Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-02


very frat clause these Words 40 be
submitted t. separate v0le Of the
ueonie, o. provided by the schedule
and ordinance"
IRE men who are leading IN THE
matter uro net novices. They inrfHaw
ihs objection, and faw also tho jIs'ice
tfuHt luaiug intcpafaolY two uuda-
muulal proportions upon which men
could h0uwty uidtL AZ thoy a..
ranged tho matter, 81 tho quOf power
could mhrshai Uvefy vute IN the
Territory against the article aud TOT
Ito traffic, this fact could not affect
the rest OF the Coustituti0n parucle.
Tue vote Ou each win bn ~ separate
and iuacponIua a. that Tor the ditief.
ont candidates Uu ordinary tlckoig.
This fact efitCiualiy clrats away tho
main officially Of 81. Johnson'a com.
muuicstion, but auo,hof point Or two
shUuli DO noticed.
lie iurtLer rays In subilanco that
since prohib tioI las not teei under
the octnslln u iOraial infusion Of
the delegates 10 the Convention, they
"aro under no Obligation" O. regard tlo
present mr. iulufo wishes Of their consli.
iueuts ia submitting the dcsite1 article
Tor the Cous,ituti9u. The Herald lately
voiced q similas sentiment siit1tinllyi
much 10 tho astoniahment anu disgust
u thinking people. Lst " examine
the iIra.
Fint-Why do We have delegates at
ull2 why DID not Cougfesl appoint a
committee Ia Washington, OF Now
YORK, 10 irsmu our Constitution br us
cnilfciy2 10 ask tue quesIion Is 70
answer DO. buch n Constitution would
not be- turs anu @ uli not no us, hove
ever abslraoily pori,o II might DO. No
| 'sIvurnmuat oi the people, ~ the poo.
pie, aud Dr tie people" 40 Lincoln
/ saiI, could possibly bn either sstah.
| ilshoi or conducted on that basis. It
would be Ike our present Territorial
government In the very thugs
which make every territory Wish 10
/ blc0me aihtt because II IL their
! rlght and btoautv no one else eau do
tuvir civil business Tor them ~ we'll.
ihis much Il clear to all. But n tho
delegate, are free 10 diafos ard tue will
! OF tnrif constituents, tue people are
Loft without approximation In their
own governmental affairs, hud their
dearest civil iutuGesis nin Ia tue hands
OF c1mml,isc less responsible than
would be- that at Washington " Now
York. Popular government 10 at nn
cnd II suuh principles afu ~ be a.
IoWeI, aud W. might as vol end the
farce low 10 TO giveit constitutional
form, Tor ouly such II would be- ~
! beet.
scoond-Thls iea strikes a, tho very
| root % fee government Ihu human
sJugcc OF such government 10 tho poo.
| pie; the guyefnmuAt itself r., Ideally,
their will given tangible form In hAr.
mOny win the viii Of God. Tlis
| proposition Il that thrlr will DO denied
any chance 10 express Itself Ia tangible
| form at al lttmacEs o duspt in. II
| smells like a whin ftom the usfE a .os,
] % reads like chapter from kruuau'.
tales OF tho Rustlanp, Il makes Tho
blood u son oi revolutionary heroes
boil with indignati0nl IL IL ifaughi
| with difrft uaugur 10 our dearest IA.
teretu. Lut uu out upon ~, Onu anu
all II the Convention were 10 bt
composed a mnn, uaCn aug'llc In
character aud wisdom, the tesult.
would even then be- BAD; but when VIZ
know that the uutifB liquor power
OF the whole Unltui States 10 banded
together IN No aud death alliance
againsI restrictive lUgialau IA ana n
utterly c0ntcionooles IA its methods
ana moro than human In It's resources
aud when all experiences teaches th
Aihbility o. man, We havs nsei 10 10
member tlat "e,efnai vigilance ls th
price OF Liberty"
There are only two safeguards agatha
official corruption; one 10 persons
character In ofiiciAis, aud tho other
10 hold each representative b closest
slrlcitsl aud most instant TrspOusi
bility 10 hia constituents. The una nj
NOUS opinion Of the many pTominen
men whom the writer has lately COZ
suited IA that, u submit d, the pro
hibii0Ty article will 10 heaflii.
adopted. IL that n true, the one poln
which we have 10 Tear Il that IL will no
be aubmltIUui and u Il DO withheld /
viii then be- because the delegates ht
not true 10 their constituents, aud thi
probably because corrupt ltllIuuc0
nave been successful, The liquor tTnill
always wants tho quoitiOn throw
into the legislature, because tlun
will always DO unsettled, aud tho OF
pOf,uuity for corruption always OpoI
In tne Constitution II will DO settled.
Let every friend Of the glorious Utal
that IL 10 be, Inform himself, help {
arouse oIhefs, and insist that this on
glorious opportunity be- not gwen oye
10 the terrible evil Of drink.