Show A FAIR CORRESPONDENT A NEW YORK Times corr correspondent correspondent spon- spon dent who signs hims himself lf E G h 1 t has been sojourning in this city and has visited Idaho writing his views of the situation and describing the country in graphic style Without endorsing all he says we recognize I the ability of the writer and believe his intention is to be fair and ac accurate ac- ac accurate accurate curate His account of a trip to Garfield is very fine but his bis resort w to a city directory for statistical in information in- in information information formation concerning the status of women here is rather a novel method and one not likely to lead to accurate results The ladies named are of course property owners or heads of business houses and there there- therefore therefore therefore fore his conclusion that widows widow's widows who form a large proportion of the number greatly predominate in Utah population is fetched far-fetched and drawn from untenable premises The account of the escape of the hundreds of who were some time ago detected in vile and criminal conduct and the contrast between the treatment of I Mor Mor Mormon mon polygamists and the liberty gi given ven to those Gentile I 1 is very well put and likely to open the eyes of some people at a dis dis- distance distance distance tance who do not understand the manner of administering justice 2 in some of the courts of Utah tIe i i e closes his letter on the subject as follows There is no sort of doubt that if the United States Government is determined to make Utah more moral by special legislation without regard to denominational connection connection connection tion or preference and the spirit of the Edmunds law was to be en- en enforced enforced en enforced forced upon Gentiles as well as Mormons the cost of maintaining United States prisoners from Utah would be considerably augmented I The Mormons talk of this discrimination discrimination nation against them but they donot do donot donot not make any more efforts to secure an even balance of justice The Gentiles that the Mormons are not justly subject to criticism for immorality outside the poly poly- polygamous polygamous polygamous relation His Idaho letter is fair to the Ter Ter- Territory Territory Territory its products and prospects and furnishes to the eastern reader a avery avery avery very good idea of the Territory On I th the statehood question he says 4 The population as e estimated d by Governor Stevenson is It Itis Itis Itis is safe to assume that it does not ex- ex exceed exceed ex exceed that It is with this tion pula- pula tion and with a fairly well well but slow Increase that I laho jaho is asking for Statehood It will go goto goto goto to Washington in December to II eX-II ex- ex exhibit ex exhibit hibit its Constitution and demand admission in company with WYon- WYon lug and New MexIco Its del delegates will undoubtedly be supported gam by-gam Of 4 lobbY ener energetic booming wB representative citizens who WI Ida Idar Idaho's of make the most greess hos ho's s possibilities of S will But they will fl find nd that these there the add j be be a serious opposition to sion Sion of Idaho State That o SlOn as a indicated Ia position will be plainly indicated the Constitution of the p pa pd ec d a cons State a Constitution with the declared purpose of about twenty to twenty five twenty exhibit exhibit- exhibited thousand of the population ed by the Territory as a justification just just- cf full full- fledged a cf its desires to become State This remarkable fledged Constitution is to be offered tl w the to-the the consideration of Congress if U it is apr app proved roved at the election This TIlis is how the special provision n the Mormon citizens w of against ti U Idaho who have broken a law impresses most people r consideration and axe not the subject not warped by prejudice and hard h hb muy b 3 Ought ouCh facts ened by uy bigotry The io w to and to be known to the world a writers like E G D can do l b put towards presenting them to notice Many on on Many in commenting papers the infamous test oath in 1 ba have for Idaho and proposed w- w wrt an idea that its object is rt They rheY sh should a uld sion of polygamy designed fo fior learn that it was not in- in that purpose and does oes not o open di dis- dis that direction The people who by it are Mormon were and are not never whO had hadi i polygamists All persons reIa entered into plural family theU U United in the Territories of the VOSS i t i by by w disfranchIsed States were This wU Wald- Wald t Edmunds Act of 1882 Dr CT intended to discourage that pr f in in W acts But the Idaho provision But serves and opposite opposite direction j Mor Mormon lOI j notice on law-keeping law the she po Po- Po Political that they are not to escape penalties ot of is fa OJA of of E laW that their obedience to the them no political benefit to ww COM COIa COMA 1 A We hone hope that the Tin win will look into ww this inward further find out its true r is a ti go and write it For be he up w of t one 1 writer and his paper is one dailies most influential of the great of New York |