Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-20
gNCR0ACHMEyTs UPON POPULAR
RIGHTS.

10 have terms Of court Of the Fourth
judicial District, newly erected, belt
In tho beautiful capital Of Cache Coun
ty. We have suppressed few vulgar
expressions In the letter, but have
made no change OF omission In thcii
argument.
Careful reading Of the letter and OF
the article which they appear 10 think
gave occasion for Il, and which we now
reproduce, win show that they have
been TOO ready to take oii.nse, that
they have magnlncd the brief re-
ference Of this paper to their youth
the only remark Of the kind being,
"thc-o young mrn'--aud that they
have not met the objections offered by
the News to their end,avor, through
the bltiercrt and most persistent enc.
my Utah has In Congress, 10 cudow
the Governor OF this Territory with cx'
ira power.
The fact that those powers were only
petltloned for as "lctnponry, does not
alter the question involved. The
Governor has been trying with all his
might and cunning, 10 obtain auto.
cratic authority, to cuftail the powers
Of the Legislature and 10 enlarge his
own prcfogativc- nj the expense Of
popular rights aud the sacrifice Of TO.
publican principles. The petition sent
to Senator Edmunds by "thcsc young
men"-lhrrc Is nothing IN that phrase
that should excite the Ire Of any sane
person-&as In favor Of step In the
same direction.
II also assumed, with Judicial dIctlon
and manner, 10 decide question n
10 the constitutional powers Of the
Legislative Assembly OF Utah. II 70.
Elected upon the course Of that body.
II assumed to speak for the people Of
Cache, among whom, we venture to
say, there are not more than
one In hundred who
want courts 10 VT and draw
the kind Of people they attract In the
favored aud peaceful city Of Logan.
Aud further, Ia addressing this petit
ton for something that an immense
majority Of the people do not want. 10
the man Of all Congressman who Is
most inlmlcal to utah's citizens,
"thesc young men" passed by the
Delegate from Utah, who Is ever ready
To advance anything that Ia for the
tru. interest OF the Territory, and thus
exposed themselves TO the Just crltl-
cism OF the friends OF the people.
hut thcr. was no "abuse" OF any per.
son "found In th- company" Of Mr..
Edmunds aud no attack upon them, u
can be seen by reading the article. As
to tho true "inwardne-s" Of the matter,
IL II not In the over anxiety Of these
young lawyers 10 have the District
Court sit In Logan aud thus Increase
the prospects for legal business? Aud
IL Il not fact that they did not seek
tho aid Of Utah's Delegate, u friend TO
10 the people, but invoked the help OF |
the peoples enemy, because they know |
that the powers they wished to be- con
ferred upon the Governor were In hos.
Utility To the work done by Utah's
friend, and Ia the line VI the assaults
made by Utah's foe?
We call attention TO tho NO aentences
In their communication 10 Mr.. I'd.
munds which We have italicized, and
we think, without any further com.
ment, they will Of themselves prove
that our remarks were strictly Just.
Aud va think that examination Of the
whole matter will show that Instead OF
abusing" these young men we treat
vi their action with great forbeannce.
The only "yltuperatlon" that appears
In the controversy il contained In the
letter over their signatures, which we
print today, and la the vller expires.
'lons We have omitted.
AS 10 the duty Of editors In watching
10 tho "minutest details" tho rights Of
m, people, defending them ana r,.,.t.
mo nil .ncroachm,nts upon them w,
.hlnk the public will agree with us that
/ Is better TO err, II at all, GU the side
II vigilance than by way OF apathy
md sloth. Herbert Spencer says: "a
,atrlot loves liberty ~ a mlser loves
.old-for IL own sake and at once re-
,cnts the smallest invasion OF the