Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-04

"T would rather be righ. than
be- President" II Ia history that ne
never became President and TACT that
he was not always right, but that does
not diminish the force Of the TO
mark and il has ever since
is delivery been used rs an
axiom by those who prefer Cor cay
they 90 reasonable degree Of up.
rightness anu honesty in practical poll
tiles. We are s9fely tempted some'
times TO believe that the eastern press
asa rule d. not any more use tho OK
preston as text Tor their guidance, u
indeed they have not altogether forgot
ton It.
People who live and conduct BUSH
ness In the great cities DO not teom
always 10 comprehend that there 10
vast z)ne beyond the mum cipal limits
and that therein IL embraced much
that makes men prosperous aud the
nation strong. They seem 10 fancy
that their respective cities are the
oonters Of intelligence, wealth, law
and all cleo that h OF real consequence
to our race. This faulty grows apaco
and the victim becomes more and
more exclusive until not even thu
common Constitution which over
spreads us nll--the sages and seors Of
the East ne well ns tue ignoramuses
and upstarts Of the VESTS taken
into consideration, ns tho above extract
would seem b disclose.
The pfopo.ltion Of Mr.. Dubois was
not to amend the Constitution 30 that
the senators shall represent given
numbefs " the people instead u the
sovereign states as such, nor was IL TO
enter into a discussion u the good or
bad results likely 10 dow from o s,giot
application Unconstitutional provisions.
II wa, ne We In tho darkness OF the
mountains shadows look at II ani
doubtless as hc Intended It, TO uphold
the national compact as EXPIRE sol In
the charter. The provision Ia point 10
that securing 10 eaon state In tue
Union equal representation In the
national SENATE; aud as three states
are not thus represented, II strikes our
dun anu inert fancy that either to
Constitution or the Senate Is wrong.
which IL i,g That Is wha, Mr.. Du.
b0is sought To determine; AID since,on
the face Of the thing at least, his de-
murrrr to further proceedings taking
place till thai body is properly con.
sttuled IL well taken, wherein does
the impudonco Of II hu2 Indeed,
1, bears the appearance out here Of the
impud,nco, such IA II 10, boing on the
other side, more particularly whol
we consider that the unropresented
states awaited themselves Of the means
pointed GU, by the Constitution to
secure approximation aud the majority
Of tho souatoss, encouraged by the
eastern prtss, would no. receive the
men who were chosen.
II Ia not true, as stated, that the
states spoken Of have several timis Us
many votes la the SENATE as their i'm.
porlanco enti,lca them TO. One state,
according 70 tue theory Of our govern.
munt, is Us important ~ any other and
this being the case, the ones spoken Of
have three votes less In tho Senate
than their Importance entities them
To-. II Is "a vast difference that sop.
crates Us on this question, We ow;
hut rs We do not claim or desire tins
autoomtlc power Of constituting the
Constitution OF the oountry IN accord.
ance with our private prejudioes or
interests, and passing judgment OF
condemnation UPON thoBs who oiisnd
no further than asking tor their rights
under that instrument, We iecl that We
are right, and this is-according 60 the
authority quoted-bettrr than being
PrgsidenI-almost as good Ia fact Us
being a resident OF New York.