Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17
CANyAsslRs ANp REGISTRARS.

The registration officers In Salt Lake
City and county report some en-
peficnccs that are interesting, at least
ifom one standpoint, although uu.
pleasant ami Tending TO Interfere with
the disthatge Of their tfiiuial duties.
ono class Of these IL In connection
with thc visits Of ca vsssers Of the res.
pecllve political parties, who are col.
Letting infoTmstion Tor campaign puf.
poses, aud whose work, Ia many In.
stances, has been mistaken, particular.
~ by women, Tor that OF the deputy
registrars. In consequence. when the
deputies have followed In the
wake Of these party cGnvAssers,
they have met many persons who
insist that they have roglstcfoi, when
In fact they have not done 40, but have
only given their names 10 the party
csnvasser-. frequently II has taken
long explanations TO straighten mat
ters, ami these have not been always
suco ssiul.
II should be Understood by those
eligible to have their names on the
registration lists that unless they get
them there through the registrars they
viii be- deprived Of desirable privileges.
To have names placed on such lists,
each person must subscribe to the 10.
qulred oath No TO citizenship, residence,
otC.; the mere giving Of these iloms OF
Information to an inquirer Ia no,
,uilicisni; the oath must DO taken.
1t Is required only by the
registrars, anu not by the uhnvasser,;
aud every citizen should courtrously
reply To tho registrars inquiries on the
subject, o. ne Is merely performing a
duty Imposed ON him by the law.
Regarding party cSnVassers, their
visits are usual and legitimate part Of
political campaign work. II those
making tho canvass are polite In their
manner, there IL no reason why they
should not receivs similar treatment,
since there IL no uliUrior motive at.
tending their aotionp. II Ia not claimed
that IN any case they have represented
themselves as registrars; this con-
oluslon has been arrived nj by uuln.
formed persons, who have not seemed
% be aware " tue fac. that beside. the
registrars there are several sets Of
political canv0sssrs 10 the field. II ~
% the iuttyes, Of citi2ous that they be
not has,y In disposlng Of the registrars
before those have completed their work.
Asto the several canvasses that are
bolng ugdr, perhaps some people may
feel annoyed ut the calls upon
.nrm, We do not feel like urging
anybUdy to submit to excessive pos
terIug; but We would suggest that
common politenuss Ms general feature
is commemorate In Eny community;
ana ia THIS II should he especially
Nc miuont, There shoull no longer
ueAuy good cause Tor the complaint
now trtqlontly repeated that the
women especially are imp,lito TO pIlltl.
cd oanvasasrs. 40 sol respecting
woman eau Ntiird 10 bo other than
courteous when polite inquiry IL
nade at Iue duor Of her hnusr. Ifshe
does not wleh to give the Inform alton
asked uae may deoIi In goodman.
ucrcl fashion; a tongue lashins is not
IA piOpug ro8g1ase 10 " clyi.quu,ti1n.
rutnlng Eain @ tao replrts maio
by ths rcEls,r,rs, these Hre t. tho q.
feet that the women generally are
awakening 10 the logic Of tho situation
and arc registering quite freely. Il,
IL anticipated that the gtel,
majority viii bo ilstai, sDuc1 they are
reco liz.ng that unIur tue circuu.
stances registration 10 tue better course
to pursue, that they may not he DC.
priyed Of any privilege that legally be.
Jorge 10 them,
The general registration closes ~.