Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-11
TINS MUsI ne CONSIDERED.

The people Of Salt Lake CITY In par
tlculAf aud Of sait Lake county and
Utah Territory In general have had oil
recent years more or less e1ieusiv,
experience with that colossal a1iuuo
Of modern goverumont-a heavy pub
lilo debt. We are safe IN saying this
experience hns not been enjoyable,
though We venture ~ believe II will
prove profitable. Men who talk reck-
le,sly about Increasing the bonded or
floating debt Of either municipality,
county or state no longer excite APP
plause or draw followers TO their
banner. The dcmagogue who
argues that the more city
owes the more progressive II Is, has
had his Jay. The boomer vino holds
that too much cannot DO spent In i'm.
provomonts (even n wastoiulnesa nc.
companies every outlay, regardless Of
the burdens thus imrosed upon the
taxpayer, mss been hooled out Of the
forum. The people have sen new
light, or rather have recognized anew
tie old ON; and they acknowledge
that the rule VI keeping close cheek on
expenses and paying as one goes, al.
belt an ancient, homely and prosAio
policy, is sale In the long run aud pro.
cures much peace Of mind. The other
experiment has been tried until those
who have TO foot tue bill have
had qalle enough OF It. While
everything was going smoothly
the dancers had merry time
OF u. Lo, now tina, the time for r,fiec.
- /, iaa o1ne, IL IA diiooyousl-test tho
piper must NO paid, aud alas the an
nual stipend amounts TO no lrifiing
sunni
Thi people Of Utah are about to enter
upon now career-that OF local aover.
eighty, full'hsdged slatoh loJ. IL ~
wise to recall, before crosfing the threIh.
old Of that epoch, what errors they
shall need 10 correct. what maxim.
they shall cultivate. Tue NEws sue
poets that among the fotmer, Ill
considered cxttsyaganoe will loom up
alarmingy before tins eye, anu that
among tho virtues, strict sclnomy
Will DO exalted aud most loudly
praised. We should not DO tuf.
priced, and we certainly should moi
DO displeasvd, 70 see this develop Int
one Of the chief issurs Of the cam
paign; Tor II IL Of Infinitely more in
poflAuoe In the making Of the Consti,
tuition aud IN the welfare Of tho futur,
ttale than all tho nne spun theories o
tbs politicians or the dogmstlc thunder
ings Of partisan plaIlorm.lTamers.
has direct reference to every resident
u affects every Interest; II aIouses tn,
thought and reaches into tho pocko
Of every taxpayer. Ana the people
and Taxpayers have a determined aud
Irresistible way OF making their voices
heard, their desires known, aud thsil
power felt when the oco lsion demand.
1t aud when tho humSr strikes them
that way.
To the men who shall be- named as
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
yeutlon, therefore, the ad vice 10 onvtedi
Be wise, economical anu conservative
la All the spirit and wording Of lhu
proposed charter; leave no loophole for
tho leakage OF the public treasure, no
breach for the entrance OF tho spoctur
OF heavy taxation; Tx the salaries 10
low anu shave tho emolumcnls on ~
clean that none but honest, worthy
men will DO willing 10 hold office; ia a
WORT, SEE to It that the Constitution
shall provide for the needs VI tue State
government Administered Ia the most
economical manner consistent with
Tespeoiability aud true progress, with
no opportunity for illegilim ate speculs.
ton, perquisitea or pelf. Such con.
slituliou will be worthy OF It's trainers,
Of the people, anu OF the fair young
State. A document OF different
character VIII deserve rejection at the
hands Of the people, anu We are re-
joiced to predict such a fate Tor II. Il
Is not too early 10 give notice now that
there are plenty OF s,aunoh, trus men
10 lead the revolt against suon an in.
fanny, anu the NEWS knows at leRst
one good paper that Will s.urdily nght
on Auu by their eide.