The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-19


following closely upon the CORE
spondence from Salt Lake, given in The
Herald on Monday, the New York
Times has the following in its issue of
Thursday:
Washington, Feb. 15.-Great interest
IS manifested by Democrats and Re-
publicans alike in The New York
Times account of the political CONVEX
sion of the budding state OF Utah by
George Q. Cannon. It is the opinion OF
all Democrats who have read the story
that the subject is one that should and
will compel the attention Of the party
organizations at once. The most an
noytng reflection to Democrats in Con-
gross is that this revelation of the per-
hdg of Cannon is the first explanation
IF the turn affairs took in the territory
az sIpShe Democrats had devoted them
SelNs in Congress to securing the pas
sage Of the statehood bill, a measure
which received the approval of the
president July l, 1894.
Now that the Cannon story is out the
fact is recalled by persons who were
here at the time that, pending the ac-
tlon OF Congress, Cannon was in Wash
lngton and stopping at the Shoreham.
There were other Utah people here, and
they were every day at the Capitol
While the bill was on its way through
the two houses, reminding members of
It and soliciting their aid 10 get it
through. There was no other lobby,
and there was not sufficient opposition
Ie make anything but pcrsiStency nee
eSSdTy- Cannon kept away from the
Capitol, apparently avoiding that
nelghborhood. At the same time that
Cannon was here lingering about his
hoteL j. S. Garrison and Joe" Marley
were IN town A gentleman who was a
guest at the 6hOreham recalls the fact
that he frequently saw Cannon and
Clarhson in company, but not knowing
that Cannon had been considered a
Democrat. he did not regard the as
ISOLATION as significant. He is now
convinced that Cannon was at that
time cOnniVing with the two Republi-
can bosses to use his influence to make
a Republican state of Utah if The Re
pubhCans would not oppose the admis.
sion of the territory. There were many
Republicans who We're reluctant to as.
sent TO the admission of Utah, and il
is believed that only after the assur-
dnces of Cannon had been obtained
that much Of the resistance was with
drawn
H&appearS to Democrats here as ii
thesSY, was no such thing as political
gratitude in Cannon's creed. The Nor.
mons have had occasion to complain
bitterly of the severity Of Republican
rule. and they have admitted that il
was a great misfortune to them wher
President Cleveland was succeeded by
President Harrison. The administra.
ton Of the Edmunds law was more
stringent and veXatious by the reDre.
sem atiYeS Of Harrison than by those
of Cleveland, and the assertion has
been made here and in Salt Lake thai
the greater consideration of the Demo
crafts for the Mormon people had en-.
titled the party to their lasting grail
tude. The law was enforced by tht
first Cleveland administration, bu1
with none Of the spirit of persecution
that was shown by the Republican rem
resentatiVes Of the government while
Harrison as president.
Just at this time the Republican!
really do not '.nanker for"senators from
Utah. They would like to have then
IL they could be sure that they would
not increase the number of senator,
who are devoted exclusively to fire.,
silver. The senators from Utah viii h,
free silver men, whether they be Re
publicans or Democrats. Silver soma
tors would be useful to employ in re
organizing the Senate. but senator.
who are determined to convert an,
measure Of a financial complexion int,
a bill for the free coinage of silver ar,
IN N 1n
harm than good.
A few Democrats are inclined to be
leVe that if George Q. Cannon is con
victed of the charges made agains
him, the result will be made known il
tbks constitutional convention to b
heR IN Utah soon. While that bod,
Willl5e largely Republican, If Cannon,
influence is eXcrted, as it appears t,
have been in the last election, it ma,
turn out that there will be many dele
gates who, having slight convictions
or no convictions that cannot b.
changed. will be apt to resume th
party relations which they had for
Znerly preferred Unless the assurance
Of Clarkson and Manley led Cannon t,
believe that the Republicans Womb h
friendly 10 the silver interests of Utah
1t viii be difficult to hold on to an
considerable number of the Utah con
vents. 7 ne people there are bound {
be ,for silver until that part of tn
country has been convinced that al
other interests cannot be sacrificed 4
the development of the silver mines o
the west. but the Republican party /
not at present prepared to declare tina
it is for free and unlimited coinage o
silver.
Representative Springer, of Illinois
said to q correspondent of the Ney
the paper had taken up the question o
the political intrigue in Utah, an,
hoped that 1t would continue, SO tina
the work of the schemers would b
thoroughly exposed.
"I have read only portion of tn
Utah dispatch published this mornini