Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-25

same suspicion that beclouds its mate.
But what Is the trouble about the
"Mormons' in Utah and Arizona Just
now? Why this is #, according TO the
editorial genius at the hub"
Tn Idaho, In Nevada. IN Wyoming.
In Colorado and IN California, the Nor
mon vote Is large enough 60 decide an
election when added In toto TO that OF
either party IL constitutes real bal
nnce of power That was Tie design;
and despite the prutestalions of the
Saints, Do r. stll the design Arizona
must therefore be raised 20 Statehood.
New Mexico VIII come next
The contemplated statehood Of Ari-
aona and New Mexico seems TO alarm
the Boston oracle Why this has been
the design OF the people u those
Territories Tor more than O quarter Of
century 1t has had no relation to
any Mormon" movement 10 is and
has been the natural development OF
those inciplent States, towards that
fun liberty which an American citi-
2ons desire, and which was con-
templated IN the organization OF all the
Territories. Arizona must be raised
TO statehood" New Mexico also? Ger
tainly Why not? The Transcript says
we shall do well to think twice be-
fore admitting Arizona % the Union
Only twice? Then there is some
chance for our nelghbor on the South.
Congress has already thought OF It
about a score Of times and has not yet
made mp SIS mind. Perhaps two more
thnkngs may decide the matter, and
justice WIN be done TO both the Terri
tories SIN seeking Tor II eagerly. But
that paper says 1.-THE Saints only wait
for statehood 70 control Arizona
Strange, isn't Il, that one has 10 go 10
Boston 10 find this out. Singular, that
there ls no Sign Of II either IN Utah or
In Arizona. In both places the Saints
are divided In politics and each party
struggles for supremacy. with oll the
ardor-and some times more that is
exhibited In older commonwealths. and
the Church utters no word Of command
or counsel as to the voting Of rs mem'
bers IN any State or Territory Of the
Union. The truth Is that there Is less
occasion for the cry about union Of
Church and State" IN Utah than almost
any other part OF this country. The
Mormon" people are left perfectly free
to choose. In conventions and AT the
polls, the persons whom they wish 10
occupy political offices national or local.
There ls no evidence whatever 10 the
contrary No official instructions can
be produced In proof OF the old, old
story about the domination Of the
Church In politics,
The alarm about "tho restoration OF
polygamy' f. merely an echo OF the
past, taken up by clerical enemies Of the
Mormon" Church, and family sounded
In the reverberatlons Of a portion Of
the press. It would be amusing. per-
haps. to learn from which class Of
Glars In this city the Boston paper
obtained Its alleged information on
these points, its story that the "Mor-
mons already number no less than a
million. whose missionaries brought IN
something like a hundred thousand
converts last year." is a fitting tale to
couple with the statement, that they
hold the real balance Of power in
Colorado Nevada and California, and
leads discriminating mind TO query,
whether both did not come from the
"Mormon-eaters," Of whose veracity the
Transcript dilates in such glowing
terms.
Seriously the two dispatches are
merely ante-eleotlon "roorbacks," hay-
ing partisan eds In view, The truth Is
the political contest in Utah this year
promises TO be close and animated No
one with brains can witness lts conduct
without seeing clearly that each party
Is IN dead earnest" and that the
"Mormons' take opposite sides with a
vim and determination that utterly
preclude the nonsenslcal idea that they
are acting under orders from any &C.
cleslastical or other power on earth.
Every citizen Ia Utah is free 10 vote
according to his individual convictions
OF the right. and all stories to the con-
trary, no matter from what source they
spring. are untrue and unworthy Of
serious consideration.