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

in The New York Times" Mr.. Springer
said, but am convinced through pre-
vious knowledge of some Of the facts,
which are narrated, that the paper is
on the right track There is undoubt-
edly an effort being made by the Re
publicanS TO capture the senatorial
seats OF Utah, Arizona and New Mex
leo. and it seems to me that the ma
tional Democratic committee should
arouse itself and begin movement to
counterfeit the influences now at work
Utah has long been Democratic. and
doubt If it can be carried into the Re
publican camp if the Democrats exert
themselves. The immense interests at
stake make the game worth playing by
the Republicans, and there need be no
doubt that they will do their utmost
to capture Utah. and subsequently the
territories which are expected soon to
become states. [ hope that The New
York Times viii continue the good
work of exposing the schemers, so that
the country may be aware of the plan
to capture the territories which are
now striving for admission to the
Union.''
Representative Bynum, of Indiana
today said that the article published
in the New York Times setting forth
how the Republicans of the country,
through the fundamentally of George
Q. Cannon, by corrupt means. had sue
| ceeded in stealing the state OF Utah
from the Democratic voters of that
state, was attracting the attention OF
every politician in Washington, and
that it would undoubtedly be brought
! to the attention of the Democratic Con-
| gresSional committee.
81 am personally interested in the
political outlook for Utah" said he. I'm
1891 I travelled through the state. along
| with many prominent Democrats, Or
| ganizing the Democratic party there,
and [ made several speeches. I have
no doubt that normally Utah would
prove to be Democratic, and 1 have no
| reason to disbelieye the assertions
| made by The New York Times, that
| unfair methods have been employed to
| Wrest the state from the control Of the
Democrats. know that MILFORD Wood
ruff, one of the leaders Of the Mormon
church, advised his followers to vote
the Democratic ticket, believing that
the future success of the state lay in
! that direction. We received many en-
couraging manifestations Of enthusi-
| asm While in Utah, and had every rea-
son to believe that the Democra tic
| ture elections. The Mormons are an
! admirable class Of people. Usually
| they cannot be surpassed by any other
sect on the face Of the globe. The
future of the Democratic party in Utah
| Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho
! to a great extent. depends upon these
| people. They follow their religion i'm.
plicitly, and If their leaders can sue
| coed in convincing them that it is the
wish of the church to act in a certain
manner. they viii be found following
| the dictation of two or three men. ]
| do not know George Q. Cannon further
! than being acquainted with his general
| ability as an ingenious man. The Nor.
mons are bound to him by every ira
| dition of their religion. and if he
! chooses he can coerce many of them
! into acting as he wishes. This matter
should certainly be brought to the at.
tention Of the Congressional committee
and [ think that when there shall be
a meeting it will receive considera,
ton"