake city on the 18th
aud 17Lh of September, 1891, whereat
Frank j. Cannon was first offered as
sacrifice:
From their platform and resolutions:
"We again deny that the republican
party in Utah was organized to unduly
hasten statehood. The question of
statehood for Utah was not imm ediate
ly involved in the division of the peo-
pie of the territory on national party
lines. But in view of the many changes
which have recently transpired in our
midst affecting the political and mater.
ial interests Of the people, and believ-
ing the conditions of the population,
material resources, public intelligence
and morality of this territory are such
to insure stable local government
Therein, we pledge to the people of this
territory that our best efforts shall be
exerted to form state government
for Utah and to procure her admission
into the union of states.
1--WE regret that III our efforts to re-
deem the people of this territory from
the yoke OF democratic bondage, and to
prepare the territory for admission into
the union as a republican state, we
have been hampered and bsset by the
active hostility of certain republican
officials, acting in their capacity of ap-
poinUees of a republica administra.
tion."
" when Mr.. Kenyon ceased, it was
moved that the resolutions be adopted.
Mr.. Jones of PROVO, here created a
breeze by submitting a minority re-
port moving to strike out the following
part Oh the plank relating TO statehood :;
but in view OF the many changes
which have gently transpired in our
midst, affecting the political and ma
terial interests of the people, and be-
lieYing the conditions OF The popula-
ton, material resources, public IntellI-
gence and morality of the people of this
territory are such as to insure stable
local government therein, we pledge TO
the people of this territory that ouI
best efforts shall be eXerted to form q
state government for Utah, and to pro-
cure her admission into the union of
states.
"Then the debate started on Mr..
Jones' motion and Mr.. Brown made a
fiery, but somewhat rambling speech,
the gIst of which was That the people
cast SO small republican vote year
ago that they weren't ripe for state
hood. [Cheers.I He said he didn't
want statehood as long as liberal
government held Salt Lake city, and
frankly admitted that when the terri
tory was republican it would be time
enough to advocate statehood. This
refreshing admission was received
with mingled laughter and cheers.
Devine spoke earnestly against the
amendment, characterizing it as cow
ardly and a contradiction to what the
party had already done. Things were
getting to a delicate point when q
Logan man moved to throttle the de.