The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-09

historical archives of the new State.
Ihere We're mutual Fluctuations in the
delegation upon the event
Mr.. Thurber Immediately sent a tel
egram to Utah. In response to a re-
quest that the first knowledge of the
signing OF the proclamation should
come from the White House, and Gov.
West. Delegate Cannon. Representative
Allen and Junius +. Wells proceeded
at once to the Western Union telegraph
office to place as rapidly as possible the
news that the signing of the long-ex-
pected document had been accom-
plished
Mr.. Thurber said to The Tribune cor
respondent that the President looked
upon the signing Of the proclamation
as purely an executive act, and one
not, therefore, to be witnessed by the
public any more than the affixing of
his signature to other routine business
which came before him. He signed il
at three minutes after 10 o'clock sim
ply because it came before him at that
time in the ordinary routine of the
passage of papers through his hands
for signature.
The President expressed qualification
at being permitted to assist in the
BIRTH OF A NEW STATE,
but beyond this there was nothing con-
nected with the aftixing of his sigma
| ture more than tia 'hiCh ordinarily
| accompanies such acJr,n.
The proclamation, after being eX-
| hibited to the delegation, was sent by
l Mr.. Thurber by special messenger to
1 the Department of State, where il now
| rests among the archives of the Gov
| arnment 1t is in the handwriting of
| Secretary Pruden. who has been, since
l Grants Administration, the engroSser
| Of executive documents at the White
| House, and the bearer of messages be-
| tween the President and Congress. The
| proclamation covers one large double
| sheet of plain, white parchment paper.
| to which the great seal of the United
| states was attached. Copies of it were
| given out to the press associations at
II o'clock.
| GOVERNORS AMBITION Salts
| FLED.
| Gov Caleb West, who has the dis
| .inction of being the last Governor of
| he Territory of Utah, said this even
| ne to The Tribune correspondent in
eference to the Presidents proclama-
ton:
statehood for Utah, so long deferred
has come at last. 1t should be a mu-
ual source of congra tulation to all the
PEOPLE of the old Territory and to the
1eople of the United States that this
| esult has been accomplished Utah
| as ripe and the country was ripe for
t. The long struggle is over and the
| outlook for the future is filled with
iope and promise. Not the least OF
| he great achievements of Mr. Cleve-
and's Administration will be that OF
| he settlement of the Utah problem
| nd the admission to Statehood. Per
| onally | feel gratified to have beer
| Identified with Utah's history, and my
inhibition is fully satisfied with its ad
| mission as a State"
DELEGATE CANNON
| Delegate Cannon, who closed his Con
Eressional career today, left at noon fol
| he North on business matters. He said
| nefore starting on his trip that there
as nothing which he could give to the
| 1ress which would add to the genera
| eioicing in Utah at her assumption O
tatehood. Utah" said Mr.. Cannon
| viii wear her new robes with dignity
| Nth honor to herself and with credi
o the great Union of States of which
'he becomes the youngest member Sh'
| VIII be found equal to any of her sis
ers in loyalty to Americanism, in fidel
~ to the principles handed down t
IS from our fathers, in enterprise anC
| earnest effort for the common wei
are. Controller of her own destinie'
large part, she will leap forward il
| population, in prosperity and in wealth
| Nd things. old prejudices. old animosi
| les, old supicions incident to past con
1 t1tfonS Will be found to have beef
| uried. and the new State will soon b,
recognized as one of the thriftiest ant
me of the most substantial of any be
| ween the Missouri and the ocean"
Mr.. Cannon stated that he would
and personally to Gov. Wells the his
oric pen which had contaminated tn
| ction of Congress and of the peopl
| If Utah, and that it would be CAREFUL,
preserved among the most treasure,
| objects of interest in the museum a
'alt Lake.
| WASHINGTON PRESS COMMENTS
The evening papers tonight devot
considerable space to the birth of tn
| Few State The Evening Star say
ditorially; "A new State is born tc
I lay. Utah comes into the great famil
{ | through the Presidents proclamatio
nd finds herself warmly welcomed b
G l he ORGANIZATIONS that form the great
= st Nation on earth. AS a Territor
; | his newcomer has been prosperou
| md its history unique The Mormo
| question was at one time thought
i | uterpose insuperable obstacles I
E | statehood. but with the downfall {
r | 7olygamy Mormonism has ceased to /
! | viewed as a menace to the institution
: l VI the land. The people who form II
rew State are enterprising, vigorou
e 'vpes of their surroundings, and frol
e he point of view of wealth, populatio
| | md general enlightenment deserve IL
70 l light to contribute a new star to o.
= Glory.
There is a general feeling of graf
'e ication that Utah is now at last
member on equal terms with other ST
n, 1 ter States and that the struggle al
lie | contest of long years past is over"