Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-16

ybat "a right. and believe II was
,,shs "a pass that bill. Let the con-
ssouenoes have followed and they
would have been healthy, | don't pro-
nose as Citizen OF Utah. and knowing
he condition OF the people Of my state,
| No be party TO continuing the distress
on q class Of people who, my God. SIR,
made this State. IL storm comes, for
Gods sake let's have cyclone, instead
Of a perpetual storm. believe the
| evans bill would have brought oy-
| clone. but 1t would have been short !
| don't propose as y citizen Of this state
| and a product OF that system, to stand
FOR one moment any further turmoil
and grief TO these people, and that Is
| what the rejection OF this bill means,
l vote aye
TANNER IS sTEADFAsT.
Il weighed we'll the points bearing on
this question asked, Is II rightY
and the answer In my heart OF hearts
told me that It was. II was right 10
protect the unfortunates from the
schemes and plots OF that most des-
picable OF mankind--the informer
Utah has been under the ban OF sus-
picion, and 30 long as Utahs sons do
not assert their rights, and bow and
crlnge In slayish acqulescence 10 the
will OF the stOrn-starters, so long VIII
we be under the ban OF suspicion Some
day in the future the sons and daugh-
tiers OF Utah Will rise TO the occasion
and be known as we are, and not as We
are represented to be. and Utah VIII
be raised and welcomed into the sister
hood Of States by songs. sweeter than
those that Miriam sang. believe
the Governor acted conscientiously and
honestly. and do not question the In
tegrity of any fellow-Senator. ! have
to answer for myself to my constitu-
ents and to Utah. vote aye"
THOMAS.
III had my wish would have the
Governors veto lie upon the table, so
we would not have 10 say anything
more about II. When measures are In
troduced here ] make II my duty to
consider them and vote my convictions,
and believe my vote generally shows
that am with the people. The state
ment has been made that II this nea-
sure passed II would create a storm,
and now that II has not passed the
storm will be ayerted. pray God II
may be 80. sincerely hope the meth
DDS in vogue In this State for the past
few years Will cease. 80 far as public
lnformers are concerned. hope the
friends Of the people. who could not
vote for this bill, will see TO II that
these conditions are not introduced
again here In Utah, If we are not al
lowed to introduce q bill 10 protect the
people, l say, for Gods sake, let pupblic
sentiment protect them. II that shall
be the result, ! VIII be glad that the
Governor vetoed this measure. So far
as the message Is concerned, II has
found the greatest sympathy within my
heart. / do not think in his position he
could say anything 10 90 harmonize the
feelings OF those who voted differently.
! think II was a great deal easier for
him to veto this measure than to sign
it, and X would be easier to vote no
than aye now, but have not changed |
my mind that If the measure had gone
on the statute books II would have
brought permanent relief, while now az |
any time. the methods may be revived |
for the persecution OF the people. I do
not desire to vote against the veto |
itself, but for the passage OF the bill,
I vote aye"
SENATOR WHITNEY.
"Mr. Presdent:--Nothing has occur
red since the passage of this measure |
that occasions me any surprise. I ex-
pected all that has taken place. I ex-
pected the governor to veto the BILL |
and ! even predicted that he would.
expected TO hear him lauded as hero.
and ] expected to be numbered among |
those who are stigmatized as fanatics
for supporting the measure. ! knew
the use that would be made Of the stu
alton TO awaken a storm In the East.
and II ! did not propbesy all these
things II was not because I doubted
that they would come, And yet, In spite
Of this conviction supported the meas
ure, for reasons that have previously
stated. / am not posing for admira-
tion, am not seeking for applause, and
/ care not whether am regarded as a
stand as an honest man before the bar
of my own conscience
1.-THE question OF what constitutes
true heroism Is debateable one. Some
those In sympathy with the governor
may think that II consists In receiving
the plaudits OF seventy millions Of peo-
pie, rather than the approval Of a few
thousand souls, unpopular because Of
their religious convictions, Others
would say that II was In confronting
those seventy millions and daring to
differ from them. But to me true hero
ism means more. II does not consist In 4
numbers, many or few 1t is not regu-
lated by the number OF people at ones
back. A man may be a hero at the
head Of an army and he may be q hero
standing alone. The real hero Is he who
dares to do right. TO be "in the right