The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-01-07
ALMOST A REVOLUTION

a n tOAO lION
Utah today stands almost upon the
threshold of revolution. Last 9th of
November we had an election in this
territory. A good deal depended upon
it. The devoted delegate to congress
from this territory had, by unremitting.
effort, by unceasing labor and almost
superhuman energy, succeeded in hav-
ing an act passed by both houses of
congress, receiving the presidential
sanction, prescribing how Utah must
proceed in entering the union. The
act provided for an election of dele
gates to constitutional convention.
which was to be charged with the duty
of writing such constitution which was
to be submitted next iall to the people
for their approval. This same dele
gate had been elected two years be-
fore by over three thousand majority.
The last fall he was again a candidate
against his former antagonist and was
beaten by neraly two thousand votes.
Are we to take this result as an lndi-
cation that the people Of Utah disap-
prove of his success in securing the
passage of the enabling act, the restor-
alton of the escheated church property.
and about $500, 900, in money, as well
as the passage of several other acts of
great Importance to this territory?
For this work he received the almost
unanimous plaudits OF. the people, but
upon the subsequent election he is
ANONYMOUSLY beaten, as we said
before, by his former antagonist. Who
elected Rawlins in the first instance?
The people of Utah? Who defeated him
in the second struggle? The people of
Utah. Why? He had filled every
hope of the people, met every require
ment and won imperishable glory for
the territory. Why then, should the
people of Utah have defeated him last
fall, when other people would have
crowned him with the laurels of victory
beyond doubt?
1t is great mystery to any ordinary
man, to any honest man, acting up to
his honest convictions. Had he been
opposed by any other than his first
opponent it would not have been So
mysterious, but after having achieved
80 much for Utah, I'd be beaten by the
same man whom he had defeated SO
gallantly in the first race is the mys-
tery of mysteries. Various explanations
haYe been sought and made but it re-
mains as great mystery now after the
lapse of two months as it was two days
after the election. Had the man done
anything wrong, or had he neglected
any important duty or been direlict
in any way, 1t would haye been a diff
ferent matter. But instead of this he
won the warmest plaudits of all, even
the republicans advocates of statehood
Surely the Mormon church could have
had no grudge against him, because he
had accomplished fur it all that the
most devoted churchmen could have
done in the position. Why was it that
he was defeated?
Will not the present examination
conducted by the courts of Salt Lake
tuTEI up the expranationT If it
does then surely it will not have been
in vain. 1t is said that the extraordin-
ary policy of the first presidency, vot-
ing early in the day and publicly, the
republican ticket did the work for the
devoted Rawl1ns. This charge carries
with it an implication which we can
not and will not accept. We prefer to
think that as so much crookedness is
found in the count that perhaps if the
convention is declared democratic, the
result in the election for delegate was
perhaps not as the judges declared it
was. We believe that now the COM
mission should 60 back and rip up the
delegate result and see if some of the
tactics were not used-as well in the
delegate election as in that for members
of the constitutional convention. If
fraud at all, why not fraud all round?
If that can be done, at whose doors will
the new yillainy be laid? Surely not at
that or those OF the democrats.
When the Will of the majority is
hubverted by the minority, it is revolu.
4;or r,,ro ond cipopia Ta4tba oo,,rs, h.
compelled to 90 into the whole election,
into all the counties, and for delegate to
as well as for delegates to the
constitutional convention. Let us give
them for once belly full of this sort of
thing and perhaps they will behave in
the future.
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