The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-27
AN ISSUE OR A DEAL?

In the statement given out TO the
Associated Press after the rejection of
his credentials by the house, Mr.. Rob
erts makes reference to a letter he re-
ceived from "a Republican representa-
tive sayIDg that as the majority re-
port had been adopted as a party
measure. all Republicans would have to
support it. The following quotation
from the letter was given:
President Mckinley and Speaker Hem
Ger-0u have made the support of the
Tlyler resolution the test Of Republican
orthodoxy, and / am obliged To wear the
yoke
This talies with the editorial appeals
of administration papers for RepubH-
cans to .get into line with the admin
iStraton" in its heroic endeavor to
stamp out "the surviving twin relic of
barbarism." The New York CONNER
Cfal Advertiser urged the Republican
members of the house to stand togeth-
or and, by their vote on the TayleT
a, amendment. to redeem the pledges of
the party" and TO make a record for
the party to take before the moral ele-
ment i'm the next campaign"
The New York Mail and Express calls
attention to the first platform Of the
Republican party points to the de-
suuction Of slavery as the first step
towards a fulhllment of the pledge; To
the party vote against George Q. Can
non several years ago as the second
step: 90 the attitude of the party on the
Tayler report as another step. towards
the crushing out of polygamy; while
the fourth step ia to be a constitutional
amendment aimed at the practice of
polygamy,
Read history" eNclaims our New
York contemporary" and see where the
pday. as G. party. stands. The first
national convention ever held by the
Republican party. i'm 1886. linked i'm its
platform. for the purpose of UneqUivO-
cal deuunciation and demand for pro-
hibiuon in the territories. those twin
relics of barbarism. polygamy and
slavery Ii viii bee noted here that
ueiyEamy is given. moreover, the evil
distinction of priority"
This oracle of the administration adj
nonishes all Republican orators TO keaT
I'm mind when they go upon the stump
I'm the next campaign. the declarations
of the Republican party in this matte
not the declarations of the stump
Eut of solemnly euunciateG national
platforms. The platform OF 1876. after
over tilt government OF the territories
said. Tu the. exercise of this DaWer il
.,. -.. -
l7 tAe ii-Ht anu GUY Oh congress ca
prohibit and eNtirpate i'm the terri
r.-f.- -g--- ,-r7. ,r 1,s-r,a-=s,,, ,,-1,.rr
l''y
amy, ana we demand sucn ieS-S-aJloL
us shall secure this end and the sill
-..-
t.'i'stNF 't Ni.i.- lNeA -liStitu-lNllH lA all
The territories.
Tn support of "a constitutional amend
,'-[ '- '- amy 's.'''-'. 'Ne-
"a '-'.S -'' '' ''-
'-'o ''-,-' anu Ia ez
-'-'' '''1 ''''--Ili--''- d ''oil par "
' " '''.' ISSUE IL say =
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twin barbarity. .0olyEHuy- must die in ths
zy.s 5g. o., trs FSg. -5g- '' M n,.
f.ourisE.d only in o. territory. ana was
49, .l 4-..'.. - 20 -s'.,IeE le-5sld non
and The GsfuL-iu t1.s clos union eh6wel
ltSl inc party Vine. renqdiated them -o-
bForrear I'm l>,. N6- is IL H., a1sl r9 f0II
l1at IN i1- latter year the convention
Trar6e5 fr5 1r.- s-., i, .5r.ti-,,+ .,-,.
s"e1,ir-ens had this beer. essential }>
500 .- .- . -,--i...-, --' '''s States l-
Aeaiu. four years later. the party stood
e. f ",," ans .I i.ls TOT Or '4 he tsgl.
denounced Tine political power of the Nor
... 'y -. , -. -..,.. 10 tTee insli
tr. political from the eccIesiastical power
. . . ..-- pc, ol-. t-e ~,-ela-H1 wicked
al tends toward the advocacy by IN.
lie. -..-.-H party oil constitutions
81. o d.
Tauchfnr upon the sacredness oe +be
rfs-rs of SOVEREIGN =trtez this "
York ORGAN Of Ra7vbff-srfs,,, 5,,,r+.
If many Democratic LEGISLATURES v-1ur5
dare To- stand up in the face of tbs
.vhfrlwfnd of sactarfaD opnosifior +5e