The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-31

The last three days in the constitu-
tional convention have been filled to
overlooking with dramatic incidents.
Seldom before in the history of the
territory has there been such a great
debate as this. 1t viii live in the his
torySSf the new state, Not the least
important of the incidents recorded will
be the sending of a telegram by the
chairman Of a county committee call
ing upon a certain leading delegate to
change his course and the reply Of that
delegate that he would not change his
course, but would resign, if that were
desired.
On Monday Roberts will make what
may prove. his last speech on the floor
Of the convention. He has asked and
been granted the privilege of closing
the debate on suffrage, and, aroused by
the Overwhelming opposition he has
encountered. his full powers will come
into play and the convention will De
treated to one Of those orations, which
those most vigorously opposed cannot
but admire. 1t win be a last effort,
hopeless from its beginning. After it
is finished the convention will place the
equal suffrage provision in the coEsti-
tuition.
The debate yesterday was not less
Interesting than that of The Gay be-
fore. The two events were the speeches
of Whitney, of Salt Lake, ond Evans
of Weber. The former, differing as
much in oratory as in person from
ROBBERS, but not less able and impress
sive, subjected him to one Of the most
scathing speeches that has been made
Roberts courage was turned 10 ridicule
ana his most beautiful simile into a
club against himself. Evans reT lied to
Roberts il a semi-sarcastic and hunor-
Gus way. The rest of the debate was Of
a Mtchy kind.
The Proceedings.
The usual preliminaries took I'D fif-
teen minutes Yesterday. Rev A Kin
ney Hall, rector of st. Marks cathe-
dral, Episcopal, was invited to offer
prayer.
More Prohibition.
The president laid before The cnnven-
ton petition for prohibition, signed
by J,S11 residents Of Cache. ,4ewis IRE
scented one signed by 1900 residents of
Weber Peters presented one from
CoFinne with "a signatures. Miller ere
seated one from 1l3 residents of Sewer,
All were referred.
About Juries.
Evans. from the committee on jul
dietary, reported the following pro-
vision on juries:
In capital cases the tight If trial
by jury shall remain inviolate In
courts Of general Jurisdiction, except
in capital cases, a jury sEall consist Of
eight jurors. In courts CT inferior
jurisdiction a jury shall consist Of four
Jurors. In criminal cases the verdict
shall be unanimous. In ,ivil cases
three-fourths Of the jurors may find a
verdict. A jury in civil cases shall be
waived unless demanded"
This went to the committee Of the
whole.
at 1920 the convention resolved it
self into committee OF the whole and
Buys. of Wasatch. was called to pre-
side.
EIdredGe Starts In.
Evans. who had the right to the
floor, yielded to Eldredge. who said he
~ no set speech and whatever he
MSght say must come from the re-
sources of his own SOUL He claimed
that man ara woman are insepara ble
What is good for one is good for an
other What is hurtful to one is hurt
full to the other.
He had heard new doctrine when
said that the franchise is nSt a right
but a privilege given by a government.
Where do governments derive their
power2 From the people. What would
governments be without people
Power is from all the people, This was
recognized by the fathers who made the
constitution of the United States and
pledged that the United States should
gHarantee a republican form of gov
eminent to all the states. He said a
republican form of government means
a form of government which gives rep
resentation to all the people. whether
men or women.
He traced the history of the two
platforms and said that no man who
vas elected on either Of them could
be honorable and refuse to vote to
carry out the pledges contained in
them
The Republican Platform.
sIs there anything in the Republi-
can platform which pledges US to place
woman suffrage in the constitution 20
asked Macintosh.
yes. 1t says we favor equal suf-
frage." was the answer.
But that Goes not pledge that we
put it in the constitution" said Mack
'~lntosh.
Glow VIII you give it them" asked
EWhy. through the people" was the