The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-31
KNOCKED OUT.

About the best piece of news which has
come over the wires lately was conveyed
in TIE HERALD's Washington special on
Sunday morning, saying the House Com
mittee on Appropriations had reported the
legislative, judicial and executive appro-
priation bill, with the customary sum for
the Utah commission left out. The an
nouncement is peculiarly gratifying to our
people, who have been good deal annoyed
In their feelings since the statement was
made some time ago that that sturdy Demo
crat and economist, Chairman HOLMAN,
had been led astray by the pleadings of
Governor THOMAS and Colonel GODFREY,
the former of whom wanted the commission
continued that he might remain one of its
masters, and the latter of whom is natur-
ally eager tG keep on drawing $1,000 year
and expenses for spending his holiday
season on the. shores of Great Salt Lake.
The local rejoicing will not be limited to
the prospect of very soon being. relieved
from the useless and shamelessly par
tlsan board. OF course that will
be the occasion of the greatest
Joy, but the circumstance that Judge
HOLMAN came back into line before his
splendid record was broken will give much
pleasure hereabouts where the distinguish
ed Hoosier has as many admireas in propoc-
ton 10 population as in any other part of
the republic When he swerved from the
straight path in this case the Utah
Democracy felt that they and their cause
/ had lost friend.
We must not assume that the committiee's
report settles the problem of the life of the
commission. 1t probably disposes of the
question so far as the passage of the bill
through the House is concerned, but there
will DE fight in the Senate for the restora-
! ton of the appropriation. 1t has already
been announced that the effort will be to
induce the Senate to put the usual amount
in the bill and then try to force the House
to yield. 1t is probable the Senate can be
held on the side of the commission There
is one Democrat in the upper house who
has personal friend In the commission,
and that fact, it is expected, will de-
prive economy and the cause of
right of one vote, although the
Senator's friend referred to has been in
Utah less than any other member of the
commission and has really been the least
useful member of the useless board. How
ever, the situation is much more encour.
aging than it ever before has been. 1t is
believed that Utah has two or three friends
in the Senate other than the Democrats
in which event the matter may never
reach conference committee; and in any
event the House should stand by the propo
sition which is fortified by right to great
community and is clearly in the interest OF
economy.
Speaking of this matter the gentlemen Of
the commission should understand that il
they had been, as the boys say, "hali
white,n if they had shown disposition tt
perform their few and simple duties in
spirit of fairness and decency, 1t is doubted
that the people of Utah would have mad,
fight against them, and they might hsv,
gone on holding the sinecures unit
the territory obtained home rule o.
statehood. The vicious partisanisn
of the commission, their fiat denial of tn,
claims of justice, their rank subservienc,
to constituencies faction in every officia
act, notably in the appointment of registra
ton officers and election judges and in tn
outrageous gerrymander of the Legislative
districts last year, are what have antagon
lied all the voters of Utah who believe il
fair elections and majority rule. Colone
GODFREY, the oily-tongued chairman of tn
commission, will have himself largely t
blame for being knocked out. He knew
better, yet didn't have the courage to d
better