Show EXPENSE or OF STATEHOOD the tribune is opposed to staff hood for ob ivious rea reasons reans ns but its il excuse is thit that statehood would be expensive and that the territory call not afford il i the deseret news does not approve of statehood either and likewise mentions the expense ag its objection what is there in these excuses to justify such opposition the admission of utah into the union would give millions of acres of school land to the state it would bould increase tile wealth of utah and give ive lier her an ail immense amount of taxable property from which she derives no re revenue today it w would uld reduce her rate of taxation hy by placing more inore wealth upon her list the admission of utah would prove an incentive for capital to locate within lier her borders it would add more to her interests interest than the increased expense could poFi possibly bly tale take away the school lands alone coming upon the market is as state property would render it unnecessary for many years to vote a special tax tam fur for bu building i id i I 1 ebli school oo 00 I 1 houses or laying ay in n out any extra money in that direction the experience of idalio idaho will tell us this thi taxes have been lower according a to judge 0 standrod St anrod under state thin than th in under a territorial form of government yet what if the expense of statehood were greater teater than it is now is there a man inan who loves freedom who prizes his citizenship but what would willingly 0 gladly give to en enjoy i oy those ri rights gilts V does tile the tribune or the argue that a i man should go to jail rather than pay his fine when by ila paying in lie inay have liis his liberty surely those sentiments do 10 not represent t the h 0 hardy mountaineers of the west whose names are arc synonyms of freedom e and whose political independence is bound to assert itself there is no valid reason fur for opposing statehood that is the legitimate lec C ambition of every territory torn just as youth aspires to manhood with all its glorious possibilities ties fo 0 o should tile the people of a territory aspire to statehood when their numbers and capabilities will warrant arrant 7 it does nuvelle anyone nisan mean to to say pay that utah is ii not crept arc pt enough strong enough ellough 1 rid rich enough 11 ind and intelligent enough to become ata a otate tc if such ruch there be lie is surely a stranger 0 in these parts parl s republican administrations have seen been fit to inake states of nevada 11 wyoming bomin and idalio idaho yet this terr territory itoi y is ig better prepared for statehood than all three of those thos ze e eo combined in 1 ell let tit alie tribune iune howl and the protect prote bt let the standard hani hang back and the lie tines times return to its vomit still will utah look for statehood some day slie site will willI learn carn where to look for friend friendship hip too the people may ile be hoodwinked hood winked for a while may inay be made to swallow shallow tile the twin belij planks of 11 republicanism lican lica ism nisin today anav may be kept from froin resenting 0 republican insults ins in coll congress r reas and convention for a time tillie but it cannot last the day will come when the people of this territory will vill rise in their wrath and denounce dei bounce co cion the time is rilar apar at liand hand when all men will do their own thinking as a majority is dowing now and when pampered sons may may not lw foisted upon the public shoulder to ride as an inherent right 0 |