The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-02
WHAT JUDGE ". H. KING
DID FOR UTAH WHEN
He WAS CONORES SMAN

IN congress Is given 5DelOW-
In his opening recitation of the
campaign. delivered in Park City. SEN
ator Thomas Kearns read the following
assertions:
My friends. Park City is sure of one
thing between now and Nov. 4-that II
will have to listen to the hot-air candi-
date. Mr.. King. If talking will accom-
plish it. no doubt he will get away with
the prize. If l ask what he has done
for the state during the four years he
has been in congress, he can answer IN
one word 'Nawthin'' ("
In reply to the query as to what
King has done for Utah, repeated all
through the campaign by various
speakers and harped on necessarily, the
following statement of his record is
submitted;
Served in the Fifty-ffth congress two
years. Was in the Fifty sixth congress
a short time Succeeded Mr.. Roberts.
In consequence of going there when the
long session was nearly over, had little
opportunity to do anything in that ses-
sion.
Voted against Diigley bill.
In connection with Senators Rawlins
and Cannon, secured passage OF legis-
lation opening the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation.
Mineral Land Leasing.
In connection with Senators Rawlins
and Cannon, prevented the passage of
bills to establish a leasing system of
mineral lands. During nearly entire
special session in 1897 was engaged in
fighting a-scheme to lease the giisonite
lands upon the reservation. The pur
pose of leading Republicans was 10 es-
tablish a leasing system of the mineral
lands and make the government land
lord The result would have been that
the mineral lands would have passed
into the hands of trusts and syndicates
The entering wedge was the plan Of
leasing the gilsOnite lands. Made nu
mer0us speeches against these PROPOSE
tions in the house. First speech deliv-
cred was lin defense of the mineral
land system Of the United States,
which secured favorable comment in
congress. fts.
Introduced bill to cede all of the arid
amongst the Members to create senti-
ments in favor of this eession.
introduced bill in house 20 open Vim
tab reservation, and in correction with
Senator's Rawlins and Cannon secured
the passage of the bill. If the bill had
been carried into effect, as designed by
the senators and King, 1t would have
opened the reservation years ago, and
the result would have been that thou
sands OF people would have had homes
and valuable lands thereon.
introduced bill TO open gilsonite lands
to mineral entry and secured an ap-
preparation of $500 to establish an
Indian school and large appropriations
for the support of the Indians and
maintenance of the school.
Secured large appropriation for
Mrs. Pollock, widow of Consul John
Pollock, formerly of Salt, Lake City.
who represented the United States in
Central America.
Fought Armor Plate Fraud.
Was one of the chief opponents of the
armor plate trusts in the house and
aided in defeating the extravagant ap-
preparations to the trusts for armor
plate.
Introduced a bill to give Utah its
full number Of employees IN the civil
service and to take from those states
which had more than their share of the
employees.
Introduced a resolution in favor of
the recognition of the belligerent rights
of Cuban government.
Prevented civil and criminal suits
from being instituted against scores Of
the people of Utah for alleged timber
depreddtions. Procured the dismissal
and settlement of many civil and Grim
inal suits against people of Utah for
alleged timber depredations.
Helped secure establishment Of for
est reserve at Fish Lake. Procured the
withdrawal from entry of thousands of
acres of mountain land in order to pre-
serve the water supply and prevent the
destruction OF timber.
Introduced bills in favor of the
Blackhawk veterans and to pay the
people of Utah for services rendered
in various Indian wars. Secured the
passage Of numerous private pension
bills
Secured favorable action from the
pension department upon scores of pen
sion claims made by soldiers and their
families.
Introduced in house bill for the es-
Enlistment of public building at Og-
den.
introduced in house a bill to estab-
lish public building at Salt Lake and
helped secure the passage of a bill
through the house appropriating $780,,
goo to erect public building at Salt
Lake.
Procured the passage of a bill reliev-
ing the clerks and marshals of Utah
from liability for moneys alleged to be
due the government amounting to more
than $4,000.
Cleared Title to Lands.
Secured the passage Of bill
through the house appropriating TO
many cooperative stores ana l0dlViQ-.
uals thousands Of dollars illegally taken
from them by Internal Revenue Col
lector HOLSTER many years ago.
Secured passage of bill clearing the
title to valuable lands in and about
Salt Lake City and comforting the title
10 the present occupants.
In December, 1897, visited Cuba at the
request of leading Democrats TO in
vestigate the situation and determine
whether the Democrats should content
themselves with merely recognizing the
belligerency Of the Cuban insurgents or
should urge intervention Of the United
States to destroy SPANS sovereignty
in Cuba. Spent weeks there. visiting
four provinces out Of six, investigating
conditions. and found that Sagasta's
scheme Of autonomy was not in good
faith and was not solving the problems
there, but that forcible Intervention by
the United States was imperative. Re
turned and reported to Democrats the
result of investigation and conclusions,
and made one of the first speeches in
congress urging immediate forcible in
Prevention by the United States to stop
destruction and devastation OF the ISL
and.
Introduced resolution for the annexa-
ton of the Hawaiian islands. CThe res
olution for annexation substantially
was the same introduced by King.)
Led the opposition in the house
against the famous river and harber
bill, which was defeated in the senate