Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-14

VI the other states before ~
with our own unparalleled experience
Ia probationary government for al
index Of our wants, we ought TO be-
able TO begin our new political life With
as perfect a constitutional guarantee a.
IL ssible at this stage Of the world.
It's very important that We Start
right, and to be rlsht for such M *.
petition We must have care for our
credentials, and be sure, likewise, that
our ship Of state Is not only perfect In
wofkman-hip, but Is fuli.figgei ana
amply equipped Tor long voyage.
To realize this splendid hope, the
state Of Utah from now gu the sitIiug
Of the Convention should claim the
best thought Of every Citizen. The
delegates should come 70 the Cjnven'
zion surohargod win material Tor
their work. The character OF
thoir work necessarily grants
to them a vast discretion, bu.
they may nevertheless be- instructed
In some things by their constituencies;
and proper Instructions, properly
given on such occasions, are usually
followed. The peoI are sovereign In
ihis country ami a deliberate disregard
VI their expressed Will involves a
political dislrust and possible oblivion
which good men, to say the least, pre-
fer not to incur
With this morsel Of general truth,
we come ~ n case ia point One u the
institutional items which the NEWS
finds In ils collection il note from
some mystic source calling attention to
the subj cot u weights ard measures. a
special prominence being given to
tho weights AMI meNuros In
use In this country which the
correspondent gravsly denominatet
"rho vilcst relics left TO us Of the TX.
uofAnt past" In this heroic sentl.
munt the News cordially concurs, and
pledges il best endeavou 10 the cause
OF abolishing the nuisance. Some days
ago u was learned through our oduca-
tional editor that similar thought
with the corresponding iutention, hau
been working Ia the minds Of certain
members Of thv Uniyersity iacuity,anu
today We afs aOlv 10 state that a rcsolu-
lion ms been formally adopted by that
worthy body tho result VI which
viii probably DO memorial
to the convention asking tor
constitutional recognition Of
tho metric system. We are also in-
formed that Prot. ID. n. Allen, county
superintendent VI school, has already
IN view a regular course OF Instruction
IN this particular subject wnicn Will
be given TOT the especial benefit Of this
teachers OF this county. Tue Terri
torial com missioner OF schools, Prof.
l.. Is. Lvwis, has announced himself la
hearty accord with tue reform anu
Will give II his support In tue convvn'
lion. This has the decided appearance
Of a oneness OF sButim ant at least an
ought 10 insure 10 tue movement n
united support from nil quarters. II Is
to say 1nu least very glad udiugs To
those who understand the subject
And know the benefits to be received
from the reform proposed.
Without entering at this time Int
the details Of the metric system, We
will say IN psssing-what canuot be
said tTuthiully OF many OF our mum.
dane inventons-it has cot an enemy
In existence, aud counts ils advocates,
not by individuals or societies, but by
nations. IL the product Of from nhy
TO tevsnty-fye years OF united obser.
walton and trial 10y the savAnts OIL
France, revised and pronounced por'
feet by a conference Of commissioned
delegates from practically every highly
civilized country In Europe and Amer
iua. 10 be- precise, the system
has received the legislative legal.
ization Of seventeen nations In.
Guiding the United States with
formal recommendations TO the people
TO adopt II Ia their business aud use II
exclusively. France, Belgium, Spain,
Mexico, Chill aud some Olher countries
went a step farther In the reform and
denied to all other syslem, any legal
recognition. They thus succeeded Ia
sweeping those countries AZ once clear
OF the entire mulliiatiOus anu uesri.
Gus collection Of moiiuval systems then
Ia vogue. This Is what ought % have
been done by the United States aud
England. IL is wat Utah has the
power 90 do and ought 10 do through
the State Convention. Tue stand the Uni.
vorsity has taken In the matter deserves
the universal gratitude OF the people,
anu particularly OF the educators who
understand better than othefs the fun
benefits to be gained from the reltm.
They should aud undoubtedly viii
support the movement unanimously
and With an the Influence they eau
bring 10 bear upon IT, 4. IA they 10
whom tho people naturally anu proper
ly look for tue Initiative s,epB Ia such
matters, anu for enlightenment when
ln,re light 10 needed 10 insure intelll.
gent action, IL may happen Ia this case
tnat the county suporinIendents aud
teachers themselves are slmswhat
rusty; Ia whiuh event II would