Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-13

by a baro majority, decided that the
consolidation should not take place, and
members whose duty was plain before
them, ana whose pledges bad been
given, covered under tho caucus WHIP
and did liz wicl1cr's bidding.
The record Of Gove-ncr Wet, in
connection with that Of the Legislature
hardly comes up to the ata,eamanfhip he
had an opportunity TO display. HIS veto
Of the tax levy bill potpeiuates a Viola.
ton Of the rule that prevails 10 nearly
all the states, under which the taxes
that maintain tue schools are mainly
local, ami continues q gross iniuellce
irom which Salt Lake county has long
suffered. Tha, bill proposed to take
from the Territorial school tax hall
mill, and add It 10 the Territorial gene
ofal tnH. The amount Produced au'
uually by the half m.ll b. about $1,000
This would have removed part " the
burden this county is now ciTrying 20
educate the children Of the outlying
counties, aud would have proauy ic'
llevti the Territorial Treasury. Tho
Governor palhuiically aud repeat
eddy appealed 10 tho Lrsiflsturo To up.
pr8prate public money 10 order 20 pro-
vide employment Tor the poor, but ho
killed, ty the p1ckoiing process. a bin
that was specially intended 10 provide
employment by encouraging certain
maaufaciorict. We do not refer 70 tue
various bounty bills, 20 which, o. a
Dcmocmt, hc migbt naturally DO
deemed opposed, but b the BIN, which
come Democrats IA the Leg glaiuro aud
very many out orr approved, exempt.
ing from taxa,ion Tor a term Of years
Investments In certain manufacturing
enterprises, chemical worss, ctc. THE
measure seemed well calculated 10
induce the creation Of these iulustr.,a
without taking dollar from tho pub.
lie treasury Tor the purpose but u was
permitted to die for lack Of any acli0n
on the part Of tho executive; no s,nio-
mont Of objections buing made, and
consequently no opportunity given Tor
amendment that mi yht nave removed
the objections.
Space will not permit ut preisn, tho
discussion Of the various measures that
hayo been enacted anu approved in,o
law. some OF them were necessary,
some not, generally speaking, where
tho Governor has suggested amend.
menis ani thoy have been made, the
respective bills have boon improved,
aud IN one or two Instances hil veto
was certainly beneficial. We think
the people Will approve tho economical
spirit that has characterized tue bee.
sion, anu will be- disposed 10 charity In
their criticism, through a realization
that the Territory IL regarded a. la
tunsltory State vorging upon early slate.
hood. The volume Of session lava
viii not be very bulky, aud ON tho
whole this feature will bo acceptable.
Finally we arc quito prepared - be-
lioyo that when next II shall become
tho duty Of tho people Of Utah 10
choose Legislature, they will look 10
the manhood aud capacity for s,ato,-
mAnshlp ola osniida,u more than -
tho hgiiity Of his party eEuoi OF his
Prominence "a party worEot This Is
not saying that voters should not
maintain party feally aud integrity,
Tor that they are expected to 10, and
should DO, aud, wo doubt not, Will do.
hut freemnna privilege 10 Ia no way
compatible with crlnglng subseryiencyi
aud II h the duty Of patriotism, In this
nowly.inauguTGtod business Of politics,
TO purify rather than panier to reo0g'
niEed evils In the modern game, 70
ffown upon cowatdlce rather lhau
slide Independence, ami 10 oul,iyat,
courake rather than yiUld 10 the uneou
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