The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-12
THERE Is PLENTY OF THE.

1t beats everything, how extremely
sOlicits us the Salt Lake Tribune is for
the opening of the reservations. II
the Tribune were the organ of land
grabbers and asphaltum combines its
voice would not quiyer more SORROW
fully over the seeming tardiness of
Hoke Smith in opening those lands,
than it does at the present time. We're
the Tribune directly interested in
land grabbing scheme that might be en-
dangered through the slow action OF
Hoke Smith, its accents could not be
more mournful nor better attuned to
that of funeral dirge. The Tribune can
not even thiak of the subject of those
vacant lands and rich asphaltum beds
or veins without shedding tears over
1.-THE hardship this delay is causing
intending settlers"
The Campaign cry of the demo-
craJs' as to "who opened the reserya-
tions?" and the answer, "RAwLINs,"
is still timely and as full of force as it
was last year. ]. L. Rawlins formulated
and introduced the bill to open those
lands. He worked hard to get the bill
through congress and succeeded. That
was as far as Mr.. Rawlins could 90,
and he is entitled to credit for his la
bors.
Returning to the Tribune's criticism
of Secretary Hoke Smith sin the nulli-
ification of the law"
There is rumor afioat, and it is
only rumor, that certain schemes
have been concocted in Utah, with
outside ramifcations, to gobble up the
best lands and dishonesty acquire
title to the asphaltum and other mines,
1t is rumored that the Salt Lake Tri-
bune gang, or some of them, are in
that ring of land-grsbbers, and that it
desires to have it dawn before state.
hood comes, as the steal can be more
easily accomplished now than then.
LII this be the case, as we, at least, are
inclined to belieYe, the Tribune's anx-
iety to have those lands opened at
once can be easily understood, and
that Its tears are those of the croca-
die variety.
Perhaps the secretary of the interior
has heard those ugly rumors; perhaps
he has evidence of their truth. and for
that reason he is holding back. What
ever the reason may be, of one thing
the people of Utah may be assured
Hoke Smith has in view the welfare OF
bonatide settlers of those lands.
In connection with the foregoing il
may not be amiss to say right here,
that when those lands are opened, the
governor of Utah will hold, in those
same lands, great trust for the peo-
pie. A trust that he can abuse if he
SO desires, and which will be abused
if be should be weak and vaclIating.
For that reason, voters should do a lot
OF hard thinking. There is Heber
M. Wells whom we believe to be hon.
est and upright, and whose only dis.
credit is to be found in that the Tri-
bune is supporting him. But Mr..
Wells has never been tried, and mis-
takes might, probably would, come
Though his inexperience in public |
affairs.
On the other side is John I. Caine. a
man of wide and varied experience. A
man whose ripe years and knowledge
OF Utah's needs, amply qualify him
for the important position of goy-
srnor. Mr.. Gaines reputation for
honor and integrity is unsurpassed bv
any man in Utah.
Let the people reflect on those things
mentioned above, and they will be con-
7inced that the states future revenue
rom the public lands will not be alien.
ated, nor surrendered into the hands
If land sharks, asphaltum combines
and spectators if John 7. Caine be-
comes governor. There is no question
If politics as regards those lands. It
8 question of business only, and
which deeply concerns every man.
Woman and child in Utah.