The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-03-12
BADLY PLACED.

Of course to those democrats who
were informed and who had watched
the course of the late political cam
paign by which the members Of the
constitutional convention were chosen,
are not very much surprised at the out
come. Blessed is he who expects little
for he shall not be disappointed. But
We confess that when Utah county
nominated as one Of her delegates, the
most illustrious educator, not in Utah
alone, but in the entire west, In the
person of Prof. Karl q. Maeser, that
he at least would be recognized by be-
ing placed at the head of the commit
tee having to deal with educational
matters. But we were doomed to dis
appointment, and a man was placed
there with little or NO knowledge of
educational matters, Now, when we
consider that the sacred cause of edu-
cation in every country is held far
above partisanship, as is the church
we can we'll understand to what
depths of slaYish partisanship the Utah
republicans are reduced, by this simple
incident. Here is man whose broad
work in Utah has won for him the ut
most confidence of all the people,
ql0 which bas attracted attention
au over civilization by its simple excel
ence, man whose work has been the
nder OF all visitors, even the most
tls.rio ious schoolmen, not of this ma
Ion me, but of Europe, as
vel ne man who evolved from
.le crude surroundings in Utah
TIE magnificent Brigham Young acad-
emy s 'heme is contemptuously passed
by for man whose partisan republi-
canism is well-nigh his only qualitica-
ton. Utah has no higher or more sa-
cred interests than those which cluster
about her schools. Can the republican
party, and the republican majority in
the convention, afford to thus fly in the
face of the people of Utah in this way?
We do not think so. We think they
have committed fearful blunder and
one which will be likely to return and
plague immeasursblY the small-minded
prejudiced patriots who projected it.
Utah county also sent to that conYen-
tion one OF the most lllustrious and
broad-yiewed lawyers in the state, a
man of great experience who has
served in one or two similar conven-
tions, a man learned in the law, and
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withal understanding better than most
LAWYERS of Utah the legal ne~,'- -"
f1ture wants Of the new state, tne
conrtlv and accomplished Thurman.
He too. like Maeser, is passed over ano
IGNORED for one who has little Other
qualification than extreme partisan
shin. Here is a sample of the non-partl
zanship of the convention prayed for bl
Cannon and presided over by Johr
Henry Smith. What can these tink
ers expect of the people2 Do the,
expect to secure for the constitution
two-thirds vote of the people when /
comes to the matter OF ratification
their work?
The policy seems worse than moon
struck madness from any standpoln
from which it is observed. The cor
vention seems more permanent eau
cue of the worst elements of the reput
Iican party of Utah than grave Assem-
blage of her best citizens TO form I'll
fundamental laws of a free Sovereig
state of the American union, and on
too, which has been knocking at IL
door for upwards of forty years. Bi
SO it is, and SO go glimmering our hop
for the efficiency of the new govern
ment, 90 that few mere partisans ma
be rewarded.