The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-04-11
PROVO CITY. APRIL IL. 1885,
MAD AS A MARCH HARE.


was followed by the declaration sal
most thou persuadest me to be christ
ian," we begin to doubt Agrippa's en-
tire sincerity. The Herald has cram
med on the subject of equal suffrage to
such an extent that we really fear it,
if it has not gone mad entirely, is un-
balanced, a bit ''looney" as it were.
'Wanders Though" and attempted
reply" are both exasperating and pro-
found arguments. We are profoundly
affected by the strength of the argu-
ment and stand before the logic ad-
vanced, amazed at the task before US.
We fear that the Herald is not alto
gether frank when it says THE Dis
PATCH claimed that with the presi.
dents aversion to silver, "when the
east comes to act, our suffrage constitu-
tion will be contemptuously returned to
u.s." That is trick in debate un-
worthy of the Herald. Had it wished
to be lair in any sense it would have
quoted the paragraph, Just as its
quotation stands in its issue of We'd
nesday of course it it is ridiculous. The
Herald intended it to be 80, but the
whole argument could not be answered
60 the Herald divided it and then went
in and demolished it. We showed
clearly, we think, why the east opposes
the admission of Utah; we also showed
clearly why that section would attempt
to prevent the issuance of the presi-
dents proclamation, without which
Utah cannot be admitted. We also
made clear the probable motives of the
president and gave good reasons fol-
our belief that he would 60 rather
more than half way to greet the OBJ
jections of the east, and act upon
them. 1t is not necessary to say one
word more. If the Herald had pub
lished both articles in full we
would not now be justified IN saying
another word, and would not do it.
The east hates silver, so does the presi-
dent. To its hatred of silver the east
adds bitter, intense and long cher
ished hatred of the Mormon people on
the grounds of polygamy. They move
on the president and use the argument
that Utah is a silver state. and her ad-
mission will add to the strength of the
silver forces in congress. This inf1u-
ence induces the president to Withhold
the proclamation. Many people can
and do see the force of the argument if
the Herald does not and cannot. We
understand very well that it does not
affect his duty under the enabling act,
and we undertook to show by the re-
cent bond transaction that the presi-
dent is, with all OF his many excel
lencies, yet man who can upon oc-
casion overlook bis duty in the inter-
ests of the gold bugs of the section we
hsYe named. We have now stated and
restated the matter clearly, but the
Herald will call this rambling, doubt
less, and perhaps 1t is, but we are sure
that the people will not so regard it.
''No bearing on the duty of the pres
ident" dear Herald? We know that
as well as the Herald does. 1t was not
of that we were writing. 1t was as to
its bearing on the president himself, a
rather lusty difference we should say,
Ii the article were separately submit
ted the president could approve the con-
stitution and our admission would still
be assured, while he could reject the |
separately submitted equal suffrage
article. The Herald may not be able
to see this point, or rather, it will not
see it, because none are SO blind as
those who refuse to see." But what
authority has the Herald for saving
that eff separate article were s1b-
nitted it would receive an immense
vote" If the Herald's con-
idence had been shared by the suff-
'agists in the convention, they had
lct railroaded the article into the con-
with such nervous haste. Nor
g the mere assertion borne out by
he petitions now flowing into the
from every part of Utah
asking for separate submission OF this
Irticle. The strength of the opponents
# equal suffrage has developed to a de-
,ree not before dreamed of by those
oyoring either in or out of the con-
Iention. 1t is revealment. The
-ast majority of the opponents of suf- ,
rage are also ardently devoted to
tstehood and the fear of its defeat by I
be rejection of the constitution in I
onsequence of the Incorporation of )
he suffrage article, is one of the reas- I
ms for their attitude, ,-and one other is |
he storm of opposition it will excite in :
be east, which storm will, we fear, so Z
feet the willing president willing to {
e atfected) that he will fail to issue
be proclamation! necessary to COM
lete the work of statehood. 1t
charged by the eastern enemies of n
he Mormon people that without the a
reat majority which suffrage will
i've them, they do not want statehood. ,
J the course pursued by the Herald 4
nd other equally indiscreet advocates
suffrage calculated to excite or allay
lis fear? 1t is SO hard always to see
he right and also SO hard to do it ;,
hen recognized. We cannot doubt D D
le desire OF the Herald to do right in "