The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-14
Undeseryed Criticism.


Governor OSBORNE of Wyoming has
come in for large share OF Republican
abuse for the message he has sent to the
legislature. The Laramie Boomerang
OF January II contains the document in
full with an excellent portrait OF the
Governor. On examination it proves to
be good, sensible state paper, and the
unfayorable comments that have been
made upon it are entirely unjustifed by
its contents.
We do not refer to this message for the
purpose of approving or opposing its
recommendations, but will simply con-
dense them that the public may see how
mean are the critics who have denounced
its tone and spirit. After welcoming the
second legislature of the state, he ex-
presses his regret that he cannot say the
state is advancing in prosperity or in
creasing in population as he would de-
sire to see it He then refers in this way
to the reason for present conditions:
The lawless invasion of the state by an
armed body of invaders, organized and
aided by parties high in official position,
the procurement of United States troops
to be quartered upon the soil of the state,
and the issuance of a presidential procla-
nation of outlawry tended to injure the
prosperity of the state and deter immigra-
ton. He recommends legislation to assist
in the more rapid development of natural
resources and encourage the immigration
of settlers. He enumerates many of the
resources of the state and urges efforts to
bring in more brains, muscle and money.
| He recommends the selection OF United
States senator of ability and purity OF
character, and who will properly repre-
sent the state on the silver question, that
is, advocate the restoration of silver to its
proper position as money. He favors the
admission of Utah, New Mexico and Ari-
iona into the Union as sovereign states,
and suggests memorial to Congress urg-
ing speedy action to that end,
He denounces special legislation, sug-
gests the repeal OF burdensome laws en-
acted in the interest of favored classes,
and the amendment of others SO that full
protection may be afforded to personal
and property rights. He opposes the law
| 0f Gro
missioners, because of the despotic powers
it confers upon them, by which they can
deprive persons Of property without due
process of law, and acting without bonds
may appoint any number of salaried dep
uties who can serve in the triple role OF
Judge, jury and sheriff.
He advises a thorough revision of the
election laws, making them clear to the
ordinary mind and free from language
capable of double Interpretation by pol
iticians and attorneys, and suggests some
changes in the form of ballots. He recon-
mends the abolition OF the Office of state
veterinarian and of sheep inspectors; the
passage of an apportionment bill, one fol
the collection of interest on state funds
also bills for the protection of game, the
uniform valuation of lands for taxation
the abolition of double taxation IN case O.
mortgages, amendment of the laws or
water rights, of the probate code, the
outlawry Of open accounts and the regu-
Ilation of pharmacy.
he thinks there should be commission
for the management of the representation
of Wyoming at the Worlds fair; CO.
operation with other states with the view
to uniformity of laws on common sub
jects; that the state penitentiary at Raw
Inns should be completed; that an appro
priation should be made for fish hatch
cry in the northern part of the state;
committee to investigate the matter of tn
state furniture; and some minor recon
mendations. He reports twenty-five par
dons by the governor during the past tw
years, and closes by advising unity an
concert of action regardless of religion
and political differences, and assures tn
legislature of his hearty corporation.
What there is in all that to provok
such criticism as has been passed upol
Governor OsBoRNE's message we fail t,
discover. It looks like a captious AM
partisan effort to belittle the new execu
tive OF Wyoming, just because he is
Democrat and has succeeded in thwartinl
the plots that were laid to prevent hi
entering upon the duties OF the Office tt
which he was fairly elected by q larg,