Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-18
THAT "FEDERsL AGENCY

THAT "FEDERsL AGENCY
TgDes without saying that one Of
the chiefaims observation-disclosures
Liberals" OF Utah has been to rob
the majority OF eirpoliticaIrights,
their twin project being necessarily
the zpoIiation Of their property.
Some degree Of success has at
tended the efforts Of the self-seeking
opuspintors. but they havefaIlen far
short OF accomplishing their fun
purpose. As often rs they have
failed in the attainment Of their
complete Object, they have periodi-
cally returned to the assault.
The attempt Of the late Governor
Murray to ill all the county Of
fees 10y his own appointment j.
yet fresh IN the public mind. The
leaders Of the hungry political pack
now engaged in causing a fresh anti
Mormon" howl to reverberate
Throughout the country were select
"a rs the favored ones. They
grasp.zi the Dead Sea fruit with
woifish ayidity, but it turned 10
ashes in their hands-there were no
vacancies. The autOcratic scheme
collapsed.
Governor West also consy irel
with the active politicians to estab-
fish one-man power in the Repub-
lie, with himself rs the head cen
ire. He lubbied in Washington 10
have himself made king, with
plenty Of power to satisfy his syco-
phantic courtiers. The Tucker
Edmunds act, containing the
autocratic proviso. passed the
House If Representatives with |
a rush and a roar and Caleb was
clated. bat a high authority pushed |
Il pin into his bluble in the shape Of |
a stage whisper into his ear that he |
hal better he Off to Utah and attend |
Dhis proper and legitimate business.
When the measure reached the |
Senate Nr. Elmunds stuck his |
senatorial scIlpel into it and cut out |
the clause that created Caleb the |
head Of q despytism. The central |
iza,ion plot was only broken. not |
annihilated. The fragments are
gathered again, and it assumes a
.-uow you seeit snd now you don't"
shape.
Ia his last report to the Secretary |
of the Interior our meek and gentle
Governor y. J.. Thomas made this
highly seasoned recommendation:
.-Some federal agency should be au-
thorized to appoint tho following
county officers: selecumen, clerks. re-
eoTdcrs, superin;enGen.s OF distric.
schools and assessors."
Now, that looks on top as sri
That federal agency to exercise
a power that belongs TO the ueople.
who have a right to select their own
officers, doesn't mean NIr. Thomas.
But that gentleman has hisown way
OF getting at things. When he has
on hand lac doesn't yet on
the roof Of 4 high building and
shout the details Of the scheme 10 !
the passers 10y. His style reminds
one Of the man who was tramp
ing over The country and called q.
a house. Instead Of asking directly
for what he wanted he said to the
good lady: ''Tf you please Madam |
could yea oblige me by giving me |
a drink Of water as / am so hun
CRY that I 10 not know where 1 can
get a place in which to sleep to-
night?'
The question j., what federal
agency is referred to- Let Senator
Paddock, Of Nebraska, an old asso-
riate on the Utah Commission Of ;
Governor Thomas, explain. That
lstute gentleman, on December 9Th. |
1889, introduced into the Senate. |
which was referred to TIE committee
Jn judiciary his brief, but significant
measure:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the United
states OF America, in Congress as
That the Governor OF the
Territory Of Utah be, and he IS, hereby
and empowered to appoint
electmen. clerk, recorder. assessor
nd superintendent OF district schools
II and for each and all OF the counties 1
4 said Territory. And the term of I
'ffice of all persons holding such Of {
ices, and not so appointed, shall 1
ease and determine on the appoint '
nent and qualification OF their sue 9
essors as provided in this act.
Sec. All acts or parts OF acts in :
with this act are hereby re- r
called.
As the first drafts of bills for .
Decial auti-"AIormOn'' legislation !
re, as a rule, framed in the office v
some active politician of the P
party in this city, it is
iir to infer that this one is no ex- /
option. a
Of course Mr.. Thomas has gone q
lst in the interest Of an appropria- b
On for government building. TAX A