| Show ding E HOOD republicans in utah are opposing statehood liberals have always opposed it when there was no chance for statehood two years a ago 0 0 republicans pretended to favor it but the people soon saw that they only propos proposed edit it in order to defeat home rule which was within our grasp they defeated home r ule rule then and thay are trying to defeat statehood now just look over the republican platforms adopted by that ila party rt y in this county for this campaign and sea if i in a any way they mention the matter democrats on the other han hand d are arc asking for it and pro promising mis inn it to the people and the people will get statehood if they are true to themselves and true to their trusts statehood for utah has been favored by the national democracy for years on the 2nd and oi of march 1889 a bill was introduced lly democrats to admit utah as a state slate it is to be ba found in the con congressional res record and is entitled ipe report on an ir II R the democratic submitted the following lo 0 notwithstanding and if in view rif of tile lie fact act that the pre present ent congress is soon to expire anil and probably without opportunity tuni on the patt paiton of the house to consider the subject tile the indications iru are certainly ertain iv very strong that in the not nol distant future poly polygamy gainy in fact will have ceased to eviat anti ami when that time arrive il if not sooner admitted tile question will wili have to be met Nh whether ther congress fiill ill exclude utah as aa a state bbate beca because use a majority of tile people aro are members mormon church having thus presented the situation as disclosed clo ed lit at tile hearing bearing tile bill is 19 reported back with walt file lit recommendation that thai it if bo placed on lite h cale calt nilar udar fur for and action thereon by th the e house tile the republican members opposed the measure and this is what their report says if utah is admitted into the union abilo the mormons cormons ire arc in the it is clAi claimed ined such laws will vill be enacted and prosecutions instituted is as will inako it undesirable it if not im fill poe possible sible for non cormons mormons to bebide in tile ilio state |
