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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES. ' - --gptftrqgffa 1 vOLUME 6 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1892. U tLASft NUMBER 164 SILVER AND LEAD QUOTATIONS. Stiver, New York 94 5-- l."I5 Salt Lake Cl4Mitag IfOHIO Today's Hearings, 317,74l; tame day las! yaar, Wll.Otl. ON HOME RULE. The Fattlkner-Gain- e Bill Dwarfs All Top-ics in Oountinsc Rooms, Of-fices and Resorts, Judge Judd Exposes Its Authorship and Charges the Work to Kentucky Smith. GOVERNOR THOMAS' VIEWS A Democratic Trick to Secure Offices and to Lead the Mormons Into Their Trap. SOME VERY PLAIN TALK. V Democrat Who Itellrves Mir Hill Will tMt Ttia Atliludc Of Senator Dubois of Idaho Some i'm Comments, believe will tend to draw away from them the nipport and good feeling of many sincere, and honest republicans, whosa sympathy and good wishes they now have." . Mr. Iteasoner'a Position. The interviewer met Hon. Calvin Rcasoner and asked of him what, be thought of the bill just introduced for the purpu'ao of giving home rule to Utah? "1 lliiuk," said he, "that it is a good mens-ure.a-that It ought to be indorsed by every citizen of Utah wlio claims to believe in in-dustrial progress and equal justice between man and man. The bill is just such a between absoluto sovereignty and ignoble serfdom as will on the one hand meet the president's objections, as also those that have generally obtained in congress against Btatebood for Utah, and on the other it gives to Utah people the principal righto apw rtaining to American citizenship. It puts I'tah ou its good behavior; and if nior. mohsare not really sincere in their pro. fessionsof patriotism they would be abla to do no permanent harm by their duplicity, and soon their treachery would be exposed." "Do you think the bill will passr" "Tea. The position taken by Senator Dnbois, and the reasons he assigns for his proposed action, gives the keynote to futura congressional procedure. If the president should refuse to sign such a bill after pas-sag- e, which is not likely, It would bo carried over Ins veto. Coagress is tired of tho i'luh question, and here is an honorable and, safe method of disposing of it for several years; and, at the same time it is a most wonderful expedient for testing tho quality of mormon citizenship. Besides, it viH serve greatly to educate the people in all the duties of public Ufa under our lustltu-tlo- n The question of home rule alias statehood ." VJs8 fur i'tah lias stimulated interest In the election and already there is more ac. tivliy among political leadera. The chair-man of the libera', committee staled this afternoon that the capital to be derived from the Faulkner. Caine i Co.'.-- . blll.armcU them so heavily that the liberal majority would be larger than could have been an-ticipated under natural coudttiaoa. Me. asserts with much gralitieation that already many of those v.ho de-parted on the ground that il was their duty to their parly to follow Hie false prophets of allignnu iit, win n the democrats shied their castor, are coming hack to liberal ranks to stick more closely than ever. This has been the expression quilc gener-ally among the liberal leaders. On tho other hand the democrats and mormons congratulate themselves that the home d measure completely disarms the eueiny aud leaves them without an Issue. So S jys .lodge . I mill. The (low from the political gas well began the inomenl that Judge Judd, Judge Mar-shal and Colonel Charlie Stebbins met in the district courtroom this morning. Judge Judd sounding the key note and taking up home rule for I'tah. "The disseutiug republicans," piped the judge good naturedl), "an' agaiiM the bill for the reason that they don't pel n guaranty of all the offices under it, and the liberals Bay it divests the mormons of their mask, continuing all they have said In their recent political argument. The democrats are satistied with the bill for the reason that it is simply a probationary measure and gives the other side just what they have been shrieking for an opportunity to the late peoples' party to prove up the sincerity of I then declarations. don't want statehood niul was originally opposed to the bill, but 1 took it under consideration mid studied it. 1 saw it didn't imply statehood but was simply a probationary test of sincerity aud I am uTTT,loiifd TBotrmrntwa-Tr- ir stalwart Stebbins, "and he admits, according to The Times of having had a hand in drafting it." "Yes,1' replied Judge Judd, "and f see the Tribune says that Frank Dyer, Parley Will, lama and myself helped to do it. I'll tell you who drew up the bill: "It was Kentucky Smith of Oeden. He's the man who did it. and no man in the coun-try has fought the mormons more stub-bornly than Smith " "Do you think it will pass?" interpolated the interviewer. "Yes, sir, I do!" said Judge Judd. exclam-atoril- "There's Dubois; he's for it: there is no man who h s any better knowledge of the situation than Dubois. He has been in the light himself and knows the situation.'' "But would the senator and Delegate Calne have strength enough to overthrow the presidential vein " "Oh, well, now," exclaimed. the judge, "I don't care about going into speculation that How will tho republicans of Utah act ia this matter V" "I don't know. 1 can only speak for njy self as an Individual republican. If tho party opposes this measure It will be politi-cally damned iu Utah for the next twenty years; and they ought to be. If a party, coming up in Utah as the republican party has, should oppose such a harmless and use-ful measure as this, it ought to ho anathema maranatha, cast completely out, fo it wouldn't be worth h 1 room." "Would" nt the adoption of this measure put the territory Into the hands of the demo, crabs?" "No; I'tah Is naturally and inevitably ro publican, and il uill be triumphantly repiih. liran iu two years under this meaure, unless the republican leaders destroy all their pros-pects by infamous stupidity." . Councilman Parsons' Tleirs, Councilman M. K. Parsons was seen this, afternoon and stated with considerable., warmth that he could not see how the gen-tiles of I'tah were to do otherwise than sc. cept the proposition contained in tho mens, ure. "Wo have, said to the mormons," contin-ued Councilman Parsons, "that we wa&ted. them to prove their sincerity before extend-ing the right hand of fellowship. Tho author! of tho measure have taken us at our word and seek to givo them tho-- . opportunity by opening to them a proba-tionary period. For one liberal, I think w nave got to take the chances of the bill." "What would be the chances f" "Well, if they should insist upon elevat.. ing a rabid mormon in the outside district to the bench, we could say to them that they have been false, and so with other offices of, a semi political nature. They couldn't ho-of much harm, for in three, years the. geutllo population of this city would control tho territory." Opposite to the Fraud. Hon. ladle y I. Johnson, than whom' there is not a morn pronounced democrat In America, takes no stock in the bill drawn up by the territioral democratic central com-mittee which would give to CtaU statehood in every thing except in name. Ho stater that he hopes it will never receive the sane, firm au'd that he desires- to ma'SSt the Utah Commission retained until tho territory shall receive statehood. Mr. Johusou is far trom being a liberal, but ha is a thoroughly honest man, and no one who has known his record during the more than forty years years that he has taken active interest in politics, can doubt his democracy any more than they can question his inlelligenco and his integrity of character. Mr. Johnson is a man who prefers straight methods alike in business and politics rather' than "ways that arc dark aud tricks-tha- t an vain." Judge Zane'a Si en by a Time's representativo at 3 o'elook this afternoon Chief Justice Zano said : "if the sentiment of tho pooplo keeps on improving aud conditions changing for the better us they have for more than a year past I think we will be ready for statehood In another year, and that being sq 1 see no) necessity for the measure- introduced by Faulkner and Caine.'' far," aud he closed up as tight a3 a clam. "What Governor Thomas Says. The interviewer found Governor Thomas at executive chambers this morning aud asked an expression from him. lie did not think "there was any probability that tucb a hill would ever be dignified by being made into a law. For the tirs! time in the history of tin- 1'nitcd Sta'o s a political party was to prove its friendship for the mormon people by deliberately saying to them the time has come for you to take charge of the vast interests of a territory greater than many empires in extent, but you cannot be trusted with the representa-tion in the Congress of the United States which has always accompanied such a grunt of power to a territory. Tin- measure was con-ceived in democratic duplicity, and with only one purpose in view that of making democratic voters and giving some waiting patriots oihees. If these, men want statehood why do they not make a manly straightforward tight for it. The mormon people would respect them more." He said there was another objection to the proposed law. In common with other good citizens he hoped tho time would soon come when I'tah could be admitted with the consent of all. If the pending bill would pass it would probably delay statehood far beyond the time when it ought to conic. Ho regretted that democratic schi-iuin- was de-laying the time when local bitterness and strife would cease. There was uo doubt that a better fecllnx was growing. The people were beginning to know each other better, and if left alone tlieend of the strug-gle would soon come. "Now just as the cm of good fel ling wa fairly under way a is thrown which excites all the old distrusts and antagonisms, and for no ollc-- iiurposii than to promote partisan ends. " lie believed the mormon people would pro-erl- y estimate the situation and would through the transparent sham. Tin- men who engineered the scheme wero not friends of Utah, thy aro democrats only. V. S. Marshal l'arsons. "The measuro will nevei' develop Into a law," said United states Marshal Parsons. "It can never get through the senate or be-yond the president's veto." "Hut that is not the question. Suppose it( were possible for itto overcome all these ob. stacles, would you advocate It? "Naw-w-w-- It's a move to turn us ove to the democrats in Utah." A Colored Man's Opinion. F. TI. Grlce, the nestor of colored rcpub. llcans. who figured quite prominently with the divisionists was seen by a reporter this morning and asked for an expression ou tho measure. "I don't like il," said he. "Itisademo-cniti- c trick. Now if the republican could see them and go 'em one better it might look better. We can't afford to put ourselves at the mercy of tho democratic, office seekers." Fred Dubois lioes Wrong;, A special from Washington to the Tribiim this morning gives the following surprising news: Senator Dnbois of Idaho favors tho bill, lie said this evening: "The bill intro-duced by Meuaror Faulkner fur the local gov-- of '. and for the election of certaiu officers, strikes mo favorably, I have not examined it carefully aud In detail, and am not prepared to say that it should bo passed without change. Generally, how. ever, it seems to me to ho a wise, just and conservative measure. Wo cannot com. plctcly ignore and whistle down tho cventi of the past eighteen mouth when cousider. ing monnonism and Utah affairs. Tho pro. of the mormons have been too fre. 1. 11. ul a od earnest to he act aside with a wave of tie- hand, ft they aro entirely lack. inK in sincerity, and aro playimr a subtle gi inc. the indications do not show it. On the other hand, their pastconduct completely belies their present attitude. In the minds of those familiar with their history and methods, there is mid must he a lurking sus-picion lhat they are not honest." If they are honest, it would be the height of cruelty to refuse lo allow thorn to pun tin mselves in full accord with American in. stitutions. If they are not honost it would be a calamity to ffive them at). boI its in Utah. The pres. ent bill is a compromise between the two, n over the territory would still remain with the srenera! government, and, ii the m irinoii- - nhuse the added power and privileges given them, the general govern, meul can again restrict the franchise, take it entirely away or otherwise restrain tham. All attempts for statehood will bo jivon up until it is seen what disposition they mako of the enlarged franchise granted by the Faulkner biil. While 1 should vigorously object lo statehood for Utah, I see uo reason to object to this JMMnrr. I am of those who fear that the mormons are not acting uilli perfect candor and without mental reservations in their declarations against polygamy and church rule In temporal mat. ters, yet I should bo loth to take the respon. sibilily of utterly disregarding their profes, sious. This bill puts "them on prooatioBj as Itwere, aud to m it is in the utf a q Opposed to (lie Hill. .Tolin I.u. Taylor tiic attorney nt li said upon the bill: "I am opposed to the bill; would be. op-posed to it. even if the present peculiar and ouestloniible alatus of the mormon people did not exist. Because it would be then un-questionably a democrat measure it is quite clearly shown to be lhat now. There are certainly some good points in tho hill, and under proper conditions such a law would e quite acceptable. I ran see only cue good thiug' that it w .uld accomplish should it become a law, and that is, it would test the linearity and good faith of the Mormon people up-on the question of the connection of chares with state. 1 do not agrw with Governor 'iliomas that "we might just as well have statehood at once." In case of statehood there would be no retracting, while this measure should it become, a law, and prove a failure, might be set aside; but an act creating a state government, eottld not be set asbte but would have to stand no matter what tho consequences mini. be. We ne d not worry about It; it will not become a law. It may pass the lower house of congress, but it will never pass the senate or the president's veto should It by any possibility pass the senate. I deem it a bad stroke of policy ou the part of the mormons, to urge such a measure at 1his time. If looks a little like bad faith on their part, aud a disposition to undo the good that has already been done iu their be-half, on the part of gentile friends; aud as 1 FLASHES FROM THE WIRES. The ministry of South Australia has re- - Earthquake shocks were felt in dittdrent parts of ituly yesterday. Francis L. Patterson, was arrested yester-day for robbing the mails in tlielliitte postomce. SirGlynn Petrie. British minister to Portu-gal- , has resigned, giving ill health as tho reason. The Burlington railroad has announced its intention of extendinc its sstem into Montana. Helena will he the lir-- i point it strikes. Official figures show that the exports of cutlery from Sheffield to the United States for the last year are less than half the value for tho preceding year. The type founders of Chicago declare that there is no truth in the assertion by a Buffalo mar that the manufacturers of tic country have formed combination. The government has purchased the steam-er- f Ohio, Indiana, iUiuoi- - and Pennsylvania, built in Philadelphia some years ago for an American steamship company. U is said that they will be used as transports. Sir George Baden Powell of the British ltehrhig Sea commission nii'ioiineed at Liverpool yesterday that, at Lord Salisbury's request, lie will start for Washington next Saturday. The two governments have agreed to tho hasis of the arbitration of the seal question. plausc. Representative Welch placed McKinley in nomination, and Representative Dicks of Hamilton nomi-nated Secretary of the Treasury Foster. The nominations of Sherman and Foraker were seconded by several gentlemen. There was intense i ncitement during the roll call. The result was: Sherman ;!, Foraker 38, Foster 1, McKinley 1, and amid tremendous applause, Sherman w as dcclan d the nominee. On motion of a Foraker man. ShennaVs nomination was made unani-mous, and a committee appointed to wail upon Sherman and Foraker and invite them to appear. Long, cheers greeted their ap-pearance. "Senators, representatives and " said Senator Sherman on is ing introduced, "1 return heartfelt thanks for the very high honor conferred. I am under obligations I cannot express in the language at my command. We have just parsed through quite a contest the most formid-able I ever encountered In Ohio, and, I hope, more formidable than shall be called upon to encounter hereafter, Laughter and ap plausc. In the contest I held, in language and heart, the highest reaped and honor f ,r my competitor. Applause. lie is en-titled to the love and affection of the peo-ple of Ohio. Though you have been en-gaged in a contest, we are all republicans, and. t trust, ever will be republicans, true lo the cause and orim-iplc- we advocate. Cheers. 1 again return thanks for this al-most unequalcd honor." Applause ami cheers. "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen," said Foraker, "1 am informed that, so far as you are concerned, the senatorial cau-cus has ended laughter, and I come, in to a kind invitation, to say that, so far as I am concerned, it is also ended. Applause ami cheers. You did not end it as 1 had hoped you might laughter, but your will U law Unto me and mine. Pro-longed applause. There lias been possibly some rasping uud friction among us, Iwl at this hour it is our highest duty to remember that, from now henceforth, wo are rtpubll- - cans alw ays. "I have no resentment, no bitterness of feeling to carry home with me. I go hack to my profession with grateful recollections of the pleasurable and. I trust, pardonable pride for the gallant, intrepid band who ltonored nie with their support in the contest. Seuator Sherman said he does not want any more conte-t- s like this. l.augb-ter.- j I thank him for the compliment, and I vouch to you that I do not want to ever again cross swords with Sherman. Laugh-ter and applause. i shall pick out another fellow next time. Renewed laughter. We are in the presence of another great contest a national contest. This is no time for me to dwell upon the important conse-quences of such a contest, but I admonish you as republicans that it is our duty to get shoulder to shoulder at once, and prepare not only to look to the future but move for-ward alter the banner of republicanism lo the grand and triumphant victory which it is our duty, and which will be, within our power to achieve." Senator Sherman received hundreds of callers during the morning Who came to d congratulations on the victory he bad won. He left for Washington about noon. Foraker returned to Cincinnati this afternoon. In conversation he expressed himself grieved and disappointed over the part Governor-elec- t McKinley took in the contest. JOHN SHERMAN HE IS CHOSEN FOR ANOTHER TERM IN THE U. S. SENATE. II Will Complete a Service of Forty-Fou- r Years at aaMagtaa No Name in Amur-lea- n History Will Orenpy s Place of More Prominence than. Ills. Columbus, O., Jan. 7. The republican of Ohio have spoken and John Slnfman succeed himself in the United Sbjbi Senate. Foraker Is defeated, but even in Weal his leadership excites the admiration' of hi- - op ponents and he is more than evcr.the idol .; those dauntless young republicans who have given him such noble allegiance. For three days there has been but one re-sult staring these hardy MtbustasUcs In the face the ultimate election of Sherman. But even the inevitable was unable to dampen their enthusiasm, and they found glory in going down to defeat with their leader and attesting .he devotion which none but the tin y Foraker could have, insured in tin: young republicans of Ohio. With the expiration of the senatorial term to which Sherman is to be elected, he will have competed forty-fou- r years of confine-ou- s public service. It will be a record w Pi,, out a parallel in the history of 'American statesmanship, for every year will have b. n spent in Washington and in the service of the Federal (iovermeut John Sherman is i'i'.i years old. He was elected to congress in 1854, at the time of the Kausai..Nebraska troubles, and was a member of ISccongrcs-siona- l committee on the question of the ex-tension of slavery. In 1851 he wrote the famous report, which thrilled the nation and made him one of the prominent leaders of the day. How well he has maintained his prouitneuce in the service of six years iu the lower house, four years in the cabinet, as secretary of treasury, and an aggregate of twenty-eigh- t years in the senate, the pages of Amer-ican history bear record. When the joint caucus convened, by Speaker Layliu was selected us chairman. He made a felicitous speech abounding iu compliments to both candi-date.-. Every republican was prerftht except Representative Jackson. After some debute a motion was adopted directing the sergean to clear the galleries. The vast audi once hissed the actum roundly and it was only after great trouble that tho sergeant performed the task. The first division of sentiment took place on the resolution of the Foraker1 men for a secret ballot. Immediately the Sherman forces moved a substitute providing an open ballot. A lively debate followed. Representative (irirtin of tho Forak' r forces insisted that a secret balled Was neces-sary in ord'-- to protect men from intimida-tion and coercion, and the "only argument against a secret ballot,!' said he, "is thede-sir- e that he who (lares vote as his conscience and convictions dictate may bo exposed to the bulldozer. f A TinlallSC. The rieilt. of n secret ballot is one of the greatest preroga-tives of the public, and that right. Is rigidly preserved at the polls by every law upon the statute books." Representative Taylor warned the caucus that il was by a secret ballot thafethe Dem-ocrats a few years ago nomiiuttwMCoal Oil Payne" for United Stab s iiliiiliMllil ivi'i" Ki ll l".''ir pn-- l, and doomed t: .Mii-i'i- to private life. ' iplillso.J Kepr nlat'v ai'jfnWd was 111 tie shortofsenstttioii.il. ' A r we cowards or men said he. "Tw ice lia JaMMtbccu served upon us that life may be our portion if we fail to respond to that side which has been greatest iu strength of noise and threats. It won't do to tall, about looking people in the face. We say to them, let somebody else look some-body in the face. Sensation, We have nothing to hide, but demand t hat men be protected against coercion. We object, too, that any one. in a powerful position in the nation shall cast his ohadows upon this assembly, to hover over the men here and make them do something not in acordanee with the dictates of their own conscience." Applause. 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It did not swerve through the forests of oak, hickory and pine, cutting an a venu i through Sua woods. .0. ; RUSSELL OF MASSACHUSETTS Inaugurated Today- - Ills Keeommendiit ions to lliu Legislature. Boston, Jan. 7. William F. Hussell was today inaugurated governor of Massachu-setts and his address was read to the legist! ture. In his message the governor recom-mends the passage of a comprehensive and strini'est law to secure the publication of election expenses, and if possible to limit their amrmnt and define the proper object. He asks further legislation in the interest of labor and request that national legislation he petitioned for, providing for the adoption of safety appliances in the coupling aud uncoupling of cars. w Th CHiaeAS Not In It. San Francisco, Jan. 7. Resolutions were adopted at the citizens' mass meeting Tues-day night requesting the of Ju Ige Wallace to the superior court wers presented to the court yesterday. The court held an SXei utive meeting in Chambers and the bal-lot resulted in the election of Judge James W. Trant by nine vutes. Judges Wallace, Flint and Hunt each receiving oue vote. TWO WOMEN LYNCHED. Willi Two Othi r Kembare of the Notorious Sims Gang In Alabama. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 7. News comes from Womack Hifl, the scene of the recent Sims outrages, that while Neil Sims, Bob's brother, !wo other men and Laura and Beatrice Sims, Bob's daughter's, were on their way from Womack Iiill to Leak, Miss., the rendezvous of tha rest of the gang, they were met by a posse searching for Neil Sims, who was wanted for murder. It is said that Neil was hanged and afterwards shot; also that the rest of the party attempted to inter-fere on Neil's behalf, and were strung up to an oak tree, the women included. Great prevails. Yesterday's (Silver Purchases. Washington, Jan. 7. The amount of silver purchased yesternay was 1, ISO 000 ounces at . to ,9196, |