Show EDUCATION we ve believe belcove that tile the interests ol of tile the people of the whole territory would be sub served by a union ol of the agricultural college and the university eity of utah as there is room for both institutions in the buildings now occupied by the former forro cr and as the wo 0 ca could uld be maintained at less expense to the territory than is now flow necessary to maintain tile the university alone we favor the location of this joint institution in joaan utah as being in m every way tb the e most favorable iu in the territory STATEHOOD we call the attention of the people to the congressional democratic report on utah submitted march 30 1892 which says there ran can be no longer a question as to tile status of poly polygamy garny in the territory that institution has baa been abolished hed forever foi ever and the laws relating rela to it are as strictly obea obeyed ed in utah as in any other state in the union 0 only aly about 5 per cent ot of the peor people ae of utah are illiterate ani all this fact faction con ril su frred ered in connection with the educational facilities of the territory and the ambitious character of its people is ample assurance of one of the most mort essential bial c characteristics lin rac teris ties of good citizenship the community comm unit is qualified for statehood seeds only in an opportunity to demonb tint e its c capacity ap icily for relf government 6 goat by an experiment presents nn nil appeal to which con contress Cons ress cannot close its cars without questioning quest ionin the theory and the lie well neil established principles of 01 local institutions your committee is thoroughly satisfied 3 of entire qualifications for admission to tile U union n ion with all the of full statehood we lo 10 alo call attention to tho the republican congressional 0 report submitted march 1892 which says it may be conceded that the practice pra atice of polygamy will nill not be le ie established in 17 utah tall by revelation or other otherwise though th otah it lias ji as been suspended all right minded people will unite unile I 1 in if encouraging cou raging ragin the mormon people in a growth grouth inthe in the belter way but the fact cannot be ba overlooked that this abandonment of plural marriage mairi mai ariage age lias has only been made under the E strongest pressure of 9 government 0 vern ment and society koci bociey ey and that nowhere w here lias has the presidency of the c hurch church admitted the wrong or r confessed it a conversion from tile the authoritY under was encouraged under peril to the soul oui I why not give a demonstration lemon that conditions have changed chanced why not havea have a crop or two of the american spirit in utah the people are seeking to escape fm government dictation for many years they have been at enmity with the government it is not altogether altos ethor remarkable kable that after so BO many years of cont contention antion the bitterness of spirit should still be manifested the desire on oil tile the part of tile the mormon population for any relief is conspicuous and 1 1 is a measure excusable the government of the state must be in the state and not in the church an and 1 this 1 I 1 is fundamental principle of republican government which passes beyond the mere inere suspension of the practice of polygamy is to have recognition in in utah I 1 mil and con congress will be remiss remiss in its du duty ty not only to tile people of utah but to the people of the republic He public as a 1 whole hole it if it does not reason reasonably alAy satis satisfy f y itself iw as to the complete accept wee of of this condition before it shall place the pon poi er out of its hands or anywise cloud its ita excuse 1 utah lias has been a stumbling block in the way of if western Westeri 4 progress pro ress |