The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-08

with delight by people, irrespective or
creed or religion. But the clouds OF
adversely passed away and the sun of
prosperity and peace and hope made
It's appearance in the sky.
Promise of Statehood.
Il remember well the feeling of joy
that perVaded all classes on the Occa-
sion of our first Inauguration Of state
officers. How we all joined hands IN
the determination that Utah should
march in unison with the music Of
her sister states. And the people who
had lived in Utah all their lives, who
expected to end their lives here, made
up their minds that the long fight was
ended. The manifesto was accepted as
sincere The people who issued it We're
regarded as honest.
Here Senator Allison took I'D the
enabling act and pointed out that prior
TO It no one was deprived Of the right
of suffrage except such male citizens
as refused to take the oath which was
presented to all. He also cited the pro-
vision guaranteeing perfect freedom in
reng1ouS practices, and said he couldn't
understand why President Evans had
quoted Il on the preceding day, unless
ne INSISTED that the practices which
were expressly forbidden by that act
We're to be con tinued.
Things went on in a satisfactory
manner Senator Allison resumed.
Who complained %
Owen, INTERCEPTED Senator Smoot.
The Salt Lake Tribune" said Tan
ner.
NO, my friends" retorted Allison.
the Tribune did not complain. After
the adoption of our constitution the
tribune did not complain for a long
time MOrmons and nOn-NOrmons as
ISOLATED together in business No Ques-
tons We're asked. and there was no
friction. All Joined together to ad-
vance the common interest The agf
heEr1T ina Of
B. H Roberts in 1898. IEhaVe no crit
iciSm 10 make of Mr.. Roberts. He has
done many things that viii cause me
to admire him as long as I live. Al
though 1 differ from AR Roberts po-
Htically, I believe he would have made
a good congressman. The fight against
him was not started by the Tribune. 1t
was started by a leading Democratic 4.
journal of New York City. All the sec
tartan societies took mp the agitation.
and the small, smOuldering fire became
q rava ging blaze They wanted TO keep
Mr. Roberts from being seated, and
they succeeded. Didn't they injure
Utah? believe every candid man viii
say they did
Nullifies the Statute
''Now we are confronted with this
bill. L suppose every senator mas read
it and understands its provisions and
lis import. Am I not right in saying
you might as well repeal the statute
GOIaOlLaLIOQ
pass this bill, because il perfectly pre-
vents any prosecutions under it. Our
president very Candidly admitted yes
terday that he voted TO repeal the sec
ton Of the law against unlawful CO.
haDitatiOn- He says unlawful cOha BIZ
tation should not be a crime in Utah.
and he naturally favOrs the bill l.
personally, know of no reasons Tor
prosecuting people guilty of unlawful
cOhabitatiOn. Such cases are the re-
r,G
ago, and time alone viii cure the con-
ditiOnS existing.
My friends, President Evans and
stand on common ground as to our
purposes and our motives, but we do
not agree as to the remedy. We have
been close together in this senate, and
there has been nothing to distinguish
between Mormon and Gentle But
doesn't my friend know that q. certified
copy of this bill, the moment it be-
comes a law, viii be filed with the anti
polySamy league in New York;"
Let it be filed" interrupted Senator
S.aoot.
well. it will be. and, backed by that
noble woman who has done so much
for the soldiers of this nation, Miss
Helen Gould, trouble viii be fOrthcOm-
in"
"Oh. think the senator can go to
New York and fix her" said SmoOt.
You over-estimate my capacity en-
the thread OF his discourse. he said.
"A bitter enemy of the Mormon people
told me that he hoped to God this bill
would pass, in order that he and his
colleagues and the ministers asSOcia-
tiOnS might use it against Utah in the
east. I don't question the sincerity and
integrity of the author of this bill and
those who vote with him, for I know
they are honest, but do question their
judgment. 1 think every member of
this senate must have heard the low
mutterings that have heard
what harm viii come If we don't
pass this biH2 Charles AIOstyn owen
might induce some public prosecutor to
arrest another man or so, and while I
would deplOre that. it would be better
for the individual to suffer than that
the whole state and all its interests
should suffer by the passage of this
bill. Charles MOstyn Owen is simply
a passing dream Yes, call him q
nightmare, as has been suggested You
treat him too seriously. Yes. I know
he received some sympathy, but 7 sub
NIT that no serious results viii follow
if this bill is not passed
Il object to the section Of this bill
that provides that only the husband
or wife Of the person with whom the
alleged unlawful act has been commit