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Show vtxwa iuy is imt.iiMi. TllEcllllill of Utah to tlalebnol, under Iho roTlilom of the Teller Mil, ere rin rented before tho Hcnate Com initio) on Tut lay by tltm, C W, Dennett nJ Jolm Honrjfriraltli.Tlier made a troiiK plea In Hi favor ami liail the advantage it all that had If f n tahl I In rapport of the"Home Utile till." For the HaionloR It clear, that If Hit) two- jKl lie of Utah aru In the iltuatlonde- IJE acrlbed ly the adrocatu el "Home jf Itule," they are, to all Intent ami By lurpotet, riadjr for and entitled la E. ttatebood with all Hi rlgliU and Cfi power. Rjj Inaiimerlo the quettlonl "Ifjou WK cannot Kit ttateliood ere ou In favor ffi of keeping jour ioplo undir the PJg irctent Territorial jrtem?" Mr. Jj Hmltli aniwernl, that he preferred n H Territorial form of Rovernment to the Hr "Home Itule" bill. Thlt mar item ft atrange to a Rood many people both In H and out of Utah. Hut we undenland n lr. Hmlth to mean that lie contlJera J ' the "Home Itule" bill would binder HJ atateliood, and that thlt U Ilia reaion j for referring to remain a we are until H the full meaaura of, liUrty can be ob. BJ lalued. K Another reaion, pernapa, It of parti- ic tan origin. Itepubllcana fear that D unJerthe "Home Itule" regime, the k Deuiocrata would Kln poaaeetlon of Hj tha Territorial ofllcet, and uo the 3! lower thua oUalued to mould the new commonwealth Into an undoubted Democratic State. I Our opinion If that It the two partlea liad Joined their force, an enabling act might have teen obtained. And we tee no reaaon for concluding that tuch a rueaaure, after recelvlug the tamtlon of both llouiea of Congrrea would be vetoed ty the Tretldent. However, Utah can afford to wait a little longer If neceaHary. Hut the It ilrallned to rite above all mere (arty quibble and factional dlflereucee, and tike her place among the aoverolgn Blatetoftbe Union, which will be one of no little Importance, and tho day of liar dalharance la nigh at hand. |
