The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-19
THAT GOVERNMENT DEBT.

the sum that IS cHdIScu d6diAiS
Territory on the books of the natlonal
government. The amount, in round
| figures, is $267 900, which His Excellency
asks the Legislature to make provision
for paving. We hope Murray will not
be Governor until the peebt" has been
cancelled; in other words, we protest
against the Kentucky beauty being
eternally fastened upon Utah. ABOUT
1 twelve years ago Congress took 1t INTO
its head that the judicial affairs OF TINS
Territory were not being conducted IN
the wav they should be managed. Up
to that time, the Territory was pay
the costs of keeping up the courts WIN
the exception of the salaries oil the
Judges appointed by the President
Jurors. witnesses, bailiffs, room rent,
fuel, ETC., were all charge against the
Territorial treasury, except for those
cases in which the United States
was party. The bills were
allowed and the appropriations
duIv made. When Congress de
cided that the Federal government
could run" the courts better than they
were being run by the Territory, it
undertook to compel the latter to keep
on paying the expenses; 1t went upon
the theory that the people were not
good enough to settle their disputes In
financial affairs, and couldn't be trusted
with the trial and punishment OF offend
ers against law, but their money was
good enough to be handled by the men
sent here by the Federal government;
The offices of the Territorial Marsha
and Attorney General were abolished,
and their duties and emoluments given
10 United States appointees; peculiar
iIy unfair method of obtaining jurors
was adopted, and the whole judicial sys
tenn was changed. After all this was
done, and the community had been re-
duced to the condition of a sub
ject colony, with few rights and
them of an insignificant character,
a demand was made upon the Territory
for the money to keep the new ma
chinery in operation, which demand
was respectfully declined with thanks;
then bulldozing was attempted, and the
threat was made that unless the re-
CURED appropriations were given the
per diem of the Legislators would be
withheld. The lawmakers were equal
% tie occasion, and adjourned without |
making the appropriation, though by
10 doing they lost their pay for the
ession's service, the money, we believe
,eing still due them from the govern
nent. Since then Legislatures have
tubbornly refused to pay the bills
reated by the governments officials,
md the money has necessarily been
AIKEN from the Federal treasury, the
ums every year being charged
Up against the Territory. The
aggregate now is the s267 900 to
which His Excellency called the atten-
ion of the Assembly on Tuesday. We
believe the Governor is simply wasting
lis words and energy in this matter
or we do not believe the Legislature
viii think for moment Of paying the
debt" No one here regards it as
ust obligation, and no one will ever
onsent to Its liquidation out of the
ublic funds of the Territory. The
ceiling is that those who dance should
ay the piper. If the government in
lists upon managing the courts, and
else here, Utah will insist
pom the government paying the bills.
he talk about compelling the Territory
0 liquidate these bills is nonsensical in
be extreme. By what process can the
be forced to make the APP
reputation, and how can the
money. be taken out of the
'reasury without the legislative
for doing so? 1t is said that
be debt will have to be cancelled before
he Territory is admitted to the Union
$ State, and perhaps this is true; but
J there anybody here who even vaguely
reams that there is the least proba-
ility of the admission of Utah, within
ny reasonable period of timer
Let the government officials keep on
ling up their bills, and let the treas
ry clerks in Washington keep on
narging the money to Utah; it is cas-
r and cheaper for the people of this l
erritory to let the matter run along in 4
halfway than il would be to pay the |
loney. Utah is ready, willing and !
Die to pay all.bills that she creates; she
ready, willing and able to pay the le- c
innate expenses of the courts, but a
e hope she never will be willing to nav
lis which she has had no voice in Great
6, and that while she is denied the
binary rights and privileges in regard
the formation and conduct of
urts of Justice, such as every other it
merican community enjoys, she will u q
nply keep the safe locked. The Terri. ia
nv can stand it unite "a we'll o,5 N