Show STATEHOOD ONCE MORE it requires no argument with those who read and learn and know to cola convince them that as an ethical proposition at least it is better to be entitled to a thing and not have it than to have it and not be entitled tolt to it this occurs to us very often particularly when we read of the efforts being made by a few gentlemen to invest utah with sovereign those who take patriotic and therefore the proper view of the subject would rather have such workers succeed than not not merely that their labors might be re warded but because it is proper that any territory having the necessary qualifications for statehood dire ceide that boon as a matter of course this however does not prevent us ua from paying due deference to those c who believe that the time is not yet ripe that lt would be antedating the proper time by a year or so at least anti and if our individual preference were permitted to control the situation there would be no further efforts made in that direction until they could be made with something approaching unanimity it is not right for 9 bare majority or even a decided majority to carry measures fr fraught braugh augh with so much of consequence over the heads beads and against the protests protects of ft a respectable minority whose interests teresta in are always to be considered coi whether or not their prejudices and cultivated hostility should be there is very little that Is new to be paid eaid oo on the subject what little there to la ie 18 created by the present situation ot of the admission scheme and the eventa immediately leading up to it it seema seem 1 now as if getting either of the bills before congress even to such a stage of progression as having them voted orl on was altogether out of the question that in fine utah will remain a territory to the end of the year it if not longer even should there be an extra session called and held bold it would be chiefly if not altogether tor for the purt pun ose of hav ing the sherman silver purchase law repealed and what could be expected from a body of men presumably hostile to silver so far as admit sion to is oon con carneu it is not to be believed that they would consent to aa act that would so far strengthen the opposition that not only would their anti silver tinkering be stopped but in all I 1 akell hood bood measures restoring the debased metal to its former and rightful royalty be carried through the proper the high minded the patriotic thing to do would be to not take into consideration matters attore which relate to more mere divergence of opinion as to economic questions or regard at all differences of politics but just simply tie determine termine whether or not the remaining territories or either of them were qualified for ad mission admission and if so ad admit wit them or it but it looks as though utah will have to stay atay out for a while yet vail well lot let her stay atay she ane oan can ard 14 it even though the he period of an extend through the abe incoming administration and JM beyond it IL we would prefer that ur abe be otherwise and aad perhaps it will be dot whether or not makes makee no serious and the contemplation thereof given rise to neither maln xui jg eglet on ono one hand nor coning oming pleasure plea ure on the other it la Is not dot in least likely that anat statehood aou would 10 bulke As U utah muon much greater than she bhe is ia bate a very distinguished and not net dig grotesque position po now BW whitall statehood would ceasur amy fabj diminish jf if not obliterate alto gobber ake spectacle pee of a territory oilier loober better educated more populous loui and more promising than any of its neighbors staying out after they have gone in to la a most moat unique one an ad dAbose inowe who have even a modicum of philosophy in their oom alb ought to enjoy it the territory of U dab Ss fiina in a word occupies the position out linea at the beginning of this atewll ft has the title but not the pwe orion on ap A stated in theae ipg we e neither oppose nor strond coaly advocate statehood for the rea boom given when it comes dumee we will mo inace it 19 AR a welcome As aa any on one until it does do hail farpea PON then lot let Us ua all POO our souls buu in peace and go on as aa we have been going making our mountain home better more ore comfortable aw rt more commod commodious 0 than n ev ever e let tha that whatever v our u r p political 0 fi 1 actuation nothing that law macero mcay do gan prevent us ua from deserving dea erving realizing Ising and enjoying the full measure 11 in and sturdy advancement W which nich come of able and concerted effort guided and wisely |