Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-10
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CANVASS.

The NEWS has maIe reference here.
tofore 90 the cauva.slng oi the returns
Tor delegates % tho Constitutional Con.
venpon, aud TO some unpleasant iea
lures developed ia connection there
with. These roiorcncua have boon
brief but plain aud 10 the point, and
were made from q sense Of DUTY IN
maintaining aud advocating tho rights
Of tue people, without regard 90 political
affiliations Then the matter was al
lowed 10 rest, more EXTENDED notice
not being given u for the reason that
we were not worried by a fear that
any attempt al fraud would be per.
mlited TO Triumph. We woro conf.
dent that through the noise and din Of
contests In which politicians often
feem 10 delight, official Integrity
would come safely on the side Of the
right
In this anticipation We have not
been disappointed. The action taken
In court Ia the Sanpelo prohibition
proceedings, by the Utah Commission,
through its counsel, requires that the
NEWS adds a few more words to whal
has been said. II should be- understood
that In this position the three Demo
cratic members forming a majority %.
the Commission were tue parties mes
directly interested, and their vote con
tiolled that body. The Republican
minority did not act with them, hav.
Ing taken an opposite view Of the cas-,
from that held by the majority, there
fore the statement made Ia court did
not omauate from the minority. IL
that statement tho Commission AL.
mia that II is convinced the 5anpot,
returns have been tampercd with, an,
that there IL evidence indicating tha
tho ballot boxes woro not giyei
tho protection they should hayu
received before they were Tor
wafdsi TO the Commission; but II
dlsclaima all knowledge or aUsplclol
that such hal been the ease until late
developments broughtth information
We believe that every iaiimindc.
person In the community wills give thi
statement full oredonce. 10 was On,
frank and manly course 10 pursuu
under the circumstance, and shout,
strengthen the confidence OF tho publ,
Ia the personal aud official Integrity %
the members Of the Commission
and Ia their desire 10 bo iai
and Just, Notwithstanding Oh,
Vaccinations Of dusigning persons
10 entrap them, Itis not always rhsl
Tor men TO proceed contrary 20 lhosl
methods which may give their pollli
cal party an advantage, evon u a tou-
porary character, hud u IL only whoi
they are highmiaded aud honorabl,
that they viii do NJ, That the mem
bers Of the Commi5sion arc ia lhu
class IL shown IN th0lr proceeding.
There have been many harsh ca
pressions called forth tegariiu,
the Commission AMI its employee.
IL IL 10 be h0peJ that 90
these Hre not shown to be- lustluabl,
they will oeasei aud that iuuenLocs
differences and unsupported acouaatlouI
will not be accorded an Importance u
which they are unworthy. Further
proceedings IN the canvass are now lt
the way OF regular official progress
aud their close may DO looked ior lr
due time. Meanwhile, tho faint oU
fraud which has attached to those CON
diuons that have oausoi an thi.
trouble aud dispute, OF any which may
be developed hereafter, should gegs,y,
vigorous attention from tue prJp,l
officials.