| Show DELEGATE RAWLINS AT HOME the hon HOD joseph li rawlins Raw liBB delegate to congress has baa surprised his bis friends and constituents by ie turning unheralded and unexpected from washington inhere be bob ba been doing glod work during the special session of the nations nation ve law makers lookers became he oame in the union pacific on the morning flyer arriving here tit at 3 he went at once to the residence ot of his hie nephew professor Pr fessor kerr of the utah university at no north second west street where be will remain during his hia brief stay la in salt lake and where he was found by a NEWS represent auve resting from the effects of his hia journey mr rawlins welcomed the newspaperman cordially and in answer tu to questions said raid that be left washington on friday last and that he be would at tend to a little private anu and official business and return to the capital in time to be present at the reconvening of congress on the first monday in ID his family are there now and like himself have excellent health since leaving utah when asked as to whether he was surprised eu at the result of the lust laist election lu in utah he promptly replied that he wal wab not the statement has been frequently made lasdo since the election and often times before said the re that a vote for or the republican party parly in utah was a vote against statehood do you so consider it and do you think it would be so BO regarded and will it ft militate against agal net our chances or admission into tile the union lu 1 nave have no reason to think so I 1 am sure it will wili not replied mr raelius Raw lius generally speaking the members ut of boin parties arties P with whom I 1 have conversed regard it as I 1 do democrate Demo crato did not expect much from western states elates or territories at win this time realia ing that they could not do so go so 60 it will have no detrimental t effect ot of that thai kind I 1 am certain my own view i lb that the people are just as much entitled to it they vote the republican ticket as they hau had cast their ballots for democracy that should not and will not unfit them tot lor statehood tate hood because they are clearly entitled to it ii in either case came it Itlo Is their right to 10 express their political pulU ical preference B it has baa also been intimated that you would lot press the territory claim for statehood as aft earnestly now ss re you would have done had utah gone overwhelmingly democratic pa i that is wholly incorrect there the result of the election will no dlf dil fore fere oe to me as a lar far as my official work in concerned my purpose to in to secure as rapid and favorable faTo rable action on OB the matter as I 1 can I 1 shall take lake it in iju bund banu as soon as I 1 return and hope to 10 be able to carry it through successfully I 1 have no reason to doutt doubt that our desires in that respect will be gratified aben do you really look for utah 18 admission 19 rhe me enabling act will I 1 believe be come a law next aea eion where do you expect the greatest opposition well awell there la is some difficulty ahead V in the senate there is in a sentiment Benti ment among some aume of the leading republic cans that utah and ought to be merged into one slate elate mud and it Is la Is not noi unlikely chete will be an effort to sidetrack the itie statehood bill by a measure ot of that character it la is possible that this effort will receive some support frum from certain democrat a u a it will bedfor be fur the purpose ot of tub serving eastern lattern Laa tern sentiment in order to prevent lurther further silver representation in congress il have you heard mr rawlins raw lans in your association with public expression that utah was not entitled to statehood no I 1 have hava not heard ig g oi 01 that kind of course members are controlled largely by the sentiment L if f their constituents sud and there to la naturally a little lingering prejudice on the pait of some regarding the territory but t not so ao much as aa there once way wa 11 c what do you apprehend will be the tb at poilet rained against the admission ot 01 utah 66 well in my opinion an attempt will be maie MUL e to tog question fuestion the sincerity bin centy of the people but BUL that argument will be put dorth simply for the tb purl pur ose ot of covering the real objection which will be to prevent the electa election 0 n of mure more silver senatore 0 O what if anything any aning will the administration do tor for oil silver vervy 1 I have no DO meant of making a cor reel prediction I 1 cansay can euy however abst president Fre eident cleveland is firmly mud and irrevocably opposed to the use of milvor except for subsidiary euin diary jur purposes poses under some international arrangement PP to what do you at noute the recent big gains ou of republicans 1 in the east eael 9 to a variety of causes chief ot of which la Is business depression depree aion the people when not happy and prosperous ure are ever inclined to nold the party in power without stopping to inquire luio iulo the real cause that thai is ie what they nave done in the present case in my judgment it was also due to the apathy aud and indifference if democrats Demo crato who remained away from the polls polla and not to any increased streng ib h of the reau Uli canoe abe message of me the president to extra of congress Con resa insisting ina lating on the repeal of the sherman law jaw and the failure of the administration to tano by its ite plat platform forin in all tended strongly airon gly to alienate democrats from their party another cause of failing to give the party support was waa olaaf in regard to official appointments but these things do 00 not indicate a permanent disaffection thoy tho y area are imply simply a resentment against the administration which of course has ba not yet had bad a full opportunity to do what it can cad and what I 1 believe it will when questioned in regard to church property mr rawlins bald baid the story of its ita restoration to is very short I 1 have ever considered its ito rt turu turn to the people as aa a betit ot of justice and made up my mind before going t washington to do all I 1 possibly could in that direction alter after reach ing there I 1 cou vreed with several congressmen and found that I 1 cou could td cou count lat on their ou support aport and prepared the resolution I 1 introduced in the house it was referred to we the judiciary oom mites tee of which Culber son on of texas was oh armau and by them to a subcommittee committee sub who made a slight alight amendment limiting it to the personal per nonal property and upon it being reported back the full committee recommended its adoption ad there has hag been some question as to why the real estate was not dot included to that I 1 wish to say eay t action would have greatly impeded and im peril led the pas age of thu bill as the edmunds edmunde tucker act provides for the disposal of that portia port i a and therefore ther eloie it if included would have come up for open discussion before the committee of the and have been subject to numerous amendments and lOBal bly defeat 11 |
