The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
THAT PESKY COMMISSION.


mission counted the votes in the third
precinct and discussed and announced
the defeat Of Hon. John Henry Smith
and Mr.. Emery, it projected an excite
ment and raised more merry sheol in
Utah than has been seen for many a
day or since Albert Sidney johnson ap-
peared at the head of an invading
army in Utah in 1857. 1t was a clap
of thunder from a clear sky, and it was
loud, to be sure. What an impudent
body of men this board must be to dare
to take a position which unseats the
distinguished John Henry and brings
the ultimate result to 81 republicans
and So democrats. 1t is unheard of.
1t is dreadful. But we only gather the
full significance of the event when we
recall the fact that in it ell, John
Henry Smith, a leading republican poll
tician, goes down in cloud of dust,
ignoble dust, never again to emerge
into public political significance
We do not pity John Henry,
and we think it very good
thing for Utah too, at the same
time, because it really seems that after
all there is small democratic
majority in the constitutional con-
venIion. If this is so, then in
deed, will we have a constitu
tion which, instead of containing a
subsidy provision, will include an eter-
nal inhibition of any such mode OF
wringing money from the people, the
already overburdened taxpayers of the
new state.
Lord, but wasn't the patriots mad
when the morning papers from Salt
Lake arrived with the full reports Of
the matter yesterday. The loudest
threats were made and the declaration
was made thousand times that ''the
Id thieves" meaning the commits
sion, "should be hung"-so hard did
they take it. The DISPATCH assured
one enthusiastic and determined fell
low that if he lived until there were
enough republicans in Utah to hang
the commission, he could tilt at old
Methuselah with some chance of out
counting that worthy by the weight of
the years in his favor. "Why," said
one, eff this thing is suffered to go on,
they" meaning the democrats, will
have the convention, as sure as
fate" Well, if it is found by the Off
cial count that we have more honestly
elected delegates, we will have it be-
yond the faintest shadow of doubt
If we haye not, we do not want it. The
commission will 90 on and deal with
this matter in the future as they have
in the past, honestly, but fearlessly,
and without the slightest reference to
the vaporings of the disgruntled and
disgusted republicans. We venture to
make prediction. 1t is this: When the
final result is announced by the Utah
commission, that result will stand, no
matter who or how many are angry or
Observation-Disclosures it will be an hon.
est decision and the votes will be there
in the boxes to verify the decision, and
democratic or republican, the result
will be final and beyond recall.
For amateur bull-dozers the republi-
cans talk too much and shoot off their
mouths too readily, They cannot help
an honest count which seats the demo-
cratic majority which has been ap-
parent all along. If they try to inter-
tere with it in any way save by due
and proper course of law, they will call
about their ears bit of storm, the
vigor and extent of which they have
but little conception. Let them
gather behind the republican minority
on the commission and closely watch
every step made. If they find any,
thing wrong on the part Of the demo-
cratic majority, let them go into the
courts and make good the charge and
the democratic supreme court will
throw out the spurious democratic
members, if any there be, in less than
a minute.