Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-06
WHAT SHALL II CONTAIN

WHAT SHALL III tUNlAlNl
10 would have been n pleasant relief
10 the monolouous rehashing Of argu'
msnts about the tarid, and which party
has been aud will be- most aneclionatc Ia
H. treatment Of Utah, n some Of thcsc
"publlcisls" who have been RECALLING
The large and numerous crowds that
seem to have little employment except
to attend political meetings, had given
TIE people something 70 thluk about In
connection with the Constitution soon
to be framed for our new State.
Each party nominated lO7 dele
gates 10 tue Constitutional COnven-
ton. Before those lines are seen BY
many OF the NEws' readers, that
number Of delegates Will be CHOSEN.
Hut how hro the voters 10 know
which set OF nominees was TO give
them tho best Constitution WHAT
DO the respective party candidates
propose 10 put ia this Constitution, anu
what do they want lett out Of ~ We
have yet 10 hear, or hear Of, the nfst
intelligent appeal 10 the voters, on this
line, made by political speaker Of
either party, although each has hal
An army VI "orAiors" oslousibly en-.
gagged In educating the people polit.
ically.
Inasmuoh as the political leaders Of
both parties have been practically
silunt ns 10 what they de.
sire or intend to see put
In or LETT out Of the new State char
ter, and lnasmuoh a. the nominees to
the Constitutional Convention, on both
sides, have almost unanimously re-.
Trained from giving the people the
benefit Of any views or Ideas they may
have respecting any issue connected
with tho Constitution, the NEWS
thinks Il proper, at this early stage, to
begin Offering few suggestions.
AZ " the competition Of the body
which 10 to frame tie Gll.importahl
document, ~ has been generally con.
ctdei, and the tUtut will show that
the idea has been acted upon. that
few lawyers, but not too many,
would be- needed IN the Convention.
A few mon skilled in huauos, are
also use.uI. Men Of experience iu
anaip; few merchants, anu aEJolly
number OF men who have been success %
iul In establishing home manufacture,
viii comprise valuable elements Ia
such bouy, IA 30 FAR a. they arc men
Of sound judgment, fair education and
unlmpeaehable integrity. The sort
VI experience which has been
gained by the mon who have
founded colonies IN those mouu-
tain regions will be especially valuable.
But tho principal requirement ~ a
qualification for scat In the body
which is charged with the solemn luty
Of framing the basio law Of cur new
aud glorious commonwealth, 81 states.
mauship. We trust that a. many
statesmen aa possible have been
elected members Of the Couvrn.
ton. There cannot DO too many
Of them. In fact It would be
all the better b every member were "a
stalesmuu; but this Is hardly 10 be sK-
pycttd. Into su,h bJdiea intellectual
iwMii will aud their way, In spite VI
all practical safeguards that can be
established. Let a. hope that oil such
NJ this cliss will have sense ana de-.
crncy enough 10 keep themselves IN
the back. round, and thus prsvaat
their uuhtuess f,0m Icing TO luoHclJ
advertised.
We have been Of The opiuion tina,
10 FAR 40 this convention IL cou.
ccrued, the politician, the uemagOguu
ami t1c placo.hunter should be giton
tho gC-by. Nota man OF such kidney
should havv been elected. Tho politician
viii work iIr hls party ami coustl-
I tutlouBl convention Ia the last place
iu the world Tor a display Of partisan
purpose or feeling. A demay que viii
seek 60 gain favor anu applause for him.
| self mayfair Al the expense Of the peu.
pic when tue elects OF his fAliacious
work are being Tel and the place.
hunter viii work TO CREASE salaries
aud emoluurn,s, thereby increasing
the buriuns OF taxation. As already
limited, the comluuuity ROLES upon The
square, suitable members VI ths con.
yeution TO suppress aud lqueleh every
mlIht OF the kind referred TO. r9is
paper In advocating au Independent
aud nou.paI,i.au convention has in