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Show it Hut v was forced by Republicans of the proposed S;ate prohihitfng condhi ms which hate arisen in Utah, not by the efforts of the Democratic paity, hut by polygamy, and it was understood the actions of the Mormon people, have much tha't this provision was acceptable to do with It, The at ion of the Reto the Democratic party and its publican party leaders with the l.cpuhlicana Uab has had pinch to do with it. Nor do leaders. Everything was done In I deny that tiieeffortsof the t'tali IHonocruts by the people that was required aisO had much to do with It, will give to of them to meet any objections every man Ids due. Prog But above all there is an that might arise, and it was unIt. do t which vidence with has had much the derstood that Territory should And to all thnse-tuito any other cause the Democrats. admitted be by which has contributed to It, I theeredlt, But what was the result? When and not to the lion. Joseph give I. Rawlins ami they had it in Uxir p mvr to ad- his party alone, as is done by our Democratic mit Utah; when, in fact, they fi Intend. it is hut fair to say to all my had promised to admit Utah, and fcieiujconclusion, In I tub this: While to hurt any when nothing stmxl in the way Rian s biding is contrary to my w ish; w wlrervvrr and upon whateverubjert of their doing so, the democratic JisjienW or write. I utter the honest sentiback its on went promises party heart. And I believe that no and "refused to take any action ment of my person wishes that should do looking to the admission of Utah. otherwise, even If my views Go not uirree 'Why? Because, forsooth, one of with hUown. Very respectfully. J08F.FH F, SMITH, . the leaders of that party declared Salt Lake Oct. IS, 1SU. Ulty, it was impolitic and that Utah was the fly in the Democratic VII JULES CU.LYE, Chairman Ueprblicaa Territorial ointment. There was the democratic tlcsire then to do justice to a Territory in every wav qualified to enter the Union? did politics REIU3LICAH RALLY or did justice prevail i:i this case?, to either pass or join in the passage of the statehood bill, or else stand before the country in the attitude of a breaker of its pledge. Mr. Faulkner, Democratic chairman of the committee on territories, had given his word that Utah fclauld be admitted during the session. The Democratic in the party Territory and their press had boasted, now that they had the power, they would see to it that the justice to Utah should come, and that speedily, that shy should be admitted, Evt-rDemocrat and his party in Utah 'stood committed to this pledge; notwithstanding which, ..when, to their surprise, Utah went Republican in her Legislature, the admission bill was sidetracked into a, pigeon-hol- e' of the in the Senate, where it lingered for months,' ami, in all probability would .still have leen languishing, had not SenaTimSlTAKk FACTS tor Platt, a Republican member , f if l v pemoorjt to deny, of the committee, moved in the tiii.t Ji I therefore. uy the party and the party matter and urged' its consideracannot la; (Ivjx r.ued upon, not no pMjtc tion. He declared tbat he and ntui'h with the UepuMhsn I ant sevhis party should no longer be erely censured for wiylns:: party. I had laa-held responsible or made the the RvpuMIriin party fir the Inst twenty-fiv- e years, hunt? tug or' believing as scapegoat of the Democrats for the or thirty did that Fifth was overwhelmingparty in the passage of the ly Democratic, I would ksve denied her adbill, and if it was killed the De- mission Into the rniou.' Well, ff 1 had leen mocratic party should be responsi-bl- tire party, would have done differently from Hence it was dragged out What the party did? Would the Democratic! have done differently from what the of the pigeon-hol- e and put upon party Republican party did? They each had the its passage, including the clause chance, and they Itoth rejected it, hut on devised and insisted upon by the different grounds and vastly different cirDemocrats deferring the admis- cumstances, The Repuh'iean party had ever to Utah. On the consion for nearly two years. Why promised statehood its leaders had declared, that bho trary, this procrastination on the part of roust not he admitted under conditions then the Democrats, if they were not existing. They adhered to that declaration, enabling act did not pass until afraid Utah would he Republican? and Vrahs those conditions change!. Rut the leaders would this postponement have oc- of the Democratic party had pledged statecurred if the parly had been with- hood in ISO), and they roiated that pledge out fear and true to its promises? and gave to us the Edmui.rtvTucht'r Lutr inIt would never have been delayed stead What 1 might or would do as a party., I a day but for the shirking quali- might uot (if I had t he power) do as an indities and disposition of the party, vidual, and doubtless would net. and I do not doubt the belief but . But vipwlug the matter from an individual as a citiren of the Territory that for the solemn pledges made, standpoint which justly deserves the right s. Immunithe party would have killed the ties and dories of Mate!- k1, I will yield to bilk I do not say that the Dele no man the' honor of being more liberal, gate of the Territory shared as loyal, earnest or devout in mind or heart an individual in this feeling; I than I. in the ofeffort to secure the rights of party lines, know of other Democrats, who, ail,Asregardless an American born ant a citizen of Utah, as individuals, would stand upon I say, and always have said, let Utah tie n The principles of right and would Stale, so matter which party grants it, for I are capable of gladly admit Utah whether Re- believe herAndpeople I would to Gal that party publican pr Democrat, because polities were based on this principle. It she was worthy, qualified and would le childish to say they were. They grapple wiih the situaready for admission, and this feel- tion, as ItandIs.weI must condemn neither party for to confined means no is ing "by guarding its own life againstlts oponent, and Democrats. IJut the party, as a in this point can see ft reason for the rejecparty, would not; and I state it tion of Utah heretofore by the Republican as my belief, neither- - would these party. But I find no such reason until rebut they" individuals, acting as the party, cently forthethe liemoeralitf party, and now golden opportunity, and for the party interests and spurned would retrieve themsehes if they Could, they that sokdwas all parties act. by an assumed attitude of friendship, forto them in all the years gone by. They would leave it for a Repub- eignu the spring of lvff) un effort was made by lican congress, to do; and everya couple of the very best and staunchest body knows that a. Republican Utah Democrats to convert senator Iugh of Administration, with a strong. Aiahamit, a Brother Democrat, to the adRepublican congress, would do mission of Utah. They set forth In eloquent itutioiml rights of the people it, But nobody knows that a terms the Consthut to they were coldly met by statehood, Democratic Administration, with the Senator In the spirit Indicated us near as a 'Democratic congress, would maybe by llfy following words: Const ltu- have done it without compulsion, tion be damtii'd! This Is a popular governeven if Utah was thought to be ment, and the popular will l tin constitution. The popular sentiment Is against the admisoverwhelmingly Democratic., sion of Utah, and you might as well appeal During the first term of Grover to a whirling cyclone or & howling blizzard as Cleveland, the democrats pro- to appeal to Congress for admission. mised to admit Utah into the lie expressed the popular sentiment of his party, as the sequel proved. It was the popUnion, but broke their promise. ular sentiment of the Deir.iratic south to At that time the house of Repre- secede from t lie Union, and the Democratic sentatives was overwhelmingly south did It, butthe popular sentiment of the democratic. In the Senate ' the Republican north was against it and proved than that of the south, and the Republicans had a very small stronger Union and the perpetuity of the nation were majority, but enough Republicans preserved. had pledged themselves to supIt Is a good thing to be on the right side a powerful friend as an alley in and port a bill for the admission of thill'shave need. of SenUtah, if one came before the I that I do not believe that the credit ate. Nothing apparently stood of say admlling Utah belongs to the Democratic in the way. A provision had party. The much changed popular sentibeen inserted in' the constitution ment has had something to do with It, The - - long-deferr- ed y co-op- ei 1 over-rulin- d 1 fair-mind- - sub-committ- ee non-acti- cn c: - are-not- 1 -- , . only a war measure, and now we are at peace why not take. it down? the stronger sighed. The fence wfyrks tip top and gets linger every year. Jog along, ny friend And the stranger picked another thistle in the r.oad and moved along. He wait a free trade ass, with ears like a pair of cavalry boot legs. Goshen Democrat. . the-fee- Read the dressing down given Judge Powers - in the Deseret News for the vile means used by the Judge to Democratic secure votes atPowers innuendo by Judge tacked the Utah Company, whose officers are the leading men in the Church and whose interest in Utahs welfare is unquestioned. Judge. Bennett, of Salt Lake city, will talk to the people cf Look out for John M. Zanes this county on the principles of speech in the next issue. It Republicanism at the Heber is the greatest expose of the Hall, on Friday evening. campaign. Meeting will commence at 8 oclock, p. m. Judge Bennett is one of Utahs oldest and able? t lawyers, and is one of tfie men who first helped to organize the Republican party in Utah. The Judge is an ardent Republican and has helped the cause of Utah in securing Statehood as much as any other one man. lie lias given both time arid money to that end. That Donkey Again. It was a careworn beast of burden, who had a long but The democrats claim that Rawlins had the consent of the church to accept service with the government in the escheat cases This may be true, but does this justify the manner in which the government side of the case was conducted. The brief in the case .filed just prior to Rawlins election charges the leaders of the church with bad faith in the issue of the manifesto, and the appeal taken from thy decree of the supreme court of utak which restored the personal property had the . effect of keeping fhe church out of the use of thhjr money for more . than two mo ic 'Tears. , Although this is only the issue of the narrow pasture on the high- secord Herald, are being made by way, and he looked over the inquiries from Lake city, Salt parties fence and addressed a well-feOgden, and. Provo for copies horse in a rich meadow: My of the paper, equine friend, open the bars TJhc Democrats are con- - ' and let me in and I will assist referring in misleading you in lowering the surplus. stantly terms to the last Legislature. A surplus does not worry The action of the Legislature me as much as a deficit of 1892, which was a Demowould, remarked the horse, cratic Legislature, . deprived as he stowed away some more the schools of $50,000, by' from taxation the clover. "But look at the blessed money of the money lenders when they exempted mortgaglavv-o- f competition and how it es and from taxavvQuld equalize the burden of tion What grounds have mastication," said the gran- they to complain? They start- ed the reduction of the school ger There is no dompetition fund themselves ifi order to about ifi remarked the horse. benefit ' the wealthy classes; while the Republicans would I am in the meadow and you only have applied a portion of are in the road. the fund to the payment of But, remarked the stran- debts already long past due. inger. dont you think a few And debts too, which were more feeders would stimulate curred by the Democratic Legislature of 192! - That Doily business? - Without doubt, when the left an emptj treasury and a feAl got short, slyly remarked debt of over $ioo,doo, Jar the. Legislature of 1894 to prBdde the hors. for paying. "Well, but this fence was . d ng trust-deed- s s -- 1 1 |