The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
CALL A CONVENTION.

The other morning THE HERALD,
asked, in view OF the fact that parties
had been sent to Washington to labor
against the best interests of Utah, how
it would do to send to the capital
delegation to work for the good of the
Territory. The suggestion was not an
idle one. We think there is need for
truthful and proper. representation OF
the situation here to Congress and the
Administration, and this can be done
in no other manner so we'll as by an
intelligent committee instructed and
authorized to speak. Affairs here are in
deplorable condition, and will daily
grow worse until relief comes.
The appropriation bill having been
vetoed by the Governor, the Territory
is without the means for carrying on
the government properly; officials can
not be paid for their services, jurors
and witnesses are serving without COM
pensation, the schools must soon suffer,
the Insane Asylum close and the pa
tents be turned loose or maintained |
by private charity, and public improve
ments cease. In the ordinary course of
things, the remedy cannot come for
two years. The Governor has
been removed from office as a
punishment for contributing to this
state of things but his removal does not
relieve the distress which his conduct
kal =, L |
able to help matters. 1t is absolutely
necessary that the public funds be made +
available, and this can only be done by
an appropriation bill regularly passed
by the Legislature, and duly approved
by the Governor. Congress could APP
propriate for the payment of the local
expenses of the Territory, but in view
of the recent action at Washington,
Withholding the per diem of the Legis-
lators, it would be idle to ask relief from
that quarter. A new Governor will be
along here one of these days, and it /.
may be set down in advance that he will
approve a fair and reasonable appro-
priation bill.
1t would seem that the only relief
that could come must be through the !
Legislature. If the matter were fairly L
represented, we believe Congress would
pass bill providing for an
election and the meeting of
the Legislative Assembly. By the time
the new Governor had become :
with the situation and +
familiarized himself with the needs of
the Territory in legislative way, the +
Assembly could meet, and pass such =
bills as were vetoed by Gov i,
ernor Murray and provide for carrying q
on the government. Among other laws 7
that are require d, are one for the ap- 6
portionment of the Territory for cleo. n
ton purposes, law governing regis +,
of voters and elections so as TO II
do away with the Commission, an act
providing for the revision and compl-
alton Of the statutes, and one creating -
= board of equalization. All that is -
'equired to be done could be performed II
n session of thirty days, and \,
here is no reason why the cleo =
ion could not be held and the -
Assembly meet in two months.
These are matters in which the 70
topples Party is most deeply inter- T,
sted, and it is suggested that the Terri h,
orial central committee of that party 90
ssue call for either a delegate con-
ention or a mass-assembly, to act in
ne matter. All must realize that the
of things will be deplorable
ong before the remedy can come in the M
ocular order of events. That matters AT
an be FASTENED aud early relief be IN
btained We believe is possible, if an ds
fort be made. ~,